Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook (Paperback)

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Product Description

From mystics to musems, barbers to bazaars, and art to archaeology, jump into the event with this phrasebook.

• extensive food section
• transliterations throughout for easy pronunciation
• concise grammar section geared towards immediate and practical use
• insider tips on culture and social etiquette
• comprehensive two-way dictionary

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; Bilingual edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864425813
• ISBN-13: 978-0864425812
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #564,547 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This item is part of The Lonely Planet Phrasebooks Series.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best dictionary for English speakers, August 22, 2002

By	B. Bauer "Brandita" (Kabul, Afghanistan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Even though I've "advanced" through most of the vocabulary and grammar in this guide, I use this as a supplement to my other Persian-English dictionaries because of the handy explanations of grammatical rules. The dictionary in the back is extremely useful, with both an English to Persian section and a section with the phonetic pronounciation of words (in Latin script) for English speakers to easily determine the meaning of (and learn to spell in Persian at the same time!). Very useful for travel and for students of the language who want a small resource guide.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, June 19, 2003

By	"niffer772" (California) - See all my reviews

This is a great little book for beginners. Unlike many phrase books or even grammar books, it does not simply romanize the phrases, but also gives the text in the native alphabet as well. It includes basic grammar lessons, sentence structure (farsi is an S-O-V language), and 2 glossaries (English and Farsi). The phrases and vocabulary sections are well-designed because they focus on the sorts of dialogues that occur when people are just getting to know one another socially and move on to the needs of travelers. Additionally, the book is interspersed with various cultural notes and also contains some poetry by the famous author Omar Khayyam in parallel text (Farsi, Romanized Farsi, and English). In my opinion, this cheap little book is packed with more than enough information and vocab for someone in their first 1 - 2 years of studying the language and is a far greater value than most of its competitors.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not perfect, but a good resource for beginners , January 17, 2005

By	Sunny (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

As a student of Persian language and literature, I had some serious issues with this book. The written Persian component to the words/phrases is full of spelling mistakes. The (colloquial) pronunciation is not always consistent with itself, nor always correct, and a few of the words/phrases are a bit quaint. The book provides a great introduction to the grammar of Persian, but its explanation of Arabic plurals is misleading.

That being said, this book offers lots of great vocabulary, as well as many useful phrases that are, for the most part, idiomatically correct and commonly used. This book would prove indispensible to any traveller, and it is a good overall guide to Persian language and culture. I would, however, caution serious students of Persian not to rely too much on this book.