Questions & Answers about در بهمن هوا خیلی سرد است.
What exactly is bahman?
Bahman is the eleventh month of the Iranian solar calendar. It roughly corresponds to late January and most of February, which is the middle of winter in Iran. That is why the weather is so cold!
I thought havā means air. Does it also mean weather?
Yes! In Farsi, the word havā is used for both air and weather. When you want to talk about the conditions outside, you always use havā.
Why is dar bahman at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Farsi, expressions of time usually go at or near the beginning of the sentence. You could also put it after the subject and say havā dar bahman kheyli sard ast, but starting with the time is very natural and common.
How would a native speaker pronounce this sentence in a casual conversation?
In spoken Farsi, the formal verb ast usually drops its first vowel and attaches to the previous word, sounding like -e. So, sard ast becomes sarde. A native speaker would say dar bahman havā kheyli sarde.