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Affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple sentences in Pashto.

Posted on 07. Mar, 2012 by in Uncategorized

Affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple sentences in Pashto. The Pashto sentence structure is  subject-object-verb.

English

Transliteration

Pashto

 

Hamed has a pen.

 

hamed yaw qalam laree.

 

حامد یو قلم لري                             

 

Hamed does not have a pen.

 

hamed yaw qalam na laree.

 

حامد یو قلم نلري                            

 

Does Hamed have a pen?

 

aayaa hamed yaw qalam laree?

 

آیا حامد یو قلم لري؟                         

 

Hamed is a student.

 

hamed yaw zda kawonkai  dai.

 

حامد یو زده کونکی دی                   

 

Hamed is not a student.

 

hamed yaw zda kawonkai na dai.

 

حامد یو زده کونکی ندی                   

 

Is Hamed a student?

 

aayaa hamed zda kawonkai dai?

 

آیا حامد یو زده کونکی دی ؟              

 

Hamed is going.

 

haamed zee.

 

حامد ځي                                     

 

Hamed is not going?

 

haamed na zee.

 

حامد نځي                                    

 

Is Hamed going?

 

aayaa  hamed zee?

 

آیا حامد ځي؟                                 

 

Hamed is present. 

 

haamed hazer dai.

 

حامد حاضر دی                             

 

Hamed is not present.

 

haamed hazer na dai.

 

حامد حاضر ندی                            

 

Is Hamed present?

 

aayaa hamed hazer dai?

 

آیا حامد حاضر دی؟                         

 

This is a book.

 

daa yaw ketaab dai.

 

دا یو کتاب دی                               

 

This is not a book.

 

daa yaw ketaab na dai.

 

دا یو کتاب ندی                             

 

Is this a book?

 

aayaa  daa yaw ketaab dai?

 

آیا دا یو کتاب دی؟                           

 

That is a cat.

 

hagha yawa peshoo da. (fem)

 

هغه یوه پیشو ده                             

 

That is not a cat.

 

hagha yawa peshoo na da.(fem)

 

 هغه یوه پیشو نده؟                           

 

Is that a cat?

 

ayaa hagha yawa peeshoo da?

 

آیا هغه یوه پیشو ده؟                         

 

Hamed is coming.

 

haamed raazee.

 

حامد راځي                                  

 

Hamed is not coming.

 

hamed na raazee.

 

حامد نراځي                                 

 

Is Hamed coming?

 

Aayaa hamed raazee?

 

آیا حامد راځي؟                             

Simple sentences in Pashto

Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by in Uncategorized

Simple sentences in Pashto:  The verb normally comes at the end of the sentence in Pashto.  Translations:  This – Da, that -haghah, it –Da or haghah, she-haghah, he-haghah and is –Dai.

English Transliterated Pashto
 This is a book  Dā  Ketāb dai  دا کتاب دی                                  
 That is a pen  haghah  qalam dai  هغه قلم دی                                  
 This is a house  da kur dai  دا کور دی                                   
 That is a village  Haghah kelai dai  هغه کلی دی                                 
 It is a desk  da maez dai  دا میز دی                                   
 It is a chair (fem)  haghah chowkai  dah(fem)  هغه چوکی ده                                
 This is a man  da saRai dai  دا سړی دی                                  
 That is a women (fem)  Haghah khezah dah (fem)  هغه ښځه ده                                 
 Habib is a carpenter  Habib tarkāN dai  حبیب ترکاڼ دی                              
 Habiba is a nurse (fem)  Habiba parastārah dah (fem)  حبیبه پرستاره ده                            
 Wali  is a teacher  Wali  ma ‘lem dai  ولی معلم دی                                
 She is a student (fem)  Haghah zdah kunkay dah (fem)  هغه زده کونکي ده                          

 

Exercise:  make sentences out of the following vocabulary using the above word order.

 Broom/jārru/جارو  Shoe/bowT/ بوټ  Shirt/kam īs/کمیس
 School/maktab/ مکتب  Shop/dukān/دوکان  Wall/dewāl/ دیوال
 Teacher/ma ‘lem/معلم  Girl/njalai /نجلۍ  Key/kunj ī/  کونجی
 Door/darwāzah/دروازه  Boy/halak/هلک  Black/tur/تور
 Clock/sā ‘t/ ساعت  Blue/ābee/آبی  Dog/spai/سپی
 He/haghah/ هغه  She/haghah/هغه  It/da/دا

Afghan National Police Ranks and Organizations.

Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by in Uncategorized

Afghan National Police:      afghan mili police   افغان ملي پولیس            

National Police falls Under Ministry of Interior:

Mili police de Wozarat e dakhelay peh chowkat ke  ملی پولیس د وزارت داخلی په چوکات کی

National Law Enforcement Ranks: ANP ranks are in Pashto language for Dari.

                 English                                                Transliterated                            Pashto/ Dari

 First lieutenant  lumray Saran  لومړی څارن                                
 Second Lieutenant  dowahom saran  دوهم څارن                                  
 Major  samun wal  څمون وال                                   
 Captain  sarman  څارمن                                       
 Lieutenant  samun mal  څمون مل                                    
 Colonel  samun wal  څمون وال                                   
 General  mal paswaal  مل پاسوال                                   
 Ranks under first lieutenant are  satunkai  ساتونکی                                      

 

ANP Organizations with translations and transliterations:

ANP Organizations names are in Dari.

                English                                                Transliterated                                            Dari

Afghan Border Police de Afghanistan sarhadi police  د افغانستان سرحدی پولیس                 
 Afghan HighwayPolice  De luyu laaru police د لویو لارو پولیس                          
 Afghan Local Uniformed Police  Mahali police  محلي پولیس                                 
 Criminal investigation police   de genaee tahqeqatu police  د جنایی تحقیقاتو پولیس                     
Afghan National Civil Order Police de nazm e aamay mili police   د نظم عامی ملي پولیس                     
AfghanistanSpecial Narcotics Force de mokhaderu mawadu makhsusah qowah    د مخدرو موادو مخصوه قوه             
Counter Narcotics Police of Afghan    Da mukhaddera Mawado par zed de mubaarezey police. د مخدره موادو پر ضد د مبارزي پولیس             
Afghan National Auxiliary Police  Komaki police  کمکی پولیس