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The school talent show · Chapter 4

Module 14: Persian (Farsi) Telling the Time

9 lessons · about 46 min

Backstage at a school talent show where every act has a time slot and everyone runs late: ask the time, tell it on the hour, half and quarter, and say early, late and when.

You'll learn to say

Saat chand-e?

What time is it?

You will meet Sara, Som and 4 more

Lesson 1 of 9

9 lessons to ask and tell the time

What you say in each lesson of Module 14

  1. Lesson 1The backstage clockSaat do-e. It's two o'clock.Rehearsal day. Sara's phone is dead, so she keeps asking you the time.
  2. Lesson 2Half pastSaat se o nim-e. It's half past three.Shirin, the stage manager, gives out the running order. Every slot is on the half hour.
  3. Lesson 3A quarter pastSaat chahar o rob-e. It's a quarter past four.Ameer is on the bus with his guitar, and the whole show just moved a quarter of an hour.
  4. Lesson 4The snack tableChahar ta chai, lotfan. Four teas, please.Help Nommi sell chai at the break, count the money, and tell Maman Bozorg when the show starts.
  5. Lesson 5Is it, or at?Farda saat chand? Tomorrow, at what time?Saat chand-e? or Saat chand? One small -e: what time it is now, or at what time.
  6. Lesson 6Way too earlySaat noh-e, kheyli zud-e! It's nine, it's very early!Show day. Som turns up hours before anyone. Ask when, and tell him it is early.
  7. Lesson 7I'm late!Bebakhshid, dir kardam! Sorry, I'm late!This time you are the late one. Say sorry to Bijan at the sound desk, and hear who else is late.
  8. Lesson 8Everyone is lateKey? Emshab saat shish. When? Tonight at six.The group chat explodes an hour before the show, and someone flies in from Canada.
  9. Lesson 9ShowtimeSaat hasht o nim-e. Khoshhalam! It's half past eight. I'm happy!The curtain goes up. Keep every act on time, talk with Maman Bozorg in the lobby, and tell the night back.

Words and phrases in Module 14: Saat, Saat chand-e?, Nim and more