Basic Persian

A Grammar and Workbook

Saeed Yousef (University of Chicago, USA), Hayedeh Torabi

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Persian

Routledge
17 April 2020

Language teaching & learning material & coursework; Languages & ESL; Persian - Grammar; Persian - Languages; Persian - Grammar

Series: Routledge Grammar Workbooks

This fully revised second edition of Basic Persian: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.

This book presents twenty grammar units, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Persian. Grammar points are followed by multiple examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

Key features include:

• a clear, accessible format

• many useful language examples

• jargon-free explanations of grammar

• abundant exercises with full answer key

• a glossary of Persian-English terms

• a subject index

Rigorous yet engaging, Basic Persian is suitable for both class use and independent study, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language.

By: Saeed Yousef (University of Chicago USA), Hayedeh Torabi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 437g
ISBN: 9780367209780
ISBN 10: 0367209780
Series: Routledge Grammar Workbooks
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 17 April 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Introduction Unit 1 The Alphabet Unit 2 Nouns and adjectives Singular and plural The connector ezāfe Unit 3 Numbers Demonstrative adjectives Demonstrative pronouns Unit 4 Pronouns Present tense: to be and to have Unit 5 Simple present tense: other verbs Present progressive with dāshtan Unit 6 Definite and indefinite (1) Attributive -i suffix Unit 7 Transitive and intransitive Direct and indirect objects Definite and indefinite (2): rā Compound verbs Unit 8 Comparison of adjectives Adjectives as nouns Question words Telling the time Some distributives / quantifiers ‘Double negative’ Unit 9 Imperative Unit 10 Infinitive - its uses Past and present stems Unit 11 Future tense Unit 12 Simple past tense Past progressive tense Unit 13 Past participle Perfect tenses Unit 14 Subjunctive (Present or simple subjunctive) Unit 15 Perfect (or past) subjunctive Unit 16 Conditionals and wishes. Unit 17 From prepositions to conjunctions Unit 18 Tense in complex sentences: Time clauses Unit 19 Relative clauses Unit 20 Passive Key to exercises Persian-English glossary Index

Saeed Yousef is Senior Lecturer of Persian at the University of Chicago, USA. He is also a poet and has published books of literary criticism and translations. Hayedeh Torabi was a Lecturer of Persian at the University of Chicago, USA. She is a published writer, essayist and translator.

Reviews for Basic Persian: A Grammar and Workbook

'As with English, there’s a lot more to Persian than meets the eye, or ear. It needs an all-round practitioner to teach the subtleties of this apparently easy but eloquently idiomatic and multidimensional tongue. Saeed Yousef fits the bill: an experienced teacher, a connoisseur of his own and several other languages, and a poet. His book is an essential vade mecum for all who have decided to make Persian their own.' John Perry, Professor of Persian (Emeritus), The University of Chicago 'When I started, I knew about five words of Persian and had a very shaky grasp of Arabic script, which still looked like squiggles if I wasn't really concentrating. I opened the book and began to read. And wow, after a while the squiggles turned into letters which I could see even when I wasn't concentrating, and then lines of letters turned into words, and then lines of words turned into sentences.' Manny Rayner (April 2019), Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17054287-basic-persian