how can i lear farsi?

Question

my grandmother is comming over from Iran and i want to be able to speak with her but i live in a small town and i doubt they offer classes here so how can i learn the language? i dont live near any of my family members who can speak it so they cant teach me *they all live in different states*


thanks

Answer 1

go on the internet to this site. It found it very helpful. You can specify which language to translate into. I am trying to learn arabic becasue my husband is Palestinian and I want to be able to talk to his family.

http://www.phrasebase.com/english/phrases/index.php?action=language

Answer 2

Unless you have a native speaker to help you it will be VERY difficult.

I learned Arabic. The phonetics of these two languages are very different than English and if you don't have somebody to point out the subtle differences you won't be able to do it.

e.g.; There are 3 different "K" sounds: One is the same as ours, the second is formed on the soft palate on the roof of the mouth and the third is formed way in the back of your mouth (almost in the throat.)

Long "S" and short "S",

Long "SH" and short "SH."

Along with a vowel "like the sound a camel makes."
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