Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Modern Persian and want to master the basics, this is the book for you.

In this book you will find:

· An introduction to Persian (Modern Persian/Farsi) script
· Plenty of practice activities to help you recognise each letter of the alphabet
· Helpful mnemonics to make you remember the shape of each letter
· Accompanying audio files so you know how to pronounce letters and words
· Handy tips to help you decipher common and familiar words

The audio for this course can be downloaded from the Teach Yourself Library app or streamed at library.teachyourself.com.

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This book is absolutely brilliant. I've previously tried to study Persian, but never really picked up how to read the script at all. After spending a few hours with this book over a few days, I can read words! The book not only explains the script itself, including every letter, but also what sounds are or are not written and why. There are other handy hints and tips, such as how to distinguish Persian from Arabic almost at a glance. -- Luke * Amazon *

For me this book was a joy! It does a superb job of teaching you exactly what you need to know.
No fuzz and to the point.

Judith Meyer is a polyglot and language course developer and consultant with an MA in Romance Languages and Computational Linguistics. She speaks 14 languages, including Modern Greek, Chinese and Swahili, and she has successfully learned a number of foreign writing systems. Judith loves to help others succeed in their language-learning and encourages anyone to give it a try. She is the founder of the Polyglot Gathering, one of the largest conferences for polyglots and language bloggers. In addition to authoring the Script Hacking series, she is also co-author of Complete Esperanto.