Time وخت
Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by Transparent Language in Uncategorized
Pashtoons do not place as much emphasis on time as compared to other parts of the world, particularly the Western world where every task is performed in a timely fashion. Still, there exist certain significant activities that have to be performed at a scheduled time, such as offering prayers five times a day and going to the field to take part in the agricultural activities. Some model sentences pertaining to time have been depicted in the following table.
| English | Pashto |
| Time is money | وخت قيمتی دے |
| Time once lost is never regained. | تير وخت بيرته نۀ راځی |
| Always catch the time by forelocks. | همېشه د وخت صحيح استعمال كوه |
| You have no value for time | تاسو سره د وخت څه قدر نشته |
| It seems that time hangs heavy on you | داسې ښكاری چې تا نه وخت نۀ شی تيرېدے |
| Once should be opportunist | هر چاله موقع پېژندل پكار دی |
| Never miss a chance | چرې موقع د لاسه مه وركوه |
| He came in the nick of time | هغه بالكل په صيحې وخت راغلو |
| He does his work at the eleventh hour | هغه كار په وخت راتللو كوی |
| Time and tide wait for none | وخت د چا انتظار نۀ كوی |
| Always reach office in time | همېشه دفتر ته په وخت رارسه |
| You left the office before time | تۀ د وخت ختميدو نه اګاهو له دفتر نه لاړې |
| Your claim is time barred | ستا د كليم د دعوې وخت ختم شوې دې |
| Please do not waste your time | مهربانی اوكړه، خپل وخت مۀ بربادوه |
| Come what may, I will reach there in time | كۀ هر څه وی خو زۀ به هلته په وخت رسم |
| During winter, days are shorter than nights. | په يخنۍ كښې د شپې په مقابله كښې ورځ وړۀ وی |
| Always get up early. | همېشه زر پاسه |
| Early to bed and early to rise: Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise | زر اودۀ كيدل او وختی پاسيدل سړے تندرست، مالدار او هوښيار جوړوی. |
| The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. | نمر سحر راخيژی او ماښام پريوځی. |
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