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[–] 59 points 1 week ago (9 children)

If the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Iran become instrumental in a chain event that finally dismantles western imperialism then I will have no choice but to become Shia

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  • [–] [S] 33 points 1 week ago (8 children)

    Genuinely considering learning farsi or arabic (mostly for the poetry and historical writings though if I'm entirely honest)

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  • [–] 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    For you or anyone serious about learning Arabic, we have a comrade here who generously offers 1-on-1 MSA lessons from a syllabus they developed. As I'm sure you know, Farsi is what is primarily spoken in Iran, but it uses the same script/lettering system as Arabic. Also MSA, the formal standard Arabic is used all across the Arabic-speaking world even where local dialects diverge drastically, making it the best choice if you want to talk people of different Arab cultures and nationalities.

    @CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net I think the main reason the comrade I mentioned above doesn't do a whole class is only because not enough people have been interested in it yet. But I don't know, that may be a possibility if more people requested it. Whether it's in a class or 1-on-1, having a teacher who you are obligated to demonstrate your progress to goes a very long way in maintaining motivation and preventing procrastination excuses, at least in my experience. Regardless, if you didn't know already, we do have a language-learning comm.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 week ago

    Farsi's grammar system is identical to European languages - minus gender (only gender neutral pronouns).

    Arabic will give you half the vocabulary.

    English and other languages will give you even more vocabulary and all of the structure you need.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago

    warms my heart to see non arabs want to learn Arabic :heart-sickle: I'm in the same boat as you with Farsi. I've been trying to learn it for some time now

    I don't have good sources sadly but I think you're fine in that regard. Good luck with your learning!

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