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 |
Comments:
tracy:
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
thank you
peace
tracy