Simple sentences in Pashto: The verb normally comes at the end of the sentence in Pashto. Translations: This – Da, that -haghah, it –Da or haghah, she-haghah, he-haghah and is –Dai.
| English |
Transliterated |
Pashto |
| This is a book |
Dā Ketāb dai |
دا کتاب دی |
| That is a pen |
haghah qalam dai |
هغه قلم دی |
| This is a house |
da kur dai |
دا کور دی |
| That is a village |
Haghah kelai dai |
هغه کلی دی |
| It is a desk |
da maez dai |
دا میز دی |
| It is a chair (fem) |
haghah chowkai dah(fem) |
هغه چوکی ده |
| This is a man |
da saRai dai |
دا سړی دی |
| That is a women (fem) |
Haghah khezah dah (fem) |
هغه ښځه ده |
| Habib is a carpenter |
Habib tarkāN dai |
حبیب ترکاڼ دی |
| Habiba is a nurse (fem) |
Habiba parastārah dah (fem) |
حبیبه پرستاره ده |
| Wali is a teacher |
Wali ma ‘lem dai |
ولی معلم دی |
| She is a student (fem) |
Haghah zdah kunkay dah (fem) |
هغه زده کونکي ده |
Exercise: make sentences out of the following vocabulary using the above word order.
| Broom/jārru/جارو |
Shoe/bowT/ بوټ |
Shirt/kam īs/کمیس |
| School/maktab/ مکتب |
Shop/dukān/دوکان |
Wall/dewāl/ دیوال |
| Teacher/ma ‘lem/معلم |
Girl/njalai /نجلۍ |
Key/kunj ī/ کونجی |
| Door/darwāzah/دروازه |
Boy/halak/هلک |
Black/tur/تور |
| Clock/sā ‘t/ ساعت |
Blue/ābee/آبی |
Dog/spai/سپی |
| He/haghah/ هغه |
She/haghah/هغه |
It/da/دا |
Comments:
Hicham akkaoui:
I like this language I will try to learn