Farsi Persian, the official language of Iran, is spoken across the
Middle East and Central Asia by a worldwide community of over 60 million
people. Farsi's linguistic and literary legacy is over 2,500 years old,
and continues to play a central role in Near Eastern politics, business
and culture. Persian is the dominant language of Iran's international
business world and a critical language to understanding the intricacies
of Middle Eastern literary, historical and cultural trends. Equally
suited to both new students and heritage speakers, Beginner's Persian
with Online Audio includes 10 carefully-paced and practical lessons with
dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions; a guide to reading and writing
Persian; exercises for each lesson with answer key; Persian-English and
English-Persian glossaries; an alphabet and pronunciation guide; and
online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by
native speakers.