Questions & Answers about بانک ساعت چند باز است؟
How does the phrase sâ'at chand work to mean "what time"?
Literally, sâ'at means "hour" or "clock", and chand means "how much" or "how many". By putting them together as sâ'at chand, you are literally asking "hour how many?" which translates to "what time?".
In English we ask "At what time...?", but I don't see a word for "at" in the Farsi sentence. Is it missing?
Farsi doesn't use a preposition like "at" when asking the time. You simply use sâ'at chand without needing any extra connecting words.
Why is bânk at the very beginning of the sentence?
Farsi sentences usually follow a Subject-Object-Verb order. The subject (bânk) comes first, the details about time (sâ'at chand) and the state of being open (bâz) go in the middle, and the verb (ast, meaning "is") goes at the very end.
How would a native speaker say this in everyday conversation?
In spoken Farsi, bâz ast is typically blended together into bâze. So you will most likely hear people say bânk sâ'at chand bâze? instead of pronouncing ast as a separate formal word.