Useful phrases in Pashto 4/24/11 9:57 PM

Useful phrases in Pashto

English (Pashto) ‫ﺘﻮ‬#‫ﭘ‬

Welcome (pikheyr) ‫ﭘﺨﻴﺮ‬
send as text (salaam) ‫ﺳﻼﻡ‬
Hello
(as-salaamu' alaykum) ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻋﺎﻳﻜﻢ‬
How are you? (tsenga yee?) ‫ﻨﮕﻪ ﻳﯥ؟‬5
‫ﻪ ﻳﯥ؟‬6‫ﻨ‬5 ‫ ﺗﻪ‬،‫ ﻫﻨﻨﺎ‬،‫ﺯﻩ ;ﻪ ﱘ‬
I'm fine thanks, and you? / (za kha yam, manana, tatsenga yee?)
I am well (sheh yem)
Long time no see deer wakht wosho na khary
What's your name? (staa num tsa dhe?) ‫ﻪ‬5 ‫ﺳﺘﺎ ﻧﻮﻥ‬
My name is ... (zama num ... deh) ‫ ﺩﻯ‬... ‫ﺯﻣﺎ ﻧﻮﻥ‬
Where are you from? (ta da kom zaee ye?) ‫ﺗﻪ ﺩ ﻛﻮﻡ ﺧﺎﻯ ﻳﯥ؟‬
I'm from ... (za da ... yem) ‫ ﱘ‬... ‫ﺯﻩ ﺩ‬
Pleased to meet you khwakh shum pa li do di
(sahr pikheyr) ‫ﺳﺤﺮ ﭘﺨﻴﺮ‬
Good morning
(sahaar mo pa kheyr) ‫ﺳﻬﺎﺭ ﻣﻮ ﭘﻪ ﺧﻴﺮ‬
Good afternoon (wradz mo pa kheyr) ‫ﻭﺭځ ﻣﻮ ﭘﻪ ﺧﻴﺮ‬
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ‫ﻣﺎ;ﺎﻡ ﻣﻮ ﭘﻪ ﺧﻴﺮ‬
Good evening
(khah maakhaam) ‫ﻣﺎﺷﺎﻡ ﺷﻪ‬
Good night (shpa mo pa kheyr) ‫ﺷﭙﻪ ﻣﻮ ﭘﻪ ﺧﻴﺮ‬
(da khoday pa amaan) ‫ﺩﺧﺪﺍﻯ ﭘﻪ ﺍﻣﺎﻥ‬
Goodbye
macha de shah / macha de gulunah
Good luck
Cheers/Good health! kha sehat walary
Have a nice day kha woraz walary
Bon appetit ishtya larel
Bon voyage safer larel
I don't understand (za na poheegum) ‫ﺯﻩ ﻧﻪ ﭘﻮﻫﻴﺮﻡ‬
‫ﻛﺮﺍﺭ ﻛﺮﺍﺭ ﺧﺒﺮﯤ ﻛﻮﻩ‬
Speak more slowly
(karaar karaar khabaree kawa)
Please say that again mehrabani wokra bia ye wowaya
Please write it down mehrabani wokra da wolika
‫ﻮﻟﻰ ﺷﯥ؟‬R ‫ﺘﻮ ﺧﺒﺮﯤ‬S‫ﺍﻳﺎ ﺗﻪ ﭘﻪ ﭘ‬
Do you speak Pashto? (aya ta pa pakhto khabarey kawalai

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Useful phrases in Pashto 4/24/11 9:57 PM

shey?)
A little
(lig lig) T‫ ﻟ‬T‫ﻟ‬
How do you say ...
da pa pakhto ki sanga waii?
in Pashto?
Excuse me (bakhena ghwaarum) ‫ﻨﻪ ﻏﻮﺍړﻡ‬S‫ﺑﺨ‬
How much is this? da somra di?
Sorry (zeh mutaasif yum) ‫ﺯﻩ ﻫﺘﺎﺳﻒ ﱘ‬
(lotfan) ‫( ﻟﻄﻔﺎ‬mehrabai wakrey) ‫ﻣﻬﺮﺑﺎﻧﻲ‬
Please
‫]ﺉ‬R‫ﻭ‬
Thank you (manana) ‫( ﻣﻨﻨﻪ‬tashakor) ‫ﺗﺸﻜﺮ‬
Response (har kala rashay) ‫ﻫﺮ ﻛﻠﻪ ﺭﺍﺵ‬
Where's the toilet? khakandas cheerta di?
dagha khaghly be da har sa lagakht
This gentleman/lady wakri
will pay for everything dagha aghly be da har sa lagakht
wakri
Would you like to
aya ghwari chi ma sara gada wokri?
dance with me?
‫ﻮﻡ‬R ‫ﺯﻩ ﺳﺘﺎ ﺳﺮﻩ ﻣﻴﻨﻪ‬
I love you
(za la ta sara meena kawom)
Get well soon zar ba yi ter lasa kri
Leave me alone! yawazi mee pregda!
Help! marasta!
Fire! aor!
Stop! wadrega!
Call the police! sarandui ta khaber warkri!
Merry Christmas aisawi newi kall
and Happy New Year newi kall mo mubarak sha
Happy Easter kha aw khwakh akhtar
‫ﻠﯿﺰﻩ ﺩﯼ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﮎ ﺷﻪ‬R ‫ﯾﺪﻟﻮ‬T‫ﺩ ﺯﯾ‬
Happy Birthday (de zaigaidelo kaleeza dai mubarak
sha)
One language
yawa zhaba heskla bus nada
is never enough

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