L7 - TIME

The word sâ-at (ساعت) in Persian has several meanings.  It can mean Hour or a segment of time. It can also mean Watch (instrument to measure time) 


What is the time: sâ-at chand ast?  ( ساعت چند است ؟)
Or
What is the time: che sâ-atist? (چه ساعتی است ؟)




1 o'clock: sâ-at-e yek (hour 1)


7.1 Exercise
How do you say the time from 1am - 12 noon?

7.2 Exercise
Now practise saying the time and indicating what time of day it is. Use the existing audio provided as a model

4 in the morning - sâ-at-e chahâr-e sobh

7 in the morning -
6 in the morning -
3 in the morning -
6 in the evening - sâ-at-e shish-e shab

8 in the evening -
10 in the evening -
9 in the evening -
4 in the afternoon - sâ-at-e chahâr-e bad-az zohr

2 in the afternoon -
5 in the afternoon -
12 midday - sâ-at-e davâzdahe zohr



7.3 Exercise
Answer the following in Farsi:
- What time do your meetings start?
- What time do you leave for work?

7.4 Exercise
How do you say the following?
- 1 o'clock in the morning
- 3 o'clock in the afternoon
- 12 midday
- 9 o'clock in the evening
- 6 o'clock in the morning
- 8 o'clock in the evening
- 10 o'clock in the evening
- 2 o'clock in the afternoon
- 4 o'clock in the afternoon

L6 - Ordinal Numbers

English	Persian	Pronounciation
First	یکم
First Place	اول
Second	دوم
Third	سوم
Forth	چهارم
Fifth	پنجم
Sixth	ششم
Seventh	هفتم
Eighth	هشتم
Ninth	نهم
Tenth	دهم

etc
You can use the same pattern for any number by simply adding ' om or v' vom as for the
numbers 1 to 10.

6.1 Exercise
Learn the Ordinal numbers 1 – 10 off by heart. Say them with an ‘Expert’.

6.2 Exercise
What are the following ordinal numbers?
۵ ۷ ۱۰ ۱۳ ۱۵ ۱۸ ۲۰ ۳۱

6.3 Exercise
Practise using flashcards the ordinal numbers – only for 5 Minutes.

L5 - Numbers 100 - 1000

You also read & write the numbers 100 and above the same as in English – left to right.

5.1 Recognition of Numbers – Pronunciation

English Number	Persian Number	Pronounciation
100	۱۰۰
200	۲۰۰
300	۳۰۰
400	۴۰۰
500	۵۰۰
600	۶۰۰
700	۷۰۰
800	۸۰۰
900	۹۰۰
1000	۱۰۰۰

5.2 Exercise
Learn off- by -heart. Use a skipping rope and count out loud as you skip.

5.3 Exercise
What are the following numbers?
۱۰۲  ۲۰۲  ۱۲۰  ۹۹۹  ۹۹۱  ۹۴۰
۲۵۰  ۲۰۵  ۲۵۷  ۷۰۶  ۷۹۰  ۷۷۷

۳۳۰  ۳۷۸  ۳۹۴  ۸۸۰  ۸۱۱  ۸۱۴
۴۴۴  ۴۶۹  ۳۰۲  ۹۱۳  ۹۱۲  ۹۰۵

۵۰۵  ۵۵۵  ۵۶۳  ۱۱۱۱  ۱۴۰۰  ۱۹۱۴

5.4 Exercise
Write down all the numbers you know well & read them out loud.

5.5 Exercise
Find an Expert and ask them to test you on numbers.

L4 - Numbers 21 – 99

Numbers 21 & above are spoken as in English and written from left to right. You join the numbers together by saying ‘and’ which is pronounced ‘o’ and written in Farsi as .(و)


4.1 Pronunciation
21 ۲۱  bist-o-yek
22 ۲۲  bist-o-do
23 ۲۳  bist-o-seh
24 ۲۴  bist-o-chahâr
25 ۲۵  bist-o-panj
26 ۲۶  bist-o-shish
27 ۲۷  bist-o-haft
28 ۲۸  bist-o-hasht
29 ٢٩  bist-o-noh
31 ۳۱  si-o-yek
32 ۳۲  si-o-do
33 ۳۳  si-o-seh
34 ۳۴  si-o-chahâr
35 ۳۵  si-o-panj
36 ۳۶  si-o-shish
37 ۳۷  si-o-haft
38 ۳۸  si-o-hasht
39 ۳۹  si-o-noh
41 ۴۱  che’hel-o-yek
42 ۴۲  che’hel-o-do
43 ۴۳  che’hel-o-seh
44 ۴۴  che’hel-o-chahâr
45 ۴۵  che’hel-o-panj
46 ۴۶  che’hel-o-shish
47 ۴۷  che’hel-o-haft
48 ۴۸  che’hel-o-hasht
49 ۴۹  che’hel-o-noh
51 ۵۱  pan’jâh-o-yek
52 ۵۲  pan’jâh-o-do
53 ۵۳  pan’jâh-o-seh
54 ۵۴  pan’jâh-o-chahâr
55 ۵۵  pan’jâh-o-panj
56 ۵۶  pan’jâh-o-shish
57 ۵۷  pan’jâh-o-haft
58 ۵۸  pan’jâh-o-hasht
59 ۵۹  pan’jâh-o-noh
61 ۶۱  shast-o-yek
62 ۶۲  shast-o-do
63 ۶۳  shast-o-seh
64 ۶۴  shast-o-chahâr
65 ۶۵  shast-o-panj
66 ۶۶  shast-o-shish
67 ۶۷  shast-o-haft
68 ۶۸  shast-o-hasht
69 ۶۹  shast-o-noh
71 ۷۱  haftâd-o-yek 
72 ۷۲  haftâd-o-do
73 ۷۳  haftâd-o-seh
74 ۷۴  haftâd-o-chahâr
75 ۷۵  haftâd-o-panj
76 ۷۶  haftâd-o-shish
77 ۷۷  haftâd-o-haft
78 ۷۸  haftâd-o-hasht
79 ۷۹  haftâd-o-noh
81 ۸۱  hashtâd-o-yek
82 ۸۲  hashtâd-o-do
83 ۸۳  hashtâd-o-seh
84 ۸۴  hashtâd-o-chahâr
85 ۸۵  hashtâd-o-panj
86 ۸۶  hashtâd-o-shish
87 ۸۷  hashtâd-o-haft
88 ۸۸  hashtâd-o-hasht
89 ۸۹  hashtâd-o-noh
91 ۹۱  navad-o-yek
92 ۹۲  navad-o-do
93 ۹۳  navad-o-seh
94 ۹۴  navad-o-chahâr
95 ۹۵  navad-o-panj
96 ۹۶  navad-o-shish
97 ۹۷  navad-o-haft
98 ۹۸  navad-o-hasht
99 ۹۹ navad-o-noh

4.2 Exercise
Practice with an Expert, perhaps by telephone, the numbers ۱-۹۹
4.3 Exercise
What are the following numbers?
۴۴ ۸۷ ۷۸ ۹۴ ۴۹ ۵۱ ۱۵ ۰ ۱۱ ۱۲ ۱۳
Make a similar exercise for yourself!

4.4 Exercise
Go for a walk and practise numbers ۱-۹۹

4.5 Exercise
Open the Daily Text and say today’s date.

Supplementary Exercise 1 is based on the student being familiar with the names of the Bible Books in Farsi and having a copy of the Farsi Bible. To access Suplementary Exercise 1 please click here.

Try this exercise later if you feel you are not ready for it at the moment or click here for a table of Bible books if you need help.

Note: These exercises can be found by clicking on the tab "Exercises" on the top of this weblog. They include extra exercises used in the Farsi Language courses and are designed for practise & reinforcement of what you learn in this weblog.

L3 - Numbers in 10’s: 10 – 90

3.1 Pronounciation – Written form

English Number	Persian Number	Pronounciation
10	۱۰
20	۲۰
30	۳۰
40	۴۰
50	۵۰
60	۶۰
70	۷۰
80	۸۰
90	۹۰

3.2 Exercise
Find a partner & practice numbers 0 to 20 out loud together.
Do the same with 10, 20, 30, 40 etc.

3.3 Exercise
Open the Farsi Bible to mazmoor ( مزمور ) (Psalm) 119 or pages 10 & 11 of the âshenâii bâ taâlime ketâbe moghaddas (آشنایی‌ با تعالیم کتاب مقدّس ) Bible Teach Book in Persian and Read out loudly the numbers you recognise.





3.4 Exercise
Which Numbers do you have problems with?
Write them out on Flashcards. How many cards do you have?
Practise with these cards daily until you can recognise the numbers automatically.

L2 - Numbers 11 – 20 (۱۱ - ۲۰)

2.1 Pronounciation – Written Form

English Number	Persian Number	Pronounciation
11	۱۱
12	۱۲
13	۱۳
14	۱۴
15	۱۵
16	۱۶
17	۱۷
18	۱۸
19	۱۹
20	۲۰

2.2 Exercise
Write the numbers 1 – 20 many times in correct order.

2.3 Exercise
Practice pronunciation with an Expert.

2.4 Exercise
Open the Persian Bible to pay-dâ-yesh ( پيدايش ) (Genesis)

& read the first 20 numbers out loud.

2.5 Exercise
Do you know the following numbers?
Say them out loud:

۱۵	۱۸	۸	۹	۰	۲۰
۱۰	۱۲	۳	۱۴	۶	۱۶
۲	۱۲	۳	۱۳	۴	۱۴
۷	۱۷	۸	۱۸	۱	۱
۱۵	۹	۱۹	۱۰	۲۰	۵

2.6 Exercise
Which signs would you make with your HANDS to represent the numbers 0–9? The
first one has been filled in for you.
sefr 0 = 0 Closed Fist
yek 1 = 1
do 2 = 2
seh 3 = 3
chahâr 4 = 4
panj 5 = 5
shish 6 = 6
haft 7 = 7
hasht 8 = 8
noh 9 = 9
dah 10 = 10

2.7 Exercise

• Learn the Numbers 0 – 20 off by heart,
• Walk around or while jogging - each time you take a step – count out loud in,
• Practice while in field service.
• Take the stairs & count in Farsi as you go up & down.

L1 - Numbers 1 – 10 ( ۱ - ۱۰ )

Numbers in Persian are written the same as in English from left to right.

1.1 Pronounciation – Written form

English Number	Persian Number	Pronounciation
0	۰
1	۱
2	۲
3	۳
4	۴
5	۵
6	۶
7	۷
8	۸
9	۹
10	۱۰

Note: you will see the character ‘â’ in this document. This is to indicate an ‘a’ sound that is like the ‘a’ in ‘arm’ (as opposed to the ‘a’ in ‘cat’). The letter ‘i’ indicates an ‘ee’ sound as in ‘meet’.


1.2 Exercise
Learn the numbers 1 – 10 off by heart.
Use the following method:
Throw a ball (or a scarf or orange) into the air.
While the ball is up in the air, call the number out loud.


1.3 Exercise
Practice with a child. Who is faster?


1.4 Exercise
Find an ‘Expert’ (Native Persian Speaker). Ask them to open to different chapters in the Bible or Enjoy Life (el) brochure. Say the numbers out loud in Farsi & they can listen forcorrect pronunciation.


1.5 Exercise
Write down all the numbers many times. As you write say them out loud.