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You speak Persian (Farsi) every week, with a native teacher
You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit

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The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.





- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- Your in-laws speak Persian to you. Answer them in Persian.
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
Start for freeProgress in Persian (Farsi) between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 249 lessons across 55 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
Your Persian (Farsi) level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
- Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
- A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
- Included in the plans with live classes, from the first payment: it is not issued during the trial
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Your Persian (Farsi) curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 55 modules, 249+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
- Family Members , اعضای خانواده10 min
- The Extended Family , فامیل10 min
- Taarof , تعارف (Iranian-style politeness)10 min
- Talking About Your Family , خانوادهام را معرفی میکنم10 min
- At the bazaar , در بازار10 min
- Prices and the toman , قیمت و تومان10 min
- Asking and Comparing , خواستن و مقایسه10 min
- Negotiating , چانه زدن10 min
- Iranian Cuisine, آشپزی ایرانی10 min
- At the Restaurant — در رستوران10 min
- Chelo Kabab , چلو کباب (the national dish)10 min
- Zereshk Polo and Festive Dishes , غذاهای جشن10 min
- Asking for Directions , راه پرسیدن10 min
- The Tehran Metro , مترو تهران10 min
- Taxis in Iran , تاکسی در ایران10 min
- Finding Your Way in the City , در شهر10 min
- Iran's climate , آب و هوای ایران10 min
- Seasons and Clothing — فصلها و لباسها10 min
- Talking About the Weather Day to Day , صحبت درباره هوا10 min
- Iranian Seasons and Festivals , فصلها و جشنهای ایرانی10 min
- The Human Body , بدن انسان10 min
- At the doctor's , پیش دکتر10 min
- At the Pharmacy , در داروخانه10 min
- Health and wellbeing , سلامت و تندرستی10 min
- Sports in Iran , ورزش در ایران10 min
- Iranian Cinema , سینمای ایران10 min
- Persian Poetry, شعر فارسی10 min
- Music and Leisure , موسیقی و اوقات فراغت10 min
- Professions , مشاغل10 min
- At the Office — در اداره10 min
- The job interview , مصاحبه شغلی10 min
- Emails and professional communication , ایمیل و ارتباطات کاری10 min
- At the Airport , در فرودگاه10 min
- At the Hotel , در هتل10 min
- Isfahan , اصفهان (Imperial City)10 min
- Shiraz , شیراز (City of Poets and Roses)10 min
- Norouz , نوروز (Iranian New Year)10 min
- Ta'arof , تعارف (Codified Iranian Politeness)10 min
- Persian Literature , ادبیات فارسی10 min
- Final Quiz , Persian Culture12 min
- Numbers 1-20 , اعداد ۱ تا ۲۰10 min
- Numbers 21-1000 , اعداد ۲۱ تا ۱۰۰۰10 min
- Telling the time , گفتن ساعت10 min
- Persian Numerals ۰-۹, اعداد فارسی10 min
- The Days of the Week , روزهای هفته10 min
- The Months of the Solar Calendar , ماههای شمسی10 min
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow , دیروز، امروز، فردا10 min
- The solar Hijri calendar , تقویم هجری شمسی10 min
- Rooms of the house , اتاقهای خانه10 min
- Furniture and Objects , مبلمان و وسایل10 min
- Living in Iran , Apartment, آپارتمان10 min
- Saying where you live , کجا زندگی میکنی؟10 min
- Basic Clothing , لباسهای روزمره10 min
- The Hijab and the Dress Code , حجاب10 min
- Describing Appearance , توصیف ظاهر10 min
- Buying Clothes , خرید لباس10 min
- Means of Transport , وسایل نقلیه10 min
- Taking the bus and the metro , اتوبوس و مترو10 min
- The Snapp Taxi , اسنپ (the Iranian Uber)10 min
- Buying a Train Ticket , بلیت قطار10 min
- The verb to be , بودن (present tense)10 min
- The verb "to have" , داشتن10 min
- To Go and To Come , رفتن و آمدن10 min
- To Do and To Say , کردن و گفتن10 min
- At school , در مدرسه10 min
- School subjects , درسهای مدرسه10 min
- At university , دانشگاه10 min
- Studying Persian , یاد گرفتن فارسی10 min
- The Phone and Text Messages , تلفن و پیامک10 min
- Internet and Apps , اینترنت و اپلیکیشن10 min
- Telegram in Iran , تلگرام10 min
- Giving your contact details , اطلاعات تماس10 min
- The Persian Alphabet , Introduction12 min
- Salam , Persian greetings10 min
- The ezafe construction12 min
- Polite formulas and ta'aarof12 min
- Nowruz and Iranian Traditions12 min
- The Iranian Résumé , رزومه14 min
- The job interview , مصاحبه شغلی14 min
- The Iranian business world , کسبوکار ایرانی14 min
- The Bazaar and Traditional Commerce , بازار14 min
- Life in the Workplace — محیط کار13 min
- The IRNA News Agency and Journalistic Language , زبان خبر14 min
- The Political Debate , مناظره سیاسی14 min
- Advanced Political Vocabulary , سیاست پیشرفته13 min
- Advanced Journalistic Expressions , اصطلاحات خبری13 min
- Reading the News in Persian , خواندن اخبار13 min
- Questions and Negation12 min
- Classical Poetry , Rumi and Hafez14 min
- Hafez of Shiraz , حافظ شیرازی15 min
- Rumi and the Masnavi , مولانا و مثنوی15 min
- Khayyam and the Rubaiyat , خیام و رباعیات14 min
- Sadegh Hedayat , صادق هدایت14 min
- Ghazal poetry , ساختار غزل15 min
- Persian Cuisine and Gastronomy12 min
- Nature Vocabulary and Poetic Metaphors12 min
- The Traditional Iranian House , خانه سنتی ایرانی14 min
- Renting in Tehran , اجاره در تهران15 min
- Describing and Arranging Your Space , توصیف و چیدمان فضا13 min
- Renovations and Condominium Living , بازسازی و آپارتماننشینی14 min
- Buying property in Tehran , خرید ملک در تهران15 min
- At the doctor's in Iran , نزد دکتر در ایران14 min
- At the Hospital , در بیمارستان14 min
- Traditional Iranian medicine , طب سنتی ایرانی13 min
- The Pharmacy and Medications , داروخانه و دارو13 min
- Mental Health and Well-Being , سلامت روان14 min
- The Konkur , the Iranian Baccalaureate , کنکور15 min
- At the Iranian University , در دانشگاه ایران14 min
- Iranian school , مدرسه در ایران13 min
- Higher education and scholarships , آموزش عالی و بورسیه14 min
- Learning languages in Iran , یادگیری زبان در ایران13 min
- The Internet in Iran , اینترنت در ایران14 min
- Instagram and Social Media in Iran , اینستاگرام در ایران13 min
- Snapp and Iranian Apps , اسنپ و اپلیکیشنهای ایرانی13 min
- The Smartphone in Farsi , گوشی هوشمند به فارسی13 min
- Startups and the Digital Economy , استارتاپ و اقتصاد دیجیتال15 min
- Contemporary Iranian society , جامعه ایران امروز14 min
- Contemporary debates , مباحث روز15 min
- The Iranian Diaspora , ایرانیان خارج از کشور14 min
- Iranian Media — رسانههای ایران14 min
- Debating with Respect , بحث با احترام14 min
- The Alborz Mountains and Mount Damavand , البرز و دماوند14 min
- The Zagros Mountains , رشتهکوه زاگرس14 min
- The Caspian Sea , دریای خزر14 min
- The Kavir and Lut Deserts , کویر و لوت14 min
- Environment and Biodiversity , محیط زیست و تنوع زیستی14 min
- Norouz, the New Year , نوروز14 min
- Hafez, Saadi and Ferdowsi , سه ستاره ادب15 min
- Khayyam and Philosophical Poetry , خیام و رباعیات14 min
- Kiarostami and Iranian Cinema , سینمای ایران و کیارستمی14 min
- Classical Persian Music , موسیقی سنتی ایرانی14 min
- Digikala and E-commerce — دیجیکالا و خرید آنلاین15 min
- Snapp and the Super-Apps , اسنپ و اپلیکیشنهای چندمنظوره14 min
- VPNs and workarounds , ویپیان و فیلترشکن14 min
- Startups and the digital ecosystem , استارتاپها و اکوسیستم دیجیتال14 min
- Cybersecurity and Digital Life , امنیت سایبری14 min
- Tah-dig and Persian Rice Dishes — تهدیگ و پلو14 min
- At a Restaurant in Tehran , در رستوران تهران14 min
- Khoresht , Iranian Stews , خورشهای ایرانی14 min
- The Food Market , بازار مواد غذایی13 min
- Iranian breakfast and tea , صبحانه ایرانی و چای13 min
- The Extended Iranian Family , خانواده گسترده ایرانی14 min
- The Iranian Wedding , عروسی ایرانی15 min
- Asking About Family News , احوالپرسی خانوادگی13 min
- Friendships and social relationships , روابط دوستانه و اجتماعی14 min
- Emotions and Family Conflicts , احساسات و اختلافات خانوادگی14 min
- Fundamental Rights in Persian , حقوق اساسی14 min
- Administrative Life in Iran , زندگی اداری در ایران14 min
- Police and Safety , پلیس و امنیت13 min
- The Iranian Banking System , سیستم بانکی ایران14 min
- The Media and Freedom of the Press , رسانه و آزادی مطبوعات14 min
- Classical Persian music , موسیقی سنتی ایرانی15 min
- Persian calligraphy and visual arts , خوشنویسی و هنرهای تجسمی14 min
- The Persian Carpet , فرش ایرانی14 min
- Iranian Islamic Architecture , معماری اسلامی ایران14 min
- Contemporary Persian Poetry , شعر معاصر ایرانی14 min
- Sadeq Hedayat and The Blind Owl14 min
- Forough Farrokhzad and modern poetry12 min
- Registers of Persian , Formal and Informal14 min
- Persian Idiomatic Expressions12 min
- Ferdowsi , life and epic project15 min
- Rostam and Sohrāb , the Father-Son Tragedy16 min
- Siāvash, Innocence and Royal Sacrifice15 min
- Zahhāk and Kaveh , Tyranny and Resistance15 min
- Jamshid , glory and fall of the solar king14 min
- + 2 more
- Nimā Yushij and the Free Verse Revolution15 min
- Forough Farrokhzad , Life and Work16 min
- "Tavallodi Digar" , analysis of the key poem16 min
- Ahmad Shāmlu — Engaged Poetry and Resistance15 min
- Sohrab Sepehri: Poetry and Painting14 min
- + 2 more
- History of Iranian Cinema , from its origins to 197915 min
- Abbas Kiarostami , master of world cinema16 min
- Asghar Farhadi , Oscar and Social Drama16 min
- Jafar Panahi , Cinema Under Constraint and Resistance15 min
- The New Wave of Iranian Cinema , Contemporary Trends14 min
- + 2 more
- Iran under the Shah , Modernization and Contestation15 min
- The 1979 Revolution: Course and Victory16 min
- The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) , "Sacred Defense"15 min
- Daily Life Under the Islamic Republic15 min
- Khomeini and Khamenei: The Theocratic System14 min
- + 2 more
- Mahsa Amini , Death and Uprising15 min
- Tehran's Youth , Culture, Identity, Aspiration15 min
- Iranian Artists in Exile and Resistance15 min
- Digital Persian , the Language of the Internet and Social Media14 min
- Iranian Women , 45 Years of Resistance15 min
- + 2 more
- Hafez , Life and Legend of the Poet of Shiraz15 min
- The Structure of the Ghazal , Form and Musicality14 min
- Hafez's Mystical Symbolism , Wine, Love, Tavern15 min
- Famous Ghazals by Hafez , Reading and Analysis16 min
- Hafez and Iranian Classical Music14 min
- + 2 more
- Saadi of Shiraz , life, travels, universal wisdom15 min
- The Golestān , Moral Anecdotes and Rhetorical Style14 min
- Avicenna , Philosophy, Medicine and Scientific Legacy15 min
- The Islamic Golden Age , Persian and Arab Science14 min
- Omar Khayyam , mathematician, astronomer, and poet of the rubaiyat14 min
- + 2 more
- Persian Rice — Polow, Tahdig, and the Art of Cooking14 min
- Khoresh , Persian Stews and the Balance of Flavors14 min
- Persian Kebab , Varieties and Rituals of Fire13 min
- Aromatic Herbs and Spices , Sabzi and the Flavors of Persia13 min
- Ash and Abgusht , Everyday Soups and Stews13 min
- + 2 more
- Standard Persian and Its Dialects: A Map14 min
- Tehrani Persian , Slang, Contractions, and Urban Speech14 min
- The Isfahani Dialect , Melodious Accent and Regional Expressions13 min
- Tabriz Persian and Azeri , Bilingualism and Identity14 min
- Mashhadi Persian and Afghan Dari , Similarities and Nuances13 min
- + 2 more
- Phonetic Synthesis: Mastering the 32 Letters and the Ezafe in Speech14 min
- Grammar Summary: SOV, Compound Verbs, and Sequence of Tenses14 min
- Lexical Synthesis: Three Strata (Persian, Arabic, European)14 min
- Cultural synthesis: taarof, hospitality, and social codes14 min
- Literary Synthesis: Ferdowsi, Hafez, Sa'di, and Rumi in Perspective14 min
- + 2 more
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Start for free- 01Perso-Arabic script (Nastaliq) and writing
- 02Conversational Tehrani Persian
- 03Dari (Afghanistan) and Tajik (Tajikistan)
- 04Classical poetry: Rumi, Hafez, Saadi
- 05Iranian business and trade
- 06Culture: Persian cinema, music and cuisine
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- 4 live classes a week with a native teacher: small groups of 3 to 5 people. Practise, ask your questions, improve your pronunciation, and let yourself be guided as you learn the language. No obligation, join in as you wish. There are classes for every level.
- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
- Every live class replay available, the ones held before you signed up and the upcoming ones, with their PDF, available to download.
- Learner discussion groups, with the teachers: practise writing, chat every day.
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- Every language included: over 100 languages, and you switch language whenever you like, at no extra cost.
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Reduced price kept for as long as you stay subscribed
- 4 live classes a week with a native teacher: small groups of 3 to 5 people. Practise, ask your questions, improve your pronunciation, and let yourself be guided as you learn the language. No obligation, join in as you wish. There are classes for every level.
- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
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