Half, a third, twice: shares and times
Shares have their words: nesf — half, nesf-e noon — half a loaf; yek sevvom — a third; yek chahaarom — a quarter. Multiples take barabar — "equal": do barabar bishtar — twice more; se barabar kamtar — three times less. Be andaaaze-ye names the measure: be andaaaze-ye yek sevvom — by a third. Even splitting is said twice: nesf nesf kardim — we split it half-half; hamoonghadr — the same amount. For example: “یک سوم…
How it works
Shares have their words: nesf — half, nesf-e noon — half a loaf; yek sevvom — a third; yek chahaarom — a quarter. Multiples take barabar — "equal": do barabar bishtar — twice more; se barabar kamtar — three times less. Be andaaaze-ye names the measure: be andaaaze-ye yek sevvom — by a third. Even splitting is said twice: nesf nesf kardim — we split it half-half; hamoonghadr — the same amount.
Table
| what we say | how | example | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| half | نصف | نصف نان — nesf-e noon | half a loaf |
| a third | یک سوم | یک سوم کلاس — yek sevvom-e kelaas | a third of the class |
| a quarter | یک چهارم | یک چهارم قیمت — yek chahaarom-e gheymat | a quarter of the price |
| twice | دو برابر | دو برابر بیشتر — do barabar bishtar | twice more |
| thrice | سه برابر | سه برابر کمتر — se barabar kamtar | three times less |
| by the measure of | به اندازه‌ی | به اندازه‌ی یک سوم | by a third |
| the same amount | همان‌قدر | همان‌قدر درآمد | earned the same |
| evenly | نصف نصف | نصف نصف کردیم | we split it half-half |
By example
- یک سوم کلاس بیمار بود، نصف در سفرyek sevvâme kâlâs bimâr bud, nâsef dar safarA third of the class was ill, half was traveling
- پول را نصف نصف کردیمpul râ nesf nesf kardimThe money we split half-half
- قیمت خانه در ده سال سه برابر شدgiyâmate khâne dar dah sâl se bârâber shâdIn ten years the price of the house tripled
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Half, a third, twice: how does it work in Persian?
Shares have their words: nesf — half, nesf-e noon — half a loaf; yek sevvom — a third; yek chahaarom — a quarter. Multiples take barabar — "equal": do barabar bishtar — twice more; se barabar kamtar — three times less. Be andaaaze-ye names the measure: be andaaaze-ye yek sevvom — by a third. Even…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“یک سوم کلاس بیمار بود، نصف در سفر” (yek sevvâme kâlâs bimâr bud, nâsef dar safar) — A third of the class was ill, half was traveling. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.