Dari phrasebook
dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan
Dari (دری) is the name of the variant of Persian spoken in Afghanistan.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
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Common signs
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- 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
mushkele taan chi ast? ´´ ? مشکل تان چي است ´´
Numbers
- one
- yak
- two
- doo
- three
- say
- four
- chah-HAHR
- five
- panj
- six
- shahsh
- seven
- haft
- eight
- hasht
- nine
- nou
- ten
- daa
Time
Clock time
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
Duration
Days
Saturday:Shambey Sunday:Yak Shambey Monday:Doo Shambey Tuesday:Se Shambey Wednesday:Char Shambey Thursday:Panj Shambey Friday:Jummaa
Months
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
Colors
- White
- safid
- Red
- sur khe
- Black
- siâh
- Yellow
- Zard
- Blue
- âbi
- Green
- sabz
- Orange
- nar-en-ji
- Purple
- bunjuni
- Gold
- teh-la-he
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
-Paisa -Pul پول