Curriculum · Unit 1 · Lesson 8
Numbers to 1,000 & Your Age
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After this lesson you can count by tens to a thousand, build any number with the -o- linker (bist-o-panj = 25), ask and answer your age, and catch a price in toman.
The phrase map
si · chehel · panjâh…
the tens, 30–90
then sad (100), hezâr (1,000)
-o-
the "and" linker
bist-o-panj = 25 · chehel-o-do = 42
chand sâlete?
how old are you?
casual, between peers — normal!
… sâlame
I'm … years old
si sâlame = I'm 30
toman
the money word
si hezâr toman = 30,000
bâshe
OK · fine
the agreeing word — bonus
The dialogue
| Amir | Chand sâlete? | How old are you? |
| Sam | Bist-o-noh! | Twenty-nine! |
| Amir | Na bâbâ! Si-o-panj? | C'mon! Thirty-five? |
| Sam | Bâshe… si-o-yek! | Fine… thirty-one! |
| Amir | Âfarin! | There it is! |
| Leila | Che khub! | How nice! |
The whole system
Tens + o + ones. Nine tens, one linker, your Lesson-7 ones — every number to 99. Then sad and hezâr for the big leagues.
The charming lie
Asking age among peers is warmth. Shaving off a few years is tradition. Everyone knows; everyone smiles.
🎧 Speak-along drill · 3 min
Headphones on, out loud, eyes free. Prompt → pause → you speak → native answer. This is where the lesson becomes yours.
Practice
Play the practice game — real course voices, listening rounds, and dialogue replies. The PDF has the written exercises.