Dari phrasebook
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
- saf ed
- Red
- Sur-kh
- Black
- siâh
- Yellow
- Zard
- Blue
- âbi
- Green
- sabz
- Orange
- nar-en-ji
- Purple
- arj-wanni
- Gold
- teh-la-he
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
-Paisa -Pul