Mona and I discuss my theory that students of ANY language should read Haruki Murakami's novels.

Starting at 17:26, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

to get a feel for (something)
on the one hand; on the other hand
down to earth

As always, a full transcript of the episode can be found at www.american-idiom.com

Brentoni's English Podcast

013 - Why Language Learners Should Read Haruki Murakami

This episode is about a common slang in Farsi.You can listen and learn at any level you are.

Hope you enjoy it.

Spoken Persian 

God as an attorney! خداوکیلی؟

Do you struggle with  listening comprehension in Farsi?
In this episode , we listen to an informal conversation  analyze it.
This activity will greatly help improve your listening skills, enhance your comprehension, and 
ultimately contribute to better understanding and speaking abilities.

Speak like a native ;)


Haven't you seen a 4 year old boy?        یه پسر بچه چهار ساله ندیدین؟  

آفتابی    Sunny
ابری     cloudy
مرطوب   Humid
مه آلود     Foggy
داغ            Hot
سرد          Cold
خنک          Cool
امروز هوا چطوره؟ امروز هوا آفتابی و خنکه.

It's humid in the north of Iran.هوا چطوره؟   

چاق

لاغر

موی فر

موی صاف

چشم آبی / سبز/ مشکی

قد بلند/ قد کوتاه

بور / سبزه 

۱.دوست من زهرا چاقه، موهاش فره ، قدش بلنده ، چشماش سبزه و بوره.

۲. دوست من امیر، قدش کوتاهه،موهاش صافه، چشماش مشکیه، لاغره و سبزه ست.

My friend is fat and short...

Today we're going to learn some useful prepositions in Farsi.
Hope you enjoy it.

The ball is in the box.

Today we're going to learn how to describe our room in Frasi.
Hope it helps.

what does your room look like?

Today We're going to learn about different jobs in Farsi.
Hope it's useful for you.