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Farsi Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • Farsisites.com [1]
  • University of Columbia Online Dictionary [2]
  • Star21 [3]

Language Study

Grammar

  • Tardid.net [4]
    Beginner-level grammar tables and explanations
  • Easy Persian [5]
    Online Farsi lessons
  • Mylanguages.com [6]
    Beginning vocabulary and grammar

Vocabulary

  • Farsi Language Lessons [7]
    Persian vocabulary and proverbs
  • Digital Dialects: Farsi [8]
    Interactive vocabulary games
  • Quizlet [9]
    Vocabulary practice and quizzes
  • English-Persian Vocabulary Quizzes [10]
    Quizzes to help learn vocabulary

Reading & Writing

  • Omniglott [11]
    Introduces alphabet, pronunciation, and writing system
  • Jahanshiri.ir [12]
    Explanation of the script
  • Study Persian [13]
    Writing tutorial

Listening & Speaking

  • Learn101.org [14]
    Beginners' vocabulary and grammar structures with audio files

Online Courses & Materials

  • Persian Online (University of Texas, Austin) [15]
    Comprehensive grammar, vocabulary and culture resource
  • Easy Persian [16]
    Online lessons in grammar and writing
  • Persian Verb Conjugator (BYU) [17]
  • Chai and Conversation [18]
    Short beginner lessons with audio
  • Linguanaut [19]
    Online grammar and vocabulary lessons, ordered thematically
  • Bachche Susul [20]
    Structured online lessons with audio

Culture

News & Media

  • Iranian.com [21]
    Popular online magazine of the Iranian community 

Arts, Films & Music

  • Persian poetry [22]
    Poets, poetry and poetic art
  • FarsiNet [23]
    Persian art and entertainment, exhibits, concerts

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

  • Farsi Language Resources Directory [24]
    References, Dictionaries, Information about society and culture
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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-22 12:26): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/1773

Links:
[1] http://www.farsisites.com/english-farsi-dictionary/
[2] http://www.math.columbia.edu/%7Esafari/masood/cgi-bin/
[3] http://www.stars21.com/translator/farsi_to_english.html
[4] http://farsi.tardid.net/category/grammar/page/2/
[5] http://www.easypersian.com/persian/New/Farsi_Lessons.htm
[6] http://mylanguages.org/learn_farsi.php
[7] http://www.arizonapersian.com/persian/quiz.htm
[8] http://www.digitaldialects.com/Farsi.htm
[9] http://quizlet.com/2416453/farsi-vocabulary-flash-cards/
[10] http://iteslj.org/v/pe/
[11] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/persian.htm
[12] http://www.jahanshiri.ir/fa/en/reading_persian.html
[13] http://www.studypersian.com/starter/read1.htm
[14] http://learn101.org/farsi_grammar.php
[15] http://sites.la.utexas.edu/persian_online_resources/
[16] http://www.easypersian.com/
[17] http://sartre2.byu.edu/persian/pvc/pvc.php
[18] http://www.chaiandconversation.com/lessons/
[19] http://www.linguanaut.com/learn_farsi.htm
[20] http://persian.nmelrc.org/texts/susulEX.html
[21] http://www.iranian.com/
[22] http://www.farsinet.com/poetry/
[23] http://www.farsinet.com/artent/
[24] http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle_East/Iran/Society_and_Culture/Language/