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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 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-Febrary Aquarius دلو dalv ۱۲ February-March Pisces حوت hut

Writing time and date

Colors

White 

سفید

Red 

سرخ

Black 

سیاہ

Yellow 

زرد

Blue 

نیلا

Green 

سبز

Orange 

نارنجی

Purple 

arj-wanni

Gold 

teh-la-he

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

-Paisa -Pul

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

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