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Language practice

Choose a language, then practise its grammar, vocabulary, culture or writing.

WORKSPACE

Pick a task before a language tab. Choose the language you want to use, then work on one small task. Reading a script, learning a grammar rule and responding in conversation need different practice.

Before you start: Choose one goal: say a phrase, understand a sentence, or recognize writing. Guided lessons are the explanation-first route; the practice tabs let you drill a skill.

Grammar
Patterns that let words form sentences.
Writing system
The characters or letters used to record a language.

Start here — Need to speak today?: Choose a language and start with Survival. Practise the reply as well as the phrase you say first.

What you should get: You can make one small variation and explain why the form changes. If you cannot, revisit that rule before adding more phrases.

Full steps, example and limits
  1. Need to speak today?

    Choose a language and start with Survival. Practise the reply as well as the phrase you say first.

  2. Need to read?

    Use Writing systems for recognition, Pronunciation for spelling-to-sound rules, and Kanji + Hanzi for character and word study.

  3. Need to build sentences?

    Read a grammar rule, work through its example, then answer without looking. Check Vocabulary and Culture to see how the words are used.

Try this: Choose German. Find a survival exchange and say both parts aloud. Change one noun using the grammar explanation instead of memorizing a second whole sentence.

Know the limit: Track depth varies. A chart is a reference, and recognizing an answer is not the same as producing it in a conversation.

Start with pronunciation
Pronunciation: sounds, reading rules, stress, tone & practice →
All 47 pronunciation chapters & the IPA sound key →

PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Farsi / Persian: start here

Perso-Arabic, right to left; پ چ ژ گ extend the Arabic inventory.

Track direction: Iranian Persian first, with Dari and Tajik comparisons.

Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.

Persian across standards

Persian includes major standards in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Local names, pronunciation, writing and vocabulary matter.

Iranian Persian / Farsi

Perso-Arabic script

Current starter baseline; formal and colloquial forms differ.

Dari

Afghanistan; Perso-Arabic script

A standard with regional varieties and distinct pronunciation/vocabulary.

Tajik

Tajikistan; predominantly Cyrillic

A related standard with a different writing system and contact history.

Try it: Does knowing Persian script automatically let you read a Tajik newspaper?

Show the answer

No. Modern Tajik commonly uses Cyrillic; you need the alphabet and spelling correspondences.

References: UT Austin Persian ↗

Open the writing chart for this script →
FARSI / PERSIAN / FOUNDATION 01

فارسی

Iranian Persian first, with Dari and Tajik comparisons.

The words for everyday life.

Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.

Pronunciation & how to use these phrases

Perso-Arabic, right to left; پ چ ژ گ extend the Arabic inventory. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.

Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Taarof affects offers and politeness. Do not assume an initial offer or refusal has the same force in every situation; confirm practically and courteously. Spoken Iranian forms can differ markedly from formal written ones.

6 phrases

Basics & communication

Hello · salāmسلام
Thank you · mamnunممنون
Excuse me · bebakhshidببخشید
I do not understand · nemifahmamنمی‌فهمم
Water, please · āb, lotfanآب، لطفاً
Where is the bathroom? · dastshuyi kojāst?دستشویی کجاست؟
Further reading & cultural sources
Practice scores last for this visit.Farsi / Persian audio is unavailable on this device. All exercises work without audio.