Four (4) in Persian (Farsi): Chahar

Chahar in a sentence

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

1. Sara, a family friend

   Salam! Chahar ta chai, lotfan.

   Hi! Four teas, please.

   Module 3, lesson 2

2. Darya, your cousin

   Khoobam! Chahar ta, lotfan.

   I'm good! Four, please.

   Module 3, lesson 4

3. Armeen, your friend

   Chahar ta? Khoob!

   Four? Good!

   Module 7, lesson 2

4. Darya

   Chahar ta chai, bedune ghand?

   Four teas, no sugar?

   Module 9, lesson 6

5. Shirin, your older neighbor

   Se o nim? Na, chahar o nim!

   Half past three? No, half past four!

   Module 14, lesson 2

When to say Chahar

Four of a thing: chahar ta chai. You will hear it said fast, like chaar.

Chahar in the count from one to ten

Before 4

Se (3)

After 4

Panj (5)

Spoken as

Chahar, said cha-HAAR

More about Chahar

Chahar is four, said cha-HAAR with the stress at the end. The memory hook points out that chai is tea and chahar has more to it, because the two start alike. Spoken fast it can sound like chaar, which is worth knowing when you listen. Four of a thing is chahar ta chai, as in Salam! Chahar ta chai, lotfan, a line from the course. It is taught in Module 3, lesson 2, the lesson about ordering teas, in the same lesson as Panj.

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