Starting March 23rd, 2026
Learn Persian together this Nowruz — conversational speaking, reading and writing, poetry, and culture — with a community of learners from around the world. All lessons are prerecorded and self-paced.
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Don't study in isolation. Connect with a squad of learners who share your goals, celebrate your wins, and keep you accountable.
Weekly live Zoom sessions that feel like hanging out with friends. Get real-time feedback, practice speaking, and ask questions directly.
Go beyond grammar. We cook Persian recipes together, analyze poetry, and decode the lyrics of classic songs to bring the language to life.
You will get access to all of our course materials, plus a special community with more than 3000 active members to network and learn together!
It’s a 6-week guided program starting March 23rd where you’ll receive weekly assignments you can complete on your own schedule. Each assignment helps you:
This Nowruz, we’re also studying a poem by Sohrab Sepehri together — one of the most beloved poems in modern Persian.
Everyone. Complete beginners have a clear track. Students with some Persian have a deeper track. And returning members can pick up where they left off.
Our students include heritage learners reconnecting with the language, partners of Iranians learning to communicate with family, and anyone drawn to Persian culture — the cooking, the music, the poetry. Whatever brought you here, you belong.
The bootcamp runs for 6 weeks starting Monday, March 23rd, 2026. New assignments are released every Monday.
All lessons are prerecorded, so you complete them whenever works for you. Live sessions are optional and always recorded.
Everything takes place on the Chai and Conversation website. Once you activate your membership, you’ll have access to all course materials, the community space, and live session links — all in one place.
Each Monday you receive an email with your weekly assignment. You work through the lessons at your own pace — about 15–20 minutes a day, or 1–2 hours per week.
There are optional live sessions for practice and connection. At the end of six weeks, if you complete all assignments, you earn a Certificate of Completion.
Since 2010, we've helped thousands of students learn the Persian language, many of whom had tried so many different resources before finding us. Check out the feedback below from learners who started where you are now.
My son who never cared about language before is slightly obsessed with your YouTube videos and us practicing together. Began lesson one on YouTube with Chai: obsessed.
I'm not sure what it is about your podcast that makes the language more relatable. Maybe it's because you have an "outsider" and an insider. Or because you do small bites and you also talk about cultural traditions. God truly put you two together.
I am absolutely loving these lessons. They are so well thought out and utterly professional. The lessons are practical and easy to follow.
I have Persian heritage from my father's side and I'm married to an Indian-Iranian who speaks Persian fluently as he grew up in Iran. I always struggled to find a suitable course and this has really filled that niche. Well done Leyla!!!
I just found your podcast! I'm so excited about it, and to see it's still going, as you started it years ago! Thank you for everything!
I bought a subscription, still trying to make it a daily habit and "learn how to learn" for myself. (I'm American, living in Berlin with my Persian/German husband). Thank you for everything you are doing!! By far the best resource I have found!
