امروز صبح زود بیدار شدم و قبل از صبحانه به حمام رفتم.

A helpful breakdown is:

• امروز = today
• صبح زود = early in the morning
• بیدار شدم = I woke up
  
  • literally: I became awake
• و = and
• قبل از = before
• صبحانه = breakfast
• به حمام رفتم = I went to the bathroom / bath / shower room

So the structure is very close to:

• Today, early in the morning, I woke up, and before breakfast I went to the bathroom.

In Persian, بیدار شدن is a very common compound verb meaning to wake up.

It is made of:

• بیدار = awake
• شدن = to become

So:

• بیدار شدم = I became awake = I woke up

This pattern is extremely common in Persian. Persian often uses adjective/noun + شدن where English uses a single verb.

For example:

• خسته شدم = I got tired
• آماده شدم = I got ready
• بیدار شدم = I woke up

شدم comes from the verb شدن (to become).

In the simple past:

• شد = became
• شدم = I became

The -م ending means I.

So:

• بیدار شدم = I became awake = I woke up

Likewise:

• رفتم = I went

because:

• رفت = went
• رفتم = I went

Because Persian verbs usually already show the subject.

• شدم = I became
• رفتم = I went

So the speaker does not need to say من unless they want emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• بیدار شدم = I woke up
• من بیدار شدم = I woke up / I woke up

The second version sounds more emphatic.

Persian is usually a verb-final language. That means the main verb often appears at the end of the clause.

So this sentence is structured roughly like:

• امروز صبح زود = today early in the morning
• بیدار شدم = I woke up
• و
• قبل از صبحانه = before breakfast
• به حمام رفتم = I went to the bathroom

In very literal English order, it feels like:

• Today early in the morning awake became I, and before breakfast to the bathroom went I.

That sounds strange in English, but it is normal in Persian.

صبح زود means early in the morning.

• صبح = morning
• زود = early

Together they give the idea of early morning or very early in the morning.

In this sentence:

• امروز صبح زود = early this morning

This is a very common time expression.

Yes, many learners notice this.

In standard pronunciation, صبح زود is often pronounced something like:

• sobh-e zud

That -e is the ezafe, even though it is usually not written in normal Persian spelling.

So although you see:

• صبح زود

you may hear:

• sobh-e zud

This is normal in Persian writing: short vowels, including ezafe, are often not written.

قبل از means before.

• قبل = before
• از = from / of / than, depending on context

When Persian says before + noun, it commonly uses:

• قبل از + noun

So:

• قبل از صبحانه = before breakfast

This is the standard pattern.

Examples:

• قبل از کلاس = before class
• قبل از خواب = before sleep / before going to bed
• قبل از صبحانه = before breakfast

به often means to.

Since رفتن means to go, Persian usually uses به before the destination.

So:

• به حمام رفتم = I went to the bathroom / bath

This is similar to:

• به مدرسه رفتم = I went to school
• به خانه رفتم = I went home / to the house
• به حمام رفتم = I went to the bathroom

Good question, because this can be a little context-dependent.

حمام literally refers to a bath or bathroom/bath area. In everyday Persian, به حمام رفتن often means:

• to go to the bathroom
• to go take a bath/shower

In many contexts, it strongly suggests going to wash rather than specifically using the toilet.

If someone wants to say toilet/restroom more clearly, they may use:

• دستشویی
• توالت

So به حمام رفتم usually gives the idea of going to the bath/shower room, not necessarily the toilet.

Persian does not use the and a/an the same way English does.

So bare nouns are very common.

• صبحانه = breakfast
• حمام = bathroom / bath

In this sentence, no article is needed.

English says:

• before breakfast

and Persian similarly says:

• قبل از صبحانه

No word for the is necessary.

Not if you want the meaning I woke up.

There is an important difference:

• بیدار شدم = I woke up / I became awake
• بیدار بودم = I was awake

So:

• بیدار شدم describes a change of state.
• بیدار بودم describes a state.

This is the same difference as:

• I got tired vs. I was tired
• I woke up vs. I was awake

A common transliteration is:

• emruz sobh-e zud bidâr shodam o ghabl az sobhâne be hammâm raftam

A few notes:

• امروز = emruz
• بیدار = bidâr
• صبحانه = sobhâne
• و is often pronounced o in natural speech, even though it can be written as va in careful transliteration.

So learners may see:

• va

but hear:

• o

Both refer to the same word و.

This order is very natural, but Persian word order is somewhat flexible.

• امروز صبح زود = early this morning / today early in the morning

This is the most natural order in many contexts.

If you change the order, the sentence may still be understandable, but it can sound less natural or give different emphasis.

For learners, امروز صبح زود is a good standard pattern to remember.

A very useful pattern is:

• [time] + [verb] + و + [time phrase] + [destination] + [verb]

In this sentence:

• امروز صبح زود = time
• بیدار شدم = verb
• و
• قبل از صبحانه = time phrase
• به حمام = destination
• رفتم = verb

So a key takeaway is:

1. Persian often starts with time expressions.
2. The main verb usually comes at the end.
3. Persian often uses compound verbs like بیدار شدن.
4. The subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows it.