Farsi 04 - Numbers & Ordinals

English front, Finglish back. Numbers 0-10, the twenties and a few bigger numbers from the textbook, ordinals (aval, dovom, sevom, then -om), avalin / akharin.

0 (zero)

sefr

1

yek

2

do

3

seh

4

chahar

5

panj

6

shesh (shish)

7

haft

8

hasht

9

noh

10

dah

15

panzdah

18

hejdah

20

bist

21

bist o yek

22

bist o do

23

bist o seh

24

bist o chahar

25

bist o panj

26

bist o shesh

27

bist o haft

28

bist o hasht

29

bist o noh

33

si o seh

46

chehel o shesh

54

panjah o chahar

62

shast o do

87

hashtad o haft

89

hashtad o noh

90

navad

1st

aval

2nd

dovom

3rd

sevom

4th

chaharom (charom)

5th

panjom

6th

sheeshom

7th

haftom

8th

hashtom

9th

nohom

10th

dahom

the first

avalin<br>aval (first) + -in (superlative-style ending)

the last

akharin<br>akhar (last) + -in

How do you make an ordinal after 3rd?

add -om to the number (chahar + om = chaharom)

Tir is the fourth month of the year

Tir chaharomin mah-e sal ast<br>chahar (4) + -om (ordinal) + -in · ast = is (3rd person of budan, the one form with no ending)

Autumn is the third season of the year

payeez sevomin fasl-e sal ast<br>se (3) + -vom (ordinal) + -in · ast = is (3rd person of budan, the one form with no ending)

Friday is the last day of the week

jome akharin rooz-e hafte ast<br>akhar (last) + -in · ast = is (3rd person of budan, the one form with no ending)

the first of Farvardin is the first day of the year in Iran

aval-e Farvardin, avalin rooz-e sal dar Iran ast<br>aval (first) + -in (superlative-style ending) · ast = is (3rd person of budan, the one form with no endin

11

yazdah

12

davazdah

13

sizdah

14

chahardah

16

shoonzdah (formal: shanzdah)

17

hivdah (formal: hefdah)

19

noozdah

30

si

40

chehel

45

chehel o panj

50

panjah

60

shast

70

haftad

80

hashtad

100

sad

1st (counting form, used in dates)

yekom

11th

yazdahom

12th

davazdahom

13th

sizdahom

14th

chahardahom

15th

poonzdahom

16th

shoonzdahom

17th

hivdahom

18th

hijdahom

19th

noozdahom

20th

bistom

28th

bist o hashtom

30th

siom

31st

si o yekom

What time is it?

sa'at chande?<br>sa'at (hour / clock) + chand (how many) + -e (is)

Do you have the time?

sa'at dari?<br>dar (have) + -i (you, informal)

It's seven o'clock.

sa'at haft e (formal: sa'at haft ast)

minute

daghighe

a quarter (of an hour)

rob'

half

nim

How do you say the time in the first half hour (past the hour)?

hour + o + minutes + daghighe (haft o dah daghighe)

How do you say the time in the second half hour (to the hour)?

minutes + daghighe + be + next hour (bist daghighe be hasht)

7:05

haft o panj daghighe

7:10

haft o dah daghighe

7:15 (quarter past seven)

haft o rob' (or: haft o poonzdah daghighe)

7:20

haft o bist daghighe

7:25

haft o bist o panj daghighe

7:30 (half past seven)

haft o nim (or: haft o si daghighe)

7:40 (twenty to eight)

bist daghighe be hasht (or: haft o chehel)

7:45 (quarter to eight)

ye rob' be hasht

7:50 (ten to eight)

dah daghighe be hasht (or: haft o panjah)

7:55 (five to eight)

panj daghighe be hasht

10:05

dah o panj daghighe

6:35

bist o panj daghighe be haft (or: shesh o si o panj daghighe)

at six o'clock

sa'at-e shesh<br>sa'at (hour / clock) + -e (ezafe) = at ... o'clo