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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
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Common signs
- OPEN
- koshaade کشاده
- CLOSED
- basteh بسته
- ENTRANCE
- dakhl دخل
- EXIT
- kharij خرج
- PUSH
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- PULL
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- TOILET
- hammom حمام
- MEN
- mardon مردان
- WOMEN
- zanon زنان
- FORBIDDEN
- mamnue ممنوع
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- 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.
- 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
- 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
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