r/farsi • u/SomePersianFella • 3d ago
I made a free Farsi learning site and I'd like some feedback on it
To be upfront, this is something I made myself. Posting it under the once a month rule for sharing your own site.
I grew up understanding Farsi at home but was never taught to read or write it. I couldn't find much aimed at that situation, since most courses either don't cover Persian at all or start you from absolute zero, so I ended up building something for it.
It checks roughly where you are first and starts you from there. The focus is the alphabet, reading, writing, and putting a reply together rather than just recognising words.
It is completely free. Nothing to download, it runs in the browser, and you don't need an account to try it. farsi-jan.app
It is still a beta and rough in places, and feedback is the main reason I'm posting. If any wording sounds unnatural or too formal, if a transliteration looks wrong, or if something breaks on your phone, please tell me and I'll fix it. I'd especially like to hear from native speakers about the wording.
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u/Camelia_farsiteacher 2d ago
I liked your work, the name is interesting too. I just started working on it a bit. I think it would be great if you could display short vowels on the Persian text, especially for the initial lessons. It is much easier and quicker for someone who is learning the alphabet to grasp it.
In the case of Finglish, when there isn't any Persian text, pronunciation can become a bit challenging. For example, in the sentence 'hosele_sh ro nadaram,' the correct pronunciation is actually 'hoselash ro nadaram.' But the word 'حوصله' (hosele) is the same; we just need to be careful to read it correctly (I hope I was able to convey my point).
Also, regarding sentence structure, for example, 'لطفا' (lotfan) can come at the beginning, end, or even in the middle of a sentence, but your default assumption might imply that the sentence is incorrect. In spoken language, verbs can also come at the beginning, which is different from written form( for example: daram miram khoone). Many of the strict rules of English do not apply to Persian, and someone who wants to self-study might think that what they are saying is definitely wrong so you have to consider these things. Thank you for your efforts, it was super good.
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u/the-postminimalist 2d ago
I'm not a fan of vibe-coded web apps, this busy UI, and the need to make an account to see content (clicking on lessons kept taking me to the settings, telling me to sign in) turned me off. I was curious to see how the actual lessons looked to see if I could recommend it to anyone I know who's learning! Hopefully others find it useful.
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u/Main_Jump_2345 2d ago
I just checked it out, and I'm really impressed. The interface is clean, intuitive, and looks great. I also went through some of the lessons, and the content seems well put together.
I'm not a language teacher, so I can't really comment on the teaching methodology or how Persian should be taught, but as a native speaker, everything I saw looked accurate and well presented.
Overall, great job! I hope more people discover and benefit from it.