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

See also Persian phrasebook.

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 _____. 

Naame ma _____ ast. (.نام مه _____ 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. 

Khob. (.خوب)

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

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 peshasoor 1:00 pm. yak badasoor 1:30 am. yak nim peshasoor

Duration

Days

Saturday:Shambey Sunday:Yak Shambey Monday:Doo Shambey Tuesday:Se Shambey Wednesday:Chor Sahmbey Thursday:Panj Shambey Friday:Jumma

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

White 

saf ed

Red 

Surkh

Black 

se aw

Yellow 

Zurd

Blue 

abi

Green 

sabz

Orange 

nerangii

Purple 

arjwanni

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Paisa Pul

Eating

Bars

To be used as offensive words in bars!

Kushard / Cushard (Cush ard) - Asshole

Kunni / Kewni (Queue Knee) - Gay

Djerky (Jerk E) - Wanker

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Learning more