Abdi Rafiee has been teaching Persian to non-Iranians since 1969.

Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Reading and writing in Persian.  Communicating in Persian.  1. salam Greetings. 2. ahvalporsi Enquiring about Health  3. kojayi hastid? Where are you from?  4. axar-e hafte ce-kar kardid? What did you do at the weekend?  5. manzeltun kojast? Where's your home?  6. vorud be tehran Arriving in Tehran  7. dar iran In Iran  8. goftogu-ye xiabani Street talk  9.   gorosneid? Are you hungry?  10. mouqe`iyatha-ye ezterari Emergency situations  11. manzel Home  12. garde s Going out  13. xarid Shopping  14. xadamat Services  15. salamat o behdast Health and hygiene  16. ravabet ba digaran Relations with other people  17. kar va zabanha-ye xareji Business and foreign languages.  Key to the exercises.  Reference grammar.  Persian-English glossary.  English-Persian glossary.  Index

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