Learn how to count to ten
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| INTRODUCTION |
| This lesson is very straightforward—we’re going to cover counting zero through ten. So let's jump right in! |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| 0 Sefr |
| (slow) sefr |
| sefr |
| 1 yek |
| (slow) yek |
| yek |
| 2 do |
| (slow) do |
| do |
| 3 se |
| (slow) se |
| se |
| 4 chahaar |
| (slow) cha - haar |
| chahaar |
| 5 panj |
| (slow) panj |
| panj |
| 6 shesh |
| (slow) shesh |
| shesh |
| 7 haft |
| (slow) haft |
| haft |
| 8 hasht |
| (slow) hasht |
| hasht |
| 9 noh |
| (slow) noh |
| noh |
| 10 dah |
| (slow) dah |
| dah |
| When you count things, the number comes first, followed by the thing. For example, “one person” is |
| Yek nafar |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) yek na - far |
| Once more: |
| Yek nafar |
| “Two people” would be |
| Do nafar |
| (slow) do na - far |
| Do nafar |
| As you may have noticed, the noun doesn’t change when there’s more than one of it, as it would in English. |
| “Five people” is |
| Panj nafar |
| (slow) panj na - far |
| panj nafar |
| ・ |
| Numbers can be very useful, especially when shopping in Iran. |
| Imagine you are buying some presents to bring back to your country. You’ve chosen two bottles of syrup in a nice shop. |
| “Two bottles of syrup, please.” |
| Do shishe sharbat, lotfan. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Do shi – she shar – bat lot - fan. |
| Once more: |
| Do shishe sharbat, lotfan. |
| Do, as you already know, means “two.” |
| Shishe means “bottle.” |
| (slow) shi - she |
| shishe |
| And sharbat, means “syrup.” |
| (slow) shar - bat |
| sharbat |
| I’m sure you don’t need reminding that lotfan is “please” |
| The whole request, then, is |
| Do shishe sharbat, lotfan. |
| ・ |
| Now imagine you want to buy some Persian nuts. |
| “A packet of Persian nuts, please” is |
| yek paakat aajil, lotfan. |
| Let’s break that down: |
| (slow) yek paa – kat aa – jil, lot - fan. |
| Once again: |
| yek paakat aajil, lotfan. |
| Yek, as we’ve seen plenty of times by now, means |
| “one.” |
| Paakat means “packet.” |
| (slow) paa - kat |
| paakat |
| And aajil means “Persian nuts.” |
| (slow) aa - jil |
| aajil |
| All together, it’s |
| yek paakat aajil, lotfan. |
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