Free Persian learning resources
16 free resources, checked and categorised.
Every link is usable without paying. Some ask for a free account or keep extras behind a paid tier, and those are labelled.
Everything below is usable without paying; where a resource asks for a free account or keeps extras behind a paid tier, the row says so. The list covers the main ways people study Persian: structured courses to build a foundation, dictionaries to look things up, and listening and reading material to spend real time in the language. Start with one course and one dictionary, then add listening once you can follow simple sentences.
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Vocabulary list of Persian survival phrases and topic words for commands, emergencies, directions, medical needs, lodging, weather, and military terms.
Streaming archive of Persian movies, with thousands of titles you can browse by genre, subtitles, and sort order, then watch selected films with subtitles in many languages
Grammar references and Persian language tools, including verb conjugation, vocabulary, morphology, a Persian keyboard, and Shahnameh search pages.
"This site offers Farsi (Persian) lessons online, from Phrases, Persian Alphabet, Numbers, Adjectives, Words, Farsi Vocabulary and Farsi Translation used in Iran. Most of the lessons contain expressions used for the everyday life conversations; through them you can learn how to say specific sentences."
Free FSI Persian course materials with one ebook and 24 audio lessons to read, listen, and practice pronunciation online or by download
YouTube video lesson on Persian ordinal numbers, where learners watch a grammar explanation and examples
Blog-style resource hub for Persian learners, with textbook information, audio and video materials, extra assignments, a dictionary app, and instructor resources for college courses
More than 30 lessons with audio, alphabet, tests, colloquial Persian and texts.
Audio and video Persian lessons with transcripts, word lists, flashcards, an audio dictionary, and community tools for guided study.
Streaming and download video library of thousands of Persian and dubbed cartoons, where learners can watch animated shows and short kids' videos online
Persian news portal and directory linking to many Iranian news, TV, radio, sports, and personality sources for browsing current headlines and sites
"Man i really recommend a channel called reza nazari he is a teacher for more than 7 years i think, and he uploads videos every day reviewing different content from a book he wrote loaded with 100 conversations (the book is free). His channel is really good i learned the alphabet in two days with his help, he teaches the written and spoken form so you will have a vast vocabulary and decent knowledge of farsi"
Podcast directory of selected Persian shows with category browsing, episode pages, and links to listen or publish a podcast feed
Learn it there, practise it here
Free resources are great for input: reading, listening, explanations. They are weaker at the two things that actually move you forward: speaking Persian out loud, and remembering what you met once. That is what OwnSlides is for.
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This directory began from a community-built list of free language resources, a year of collecting and checking by Joanna (u/chlebka) and dozens of contributors who suggested links, shared freely. See the original list. We have since expanded, re-checked and re-categorised it, and we keep the per-resource credits where the original list recorded them.