Five (5) in Persian (Farsi): Panj

Panj in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Sara, a family friend

   Panj ta, lotfan!

   Five, please!

   Module 3, lesson 2

2. Darya, your cousin

   Khoobam! Se, noh, shish, panj?

   I'm good! Three, nine, six, five?

   Module 3, lesson 6

3. Som, your friend

   Chanta? Panj ta?

   How many? Five?

   Module 6, lesson 2

4. Ameer, your friend

   Panj ta abmive!

   Five juices!

   Module 8, lesson 2

5. Nommi, your friend

   Panj ta abmive mikham!

   I want five juices!

   Module 8, lesson 8

When to say Panj

Hold up a hand and count the teas: panj ta chai.

Panj in the count from one to ten

Before 5

Chahar (4)

After 5

Shish (6)

More about Panj

Panj is five, one for each finger, as the course's memory hook says. In the count it follows chahar (four) and comes before shish (six). Five of a thing is panj ta chai, with ta between the number and the thing. Panj also hides inside the name of a day: Panjshanbe is panj plus shanbe, Thursday, which makes it a number you meet again in the week lessons. It is taught in Module 3, lesson 2, the lesson about ordering teas, so you hear it in real orders such as Panj ta, lotfan! and Panj ta abmive.

Questions people ask about Panj