But also, it can be a good supplementary text for those learning Farsi outside of Iran (as I was). This is because that for a price-tag of under five pounds (or less second-hand), you can get a little book crammed full of useful and interesting phrases complete with transliteration.

When you consider that other books about Farsi may set you back between twenty and forty pounds, this book is a bargain. And if you are learning Farsi- or starting to learn it- you will realise that many similar books are reprints of dated texts or lacking transliteration for beginners, or have some other flaw. The main flaw I can find is that the Farsi text is printed a bit too small in my opinion.

Whilst not a textbook, this book is definitely a useful resource for modern and relevant phrases in Farsi.


Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook   February 24, 2004
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is a handy little pocket-sized phrasebook, which contains a wealth of simple phrases, as well as grammar notes and vocabulary. The book also includes some useful cultural notes. This book has proved to be excellent, as a quick reference, and it's a bargain at less than a fiver!