--- product_id: 11461820 title: "Spoken World: Farsi Bilingual, Unabridged Edition" brand: "living language" price: "$89.86" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/11461820-spoken-world-farsi-bilingual-unabridged-edition store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Spoken World: Farsi Bilingual, Unabridged Edition **Brand:** living language **Price:** $89.86 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Spoken World: Farsi Bilingual, Unabridged Edition by living language - **How much does it cost?** $89.86 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/11461820-spoken-world-farsi-bilingual-unabridged-edition) ## Best For - living language enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted living language brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Spoken World: Farsi Bilingual, Unabridged Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kbLt4HjTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Confusing and Convoluted- but Better than Nothing! *by B***Z on Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2013* As anyone who has tried to learn Farsi knows, finding a good Farsi textbook is impossible- because there isn't one! Some quality textbooks have come out of Iran, but the level of English in those books is low, making them intimidating for people who are not yet comfortable with holding something from Iran. The government made some courses back in the 60s which are available for free, but they don't have audio. Yale University Press also published a course, but the audio component is extremely inadequate.Honestly, you will not be able to find a better book than this one in terms of overall quality of production. The audio component of the book is well worth the cost of the entire package, since finding quality, transcribed Farsi conversations is almost impossible.With that said, it is a sad compliment to pay. The book is littered with errors. The Tehrani pronunciation of "-un" for "-an" is frequent and irregularly scattered throughout the book with no explanation- often in parentheses beside the formal Dari pronunciation. The colloquial, spoken versions of verbs are incorrectly listed in the tables.In addition, this book is impossible for beginners to understand. The first conversation is a complete conversation in fluent Farsi, instead of the usual "hello, how are you" we expect in language courses. It jumps right in, using compound verbs, the plural "ishun" form for 3rd person singular, multiple verb tenses, and turns of phrase which are not explained in the vocabulary- all in the first lesson! HA! It's laughable.I recommend John Mace's classic introduction to Modern Persian as the real "course book" with which one learns Farsi. Get an old copy from the 1980s and work through some of the grammar. When you have worked through a few chapters of John Mace, order this course to work on your pronunciation. However, don't expect to learn any grammar from this poorly organized, error-ridden, scatter brained book. I think of it as a vocabulary builder and fluency trainer. One of my exercises in working through it is to find the errors on each page and correct them, and also to try to figure out the complicated speech patterns used in each lesson which are left unexplained.Also...this might be me but...why did they get the Irani version of Barry White to be the male voice? The female voice is also not very welcoming. I have heard Persians sound very nice and open, and the language sounds like French when spoken rapidly. Maybe the audio needed to be "scary" sounding for political reasons...anyway, that's just a conspiracy theory.As I said in the title, it's confusing and convoluted, but the audio element beats every alternative by almost 2 stars! ### ⭐⭐ Disorganized and fragmented *by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2013* I cannot vouch for another (text) book but there are better Farsi courses online! Free! (or you can donate). This book is very disorganized, there are a lot of typos in it (did someone edit/proofread it?) and the dialogues are ..well, most language books have silly dialogues. There is no index, either. I would never recommend this book to someone wishing to learn Farsi. I hope this series' other books are better! Vocabulary words are not in the 'dictionary' in back, some words are introduced not at all and are not in the dictionary, some are introduced 2x, I don't want to go on and on but this is not a good book. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Living Languge Format *by Z***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2011* The book follows the tried and true Living Language format, which which I studied Italian, Spanish, French and Hindi. The only problem I notice (I am on chapter 5) is that the female dialogue participant's voice is so deep it is difficult to differentiate the female. It sounds like a man's voice. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/11461820-spoken-world-farsi-bilingual-unabridged-edition](https://www.desertcart.us/products/11461820-spoken-world-farsi-bilingual-unabridged-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*