dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan
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Dari (دری‎) is the name of the variant of Persian spoken in Afghanistan.

Pronunciation guide edit

Vowels edit

Consonants edit

Common diphthongs edit

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Basics edit

Common signs


OPEN
baaz باز
CLOSED
basteh بسته
ENTRANCE
dakhl داخل
EXIT
kharij خارج
PUSH
feshar فشار
PULL
kash کش
TOILET
Tashnab تشناب
MEN
mardan مردان
WOMEN
zanan زنان
FORBIDDEN
mamnue ممنوع
Hello.
Salaam. (.سلام)
How are you?
Chi hal dari? (چي حال داري؟)
Fine, thank you.
Khob, tashakor. (خوب تشكر )
What is your name?
Nametan chist ? (نامتان چيست؟)
My name is _____.
Naame ma _____ ast. (.نام من _____ است)
Nice to meet you.
Khoshaal Shodom az mulaqat e shuma. (.خشحال شدم از ملاقات شما)
Please.
Lotfaan. (.لطفا)
Thank you.
Tashakor . (.تشكر )
You're welcome.
Qabele tashakor nest. ( قابل تشکرنيست)
Yes.
Khob. (.خوب)
No.
Ne. (.نه)
Excuse me. (getting attention)
Bebakhshin . (بيبخشين )
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Mebakhshen? . (ميبخشين )
I'm sorry.
Mazrat Mekhwaham . ( محذرت ميخواەم )
Goodbye
Khuda Hafez . ( خدا حافظ )
Good Night (informal)
Shab ba khayr . ( )
I can't speak dari well.
Ma dorost dari yad nadaraom .. ( [من درست درى ياد ندارم ])
Do you speak English?
Aaya Shuma Englisi Yaad Daren? ( ?آيا شما انگريسي ياد دارن )
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Aaya da inja kase hast ke englisi yaad dashta basha ? ( ?آيا انجا کس است کە انگليسي ياد داشتە باشه )
Help!
Komak! (کمک !)
Look out!
Sayhel ko! ( !سيل کن)
Good morning.
Sob bakhir. (صبح بخير )
Good evening.
Chasht bakhir. ( )
Good night.
Shab bakhir. (شپ بخير )
Good night (to sleep)
Shaw bakhir. ( )
I don't understand.
Mann namedanam. ( من نميدانم )
Where is the toilet?
Tashnab kojast? ( ? تشناب کجااست)

Problems edit

mushkele taan chi ast? ´´ ? مشکل تان چي است ´´

Numbers edit

one
yak
two
doo
three
say
four
chah-HAHR
five
panj
six
shahsh
seven
haft
eight
hasht
nine
nou
ten
daa

Time edit

Clock time edit

1:00 am. yak Sob 1:00 pm. yak Zohr 1:30 am. yak o nim e sob 1:30 pm yak o nim e zohr

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Days edit

Saturday:Shambey Sunday:Yak Shambey Monday:Doo Shambey Tuesday:Se Shambey Wednesday:Char Shambey Thursday:Panj Shambey Friday:Jummaa

Months edit

۱ March-April Aries حمل hamal ۲ April-May Taurus ثور sawr ۳ May-June Gemini جوزا jawzā ۴ June-July Cancer سرطان saratān ۵ July-August Leo اسد asad ۶ August-September Virgo سنبله sombole ۷ September-October Libra میزان mizān ۸ October-November Scorpio عقرب aqrab ۹ November-December Sagittarius قوس qaws ۱۰ December-January Capricorn جدی jady ۱۱ January-February Aquarius دلو dalv ۱۲ February-March Pisces حوت hut

Writing time and date edit

Colors edit

White
safid
Red
sur khe
Black
siâh
Yellow
Zard
Blue
âbi
Green
sabz
Orange
nar-en-ji
Purple
bunjuni
Gold
teh-la-he

Transportation edit

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Lodging edit

Money edit

-Paisa -Pul پول

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