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Dari phrasebook

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Dari is the name of the variant of Persian spoken in Afghanistan.

See also Persian phrasebook.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

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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 tor hasti? 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)

[edit] Problems

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

[edit] Numbers

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

[edit] Time

What is the time?

     Chand solas? ()

[edit] 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

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

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

[edit] 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-Febrary Aquarius دلو dalv ۱۲ February-March Pisces حوت hut

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[edit] Colors

White 
سفید safed
Red 
سرخ surkh
Black 
سیاہ siyaa
Yellow 
زرد zard
Blue 
نیلا aabii
Green 
سبز savz
Orange 
نارنجی narinji
Purple 
arj-wanni
Gold 
teh-la-he

[edit] Transportation

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[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

Baksheesh Paisa Pul

[edit] Eating

mekhuri

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