ساعت چند است؟
Sā'at chand ast?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic question for the time
Grammar Note
"ساعت چند" is the standard "what time" formula
امروز چه روزی از هفته است؟
Emruz che ruzi az hafte ast?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
Days: شنبه(Sat), یکشنبه(Sun) … جمعه(Fri)
امروز / فردا / دیروز
Emruz / Fardā / Diruz
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time reference words
Grammar Note
These function as adverbs in sentences
این هفته / هفته بعد / هفته قبل
In hafte / Hafte ba'd / Hafte qabl
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Week reference expressions
Grammar Note
"بعد" = "after", "قبل" = "before"
صبح / بعد از ظهر / عصر / شب
Sobh / Ba'd az zohr / Asr / Shab
Morning / Afternoon / Evening / Night
Usage
Parts of the day
Grammar Note
"بعد از ظهر" lit. "after noon"
تاریخ امروز چیست؟
Tārikh-e emruz chist?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
"تاریخ" means both "date" and "history"
این مکان از چه ساعتی تا چه ساعتی باز است؟
In makān az che sā'ati tā che sā'ati bāz ast?
What time does it open and close?
Usage
Asking about opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"از ... تا" = "from … to …"
چقدر طول می‌کشد تا برسیم؟
Cheqadr tul mikeshad tā beresim?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking about travel time
Grammar Note
"چقدر طول می‌کشد" is an idiom for "how long does it take"
ساعت سه بعد از ظهر ملاقات کنیم.
Sā'at-e se ba'd az zohr molāqāt konim.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Making an appointment to meet
Grammar Note
"ملاقات کنیم" is the first-person plural subjunctive, a suggestion: "let's meet"
ساعت دو و نیم / یک ربع به پنج
Sā'at-e do o nim / Yek roba' be panj
Half past two / Quarter to five
Usage
Telling time in Persian
Grammar Note
"به" = "to" (before), "و" = "and" (past the hour)
آیا آخر هفته‌ها باز است؟
Āyā ākhar-e hafte-hā bāz ast?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking weekend opening hours
Grammar Note
"-ها" is the plural suffix
ما در چه منطقه زمانی هستیم؟
Mā dar che mantaqe-ye zamāni hastim?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Checking time zone
Grammar Note
"در" = "in/at"
خیلی زود / خیلی دیر است.
Kheyli zud / Kheyli dir ast.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing that something is too early/late
Grammar Note
"خیلی" = "very/too much"
چه زمانی شروع / تمام می‌شود؟
Che zamāni shoru' / tamām mishavad?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about start and end times
Grammar Note
"می‌شود" = "becomes/happens"
از دوشنبه تا جمعه
Az doshanbe tā jom'e
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Indicating a range of days
Grammar Note
Persian weekdays count from شنبه (Saturday)
می‌خواهم برای [تاریخ/ساعت] وقت بگیرم.
Mikhāham barāye [tārikh/sā'at] vaqt begiram.
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment
Grammar Note
"وقت گرفتن" = "to take time" (idiomatic for appointment)
یک روز
Yek ruz
One day
Usage
Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.
نیم روز
Nim ruz
Half a day
Usage
Use to indicate a half-day duration.
یک هفته
Yek hafte
One week
Usage
Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.
یک ماه
Yek māh
One month
Usage
Use to state a one-month duration.
یک سال
Yek sāl
One year
Usage
Use to state a one-year duration.
دوشنبه
Doshanbe
Monday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Monday.
سه‌شنبه
Seshanbe
Tuesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.
چهارشنبه
Chahārshanbe
Wednesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.
پنج‌شنبه
Panjshanbe
Thursday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Thursday.
جمعه
Jom'e
Friday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Friday.
شنبه
Shanbe
Saturday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Saturday.
یکشنبه
Yekshanbe
Sunday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Sunday.
امروز
Emruz
Today
Usage
Use to point to or state today.
فردا
Fardā
Tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state tomorrow.
دیروز
Diruz
Yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state yesterday.
پس‌فردا
Pasfardā
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state the day after tomorrow.
پریروز
Pariruz
The day before yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day before yesterday.
الان
Alān
Now
Usage
Use to point to or state the present moment.
بعداً
Ba'dan
Later
Usage
Use to point to or state a later time.
یک ساعت
Yek sā'at
One hour
Usage
Use to state a duration of one hour.
دو ساعت
Do sā'at
Two hours
Usage
Use to state a duration of two hours.
سی دقیقه
Si daqiqe
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.
صبح
Sobh
Morning
Usage
Use to point to or state the morning.
ظهر
Zohr
Midday
Usage
Use to point to or state midday.
عصر
Asr
Evening
Usage
Use to point to or state the evening.
شب
Shab
Night
Usage
Use to point to or state the night.
نیمه‌شب
Nimeshab
Midnight
Usage
Use to point to or state midnight.
هر روز
Har ruz
Every day
Usage
Use to state that something happens every day.
هر هفته
Har hafte
Every week
Usage
Use to state that something happens every week.
هر ماه
Har māh
Every month
Usage
Use to state that something happens every month.
این هفته
In hafte
This week
Usage
Use to point to or state this week.
هفته آینده
Hafte āyande
Next week
Usage
Use to point to or state next week.
هفته گذشته
Hafte gozashte
Last week
Usage
Use to point to or state last week.
آخر هفته
Ākhar-e hafte
Weekend
Usage
Use to point to or state the weekend.
ژانویه
Zhānviye
January
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps the Iranian months Dey and Bahman
فوریه
Fevriye
February
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Bahman and Esfand
مارس
Mārs
March
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Esfand and Farvardin; Nowruz, the Iranian new year, falls around 21 March
آوریل
Āvril
April
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Farvardin and Ordibehesht
ماه مه
Māh-e me
May
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Ordibehesht and Khordad; me alone also means fog, so māh (month) is kept
ژوئن
Zhuan
June
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Khordad and Tir
ژوئیه
Zhuiye
July
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Tir and Mordad
اوت
Ut
August
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Mordad and Shahrivar; often also written āgust
سپتامبر
Septāmbr
September
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Shahrivar and Mehr
اکتبر
Oktobr
October
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Mehr and Aban
نوامبر
Novāmbr
November
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Aban and Azar
دسامبر
Desāmbr
December
Usage
The Gregorian (milādi) month name for stating dates; Iran's official calendar is the Solar Hijri one, and this month roughly overlaps Azar and Dey
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