Persian Language (Farsi)

Course Outline:

Course Overview:

  • Course Description:
    Including its rich history and culture, Iran is not a simple country to ignore anymore. It has become the center of Shia Ideology and School of Thought, holding the Hawza in its Holy City, Qom. To be able to study in Hawza, you need to know the language, Farsi. Ilqa Academy has designed a six-month Farsi course for people who are interested. Having teachers who were brought up in Iran, with Farsi being their first language, makes Ilqa Academy exceptional and unique.

 

  • Target Audience:
    People who want to come to Qom and study in Hawza, people who have strong relationship or friendship with Persian speakers, people who have a large number of Persian speaking customers, and any other person who is interested

 

  • Prerequisites:
    There is no specific skill required to be able to participate in this course. Will start the course according to the student’s level.

 

 

  • Learning Outcomes:
    After completing Persian Language Course from Ilqa Academy, you will be able to:

    • Speak Farsi fluently

    • To read and write Farsi alphabets

    • Use past, present, and future tenses while speaking Farsi

    • Know many Farsi words with their meanings

    • Have a proper conversation in Farsi

    • Know how to ask questions in Farsi and negate verbs

    • Know a little bit about Iranian poetry and culture

 

 

 

Course Structure:

  • Duration: Six Month (24 Weeks)

  • Total number of Sessions: 50

  • Number of sessions each week: 2

  • Duration of each session: 35-40 minutes

  • Delivery Format: Online, Live sessions

  • Platform: Google Meet

 

 

 

 

Table of Content:

Lesson 1: Persian Alphabets

Lesson 2: Pronunciation of Vowels

Lesson 3: Personal Pronouns

Lesson 4: The Infinitive

Lesson 5: The Simple Past Tense

Lesson 6: Possessive Pronouns

Lesson 7: Conversation (Beginner Level)

Lesson 8: Vocabulary List (1)

Lesson 9: Conjugation of Verbs: Past Tense: Simple Past Tense

Lesson 10: Suffix

Lesson 11: Definite and Indefinite Nouns

Lesson 12: Plurals

Lesson 13: Negative Simple Past Tense

Lesson 14: Vocabulary List (2)

Lesson 15: Conversation (Level 1)

Lesson 16: The Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Lesson 17: The Present Perfect Tense

Lesson 18: Vocabulary List (3)

Lesson 19: The Present Tense (To Be)

Lesson 20: The Present Perfect Tense

Lesson 21: Conversation (Level 2)

Lesson 22: Vocabulary List (4)

Lesson 23: Asking and Answering Questions

Lesson 24: How to Count Things

Lesson 25: Past Perfect Tense

Lesson 26: Adjectives and their Comparative and Superlative Forms

Lesson 27: Vocabulary List (5)

Lesson 28: The Imperfect (Continuous) Past Tense

Lesson 29: The Ezafe (Possessions and Noun plus Adjectives)

Lesson 30: Vocabulary List (6)

Lesson 31: Prepositions

Lesson 32: The Simple Present Tense

Lesson 33: Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

Lesson 34: Time

Lesson 35: The Present Subjunctive Tense

Lesson 36: Vocabulary List (7)

Lesson 37:  Subjunctive Auxiliaries

Lesson 38: Negation

Lesson 39: The Imperative Tense

Lesson 40: Types of (ی) in Farsi

Lesson 41:  Conversation (Level 3)

Lesson 42:  The Future Tense

Lesson 43: Compound Verbs

Lesson 44: The Immediate Past Tense

Lesson 45: The Immediate Present Tense

Lesson 46: The Construction of a Noun/Adjective + Verb

Lesson 47: The Prefixes ( (بیand (با)

Lesson 48: Suffixes

Lesson 49: Vocabulary List (8)

Lesson 50: The Passive Verbs

Lesson 51: Past Subjunctive

Lesson 52: Conditional phrases

Lesson 53: The Calendar

Lesson 54: A Persian Puzzle

Lesson 55: An Intro to Irani Poems, Literature, and Culture

Course Policies:

  • Attendance Policy:
    At least 40 sessions out of 50 sessions should be attended

  • Technology Requirements:
    Any electronic device with strong internet connection

 

 

  • Instructor Name:

  • Syed Hussain Taha Kazmi