Six (6) in Persian (Farsi): Shish

Shish in a sentence

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

1. Darya, your cousin

   Khoobam! Se, noh, shish, panj?

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

   Module 3, lesson 6

2. Shirin, your older neighbor

   Shish ta chai, lotfan!

   Six teas, please!

   Module 3, lesson 7

3. Ameer, your friend

   Shish ta!

   Six!

   Module 6, lesson 2

4. Darya

   Farda saat shish. Khastam!

   Tomorrow at six. I'm tired!

   Module 14, lesson 5

5. Maman Bozorg, your grandma

   Bashe! Shish o nim.

   Okay! Half past six.

   Module 14, lesson 9

When to say Shish

Six teas: shish ta chai. Shesh and shish are the same word.

Shish in the count from one to ten

Before 6

Panj (5)

After 6

Haft (7)

Spoken as

Shish, said SHEESH

More about Shish

Shish is six, written Shesh in some places and typed either way. The course records both spellings as the same word, so either one is read as correct. In Tehran it is said shish, which is the form the course uses. Six of a thing is shish ta chai. It follows panj (five) in the count and comes before haft. It is taught in Module 3, lesson 5, in the lesson Six, seven, eight, along with haft and hasht. You will hear it in a line like Shish ta chai, lotfan! and in the short answer Shish ta!

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