Persian Tutors in Tehran
Expert Persian teachers for online 1-on-1 lessons — live video, flexible scheduling, trial lessons run 25 minutes.
Tehran is the capital of Iran and the epicenter of modern Standard Persian (Farsi). The city's 15 million residents speak the dialect that became the global standard for Farsi instruction, literature, and media.
Tehran Persian (Farsi) is the prestige standard — the dialect used in all official, educational, and media contexts in Iran. Modern Standard Persian is based on Tehrani speech. If you learn from textbooks or formal courses, you are learning Tehran-based Farsi.
Persian: Script, Poetry, and 2,500 Years of Literature
Persian is written in a modified Arabic script (Perso-Arabic script), read right to left. It is an Indo-European language — grammatically closer to European languages than Arabic, despite the shared alphabet. Persian gave the world Rumi, Hafez, Omar Khayyam, and one of history's richest poetic traditions.
Persian uses the Perso-Arabic alphabet — 32 letters, all written cursively and connected. Unlike Arabic, Persian has no short vowel marks in most texts, making reading a skill built over time.
All three are forms of Persian. Iranian Farsi (standard), Afghan Dari, and Tajik Persian (written in Cyrillic) are mutually intelligible in most everyday speech, with vocabulary and accent differences.
Persian has no grammatical gender — no masculine/feminine nouns. A significant advantage for English speakers compared to Arabic, French, or German.
Classical Persian poetry uses archaic vocabulary and poetic meter. Modern Standard Persian (spoken in Tehran) is the practical target for learners. Your tutor will clarify which register you need.
Persian Tutors Serving Tehran
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