Day 54, Part 1 has a conversation between Sara and Peyman about holiday travel plans and dates like پانزدهم اسفند (pânzdahom-e esfand, the 15th of Esfand), and shows how to ask and give the date: امروز چندم است؟ (emruz chandom ast?, what’s the date today?).
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Conversation: what’s the date today?
| Speaker | Persian | English and pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sara سارا |
پیمان تو می‌دانی امروز چه تاریخی است؟ | Peyman, do you know what the date is today? peymân, to midâni emruz che târikhi ast? |
| Peyman پیمان |
اجازه بده تقویم را نگاه کنم … پانزدهم اسفند است. | Let me check the calendar… It’s the 15th of Esfand. ejâze bede taghvim râ negâh konam … pânzdahom-e esfand ast. |
| Sara سارا |
چقدر زود گذشت! من فکر می‌کردم دهم باشد. | Time went by so fast! I thought it was the 10th. cheghadr zud gozasht! man fekr mikardam dahom bâshad. |
| Peyman پیمان |
بله، کم کم به تعطیلات نزدیک می‌شویم، تو سفر نمی‌روی؟ | Yes, the holidays are slowly getting closer. Aren’t you going on a trip? bale, kam kam be ta’tilât nazdik mishavim, to safar nemiravi? |
| Sara سارا |
البته، با خانواده بیست و نهم می‌رویم اصفهان. تو چطور؟ | Of course. On the 29th we’re going to Isfahan with the family. How about you? albatte, bâ khânevâde bist-o nohom miravim esfahân. to chetor? |
| Peyman پیمان |
ما هم بیست و ششم به شیراز می‌رویم. | We’re going to Shiraz on the 26th. mâ ham bist-o sheshom be shirâz miravim. |
| Sara سارا |
چه مدت آن‌جا می‌مانید؟ | How long will you stay there? che moddat ânjâ mimânid? |
| Peyman پیمان |
یک هفته، بعد از آن به بندرعباس می‌رویم. | A week. After that we’re going to Bandar Abbas. yek hafte, ba’d az ân be bandar abbâs miravim. |
| Sara سارا |
دقیقا چه روزی برمی‌گردید؟ | Exactly what day are you coming back? daghighan che ruzi barmigardid? |
| Peyman پیمان |
دهم فروردین! | The 10th of Farvardin! dahom-e farvardin! |
| Sara سارا |
سفر خوبی داشته باشید. | Have a good trip. safar-e khubi dâshte bâshid. |
Grammar: asking and giving the date
To give the date (تاریخ, târikh), Persian uses an ordinal number ending in -om (پنجم, panjom, fifth; دهم, dahom, tenth), followed by the month with the ezâfe: پنجم مهر (panjom-e mehr, the 5th of Mehr). To ask for the date, say امروز چه تاریخی است؟ (emruz che târikhi ast?) or use the question word چندم (chandom, which number), as in امروز چندم است؟
Examples
What is the date (what day is it) today?
Today is the 5th of Mehr.
What’s the date today? (literally, today is which number?)
Today is the 10th.
Quick check
- How do you ask “What’s the date today?” in Persian?
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امروز چندم است؟ (emruz chandom ast?) or امروز چه تاریخی است؟ (emruz che târikhi ast?)
- How do you say “Today is the 5th of Mehr”?
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امروز پنجم مهر است. (emruz panjom-e mehr ast.)
- On what date is Peyman coming back?
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on the 10th of Farvardin: دهم فروردین (dahom-e farvardin)
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