In order to familiarize you with the Dari sounds and give you some absolutely essential vocabulary for your Dari, we have prepared a list of words that contains the words that you are most likely to use when you arrive in Afghanistan or communicate in Dari. Sometimes knowing even one word in a language can help you make a friend. For instance, if you are able to say thank you to someone in their own language is far more interesting for both you and the other party than saying it through a translator. The other thing to always remember is that Afghans likes it when you speak even a few words of their language. So here are your first absolutely essential words in Dari, also watch the video for the correct pronunciation of these words.
Transliteration
English
Pashto
Aab
Water
آب
naan
Bread
نان
Tashakor
Thanks/thank you
تشکر
motar
Car
موتر
Chaai
Tea
چای
Chawkee
Chair
چوکي
Passport
Passport
پاسپورت
Sard
Cold
سرد
garm
Hot/warm
ګرم
Maza daar
Delicious
مزه دار
gorosna
Hungry
ګرسنه
Ejaaza
Permission
اجازه
Aks
Picture
عکس
koja
Where
کجا
Az man
mine
از من
Tashnaab
Bathroom
تشناب
Bale
Yes
بلی
Nakhair
No
نخیر
Khoob
Good
خوب
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Sayed Naqibullah speaks Pashto and Dari as his native languages. Since 2004 he has been teaching Dari and Pashto and working as cultrual advisor to NGO workers, foreigners who live, work, or are visiting Afghanistan. Sayed has worked as a linguist for several companies that produce language course-ware. He has worked as a guide, interpreter and translator of a number of NGOs working in Afghanistan. Sayed is also a blog writer on Afghan culture and languages. He is the author of a Dari language textbook called “Dari as a Second Language”.