Farsi

Farsi Tutors & Farsi Lessons

Farsi, known outside of Iran as Persian, has an ancient heritage: inscriptions have been discovered that date back to the 5^th century BC. Farsi remains the most widely spoken Persian language in existence. Besides being spoken by around 60% of the Iranian population, it is also widely used in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other Middle Eastern and Persian Gulf countries. In total, approximately 56 million people speak Farsi as their first language currently. Our Farsi Tutors can help you develop good language skills.

 

Persian only has two tenses: past and non-past, which includes the present and the future. The Persian alphabet consists of 32 letters – six vowels and 26 consonants – which are taken from Arabic, but the two languages are not similar. There are no other dialects apart from Farsi, making it easier for students, however it is written from right to left which can be confusing for beginners. Some of the world’s oldest literature has been written in the Persian language, so there are many epic and lyrical poems that Farsi students can study.

 

Learning Farsi gives you access to Iran, which is a key country in the Middle East. With its developing economy, business opportunities are abundant. Iranian culture is characterised by politeness, and business meetings are often only same-sex. Whether visiting Iran for leisure or business, it is important to dress conservatively.

 

The Oxford Persian Test (OXPET) is a proficiency test that measures listening, reading, writing and speaking. It can be taken online or at test centres in Oxford and Tehran. There is also a GCSE in Persian administered by Edexcel.

 

Mayfair Consultants offers fully-qualified Farsi tutors for private tuition across London. Our tutors are either native or fluent Farsi speakers who use interactive and immersive approaches, focussing on extending clients’ vocabularies while perfecting their pronunciation and writing. We also focus on Persian culture and business etiquette. Many of our tutors use literary materials, as well as online, journalistic and other non-fiction sources, as part of their instruction tools. We work with learners of all ages and abilities, including those preparing for Farsi GCSE, A-Level and IB exams, and those acquiring the language for research, travel or business purposes.

 

If you’d like arrange Farsi lessons or have any questions about our tuition services please call us on Tel: +44 (0) 207 665 6606 or you can send us an email via our contact form.

 

Useful Farsi Language Resources

 

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/persian-2018.html – Edexcel GCSE Persian

 

https://guides.library.ubc.ca/PersianLiterature – University of British Columbia Persian Resources

 

http://sites.la.utexas.edu/persian_online_resources/ – University of Texas Persian Resources

 

https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/persian-collections – British Library Persian Collections

 

https://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/persian – University of Oxford Persian Resources

 

http://www.iranianlibrary.org.uk/ – The Library for Iranian Studies

 

https://www.iranibook.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=200&cat=Farsi+Training – Online Persian Bookshop

 

https://www.iranbooks.net/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=11733 – Online Persian Bookshop

 

https://www.visitiran.ir/ – Iran Tourism Authority

 

http://iransociety.org/ – The Iran Society

 

https://www.anjoman.co.uk/ – British Iranian Business and Professional Society

 

bips.ac.uk – The British Institute of Persian Society

 

https://pouyesh.org.uk/ – British-Iranian Organisation

 

https://www.iranicaonline.org/ – Iranian Encyclopaedia

 

https://www.mei.edu/education/oman-library/resource-guides/persian-language – Middle East Institute Persian Resources

 

https://london.mfa.ir/en – Iranian Embassy London