Farsi Numbers
Learning the Farsi Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Farsi language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Farsi.
Farsi cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Farsi Numbers |
| numbers | ā'edād - اعداد |
| one | yek - یک |
| two | do - دو |
| three | seh - سه |
| four | chehār - چهار |
| five | penej - پنج |
| six | shesh - شش |
| seven | hefet - هفت |
| eight | heshet - هشت |
| nine | neh - نه |
| ten | deh - ده |
| eleven | yāzedeh - یازده |
| twelve | doāzedeh - دوازده |
| thirteen | seyezedeh - سیزده |
| fourteen | chehāredeh - چهارده |
| fifteen | pānezedeh - پانزده |
| sixteen | shānezedeh - شانزده |
| seventeen | hefedeh - هفده |
| eighteen | hejedeh - هجده |
| nineteen | nozedeh - نوزده |
| twenty | beyeset - بیست |
| hundred | ṣed - صد |
| one thousand | yek hezār - یک هزار |
| million | meyeleyon - میلیون |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Farsi has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Persian.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Farsi
Farsi Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Farsi. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Farsi vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Farsi Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | ā'edād tereteyebey - اعداد ترتیبی |
| first | āol - اول |
| second | dom - دوم |
| third | som - سوم |
| fourth | chehārem - چهارم |
| fifth | penejem - پنجم |
| sixth | sheshem - ششم |
| seventh | hefetem - هفتم |
| eighth | heshetem - هشتم |
| ninth | nehem - نهم |
| tenth | dehem - دهم |
| eleventh | yāzedehem - یازدهم |
| twelfth | doāzedehem - دوازدهم |
| thirteenth | seyezedehem - سیزدهم |
| fourteenth | chehāredehem - چهاردهم |
| fifteenth | pānezedehem - پانزدهم |
| sixteenth | shānezedehem - شانزدهم |
| seventeenth | hefedehem - هفدهم |
| eighteenth | hejedehem - هجدهم |
| nineteenth | nozedehem - نوزدهم |
| twentieth | beyesetem - بیستم |
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| once | yek bār - یک بار |
| twice | dobār - دوبار |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Farsi, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Persian Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Farsi lessons here: Learn Farsi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.