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Today\u2019s post is a response to one of our readers who have asked us to teach him the Dari proverb that says, \u201cThere is a road to the top of even the highest mountain\u201d.\u00a0 No wonder Afghans use mountains in their proverbs. When you go to Afghanistan there are very few places that you will not see mountains. They are everywhere! Anyways, let\u2019s get to the bottom of the proverb about the mountain. The proverb in Dari is \u06a9\u0648\u0647 \u0647\u0631 \u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0644\u0646\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0634\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0632 \u0647\u0645 \u0633\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0631\u0627\u0647 \u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [ koh har dadar boland bashad baaz ham sar e khod rah darad].<\/p>\n
This proverb is used to motivate people to not give up and keep trying. Sometimes it is also used to describe that regardless of how powerful someone is there is still someone else more powerful than him or her. It can be used in many different contexts, however as the learners of Dari as a second language I encourage you to go for the first option and use it to motivate people, because that is the most appropriate and common use. Also other usages require a deeper understanding of the context and culture.<\/p>\n
The following is the vocabulary used in the proverb:<\/p>\n
\u06a9\u0648\u0647\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 koh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0mountain<\/p>\n
\u0628\u0644\u0646\u062f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boland\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 high<\/p>\n
\u0628\u0627\u0632 \u0647\u0645\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 baaz-ham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 still<\/p>\n
\u0631\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 way\/path\/road<\/p>\n
\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 darad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He\/she\/it has<\/p>\n
And finally, here is the literal translation of the proverb: \u201chowever much a mountain higher is, still on it<\/p>\n
a way it has.\u201d We usually include the literal translation of the resentences in order to help you see how the structures of the sentences in Dari work. For example, in the literal translation above, we can see that the verb \u201chas\u201d is at the very end of the sentence which shows us that the verb in Dari comes at the very end of a sentence.<\/p>\n
Please leave your comments and questions in the comment area and we will be happy to respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dari\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2013\/07\/8735703666_6e5bf029ec_z-350x172.jpg\")
Today\u2019s post is a response to one of our readers who have asked us to teach him the Dari proverb that says, \u201cThere is a road to the top of even the highest mountain\u201d.\u00a0 No wonder Afghans use mountains in their proverbs. When you go to Afghanistan there are very few places that you…<\/p>\n