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Language is the key to any culture, but there are many other ways to truly understand a culture as well. This is why we’ve created the Chai and Conversation blog, complete with posts and videos to help you better understand the Iranian culture.

Growing Up Irooni- House of Pod's Kaveh Hoda

Kaveh Hoda is a physician, musician and podcast host living in San Francisco. His expertise is in gastroenterology, hepatology and, according to him, making fun of medical grifters... Read more »

Growing Up Irooni- Interview with Persian Poetics, Muhammad Ali

Mohammad Ali is better known as Persian Poetics on both Instagram and Twitter... Read more »

Growing Up Irooni- Interview with John Ghazvinian

John Ghazvinian is the author of the new fantastic book, America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present, a comprehensive new survey of the bilateral relationship, based on years of archival resea... Read more »

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We've Had Some Great Feedback

Laura

My father-in-law is Iranian. He didn't teach his sons Persian, but now he is married to an Iranian woman and they speak it all the time. I want to understand what is being said at all the dinner parties! My husband and I tried Rosetta Stone but were not impressed. Your podcasts have been great!

Kaylyn

Your podcasts and bonus materials have helped me so much and I am only on Unit 2! I finally feel like I can begin speaking this language and understanding it instead of just crying and feeling like I am never going to learn. I had been trying with Rosetta Stone before I found you guys and it was frustrating because Rosetta Stone is mostly written Persian which is why I still couldn't understand what was being said when his family would talk. Please don't stop making these lessons because they are helping me a lot!

Amy

I have taken Farsi lessons over the years, and tried Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur. With each program or class, I learn a bit more, and at this point I know enough to "get by" when we are in Iran, or when my in-laws visit. I can even read and write a little. I stumbled across "Chai and Conversation," while looking online for books for my kids. I think it is great - very helpful. Thank you for this wonderful resource! Dast-e Shoma, Leyla khanoom, and ghorbonnet shoma!

Caylyn

I am committed to learn Persian and have really enjoyed the system you have developed. I began using a Pimsleur method but I feel yours is superior. Thanks and I Am looking forward to more from Chai and Conversation.

Nikolas

I find your website better than the Pimsleur CD I have and all the other methods of learning Farsi are formal and focus on the written alphabet which is ok but doesn't really help me to grasp Farsi words I can use. I like that you spell out and pronounce in a way that makes it understandable when I use a new word with my now fiancée in Tehran.

Jessica

I'm so glad that you produce the podcast, which is perfect for me since I already like listening to podcasts and audiobooks. And you're completely right, there are so few verbal Farsi-learning options out there. I also have a Pimsleur course, but it's so formal.