The Persian months: autumn, winter, and the seasons

Autumn and Winter

The second half of the Persian year covers autumn and winter. مهر opens the school year the way September does in the West.

PersianOrderSeasonGregorian span
مهر7thپاییزSep–Oct
آبان8thپاییزOct–Nov
آذر9thپاییزNov–Dec
دی10thزمستانDec–Jan
بهمن11thزمستانJan–Feb
اسفند12thزمستانFeb–Mar

The Four Seasons

بهار (spring), پاییز (autumn), and زمستان (winter) join the summer months you just learned — تیر and مرداد belong to تابستان, the fourth season, which returns in its own right later. اسفند ends the year, and right after it بهار — and Nowruz — return.

Asking Someone's Age

سن (age) rounds out the calendar words. The question uses چند, and the answer counts in سال: