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What is that Mountain Proverb in Dari? Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Jul 22, 2013
Today’s post is a response to one of our readers who have asked us to teach him the Dari proverb that says, “There is a road to the top of even the highest mountain”. No wonder Afghans use mountains in their proverbs. When you go to Afghanistan there are very few places that you…
Afghan Dari Proverbs Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Feb 24, 2013
Afghanistan has a rich oral tradition. Using proverbs and verses of poetry in conversation is very common among the people, both educated and uneducated. While English language also has some proverbs but they are rarely used in daily communication . In Afghan proverbs and verses of poetry are used to get important point across; it…
How to Play Buzkashi, an Afghan National Game Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Feb 11, 2013
Buzkashi is a Dari word made up of Buz which means goat and Kashi which means grabbing or pulling. It is a game that can be best described when compared to Polo, because Buzkashi is played on a horse’s back. In a Buzkashi game, there are two teams of Buzkashi players and each player…
Five Tips for Reading Dari Script Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Jan 27, 2013
Reading and writing in Dari script is a lot of fun. Writing in Dari scripts feels like making art and is very beautiful. In this lesson we will give you five tips that will help you read and subsequently write in Dari script much easier. For this lesson we assume you have a basic knowledge…
Past Tense of “to be“ in Dari Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Jan 11, 2013
In this blog post, we will teach you the past tense of the verb “to be” in Dari, and its different conjugated variation. In Dari, there are two infinitives for the “to be” verbs, the imaginary infinitive هستن hastan which is used for the present tense , and the real infinitive بودن boodan which used…
Happy New Year in Afghanistan Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Jan 1, 2013
If you are living in the west, it is most likely you are thinking about the New Year’s resolution when the New Year approaches. In Afghanistan, it is quite a different story; there are no resolutions, celebrations, or even holidays when it is January 1st, and that is because they use a different calendar. In…
What Time Is It? How to Ask and Say the Time in Dari Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Dec 26, 2012
One of the things that we do a lot is that we talk about the time. Probably the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning is to check what time it is. So, when learning a new language asking about time and talking about time is what most of us would…