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

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

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 millad . 

naame ma millad ast . ( نام مه ميلاد است. .)

Nice to meet you. 

khoshhal az molaghat ba shoma! . (خوشحال از ملاقات با شما )

Please. 

lotfaan . ( لطفا)

Thank you. 

tashakor . (تشكر )

You're welcome. 

da ghesesh nasho! . ( د غصش نشو)

Yes. 

kho . ( خو)

No. 

ne . ( نه)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

bebakhshin . ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

bebakhshin? . ( )

I'm sorry. 

sharmanda . ( )

Goodbye 

ba maane khoda . ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

shaw ba khayr . ( )

I can't speak dari well. 

ma dari yad nadaraom khob.. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

englisi gap zadan metani? ? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

kasi da inja hast ke englisi yad dashta basha ? ( ?)

Help! 

komak ! ( !)

Look out! 

sayhel ko  ! ( !)

Good morning. 

sob bakhir . ( )

Good evening. 

chasht bakhir . ( )

Good night. 

shaw bakhir . ( )

Good night (to sleep)shaw bakhir 

. ( )

I don't understand. 

ma namifamom . ( )

Where is the toilet? 

tashnab kojast  ? ( ?)

Problems

problem chi ast?

Numbers

one 

yak

2 

doo

3 say

4 

chah-HAHR

5 

painch

6 

shahsh

7 

havt

8 

hasht

9 

noo

10 

daa

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

asshole

Lodging

Money

POL

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

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