Persian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Persian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Persian to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Persian
one یک
first اول
two دو
second دوم
three سه
third سوم
four چهار
fourth چهارم
five پنج
fifth پنجم
six شش
sixth ششم
seven هفت
seventh هفتم
eight هشت
eighth هشتم
nine نه
ninth نهم
ten ده
tenth دهم
eleven یازده
eleventh یازدهم
twelve دوازده
twelfth دوازدهم
thirteen سیزده
thirteenth سیزدهم
fourteen چهارده
once یک بار
fifteen پانزده
twice دوبار
sixteen شانزده
Monday دوشنبه
seventeen هفده
Tuesday سه شنبه
eighteen هجده
Wednesday چهارشنبه
nineteen نوزده
Thursday پنج شنبه
twenty بیست
Friday جمعه
seventy one هفتاد و یک
Saturday شنبه
one hundred صد
Sunday یکشنبه

Numbers Grammar Rules

Persian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Persian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Persian
I have three dogs [number + noun] من سه سگ دارم
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] دختر من دو گربه دارد
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] او به هفت زبان صحبت می کند
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] برادر من یک پسر دارد
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] این درس دوم من است
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] سومین کتاب را خواندید؟

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow گاو

goat بز

donkey خر

horse اسب

dog سگ

cat گربه

mouse موش

bird پرنده

Conversation in Persian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Persian
Where are you from? اهل کجا هستید؟
I'm from the U.S من اهل آمریکا هستم
I'm American من آمریکایی هستم
Where do you live? کجا زندگی می کنید؟
I live in the U.S من در آمریکا زندگی می کنم
What do you do for a living? شغل شما چیست؟
I'm a student من یک دانش آموز هستم

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