14. What time is it now?

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In Iran, working days are Saturday to Thursday. Friday is the only official weekend holiday, but some companies are off or work half day on Thursdays. Iran's official holidays are being extracted from two calendar systems :
National Official Calendar is a Solar calendar (1 year = 365 days) and is easily comparable to Gregorian (international) calendar. نوروز “Nowrooz” Persian New Year, the celebration of Iranian New Year, starts on March 20 and is considered the most important holiday in Iran. Festivities take place over 12 days and usually involve the cleaning of homes, giving monetary gifts and the visiting of relatives. The last day of the Nowrooz is called سیزده بدر “seezde bedar" .Iranians spend سیزده بدر “seezde bedar" the thirteenth day of the New Year outdoor .
Islamic Calendar is a Lunar Calendar (1 year=355 days) which causes the religious holidays move along the solar year.

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- What time is it now?
- It is a quarter past ten.
- What time is the bazar open?
- From nine a.m. till five p.m.
- Do you have time today?
- Yes, but the bazar is closed on Fridays.
- How about tomorrow?
-It is good. I am available too.

- الان ساعت چنده؟
- ساعت ده و ربعه.
- چه ساعتی بازار بازه ؟
- از ساعت نه صبح تا پنج بعدازظهر
- امروز وقت داری ؟
- آره، ولی بازار جمعه ها بسته س.
- فردا چه طور؟
- فردا خوبه. من هم بیکارم.

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a. What day is it today?
b. Today, Tuesday .
a. Bravo, what time is it?
b. five
a. No , it is not!
b. Uh, a few minutes left.
a. Three minutes. Every Tuesday , sharp at 5 o'clock, a young lady comes out of the salon on the 7th floor, gets in the elevator, comes to the ground floor. She came. It takes 10 seconds to get to the ground floor. Stands there . Three minutes later, Mr Mani's father closes his shop and leaves. He does not go home before 11 p.m. and this matter is repeated every Tuesday .

الف. امروز، چند شنبه است؟
ب. امروز ، سه شنبه
الف. آفرین. ساعت چند است؟
ب. پنج.
الف. نه دیگر!
ب. آهان ، یک چند دقیقه مانده.
الف. سه دقیقه . هر سه شنبه، رأس ساعت پنج یک خانم جوان از تو آرایشگاه تو طبقه هفتم می آید بیرون سوار آسانسور می شود، می آید طبقه همکف. آمد . ۱۰ ثانیه طول می کشد برسد طبقه پایین . آنجا وایمیسته. سه دقیقه بعد هم، پدر آقا مانی در مغازه اش را می بندد و می رود. ایشان قبل از ساعت یازده شب نمی رود خانه و این قضیه هر سه شنبه تکرار می شود.

Glossary

English	Persian
Time/ Clock/ Watch/ O clock	ساعَت
Minute	دَقیقه
A quarter	رُبع
A quarter past two	دو و رُبع
Half past	نیم
Half past two	دو و نیم
It is a quarter to two	یک ربع به دو
What time is it?	ساعت چند است؟
It is ten o clock.	ساعت ده است.
It is a quarter past ten.	ساعت ده و رُبع است.
It is 10:20.	ساعت ده و بیست دقیقه است.
It is half past ten.	ساعت ده و نیم است.
It is a quarter to eleven.	ساعت یک رُبع به یازده است.
It is 10 AM.	.ساعت ده صبح است
It is two in the afternoon.	ساعت دو بعد از ظهر است.
It is nine PM.	ساعت نُه شَب است.
Ten more minutes	دَه دَقیقه دیگر

Glossary

Now	الان
Time	ساعت
What time/ How much	چند
What time is it?	ساعت چنده؟
What time	چه ساعتی
How about	چه طور
A quarter past ten	دَه و رُبع
Bazar	بازار
Open	باز
Closed	بَسته
From	از
Until	تا
Morning	صُبح
Afternoon	بَعد از ظُهر
Do you have time?	وَقت داری؟
But	ولی
Tomorrow	فَردا
Good	خوبه
Too/ Also	هَم
I am available.	بیکارم

Spoken vs. Written

English
What time is it?	ساعت چنداست؟	ساعت چنده؟
It is a quarter past ten.	ساعت ده و ربع است	.ساعت ده و ربعه
Is it open?	باز است؟	بازه؟
It is good.	.خوب است	.خوبه
It is closed on Fridays.	جمعه ها بسته است	جمعه ها بسته س

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