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Learning the Persian 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 Persian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Persian.
Persian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Persian 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 |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Persian.
Persian 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 Persian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Persian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Persian 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 |
| once | yek bār - یک بار |
| twice | dobār - دوبار |
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