by Fruzan Seifi | Sep 1, 2020 | Languages
Originally an Arabic word, taarof تعارف can be translated as ‘offering courtesies’ or ‘compliments’. Taarof تعارف (or tarof) is one of those words that is difficult to simply translate it to English, because behind it lies a vast cultural...
by Fruzan Seifi | Jun 29, 2020 | Languages
When you travel to Iran, you will immediately encounter a kind of warmth of the Iranian people often expressed by their “hospitality”. This level of warmth in human connection and behavior is quite unique to Iran, and rather unlikely you will find it anywhere else....
by Fruzan Seifi | Jun 27, 2020 | Languages
What Is The Difference Between The Spoken And Written Persian? When you hear Iranians speaking in conversations, you’ll notice that they pronounce some words differently from the way they’re written. That is because in colloquial (spoken) Persian, some...
by Fruzan Seifi | Jun 20, 2020 | Languages
Many of you might already know that Persian and Arabic are two distinct languages with completely different origins. But why does Persian have the same alphabet as Arabic? The Persian language has undergone many changes throughout history, with the development of...
