Can anyone translate "never look back" into Arabic and/or Persian?

Thanks!

This might be a stupid question but how hard is it to learn to read and write Farsi? I understand it perfectly- anything anyone says I'm good. Songs are a little trickier but I figure it out heh. My dad spoke it to me my entire childhood (I'm half Turkish so my mom spoke Turkish and for the longest time I didn't think my parents could understand ( Read more... )

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Hello, I'm trying to learn Farsi. Right now, I am starting with Pimsleur lessons but I plan on learning mostly from talking to Farsi-speakers (I live with one and know several more). Still, I think I'd like some books to help me expand my vocabulary, introduct me to written Farsi and answer any grammar questions I might have. Can anyone ( Read more... )

I apologize for the (semi-)repetitiveness of my requests, but I thought I could give this one it's own thread since the other one has got a lot of discussion regarding the Russian translation. Just to clarify, this is for my Persian ESL students. They are women in their 70s, so the translation should be pretty traditional without lots of slang. The ( Read more... )

I have been volunteering as an ESL teacher at a local senior citizen center for a number of months, but my schedule has changed, forcing me to end the class after next week. I don't want to leave my students completely out in the cold, however, and I'd love to give them some suggestions of resources they can use to continue their study. I have ( Read more... )

Although Arabic and Persian use the same writing system, there is something elusive which makes texts in these languages appear visually different, and I can easily tell one from another.

What's the reason for it?

Note: I cannot read Arabic script at all).

Hey all. With all of the anti-Bush protests in the news recently, I've been seeing some signs in Arabic. I was wondering if someone here could tell me how to say these phrases in Arabic or Farsi (please specify which one you post), to put a new twist on things:

Hooray for Jews!
I love Israel!
Long live America!
George Bush is my hero!

Thanks!

can anyone tell me, with some degree of certainty or authority, about the sounds represented by غ and ق in persian? (please note that i'm interested in persian, not arabic, as they represent different sounds in the two languages). more specifically, i'm trying to figure out why every source i've consulted lists different sounds in persian's ( Read more... )

I recently started taking Persian classes. I'm thinking about learning Arabic in Egypt or the UAE.

How comparable are these two languages? How is the pronunciation and the vocabulary similar or different? Should I try learning Arabic at the same time as Persian or would that not be the best idea?

Thanks