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Numbers

Counting and digits

Numbers 1–10

Basic counting words.

📊 Numbers
Number Persian Translit
1 یک yek
2 دو do
5 پنج panj
10 ده dah
20 بیست bist
100 صد sad
💬 Examples
یک، دو، سه
yek, do, se
one, two, three
📝 Basic numbers
چهار، پنج، شش
chahār, panj, shesh
four, five, six
📝 Numbers 4-6
Persian also has its own digits

۰۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹.

💬 Examples
۱۲۳
yek-do-se
123
📝 Persian numerals
۱۴۰۳
hezār-o chahārsad-o se
1403 (a year)
📝 Persian digits, read left to right
The counted noun stays singular

After a number, the noun is singular.

💬 Examples
سه کتاب
se ketāb
three books
📝 Noun singular after a number
پنج نفر
panj nafar
five people
📝 نفر = counter word for people