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Why is Rosetta Stone the world's No. 1 language-learning software? Because it works.
Escape the endless tedium of translation, memorization, and grammar drills. Get the language you want, the skills you need, and the success you deserve by learning a new language naturally--the same way you learned your first language.
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 The complete immersion environment puts your native language-learning skills to work, eliminating your dependence on tedious translation and rote memorization. | | |
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 Images |  |  Intuition | ||
In Rosetta Stone you learn the meaning of new language from clear, real-life images.
In this activity you learn a few basic nouns. | | You advance using language you've learned and clues from new images. That's your intuition at work.
Now that you know these nouns, you can easily grasp the meaning of the new verb... | ||
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 Interactivity | |  Instruction | ||
Throughout Rosetta Stone, you constantly interact with the program to confirm your intuition.
...and then check what you've learned. | | From beginning to end you build systematically toward your language-learning goals, for the most effective and enjoyable instruction anywhere.
Pattern your speech after a native speaker. Our speech comparison feature shows you exactly how you're doing. | ||
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You learned your first language without translation.
You learned your first language easily and naturally by connecting words to objects and events around you. With Rosetta Stone, learn a new language the same way: using native speakers and thousands of real-life images to help you think in the new language from the very beginning. Studies show that learning exclusively in the new language, without translation as a crutch, is crucial.
Rosetta Stone's exclusive Dynamic Immersion method reinforces your natural language-learning skills with award-winning instructional technology.
The timeless immersion method, along with research-based techniques and new technologies, make Rosetta Stone the clear solution to your language-learning needs.
What will you be able to do?
Understand everyday language.
Through Rosetta Stone's proficiency-based listening and reading activities, you'll soon be able to understand everyday language.
Pronounce words correctly.
After practicing with Rosetta Stone’s proprietary speech comparison tool, the correct pronunciation of words will come easily.
Find the words you need when you need them.
Connecting new language directly to real-life images means the words spring to mind when you're in everyday contexts.
Spell and write accurately.
Language-specific keyboards and drag-and-drop tiles perfect your writing skills.
Learn to communicate.
You'll quickly combine words and phrases into complete sentences and dialogues.
Retain what you learn.
Regular reinforcement of new words and phrases in new contexts ensures the language sticks with you in the real world.
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Farsi Level 1 starts at the very beginning. You progress from words and phrases to complete sentences. Basic content and structures help you engage the world around you, culminating in practical language for getting around town. At any time you can pra
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Good For Learning Farsi,
This review is from: Rosetta Stone V2: Farsi, Level 1 (CD-ROM)
Rosetta Stone V2 Farsi Level 1 Personal Edition (Win/Mac) I bought this program about 2 years ago because I wanted to impress my wife by learning Farsi. She is from Iran and this is her native language. Rosetta thinks that you should learn all languages as when you were a baby. But the problem is that with each picture the word is written in the Arabic Script. This is OK, but it should also be written in the Roman Script like english. That way you can sound out the words. At least with other languages like spanish you can sound out the word and it helps you learn faster. The problem with this, is that when you listen to the audio it sounds like the speaker is saying something different. An example: I tried to say the word cat in farsi, and my wife had no idea what I was trying to say. Because I kept saying the word; "Corbe". When she ask me what I was trying to say, she said that it is; "Gorbe". That is just one example. My wife also took the time to explore the program and she agreed that I was not crazy. She said that the speaker is not saying the words correctly and she also agreed that the words should be written in the Roman Text. I contacted Rosetta Stone and told them about this. They responded with, Their product was the best there was to offer and if I wanted to learn farsi, then I needed to be able to read it in its natural form as well. I agree, but I also need to learn the simple basics. So I say; do not be fooled like I was. Don't waste your time or your money on this product. If anybody out there finds a better product then please write a comment and let the rest of us that want to learn farsi, know what product to buy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not everything you need, but very good,
This review is from: Rosetta Stone V2: Farsi, Level 1 (CD-ROM)
I bought Rosetta Stone Farsi to teach myself and later used it to also teach my children Farsi. I have now finished the whole first level and am beginning on level 2.
Before I started using the Rosetta Stone I was using John Mace's Modern Persian, which taught the alphabet along with grammar. John Mace's book is hard to read, and nearly impossible to really see how to form the letters, so I used The Arabic Alphabet by Nicholas Awade & Putros Samano to see more clearly how to form the letters. Also you really can't hear a native speaker from studying a book. Since I had already struggled through learning the alphabet, I found the Rosetta Stone very helpful. I also use a dictionary with the Rosetta Stone, so that I can look up the words when I am unsure of the meaning. The best dictionary for this (although it is difficult, but not impossible to read) is The Combined Persian-English and English-Persian Dictionary by Abbas Aryanpur-Kashani and Manoochehr Aryanpur-Kashani. Another good dictionary is An English Persian Dictionary by Dariush B. Gilani, although it only goes one way, not two. Level 1 in Rosetta Stone sets the foundations for grammar constructions and Level 2, which I am now beginning teaches more conversational Farsi and I am finding it difficult to learn without really having a good grasp of the verbs. There currently is no "501 Persian Verbs" book out there. If there were, this learning would be much easier, because it is difficult to see a verb in the Farsi and know how to look it up in the dictionary, since it will be listed only under the infinitive or participle form in the dictionary and there are potentially several changes between a third person present progressive form and an infinitive in Farsi. This last school year I was able to teach three of my boys, ages 10, 13 and 16, to read Farsi script using the other above mentioned materials and they have all made significant progress in the Rosetta Stone Farsi. Before they totally learned the script we were able to program the student management system of the home school program to just give them lessons where they were not required to read and write. Once they learned the alphabet, I programmed their assignments to begin reading and writing, also. At the point were I am in the program, I am wishing I had some or those 'ole verb conjugation drills, especially for the irregular verbs. I plan on getting some other program to fill in a little of that, along with using Rosetta Stone which I still feel is well worth the money. Having a different script and limited dictionary helps just makes Farsi a challenging language to learn without a teacher! We also used Rosetta Stone French level 1 for myself and my 16 year old. We had previously studied a lot of conversational French through Berlitz CDs but really didn't feel competent. The Rosetta Stone really brought it all together. After finishing Level 1 French I was at the point where I could, with a dictionary and 501 French Verbs, read children's books in French and translate verses from a French Bible.
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