Numbers One to Ten
نه means nine, and it also means no.
How It Works
Learn the ten numbers first. Each has a word and a digit.
| Digit | Word | Digit | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| ۱ | یک | ۶ | شش |
| ۲ | دو | ۷ | هفت |
| ۳ | سه | ۸ | هشت |
| ۴ | چهار | ۹ | نه |
| ۵ | پنج | ۱۰ | ده |
Write 4, 5 and 6 with the Persian shapes ۴ ۵ ۶, which differ from the Arabic ones. A number such as ۱۰ reads from left to right, even in a right-to-left line.
نه is the word for nine, and it is also the word for no. The talk makes the meaning clear: این نان نه افغانی است (This bread costs nine afghanis).
Examples (5)
- یک، دو، سه، چهار، پنج.
One, two, three, four, five.
A count runs in order, with ، between the numbers.
- شش، هفت، هشت، نه، ده.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
The second half of the count ends with ده.
- امروز شش نفر اینجا استند.
Six people are here today.
شش comes before نفر, the counting word for people.
- این نان نه افغانی است.
This bread costs nine afghanis.
نه here is the number nine.
- ما سه نفر استیم.
We are three people.
سه comes before نفر, the counting word for people.
Common Mistakes
Writing a Western digit in Dari text.
ما 3 نفر استیم.ما ۳ نفر استیم.Dari text uses the Persian digits ۰ to ۹.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- دانه و نفرCounting with دانه and نفر
دانه and نفر are the counting words after a number.
Level 2 - Numbers Eleven to a Hundred
Numbers eleven to a hundred build on these ten.
Level 2 - ساعت … بجهTelling the Time with بجه
ساعت … بجه tells the hour with a number.
Level 2 - چند افغانی است؟Asking How Much Something Costs
A number answers the question of how much something costs.
Level 2
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