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Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

Chai & Conversation

Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation teaches you conversational Persian in a fun and casual manner in weekly lessons of about 15-20 minutes each. Check out our website chaiandconversation.com for more information.

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32:19

Poetry | Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam, Introduction...

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2024/08/26

In this special shabé shehr episode, we are joined by Alan Eyre, the first (and last) ever Persian language spokesperson for the U.S. State Department. Alan has a little book with lines of his favorite Persian poetry, and he shares one of those poems with us in this episode.

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30:56

Speak Lesson 74 | A Separation, Part 3

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2024/08/21

In this lesson, we watch a clip of the movie A Separation by Asghar Farahadi in which Nader and Razieh have a conversation about the potential for her husband to come work for Nader. We're joined in this episode by friend of the show, Yara Elmjouie.

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Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 6

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2024/07/29

In this lesson, we go over the last two lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez. The lines are as follows: حافظا روزِ اجل گر به کف آری جامیhāfezā roozé ajal gar bé kaf āree jāmeeOh Hafez, if you have a chalice in your hand when you dieیک سر از کویِ خرابات بَرَندَت به بهشتyek sar az koo-yé kharābāt barandat bé beheshtThey’ll take you directly from the winehouse street to heaven

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8:12

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 5

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2024/07/22

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez:نه من از پردهٔ تقوا به درافتادم و بسna man az pardé-yé taghva bā dar oftādam o basپدرم نیز بهشتِ ابد از دست بهشتpedaram neez behishté abad az dast behesht

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10:24

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 4

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2024/07/15

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez: همه کس طالبِ یارند چه هشیار و چه مستhamé kas tālebé yārand ché hoshyār o ché mastهمه جا خانهٔ عشق است چه مسجد چه کِنِشتhamé jā khāna-yé ʿeshgh ast ché masjed ché kenest

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11:47

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 3

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2024/07/08

In this discussion on Hafez's aybé rendān makon, we go over the third and fourth line of the poem.

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15:48

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 2

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2024/07/01

In this lesson, we go over the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, aybé rendān makon by Hafez: عیبِ رندان مَکُن ای زاهدِ پاکیزه سرشتʿaybé rendān makon ay zāhedé pākeezé sereshtکه گناهِ دگران بر تو نخواهند نوشتké gonāhé deegarān bar tu nakhāhand nevesht

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39:33

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Introduction with...

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2024/06/24

In this introductory lesson to one of Hafez's most famous poems, aybé rendān makon, we're joined by Muhammad Ali of Persian Poetics to go over the overall meaning of the poem and give a bit of an introduction to Hafez and his significance in Iranian culture. In subsequent lessons, Leyla will be going over the word by word, phrase by phrase, to provide an even deeper understanding to the poem.

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13:27

Poetry | Baba tāher's khoshā emshō, Part 2

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2024/06/10

In this lesson, we cover the words and phrases learned in the poem, and how to use them in everyday conversation.Related links:khosh bāsh by Khayyam

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Poetry | Baba Taher's khoshā emshō, Introduction with...

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2024/05/27

In this shabé shehr episode, we go over the poem khoshā emshō by the poet Baba Taher with special guest Yara Elmjouie. This poem is about enjoying the night, and the company of the night- it's short, simple and sweet, and reminds you to take pleasure in the joy of living.

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26:38

Speak Lesson 73 | A Separation, Part 2

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2024/05/20

In this lesson, we watch a clip of a conversation between Nader and Razieh, who he is hoping to convince to come work for him. We are joined in the lesson by Yara Elmjouie.

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Speak Lesson 72 | A Separation, Part 1

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2024/05/13

In this new series, we watch clips chosen by Yara Elmjouie from the movie A Separation. To WATCH this lesson (highly recommended!), check it out on our website.

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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 6

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2024/04/29

In this lesson, we go over the last lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: می‌ای دارم چو جان صافی و صوفی می‌کند عیبش may-ee dāram chō jān sāfee ō soofee meekonad aybashخدایا هیچ عاقل را مبادا بخت بد روزیkhodāyā heech āghel rā mabādā bakht bad roozee

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9:11

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 5

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2024/04/22

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: جدا شد یار شیرینت کنون تنها نشین ای شمعjodā shod yāré sheereenat konoon tanhā nesheen ay sha'am که حکم آسمان این است اگر سازی و گر سوزیké hokmé āsemān een ast agar sāzee ō gar soozee

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10:44

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 4

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2024/04/15

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: به صحرا رو که از دامن غبار غم بیفشانیbé sahrā rō ké az dāman ghobāré gham beafshāneeبه گلزار آی کز بلبل غزل گفتن بیاموزیbé golzār āy k’az bolbol ghazal goftan beāmoozee

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11:38

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 3

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2024/04/08

In part 3 of our discussion of Hafez's poem payāmé naseem, we go over the 3rd and 4th lines of the poem: چو گُل گَر خُردِه‌ای داری خُدا را صَرفِ عِشرَت کُنکِه قارون را غَلَط‌ها داد سُودایِ زَر‌اَندوزیchō gol gar khordeyee dāree khodā rā sarfé eshrat konké ghāroon rā ghalat-hā dād sodāyé zarandoozee

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16:38

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 2

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2024/04/01

In this part 2 episode of Hafez's beautiful poem payāmé naseem, we look at the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, and learn how to use the words and phrases in current Persian conversation.

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60:31

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Introduction with...

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2024/03/25

In this introduction to the poem payāmé naseem, we are joined by musician Fared Shafinury to discuss the full selection of the poem. In addition, we provide a detailed overview of Hafez, the poet, and his significance in Iranian culture.

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14:19

Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Part 2

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2024/03/11

The FREE 6 Week Learn Persian Bootcamp begins March 25th. Find out more and to sign up here. In this second part of the poetry lesson for Rudaki's poem shād zee, we go over the entire poem line by line, phrase by phrase so you can get a full grasp of the vocabulary in the poem. You'll then have a full understanding of how to use the vocabulary in everyday conversation.

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Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Intro

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2024/02/28

The FREE 6 Week Learn Persian Bootcamp begins March 25th. Find out more and to sign up here. This is the introduction to our shabé shehr (night of poetry) series, where we go over short selections of poems in Persian, and their overall meanings in English. In this episode, we're joined by Yara Elmjouie to talk about a poem by Rudaki about living in the moment.

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