General Dari Flashcards
beige
khaaki/naswaari roshan
violet
amcinar
favourite
dilkhaa
my favourite
dilkhaa-iem
hint
naqle
give me a hint
naqle betem
vegetables
tarkaari/sabzi
fruits
mewa
which is your favourite fruit?
mewe dilkhaaet ci ast?
qodaam mewa dilkhaet ast?
frozen
iakh-zadagi
frozen berries
toot iakh-zadagi
location
mauqiat
where is Qandahar? (where is Qandahar located?)
Qandahar dar koo gia mauqiat dara?
next to (this is situated next to)
poloie
near
nezdiq
in between
mobaine
to the left/on the left
it’s on your left
turn left
deste ciap
tarafe ciap
deste ciap-et asta
tarafe ciap/ciap begard
straight (straight ahead)
mostaqim/roo ba roo
around
dawore
groom
daamaat
bride
aaross
the guests are dancing around the bride and groom
memaana dawore aaros ooa daamaat rakhss mekonan
lesson
dars
old man
reesh safed
old woman
sar safed
wife
khaanom
newborn
sheer-khor/sheer-khorak
side/profile
baghal (az baghal)
bon appetit
noshe jan/ishtiaaye khoob
eggplant
baanjaane siaa
purple
baanjaanee
amcinar?
lettuce
kaaoo
cauliflower
karam/gul-karam/gulpee
flower
gul
garlic
seer
to point/ an arrow
eshaara
wooden table
meze ciobi
chair
ciaoki
guards at the door/concierge
ciaokidaar
fluent
rao
i want my dari to become fluent
mekhaayom che dar-im rao shawa
formal
rasmi/adabi
rifle
salaa
guards with guns/bodyguards
maafez/maafez shakhsi
private
shakhsi
stand/standing
estaada
instructions
edaayaat
finally
belaakhera
Ali is finally leaving
Ali pass mera belaakhera
he sits
mishina
he sat/he was sitting
shishta/shishta bood
a protest/rally/demonstration/march
mozaaera
protesters/demonstrators/marchers
mozaaerci
powder milk
sheer podari/sheer khoshk
powder
podar
dry
khoshk
the best
betarin
pistachio
pesta
walnut
ciaar-maghz
what’s your favourite dry fruit?
mewa khoshk dilkhaaetaan qodom ast?/ci ast?
almond
baadaam
raisin
kishmish
tea bag
paakate ciaaye
carton
kaartan
black ball
tope sia
a ball (balloon)
tope
black
sia
neighbour
hamsaaya
traditional afghan men outfit (top and trousers)
peran tombaan
jacket
oowaaskat
hat
kolaa
knife
kaard
fork
pangia
spoon
qaashuq
waiter
gar soon
as fast as possible
har ciz zootar
pour me some water
ao barem bendaaz
lutfan ao barem mendaazi?? (check)
to throw
andaakhtan
tasty/delicious
mazador
little taste
cam maza
without taste
be maza
wall of bricks
dewaale khesht
wall
dewaal
bricks
khesht
colour of the bricks (brick red)
range kheshti/sorkh-e-keshti
Proverb for when you should speak low so people don’t hear your secret/your discussion doesn’t spread around (hint: walls and mouse)
Dewaalaa moosh daaran, moosh-e gosh (daaran)
gossip
ghaibat
gossip is a big sin
ghaibat gonaa kalaan ast
sin
gonaa
big
kalaan
wardrobe
almaaree lebaas
‘then’ (something after another)
baadazoo/baad/baadan
supermarket
maghaaza/dokaan
shop
dokaan
stationary
qertaasia
white paper
qaaghaz safed
pen/pencil
pencil/qalam
a letter
naama
scissors
qaici
history
taarikh
a history book
ketaabe taarikhi
brown
naswaari
rectangle
mostatil
circle
daaera
dimension/size
andaaza
triangle
mosalass
an angle
zula/conj
square
ciar zula
window
kilkin
open
owaaz
close
basta
the air(weather) is cold/is very cold
hawa sard ast/hawa iakh ast
accident
taqar
two people bump into each other accidentally
doo nafar taqar mekonan
it doesn’t matter
parwaa nadaara
blind
kor
can i come in? (permission)
hejaaza ast?
he runs
medawa
running/a run
daweedan
he is lying down
daraz mekasha
how much is 2 times 5?
do panj ciand mesha?
how much is 2 plus 5?
do o panj ciand mesha
2 plus 2
do jama do (do o do)
2 multiplied by 5
do zarb panj
5 minus 2 equal 3
panj manfi do see mesha
minus
manfi
multiply
zarb