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Saturday in Persian (Farsi): Shanbe

Shanbe (shan-BEH) means "Saturday" in Persian (Farsi). Shanbe khoobe? asks if Saturday works for someone.

How to say Shanbe

Shanbe

شنبه

shan-BEH

Saturday

Shanbe in a sentence

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

  1. Ameer, your friend

    To chi? Shanbe?

    What about you? Saturday?

    Module 13, lesson 1
  2. Shirin, your older neighbor

    Har shanbe injayi?

    Are you here every Saturday?

    Module 13, lesson 7
  3. Darya, your cousin

    Shanbe chi?

    What about Saturday?

    Module 13, lesson 9
  4. Darya

    Jome mashghulam. Shanbe bikaram!

    I'm busy on Friday. I'm free on Saturday!

    Module 15, lesson 2
  5. Karan, your friend

    Na, jome mashghulam. Shanbe miam!

    No, I'm busy Friday. I'm coming Saturday!

    Module 15, lesson 5

When to say Shanbe

Shanbe khoobe? asks if Saturday works for someone.

Where Shanbe sits in the Persian week

Day of the week
Number 1 of 7, counting from Shanbe (Saturday)
The day after
Yekshanbe: Sunday

More about Shanbe

Shanbe is Saturday, the first day of the week. Every day after it counts up from here: Yekshanbe, Doshanbe and so on. The course gives a simple use: Shanbe khoobe? asks if Saturday works for someone. You can also say Har shanbe injayi? (are you here every Saturday?) and Shanbe chi? (what about Saturday?). It is taught in Module 13, lesson 1, in the lesson called Saturday comes first. Learn this one first and the rest of the week lines up behind it.

Questions people ask about Shanbe

How do you pronounce Shanbe?

Say shan-BEH, with the stress on "beh".

Which day of the week is Shanbe?

Shanbe is Saturday, number 1 of the seven days, counting from Shanbe (Saturday).

How do you use Shanbe in a sentence?

Try To chi? Shanbe? (What about you? Saturday?)

Where can I learn Shanbe?

In Module 13, lesson 1 of the Finglish course ("Saturday comes first").

Learn Shanbe step by step

Module 13: The days of the week

Lesson 1: Saturday comes first

9 lessons in the module.

Shanbe comes up in 14 lessons across Modules 13 to 15.

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A way to remember

Shanbe is Saturday, the first day of the week. Every day after it counts up from here.

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