# Learn Farsi: Real Persian

> A conversation-first iOS and Android app that teaches the everyday, colloquial Persian Iranians actually speak. Built for English speakers with Persian-speaking partners, family, or friends who got tired of sounding like a 19th-century court poet.

Most Persian apps teach formal, written Farsi (rasmi). Learn Farsi: Real Persian teaches the colloquial spoken register (mohaverehi), including tarof, real pronunciation by native Iranian speakers, and the cultural nuance you would only pick up at a Tehran dinner table. Lessons are about four minutes and follow a Listen, Match, Assemble, Return loop. Romanised phonetics lead so a learner can speak immediately, with Persian script following for when they are ready to read.

Built and maintained by Jake Warburton, a solo indie developer. No accounts, no email sign-in, no tracking, no ads, no streak guilt. Offline-first after the first download.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/): Landing page with the method, manifesto, and screenshot gallery.
- [Inside the app gallery](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/#gallery): Eight screens covering question types, Leo the culture guide, and difficulty tiers.
- [The method](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/#method): How a four-minute lesson unfolds across Listen, Match, Assemble, Return.
- [Newsletter](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/newsletter): One useful Persian phrase, cultural note, and product update each week.
- [Support and FAQ](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/support): Restoring purchases, offline lessons, notifications, data reset, and contact.
- [Privacy policy](https://learn-persian.pages.dev/privacy): What is collected (very little) and what is not.

## Download
- [iOS App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/learn-farsi-real-persian/id6762064987): Download for iPhone.
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jakewarburton.learnfarsi): Download for Android.

## What makes it different
- Teaches mohaverehi (spoken Persian), not rasmi (formal written Persian) like most competing apps.
- Tarof is explained in plain English in every lesson where it applies. How to offer, how to refuse, how to accept.
- Every phrase is recorded by real Iranian speakers, played at natural speed and again slowed down.
- Five question types: listening, matching pairs, picture choice, conversation-based questions, and word-block sentence assembly.
- Three difficulty tiers so the same lesson can be revisited at a higher challenge.
- Leo the lion provides culture notes and gentle reminders. Skipping a day does not break the streak.
- Works offline. Useful on a plane, a subway, a mountain.

## Who it is for
- English speakers with Iranian partners, in-laws, friends, or colleagues who want to actually hold a conversation.
- Heritage learners who grew up hearing Persian at home but never learned to speak it back.
- Travellers heading to Iran or Persian-speaking diaspora communities.
- Learners frustrated by mainstream apps teaching textbook Farsi that sounds stilted in real life.

## Contact
- Email: jakewarburton6@gmail.com
- Maker: Jake Warburton, solo indie developer (not a team or company).