A collection of useful phrases in Pashto.
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.
| English | (Pashto) پښتو |
|---|---|
| Welcome | (pakheyr) پخير |
| Hello (General greeting) | (khe chare) ښې چارې (salaam) سلام (as-salaamu' alaykum) السلام عايكم |
| How are you? | (ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟ |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | زه ښه يم، هننا، ته څنګه يې؟ (za kha yam, mannana, ta sanga yee?) |
| Long time no see | دیړوخت وشو نہ خکاری (deer wakht wosho na khary) |
| What's your name? | (staa num tsa dhe?) ستا نون څه |
| My name is ... | (zama num ... de) زما نون ... دى |
| Where are you from? | (ta da kom zaee ye?) ته د كوم خاى يې؟ |
| I'm from ... | (za da ... yem) زه د ... يم |
| Pleased to meet you | خوښال شوم په ليدو دی (khushala shum pa li do di) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير (sahaar mo pa kheyr) سهار مو په خير |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير (khah maakhaam) ماشام شه |
| Good night | (shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان (makha de khah) مښه د ګلونه (makha de gulunah) مښه د ښه |
| Good luck! | ښه قسمت درته غواړم (kha kismet darta ghowaram) |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
(kha sehat walary) ښه صحت ولری |
| Have a nice day | (kha woraz walary) ښه ورز ولری |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
(kha ishtya walare) ښه اشتیا ولری |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
(kha safer walare) ښه سفر ولری |
| Do you understand? | (ta poheegee?) ته پوهيږې؟ |
| I understand | (za poheegum) زه پوهيرم |
| I don't understand | (za na poheegum) زه نه پوهيرم |
| Please speak more slowly | كرار كرار خبرې كوه (karaar karaar khabaree kawa) |
| Please say that again | مهربانی وکړه بیاي ووايه (mehrabani wokra bia ye wowaya) |
| Please write it down | مهربانی وکړه دا ولیکه (mehrabani wokra da wolika) |
| Do you speak Pashto? | ايا ته په پښتو خبرې کولى شې؟ (aya ta pa pakhto khabarey kawalai shey?) |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
(lag lag) لږ لږ |
| How do you say ... in Pashto? |
دا په پښتو کی ... سنګه وایي (da pa pakhto ki ... sanga waii?) |
| Excuse me | (bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم |
| How much is this? | (da somra di?) دا سومره دي؟ |
| Sorry | (zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم |
| Please | (lotfan) لطفا (mehrabai wakrey) مهرباني وکړئ |
| Thank you | (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر |
| Reply to thank you | (har kala rasha) هر كله راش |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | (tashnab cherta di?) تشناب چ ېرې دي؟ |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | دغه خاښلی به د هر سه لګښت ورکړی (dagha khaghly be da har sa lagakht wakri) |
| This lady will pay for everything | دغه اښلی به د هر سه لګښت ورکړی (dagha aghly be da har sa lagakht wakri) |
| Would you like to dance with me? | آیا غواړی چی ما سره ګدا وکړی (aya ghwari chi ma sara gada wokri?) |
| I love you | زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom) |
| Get well soon | (zar bar jor shay) زر به جوړ شی |
| Leave me alone! | (yawazi mee pregda!) یوازی می پریښده |
| Help! | (marasta!) مرسته! |
| Fire! | (aor!) اور! |
| Stop! | (wadrega!) ودريږه! |
| Call the police! | عسکر ته خبر ورکړه (askar ta khaber warkra!) |
| Christmas greetings | عیسوی نوی کال (aisawi newi kall) د كرسمس ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺩ ﺑﺨﺘﻮﺭ (De Krismas akhtar de bakhtawar) |
| New Year greetings | نوی کال مو مبارک شه (newi kall mo mubarak sha) ﻧﻮﻯ ﻛﺎﻝ ﺩﯤ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﮎ ﺷﻪ (newai kal de mubarak sha) |
| Easter greetings | ښه او خوشحال اختر (kha aw khushal akhtar) |
| Birthday greetings | د زیږیدلو کلیزه دی مبارک شه (de zaigaidelo kaleeza dai mubarak sha) |
| Congratulations! | مبارکۍ! |
| One language is never enough | یوه ژبه هیڅ کله بس نده (yawa zhaba heskla bus nada) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Pashto recordings by Atta Khan
Download the audio files (Zip format, 1.5MB)
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Pashto phrases
Information about Pashto | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Learing materials
Other collections of Pashto phrases
https://ilovelanguages.org/pashto_phrases.php
https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/p/o/Pashto
http://wikitravel.org/en/Pashto_phrasebook
Dari, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Mazandarani, Ossetian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Tajik, Zazaki
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