Journal Entry 4 (pg. 58-96 )

[Maria Eugenia Riande]

This weeks assigned reading was useful because we were introduced to the vowels in teh persian alphabet. chapter 10 focuses on explaining the way vowels are articulated which was quite helpful. I have to say the vowel pronunciation was not that difficult because teh sounds were similar to the sounds of the vowels in spanish. I have been having trouble with the pronunciation of the ch and kh from the alphabet though. I have been having a little trouble memorising the pronunciation of the alphabet which is delaying my learning of more vocabulary words. I decided to order a book on elementary farsi this week because for me its easier to learn with a structured plan, I know this because that is how I got to master the basics of chinese when I first started to learn it. Since the book is not here yet Ive been using the roseta stone and a few books in reserve at teh global studio with the help of my language partner.