simple sentences in Dari
Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by najib in Uncategorized
Simple sentences in Dari: The verb normally comes at the end of the sentence in Dari. Translations: This – īn, that -ān, it –ān or īn, she-ow, he-ow and is –ast.
| English | Transliterated | Dari |
| This is a book | īn ketāb ast | این کِتاب است |
| That is a pen | ān qalam ast | آن قلم است |
| This is a house | īn khānah ast | این خانه است |
| That is a village | ān qaryah ast | آن قریه است |
| It is a desk | ān maez ast | آن میز است |
| It is a chair | ān chawk ī ast | آن چوکی است |
| This is a man | īn mard ast | این مَرد است |
| That is a woman | ān zan ast | آن زن است |
| Habib is a carpenter | habib najār ast | حبیب نجار است |
| Habiba is a nurse | habiba parastār ast | حبیبه پرستار است |
| Wali is a teacher | Wali ma ‘lem ast | ولی معلم است |
| She is a student | ow shāgerd ast | او شاگِرد است |
Exercise: make sentences out of the following vocabulary using the above word order.
| Broom/jārru/جارو | Shoe/kafsh/ کفش | Shirt/peyrāhan/ پیراهن |
| School/maktab/ مکتب | Shop/dukān/دوکان | Wall/dewār/ دیوار |
| Teacher/ma ‘lem/معلم | Girl/dokhtar/دختر | Key/kel īd/ کلید |
| Door/darwāzah/دروازه | Boy/pesar/پِسر | Black/seyah/سیاه |
| Clock/sā ‘t/ ساعت | Blue/ābee/آبی | Dog/sag/سگ |
| He/ow/ او | She/ow/ او | It/ān/آن |
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Can you show me how to write “say not to war” in dari? I believe it to be a beautiful language and am trying to write my friend a card, but everything is all computerized i was wondering if you could make a video of it being written or something
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