Contents: Persian for Beginners
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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The Nonconnectors 1.
The Letter ūlef; 2. The dal-group; 3. The re- group; 4. The Letter vav |
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Vocalization 1.
Madda; 2. Kasra; 3. Fatha; 4. Zamma; 5. Sokun |
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The Connectors 1. Letters that in full form are made above the line a.
The be- group; b. The
letter fe; c. The kaf-group; d. The ta-group; e. The letter he 2.
Letters with the arabesque made below the line a.
The letters ye and nun ; b. The letter qaf; c. The
letter lam; d. The sin-group; e. The sad-group 3.
Letters with a reverse arabesque a.
The 'eyn-group; b. The jim-group; c. The letter mim; |
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Positional Variants |
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Practice 1.
The syllable initial vowels; 2. Vowels elsewhere ; 3. The tashdid; 4.
Ligatures 5. The letter vav again; 6. Diphthongs ey and ow;
7. The Tanvin; 8. The short ūlef 9. The letter hamza;
10. Morphemes that may join other forms; 11. Contractions |
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Numerals The
Cardinal Numbers; The Ordinal Numbers; Fractions; percentage |
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Letters and Numbers |
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Lesson One |
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Vocabulary |
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Nouns 1. objects; 2. people |
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Demonstrative Adjectives |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Homework |
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Lesson Two |
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Vocabulary |
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Nouns numbers
1-12; classifiers |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Homework |
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Lesson Three |
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Vocabulary some
names of countries |
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Comparison of Adjectives comparative
degree; superlative degree |
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Abstract nouns and Adjectives |
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Phrase Juxtaposition |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Homework |
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Lesson Four |
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Vocabulary a.
general; b. family; c. professionals; d. titles; e. names |
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Pronouns |
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Possession |
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Other Uses of the ezafe |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Homework |
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Lesson Five |
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Vocabulary Some
language names |
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The Equational Sentence the verb the
verb "to be" |
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The subject The
Plural Subject; Animate and Inanimate
Subject |
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The Independent "to be" |
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The Subject Equivalent |
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Pronouns (cont.) |
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"To be" and Adjectives |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Practice |
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Homework |
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Review Dialog |
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Lesson Six |
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Vocabulary |
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Action Verbs the
Simple Present; Compound Verbs |
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Substitution and Transformation Drills |
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Question Words kodam; koja; ki; key; che, chera; che-towr; chūnd-ta; che-qūdr |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Practice |
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Homework |
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Lesson Seven |
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Vocabulary Numbers
13-21 |
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Relative Constructions |
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The verb "to be" Again |
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Action Verbs (cont.) |
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Substitution and Transformation Drills |
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Summary |
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Dialog |
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Reading 1; Reading 2; Reading 3 |
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Homework |
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Lesson Eight |
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Vocabulary Numerals
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Action Verbs |
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The Definite Direct Object |
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The Indefinite Direct Object The
Verb "to have" The
Imperative; The mi-Past; Ongoing Action in the Present; Ongoing Action in the
Past |
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Transformation and Substitution Drills |
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Goftogu (dialog) |
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Reading 1; Reading 2; Reading 3 |
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Homework |
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Review Dialog Two |
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Lesson Nine |
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Vocabulary Numerals
200 -1001 |
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The Subjunctive Subjunctive Auxiliaries The Subjunctive of "to be"; The Subjunctive of "to have" |
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The Uses of the Subjunctive 1.
Expression of Ability; 2. Expression of
Desire; 3. Expression of Uncertainty 4.
Expression of External Obligation; 5.
Expression of Personal Obligation 6. Expression of Probability; 7. Expression of Possibility; 8. Expression of Preference 9. Expression of
Necessity; 10. Expression of Intent |
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The Past Subjunctive |
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Reading 1 (Mr. Shahsavan at His
Office); Notes; Vocabulary; Text; Homework |
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Comprehension |
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Lesson Ten |
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Vocabulary Days
of the week |
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The Sentence: an Overview |
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The Elements of the Sentence Subject a.
the comitative; b. the instrumental Locative |
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The Perfect Tenses The Past Participle; Present Perfect; Past Perfect |
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Written/Formal Future |
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Conjunctions |
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Homework |
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Reading 1 Invitation); Notes; Vocabulary;
Text; Homework
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Comprehension |
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Lesson Eleven |
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Aspectual Locators |
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The Sentence The
Locative Noun Phrase; The Source Noun
Phrase; The Goal Noun Phrase; Homework |
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Derivational Processes I. Prefixes
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Reading 1 (Breakfast with the
Dehqans); Questions; Homework |
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Comprehension |
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Lesson Twelve |
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The Causative a.
Inherently causative; b. Not inherently
causative |
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Relative Constructions a.
Restrictive Relative Clauses; b.
Non-restrictive Relative Clauses |
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Manner Relative Clauses |
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Indefinite Relative Clauses |
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Adverbial Relative Clauses a.
Locational Relative Clauses; b.
Temporal Relative Clauses |
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Reading 1 (Practice Makes
Perfect) |
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Comprehension |
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Lesson Thirteen |
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The Stative |
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The Passive |
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Homework 221 |
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Conditional Sentences Conditional Sentences Type I; Conditional Sentences Type II; Conditional Sentences Type III |
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Homework |
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Reading 1 (The Cat or the Meat |
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Comprehension (Chess and Backgammon) |
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Lesson Fourteen |
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves of
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Comprehension (The New Year and the Sizdah Outing) |
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1. The |
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Homework |
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Comprehension (Religion) |
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Glossary Persian-English
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