Breakdown of جلسهی ما ساعت پنج و نیم است.
است
is
ما
we
و
and
پنجpanj
five
ساعتsâ'at
o'clock (the hour)
نیمnim
half
جلسهjalase
meeting
Questions & Answers about جلسهی ما ساعت پنج و نیم است.
How do we say "half past" in Farsi based on this sentence?
To say "half past" an hour, you simply use the number of the hour, followed by و (and), and then نیم (half). So, پنج و نیم literally means "five and half".
Where is the word for "at" in this sentence?
Farsi often skips the preposition for "at" when telling time! While you can use در (in/at) before the time, it is very common and completely natural to just say ساعت پنج و نیم (hour five and half) directly without any extra word.
Why is there an extra letter (ی) at the end of the word for meeting (جلسه)?
This is the ezâfe, a grammar rule that connects words to show possession (like "our meeting"). Because جلسه ends in a silent letter ه that sounds like an "e", we must add a "y" sound to connect it to ما (our). In writing, this is shown by adding the letter ی, making it جلسهی ما (jalese-ye mâ).
How should I pronounce the word for "and" (و) in پنج و نیم?
In spoken Farsi, when و connects words or numbers like this, it is usually pronounced as a short "o" sound rather than "va". So you should say "panj o nim" instead of "panj va nim".
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