Talk about your family (mother, father, siblings).
Learn 6 more Persian letters.
💬 Useful Expressions — Numbers and Age
🔢 Numbers 1–10
Number
Persian
Pronunciation
1
یک
yek
2
دو
do
3
سه
se
4
چهار
chahâr
5
پنج
panj
6
شش
shesh
7
هفت
haft
8
هشت
hasht
9
نه
noh
10
ده
dah
👶 Asking & Saying Your Age
Persian
Pronunciation
Meaning
چند سالته؟
chand sâlate?
How old are you?
من ... سالمه
man ... sâlamé
I am ... years old
👨👩👧👦 Talking About Family
Persian
Pronunciation
Meaning
مادر
mâdar
mother
پدر
pedar
father
خواهر
khâhar
sister
برادر
barâdar
brother
خانواده
khânevâdeh
family
🧠 Grammar — Possessives Revisited
Possessive pronouns (my, your) are often expressed by attaching -am (my) or -et (your):
English
Persian Example
Pronunciation
My father
پدرم
pedaram
Your sister
خواهرت
khâharet
🗣️ Dialogue
👤 A:
سلام! چند سالته؟
Salâm! Chand sâlate?
(Hello! How old are you?)
👤 B:
سلام! من بیست سالمه. تو چند سالته؟
Salâm! Man bist sâlamé. To chand sâlate?
(Hi! I am 20 years old. How old are you?)
👤 A:
من هجده سالمه. خانواده‌ات چند نفرن؟
Man hejdah sâlamé. Khânevâdet chand nafaran?
(I’m 18. How many people are in your family?)
👤 B:
پدرم، مادرم، یک خواهر و یک برادر دارم.
Pedaram, mâdaram, yek khâhar o yek barâdar dâram.
(I have my father, my mother, a sister and a brother.)
👤 A:
من فقط یک خواهر دارم.
Man faqat yek khâhar dâram.
(I only have a sister.)
📝 Vocabulary Review
Persian
Pronunciation
Meaning
چند
chand
how many / how much
سال
sâl
year
سالمه
sâlamé
I am ... years old
خانواده
khânevâdeh
family
فقط
faqat
only
دارم
dâram
I have
🧪 Exercise
Translate into Persian:
How old are you?
I am 25 years old.
My mother and father.
I have two brothers.
I only have one sister.
Answers:
چند سالته؟ — Chand sâlate?
من بیست و پنج سالمه. — Man bist-o-panj sâlamé.
مادرم و پدرم. — Mâdaram o pedaram.
دو برادر دارم. — Do barâdar dâram.
من فقط یک خواهر دارم. — Man faqat yek khâhar dâram.