A collection of useful phrases in Dari (درى), a variety of Persian spoken mainly in Afghanistan, and also in Pakistan.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| Phrase | (Dari) درى |
|---|---|
| Welcome | (Salâm) سلام |
| Hello (General greeting) | (As-salâmo 'alaykom) ااسال م عليكم |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | (Ci hâl dâri?) چي حال داري؟ (Ci tor hasti?)چي تر هستی؟ |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | (Xob, tašakor) خوب تشكر؟ |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | (Nâmêtân cist?) نامتان چيست؟ (Esme-tân cist?) اسم تان چيست؟ |
| My name is ... | (Nâme man ... ast) نام من ... است (Esme-man ... ast) اسم من ... است |
| Where are you from? | (Ahale kajâ hastêd?) اهل کجا هستید؟ |
| I'm from ... | (Man ... hastam) من ... هستم |
| Pleased to meet you | خشحال شدم از ملاقات شما (Xoshâl šodom az molâqâte šoma) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
(Sobh baxir) صبح بخير |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
|
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
(Cast baxir) چست بخير |
| Good night | (Šab baxir) شپ بخير |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
(Xudâ hâfez) خدا حافظ (Tâ didâr ba'ad) تا دیدار بعد |
| Good luck! | (muwafaq bashed) موفق باشید |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
|
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
|
| Yes | (Bale) بله |
| No | (Ne) نه |
| Maybe | (Šâyad) شاید |
| I don't know | (Man nami dânam) من نمی دانم |
| I understand | (Fahmidam) فهميدم |
| I don't understand | (Man namêdânam) من نميدانم (Na fahmidam) نه فهميدم |
| Please speak more slowly | لطفاً آهسته تر گپ بزنيد (Lotfân âhesta tar gap bezanid) |
| Please say that again | لطفآ دوباره بخوانید (Loftân dôbâra becônêd) |
| Please write it down | لطفآ نوشته کنید (Lotfân nawešta konêd) |
| Do you speak English? | آيا شما انگريسي ياد دارن؟ (Âyâ šumâ englisi yâd dâren?) |
| Do you speak Dari? | آیا شما دری صحبت میکنید؟ (Âyâ šumâ dâri sahabat mikanid?) |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
من كمى درى ميدانم (Man kamê dari mêdânam) |
| Speak to me in Dari | |
| How do you say ... in Dari? | |
| Excuse me | (Bêbaxšin) بيبخشين (Mêbaxšên) ميبخشين |
| How much is this? | قیمتش چقدر است؟ (Qimtaš cefdor asat?) |
| Sorry | (Mahzrat mêxwaham) محذرت ميخواهم |
| Please | (Lotfân) لطفا |
| Thank you | (Tašakor) تشكر |
| Reply to thank you | قابل تشکرنيست (Qâbele tašakor nest) |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | (Tašnâb kojâst?) تشناب کجااست؟ |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | (Komak) کمک |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | (Ba polis telefon bazanêd!) به پلیس تلفن بزنید! |
| Christmas greetings | (Krismas mobârak) کریسمس مبارک |
| New Year greetings | (Sâl naw mobârak) سال نو مبارک |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | (Tuâda mobârak) تولد مبارک |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Corrections to the transliterations provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Dari | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Language learning materials
Other collections of Dari phrases
http://www.17-minute-world-languages.com/en/dari/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dari_phrasebook
http://mylanguages.org/dari_phrases.php
http://learn101.org/dari_phrases.php
http://ilanguages.org/dari_phrases.php
http://www.indiana.edu/~celcar/survival_phrases/dari.html
Dari, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Mazandarani, Ossetian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Tajik, Zazaki
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