Farsi Days of the Week, Months & Seasons
Learn the days of the week, months, and seasons in Farsi. Complete list with pronunciation, the Persian calendar explained, and tips for remembering them.
Thomas van Welsenes
Founder of Learn Farsi
Days of the Week in Farsi
The Farsi week starts on Saturday (Shanbe), not Monday. Here are all seven days:
- Shanbe (شنبه), Saturday
- Yekshanbe (یکشنبه), Sunday (literally "one from Saturday")
- Doshanbe (دوشنبه), Monday ("two from Saturday")
- Seshanbe (سهشنبه), Tuesday ("three from Saturday")
- Chaharshanbe (چهارشنبه), Wednesday ("four from Saturday")
- Panjshanbe (پنجشنبه), Thursday ("five from Saturday")
- Jome (جمعه), Friday
Notice the pattern? Days 1-5 are just numbers + "shanbe." Once you know Farsi numbers, the days almost memorize themselves.
The Persian Calendar (Solar Hijri)
Iran uses the Solar Hijri calendar, not the Gregorian one. The year starts at Nowruz (spring equinox, around March 20). The current year is 1405 in the Persian calendar.
The calendar has 12 months. The first 6 months have 31 days, the next 5 have 30 days, and the last month has 29 days (30 in leap years). Learn more about the Persian New Year in our Nowruz guide.
Months of the Persian Calendar
Here are all 12 Persian months with their approximate Gregorian equivalents:
- Farvardin (فروردین), Mar 20 – Apr 19
- Ordibehesht (اردیبهشت), Apr 20 – May 20
- Khordad (خرداد), May 21 – Jun 20
- Tir (تیر), Jun 21 – Jul 21
- Mordad (مرداد), Jul 22 – Aug 21
- Shahrivar (شهریور), Aug 22 – Sep 21
- Mehr (مهر), Sep 22 – Oct 21
- Aban (آبان), Oct 22 – Nov 20
- Azar (آذر), Nov 21 – Dec 20
- Dey (دی), Dec 21 – Jan 19
- Bahman (بهمن), Jan 20 – Feb 18
- Esfand (اسفند), Feb 19 – Mar 19
Seasons in Farsi
The four seasons in Farsi:
- Bahar (بهار), Spring
- Tabestan (تابستان), Summer
- Paeez (پاییز), Autumn
- Zemestan (زمستان), Winter
Bahar (spring) is the most celebrated season in Persian culture, because it marks the beginning of the new year with Nowruz.
Useful Time Phrases
Some handy phrases for talking about time:
- Emruz (امروز), Today
- Diruz (دیروز), Yesterday
- Farda (فردا), Tomorrow
- Hafte (هفته), Week
- Mah (ماه), Month
- Sal (سال), Year
- In hafte (این هفته), This week
- Hafte-ye ayande (هفتهی آینده), Next week
Start practicing these with our vocabulary lessons. Daily practice makes these stick faster than memorization alone.
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