Our Farsi - فارسی ما

In this episode, Alice and Yusuf talk about the importance of traveling in our lives. In addition to the theoretical aspects of traveling, we share some personal experiences of us traveling at different stages of our lives. در این قسمت، آلیچه و یوسف در مورد اهمیت سفر کردن در زندگی  حرف می‌زنند. علاوه‌ بر بحث‌های تئوری در مورد سفر کردن، اون‌ها بعضی از خاطرات شخصی‌شون از سفر کردن در مرحله‌های مختلف...

In this episode, Alice and Yusuf talk about their experiences with learning foreign languages - why they learn languages and how they do it. در این قسمت آلیچه و یوسف در مورد تجربهشون با زبان های خارجی حرف میزنند و این که چطور زبانهای خارجی رو یاد میگیرند کلمه های جدید این قسمت:  بی‌ربط: unrelated چیزی را مصادره کردن : to confiscate something  نکته: point  سیاست کلی : the general policy, the main p...

In this episode, Alice interviews Dr. Leila Papoli-Yazdi, an Iranian archeologist living in Sweden, about becoming an archeologist and her experiences working in this field. در این قسمت، آلیچه با دکتر لیلا پاپلی یزدی، باستان‌شناس ایرانی که در سوئد زندگی میکنه، درباره باستان‌شناس شدن و تجربه هاش در این رشته مصاحبه می‌کند. کلمات جدید این قسمت: تصور گنگ a vague picture, a vague idea روش method, waz ب...

In this episode, Yusuf and Alice talk about childhood memories and how they remember it in their twenties. This episode’s conversation is both serious and fun, and they share two very funny childhood memories! توی این اپیزود، آلیچه و یوسف با هم در مورد خاطرات کودکی و چطور دوران کودکی رو به یاد میارند حرف می‌کنند.در این اپیزود که هم جدیه و هم شاد،دو تا خاطرات خندهدار از کودکی برای شما تعریف می‌کنند...

A few days ago, Yusuf received a few voice messages from his genius friend, Arman, in which he expressed his honest opinion about happiness, a follow-up on the sixth episode of Our Farsi Podcast. We decided we couldn’t afford not publishing these invaluable voices! If you also find our episodes inspiring or useful, or in any ways you feel like saying something about the podcast, contact us via Our...

In this episode, Yusuf and his sister Reyhane talk about the concept of happiness and how happiness can be related to both a person’s mental state and also external factors such as a country’s political and economic situation, social media and immigration. در این قسمت یوسف و خواهرش ریحانه در مورد مفهوم شادی صحبت میکنند و اینکه چطور شادی می‌تونه هم با وضعیت روحی یک نفر و هم با عوامل بیرونی مثل وضعی...

In this episode, we talk about our experience with university. Yusuf tells us about his experience studying in Shiraz first and Tehran later, while Alice will talk about studying in Munich, Germany. Alice is doing her Masters in Middle Eastern Studies and Yusuf studied History and then graduated in Central Asia and Caucasus Studies. توی این قسمت، من و آلیچه در مورد تجربه‌مون با دانشگاه حرف می‌زنیم...

This is the second part of the Nowruz episode. In this episode, we talk about how Nowruz was celebrated in the past and we speculate about how it might be celebrated in the future. To listen to the first part of this discussion, click here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/04HxnySSh9MKGbEcNW0l4e?si=9SsE6La-RQGGwsqus2QqiA   این بخش دوم قسمت نوروز است. در این قسمت درباره جشن نوروز در گذشته حرف میزنی...

In this episode, we discuss “expectations versus reality” surrounding Nowruz and holidays in general. We are all probably familiar with Nowruz traditions such as preparing the Haft Seen spread and visiting family members, but with an ongoing economic crisis and the impact of the Corona pandemic, is Nowruz still relevant ? This episode is divided into two parts. Stay tuned for the second one! در ای...

In this episode, Yusuf asked three of his friends from three different locations in Iran to express their feelings and experiences about Chaharshanbeh Suri, an annual fire dance festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday of each year. We're grateful for Arian, Anahita and Alireza for their participation in the episode! در این قسمت، از دوستام خواستم از تجربه‌شون در مورد چهارشنبه‌سوری صحبت ک...

In this episode, we talk about a typical foreigner's struggle for learning and using Taarof in everyday circumstances. In addition, we talk about the challenges Iranians themselves face while learning to understand and organically use Taarof. تعارف یکی بخش‌ها فرهنگ ایرانیه. چون تعارف خیلی در زبان فارسی عمیقه، اگر درست یادش نگیرید ممکنه در ارتباطاتتون مشکل پیدا کنید! اما اگه یک خارجی بتونه خوب...