varitekkers wrote:I used Assimil Persian and liked it a lot however I started the book with some prior knowledge of Persian. I would recommend starting the book with a decent grasp of the alphabet. Something that I found helpful when learning the alphabet was to transliterate random words like my friends' names or store names. Let me know if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to help!
I tend to agree. I tried working through Assimil Persian a few years ago, but I found it a bit challenging, so will learn as much as I can of the alphabet and then try again, as you mentioned.