Product Description

We'll hike up the masir e kuh and drop in at the local to sip aromatic chayi. Then, under the cool night skies and the full muh above, we'll take it in turns to recite she'r, and discuss the hasti: bale, amma...bale, hatman! 'yes, but...yes, sure!' From mystics to museums, barbers to bazaars, and art to archaeology, jump into the event with this phrasebook...

In This Guide:

Clear pronunciation guide for the scrupulous speaker.
Action-packed vocabulary for outdoor devotees.
Classical Persian poetry for that inspirational moment.
Savouries and sweets to summon up a feast.
Language tips for getting the perfect bargain.
Comprehensive two-way dictionary.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40267 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Original language: Farsi, English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
National Geographic Traveler, September 2006
'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 27, 2004
"...Lonely Planet phrase books have long taken a hip, streetwise approach."

Language Notes
Text: English, Persian

Customer Reviews

The most Farsi you'll get for your money
This short book is packed with information and is unusually comprehensive for a travel phrasebook. After lamenting the lack of good Persian-English dictionaries on the market, the back pages of this offer a large range of words with both phonetic guides and Persian script. I was thrilled to see, as an astronomer, that there were two and a half pages of astronomy phrases, including "Is that Orion? It's the other way in the Southern Hemisphere" and translations of the words for UFO, nebula, universe, and space exploration. That section alone made it worth the buy for me.

Aside from obvious fun stuff, though, the book has short (but clear) sections on pronunciation and grammar, and have many phrases that are critical when traveling in a foreign country. Although it's not the only book you'd buy if trying to learn Persian, it is by far the most you will get per dollar spent. Good job, Lonely Planet.

surprisingly good
Although this is a mini-sized paperback that could easily fit into your shirt pocket, it's remarkably useful.

Each page typically has three columns: the leftmost is the English, the middle is the Farsi in romanized letters, and the right column is the Farsi in Arabic script. But it's not merely a phrasebook: there are paragraphs scattered throughout to relieve the monotony.

For example, there are many, many notes on culture and linguistic usage. Considering how much information this book contains, it's astonishing it's so small. If the pages were made bigger, it could conceivably serve serve as a freshman-level text!

Really after studying from this I was impressed by how handy I became in Farsi, although in all honesty this is likely ascribable neither to my perspicacity nor the boon of this volume, but simply to the fact that Farsi is Indo-European, and so much of its grammar and sensibilities are readily apprehended by a Westerner.

But this book was a major help. When I reflect on how little it cost me versus how much use I got out of it, Lonely Planet's "Farsi Phrasebook" may have been one of the most profitable purchases of my life.

Excellent value and quite unpretentious
An excellent little work, mainly through the obvious teamwork of author and editors in producing it to what must be a proven template by this publisher. I find I get endless and informative entertainment just by dipping into it. And you can do this on day one of learning Farsi, and just as enjoyably and profitably once your studies have advanced. Even the short dictionary section is very good. This is one Farsi language resource book that won't disappoint you.