Learning Farsi: A chat with Candace Powell

Farsi (Persian) may not be a language that you hear about people learning often in Australia; however the official language of Iran has an estimated 70 million native speakers and 110 million speakers worldwide, and it’s the language that has captured Sydney-based Candace Powell’s language-loving heart for the last several years.

In this episode of Language Chats, we speak with Candace about how she became interested in learning Farsi, how she has been learning the language and finding resources as a learner in Australia, tracking habits for language learning, what it means to be conversationally ‘functional’, her favourite words in Farsi and more.

Do you have any questions for Candace? Contact us here, or contact Candace directly via her Instagram account @the.far.see

Episode Links

• NaTakallam - online language learning & cultural exchange
• Find Candace on Instagram: @the.far.see