Dari phrasebook

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

Phrase list

Basics

Note: Common signs

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

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

Colors

White 

saf ed

Red 

Sur-kh

Black 

siâh

Yellow 

Zard

Blue 

âbi

Green 

sabz

Orange 

nar-en-ji

Purple 

arj-wanni

Gold 

teh-la-he

Money Matters & ATM's in Dari phrasebook

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