Dari phrasebook

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

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

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

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

safid

Red

sur khe

Black

siâh

Yellow

Zard

Blue

âbi

Green

sabz

Orange

nar-en-ji

Purple

bunjuni

Gold

teh-la-he

Money

-Paisa -Pul پول