Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Everyday Pashto

Hello - Assalam aleikum
Where do you come from? - Ta la cherta ragh-ley?
Yes/no /OK! - Ho/na/Sha!/Kha!
I'm from America - Ze la Amerika
Please - Pa-mehrhabaney-sara/Lut-fan
Can you help? - Ta ma sera mrasta kawoley?
Thank you - Ma-na-na
What does this mean? - Da tse ma-na la-rie?
No thank you - Na, ma-na-na
Can you repeat that please? - Tasoo, da tekrar ka-walay shai?
Excuse me - Abhaka
Do you speak English/Pashto? - Sa Aya ta pe ... po-he-gy Englesi/Pashto?
Everything is okay! - Har tse sam dee!
Can you translate this? - Tassa da tarjoma ka-wo-lay shei?
Good morning - Assalam aleikum
It's better/worse - Da ... dai der sha/der kharab
My name is ... - Ze-ma num … dai
It's cheap/expensive - Da ... dai arzan/kimati or gran
What is your name? - Sta num tse dai?
There is a mistake - Tse ghalti shewey da!
What is your name? - Nam-e shomaa chist?
Where is a taxi? - Taxi cherta dai?
How are you? - Tha tsanga ye?
Go straight ahead - Negh lar-sha
Good-bye - Da khoday pe aman
Where is the nearest shop? - Negdy dokan cherta dai?
Who?/What? - Tsok?/ Tse?
What time is it? - Tse wakt dai?
Where is it? - Hagha cherta dai?
Is it near/far? - Nizde/la -rey dai?
It is there - Da halta dai
I do not understand - Ze na pohe gam
I do not know - Ze khabar na yem
I understand - Ze pohe-gam
He is a good man - Hagha shh saray dai
You understand? - Aya ta pohe-gi?
I want to drink the water - Ze oba tskal ghuaram
Yes, a little - Ho, legleg
You do that - Ta hagha kawey
How much is this thing? - Da shay pa tso dai?
It is wonderful! - Da ajeeba dai!
How much? - Somra?
Can you do this? - Aya ta da ka-walay shey?
What do you want? - Ta tse ghua-rey?
I want to go to the toilet - Ze tushnab ta tlal ghua-ram
It is good - Dash dai

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