Learn to count to 10,000
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, Becky here, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Basic Bootcamp, Lesson 5 - Counting from 100 - 1,000,000 in Persian. This is the 5th in a 5-part series that will help you ease your way into Persian. |
| Mohammad: Salam, man Mohammadam. Hi, I’m Mohammad. |
| Becky: In this last lesson of the series, we'll continue with more Persian numbers. This time, we will venture into higher number territory - we’ll be showing you the numbers over one hundred, all the way up to one million. |
| Mohammad: Ok, let’s get started then. |
| Becky: So, let’s set the scene. You’ll be listening to two people at an auction. |
| Mohammad: That’s right! They’ll be bidding on an ancient Persian earthen vase. |
| Becky: Okay. Let’s listen to the conversation! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Let's use these numbers a little and talk about prices in Iran. Because 1 USD is currently equal to about 36,000 Iranian Rial, we have to use quite big numbers to talk about prices in Iran, right? |
| Mohammad Yes, that's right. And also, next to "Rial" which is the present currency of Iran used on all tags and menus, and written texts, "Toman" is used in conversations, when saying amounts, or talking about money. 1 Toman is equal to 10 Rials, so if someone asks for 5,000 Tomans, you give them 50,000 Rials. |
| Becky: That's some useful information when travelling to Iran. So Mohammad, what's the price of an average meal in Tehran? |
| Mohammad: For example, if you have pizza in an ordinary fast food store, it'll cost about 5,000 to 10,000 Tomans, which is equal to around 3 or 4 Dollars. |
| Becky: And what about a super nice meal? |
| Mohammad: Well, when you eat in a classy expensive restaurant, or a non-Iranian place like a French or Italian restaurant, the price will rise to about 100,000 - 120,000 Tomans for a family of four people. That’s close to 25,000 tomans for everyone. |
| Becky: And that’s about 8-10 dollars for each person, right? That’s not too expensive! But how would you say these numbers in Persian? |
| Mohammad: 5,000 Tomans is "Panj Hezar Toman", 10,000 Tomans is "Dah Hezar Toman", 100,000 Tomans is "Sad Hezar Toman", 120,000 Tomans is "Sad o Bist Hezar Toman", and 25,000 Tomans is "Bist o Panj Hezar Toman" in Persian. In Rial, these would be Panjah Hezar, Sad Hezar, Yek Milliun, Yek Milliun o Devist, and Devist o Panjah hezar Rial. |
| Becky These are some very large numbers! |
| Mohammad: Don't worry, You'll be surprised how quickly you can memorize them in no time! |
| Becky: Ok, now onto the vocab. |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. Mohammad, how do you count beyond one hundred in Persian? |
| Mohammad: We already know that "One Hundred" is "Sad" or "Yek Sad" in Persian. So to make multiples of hundred, we have to add "Sad" to numbers ranging from One to Nine... |
| Becky: Which we learned in the previous lesson, so it's not going to be hard, right? For example, if you want to say "Four Hundred" |
| Mohammad: Just like English, we say "Chehar" meaning "Four", and add "Sad" meaning "Hundred", to become "Chehar sad". |
| Becky: Right! And "Four Hundred and One" is? |
| Mohammad: Again like English, we add "O" meaning "And", plus "Yek" meaning "One". So it'll become "Chehar sad o Yek". |
| Becky: Are there any exceptions? |
| Mohammad: Yes, the exceptions are: "Two Hundred" which becomes "Devist", "Three Hundred" which is "Sisad", and "Five Hundred", which is "Pansad". |
| Becky: Can we hear all the multiples of the hundreds and repeat them, one more time, Mohammad? |
| Mohammad: Of course. Devist - two hundred {pause} Sisad - three hundred {pause} Chehar sad- four hundred, {pause} Pansad - five hundred, {pause} Shesh sad- six hundred, Haft sad - seven hundred, {pause} Hasht sad - eight hundred , {pause} Noh sad - nine hundred. |
| Becky: Alright, so now we know the multiples of one hundred. Let’s go into more detail about how to say a three-digit number in general. It’s quite similar to English. You start by saying the hundreds, then the tens, and finally the ones. Ok, Mohammad, please give us some examples. |
| Mohammad: Haft Sad o Bist o Panj. |
| Becky: “Seven hundred and twenty five. (725)” So you see, it’s not very difficult. Now, the next one. |
| Mohammad: Sisad o Hashtad o Do. |
| Becky: “Three hundred and Eighty two. (382) ” Okay listeners, we hope you understand the rules for these numbers. Remember you can check the lesson notes later to recap what you’re learning in this lesson. |
| Mohammad: Yes, that’s how we say a three-digit number. Let’s now move onto higher numbers in the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn some of the larger numbers in Persian. So let’s start with four-digit numbers, in other words, the thousands. First, let’s learn how to say multiples of a thousand. |
| Mohammad: Alright. Just like the Hundreds, we form multiples of Thousand in Persian, by adding the word "Hezar" meaning "thousand" to the end of numbers from one to ten. |
| Becky: Only they’re easier than the Hundreds, since we have no exceptions here for the Thousands. OK, could you say them all in Persian Mohammad? Listeners, please repeat after Mohammad. |
| Mohammad: Hezar-one thousand, {pause} Do Hezar-two thousand, {pause} Se Hezar-three thousand, {pause} Chehar Hezar-four thousand, {pause} Panj Hezar-five thousand, {pause} Shesh Hezar-six thousand, {pause} Haft Hezar-seven thousand, {pause} Hasht Hezar-eight thousand {pause} Noh Hezar-nine thousand. |
| Becky: And for a four-digit number in general, the rule is the same as what we did with a three-digit number. So you start by saying the thousands digit, followed by the hundreds, then the tens and finally the ones. |
| Mohammad: That’s right. Now let’s listen to some examples. Again, try to guess what number is being said as you listen. First, ‘Haft Hezar o Devist o Shast o Noh.’ [pause] |
| Becky: “Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Nine. (7269)” |
| Mohammad: Next, Panj Hezar o Sisad o Hashtad o Yek. |
| Becky: “Five Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty One. (5381)” |
| Mohammad: This rule also matches the higher numbers. For Example, 20,000 is Bist Hezar, and 700,050 is Haft Sad Hezar o Panjah. Just remember that in Persian, we put an "O" meaning "And" after every digit. |
| Becky: So “Nine hundred and ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine" will become? |
| Mohammad: Nohsad o Navad o Noh Hezar o Nohsad o Navad o Noh". |
| Becky: Okay. And what's the last one? One million? |
| Mohammad: It's very similar to English. For million, we say "Milliun". So "Five Million" will be "Panj Milliun". |
Outro |
| Becky: That’s it for this lesson. And this is also the last lesson of this boot camp series, so good job on staying with us til the end! |
| Mohammad: Thanks for listening. Khoda Hafez. |
| Becky: We’ll see you again in another series. Until next time! |
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