What is Easy Persian?
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Easy Persian (easypersian.com) is a free online lesson site for learning Persian (Farsi) as spoken in Iran. It covers listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with English and Persian translations, and it requires no registration or sign-up — you click a lesson and start. It suits beginners who want a self-paced, sequential introduction to the alphabet and basic reading and writing, especially if you prefer working through structured lessons rather than a course with an instructor or account system.
What the site offers
The site describes itself as offering "free lessons in Persian or Farsi as spoken in Iran," and states there are hundreds of free lessons. Its four skill areas — listening, speaking, reading, and writing — are the organizing promise of the material, with English and Persian translations provided alongside.
Beyond the main lesson sequence, the site points to several supporting sections:
- Writing Lessons — recommended if your goal is learning to write in Persian; it revisits the same letters covered in the week's lessons.
- Useful Drills — practice for reading and writing Farsi, intended for learners who can at least recognize the letters learned that week.
- Persian Samples — a section dedicated to Persian poetry, presented bilingually to support understanding.
How the lessons are structured
The lessons form a sequential list, and the early ones are explicitly alphabet-focused. The visible sequence runs:
| Lesson | Focus |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | The alphabet, short vowels, letters B, P & T |
| Lesson 2 | The alphabet, long vowels |
| Lesson 3 | Letters from /alef/ to /he/ |
| Lesson 4 | Letters /khe/ to /ze/ |
| Lesson 5 | Letters /zhe/ to /za:d/ |
| Lesson 6 | Letters /ta:/ to /ghæin/ |
| Lesson 7 | Letters /fe/ to /ga:f/ |
This progression — vowels first, then letters in groups — means the site is designed to be worked through in order rather than dipped into at random, at least at the start. The site notes that first-time visitors may want to read the getting started page before beginning.
Who it fits, and what to check first
Easy Persian is a reasonable starting point if you want:
- A no-account, no-cost entry into Persian, with the option to begin immediately.
- A structured alphabet-first path, since the opening lessons build letter recognition before moving on.
- Bilingual material, so you can compare Persian text with English translations as you go.
- Writing practice and poetry samples as supplements once you have some letters.
Before committing, it's worth confirming two things on the site itself: how far the lesson list extends beyond the alphabet stage (the visible headings stop at Lesson 7, though the site claims hundreds of lessons), and whether the audio or listening components are present in the specific lessons you plan to use, since the site's description lists listening as a covered skill but the visible lesson headings are text- and letter-focused.