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Why learn Pashto?
Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by about 40 million Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan.You can communicate in Pashto. Adding Pashto language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Analytical skills improve when you study Pashto. Studying the Pashto Language creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are different.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Pashto?
*** NOTES *** Pashto, sometimes spelt Pashtu or Pushto, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan along with Dari and is also spoken in the West and North of Pakistan. Around half the population of Afghanistan speaks it as a first language, with several million more knowing it as a second language. In Pakistan, it is the first language of less than 10% of the population. uTalk teaches Pashto from Afghanistan. aka Pax̌tō, spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pashto Alphabet & Pronunciation
ا
(alep)
[ɒ]
(alep)
[ɒ]
ب
(be)
[b]
(be)
[b]
پ
(pe)
[p]
(pe)
[p]
ت
(te)
[t]
(te)
[t]
ټ
(ṭe)
[ʈ]
(ṭe)
[ʈ]
ث
(s̱e)
[s]
(s̱e)
[s]
ج
(jim)
[d͡ʒ]
(jim)
[d͡ʒ]
چ
(če)
[t͡ʃ]
(če)
[t͡ʃ]
ح
(ḥe)
[h]
(ḥe)
[h]
خ
(xe)
[x]
(xe)
[x]
څ
(ce)
[s]
(ce)
[s]
ځ
(źim)
[z]
(źim)
[z]
د
(dâl)
[d]
(dâl)
[d]
ډ
(ḍāl)
[ɖ]
(ḍāl)
[ɖ]
ذ
(ẕâl)
[z]
(ẕâl)
[z]
ر
(re)
[ɾ]
(re)
[ɾ]
ړ
(ṛe)
[ɺ̢]
(ṛe)
[ɺ̢]
ز
(ze)
[z]
(ze)
[z]
ژ
(že)
[ʒ]
(že)
[ʒ]
ږ
(ẓ̌e)
[ʐ]
(ẓ̌e)
[ʐ]
س
(sin)
[s]
(sin)
[s]
ش
(šin)
[ʃ]
(šin)
[ʃ]
ښ
(ṣ̌īn)
[ʂ]
(ṣ̌īn)
[ʂ]
ص
(swād)
[s]
(swād)
[s]
ض
(zwād)
[z]
(zwād)
[z]
ط
(twe)
[t]
(twe)
[t]
ظ
(zwe)
[z]
(zwe)
[z]
ع
(ayn)
[ɑ]
(ayn)
[ɑ]
غ
(ğayn)
[ɣ]
(ğayn)
[ɣ]
ف
(pe)
[p]
(pe)
[p]
ق
(kap)
[q]
(kap)
[q]
ک
(kāf)
[k]
(kāf)
[k]
ګ
(gāf)
[ɡ]
(gāf)
[ɡ]
ل
(lām)
[l]
(lām)
[l]
م
(mīm)
[m]
(mīm)
[m]
ن
(nūn)
[n]
(nūn)
[n]
ڼ
(ṇūn)
[ɳ]
(ṇūn)
[ɳ]
و
(wāw)
[w]
(wāw)
[w]
ه
(gərda he)
[h]
(gərda he)
[h]
ۀ
(kajīra he)
[ə]
(kajīra he)
[ə]
ي
(klaka ye)
[j]
(klaka ye)
[j]
ې
(pasta ye)
[e]
(pasta ye)
[e]
ی
(nārīna ye)
[ai]
(nārīna ye)
[ai]
ۍ
(x̌əźīna ye)
[əi]
(x̌əźīna ye)
[əi]
ئ
(fāiliya ye)
[əi]
(fāiliya ye)
[əi]
Basic Phrases in Pashto
| Hello | سلام (slɒm) |
|---|---|
| Goodbye | خداى پامان (xdɒ pɒmɒn) |
| Yes | هو (hw) |
| No | نه (nh) |
| Excuse me | بخښنه غواړم (bxʂnh ɣwɒɺ̢m) |
| Please | مهرباني وکړه (mhbɒnj wkɺ̢h) |
| Thank you | مننه (mnnh) |
| You are welcome | تاسو ښه راغلاست (tɒsw ʂh ɒɣlɒst) |
| Do you speak english | تاسو انګرېزي خبرې کولای شی؟ (tɒsw ɒnɡezj xbe kwlɒai ʃai) |
| Do you understand | ایا تاسو پوهېږی؟ (ɒaiɒ tɒsw pwheʐai) |
| I understand | زه پوهیږم (zh pwhaiʐm) |
| I do not understand | زه نه پوهیږم (zh nh pwhaiʐm) |
| How are you | ته څنګه یاست؟ (th snɡh aiɒst) |
| Fine thanks | ښه مننه! (ʂh mnnh) |
| What is your name | ستا نوم څه دی؟ (stɒ nwm sh dai) |
| My name is | زما نوم دي (zmɒ nwm dj) |
| Pleased to meet you | ستاسې په لېدو خوښ شوم (stɒse ph ledw xwʂ ʃwm) |
Pashto Grammar
Pashto Nouns
| Man | |
|---|---|
| Woman | |
| Boy | |
| Girl | یوه نجلۍ (aiwh nd͡ʒləi) |
| Cat | |
| Dog | |
| Fish | |
| Water | |
| Milk | |
| Egg | |
| House | |
| Flower | |
| Tree | |
| Shirt | |
| Pants |
Pashto Adjectives
Colors in Pashto
| Black | تور (tw) |
|---|---|
| White | سپین (spain) |
| Red | سور (sw) |
| Orange | نارنج (nɒnd͡ʒ) |
| Yellow | ژیړ (ʒaiɺ̢) |
| Green | شین (ʃain) |
| Blue | آبي (bj) |
| Purple | ارغواني (ɒɣwɒnj) |
| Pink | ګلابي (ɡlɒbj) |
| Gray | خړ (xɺ̢) |
| Brown | نصواري (nswɒj) |
Numbers in Pashto
| Zero | صفر (sp) |
|---|---|
| One | یو (aiw) |
| Two | دوه (dwh) |
| Three | درې (de) |
| Four | څلور (slw) |
| Five | پنځه (pnzh) |
| Six | شپږ (ʃpʐ) |
| Seven | اووه (ɒwwh) |
| Eight | اته (ɒth) |
| Nine | نو (nw) |
| Ten | لس (ls) |
| Eleven | يوولس (jwwls) |
| Twelve | دولس (dwls) |
| Twenty | شل (ʃl) |
| Thirty | دیرش (daiʃ) |
| Forty | څلوېښت (slweʂt) |
| Fifty | پنځوس (pnzws) |
| Sixty | شپیته (ʃpaith) |
| Seventy | اویا (ɒwaiɒ) |
| Eighty | اتیا (ɒtaiɒ) |
| Ninety | نوي (nwj) |
| Hundred | سل (sl) |
| Thousand | زره (zh) |
Pashto Verbs
| To be | اوسیدل (ɒwsaidl) |
|---|---|
| To have | لرل (ll) |
| To want | غواړي (ɣwɒɺ̢j) |
| To need | ضرورت ته (zwt th) |
| To help | مرسته کول (msth kwl) |
| To go | تلل (tll) |
| To come | راتلل (ɒtll) |
| To eat | خوړل (xwɺ̢l) |
| To drink | څښل (sʂl) |
| To speak | خبري کول (xbj kwl) |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Pashto Sentences
| And | او (ɒw) |
|---|---|
| Or | یا (aiɒ) |
| But | مګر (mɡ) |
| Because | ځکه (zkh) |
| With | سره (sh) |
| Also | هم (hm) |
| However | په هرصورت (ph hswt) |
| Neither | نه (nh) |
| Nor | نه (nh) |
| If | که (kh) |
| Then | بیا (baiɒ) |
Useful Pashto Vocabulary
Pashto Questions
| Who | څوک (swk) |
|---|---|
| What | څه (sh) |
| When | كله (lh) |
| Where | چیرته (t͡ʃaith) |
| Why | ولې (wle) |
| How | څه ډول (sh ɖwl) |
| How many | څومره (swmh) |
| How much | څومره (swmh) |
Days of the Week in Pashto
| Monday | دوشنبه (dwʃnbh) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | سه شنبه (sh ʃnbh) |
| Wednesday | چهارشنبه (t͡ʃhɒʃnbh) |
| Thursday | پنجشنبه (pnd͡ʒʃnbh) |
| Friday | جمعه (d͡ʒmɑh) |
| Saturday | شنبه (ʃnbh) |
| Sunday | یک شنبه (aik ʃnbh) |
| Yesterday | پرون (pwn) |
| Today | نن (nn) |
| Tomorrow | سبا (sbɒ) |
Months in Pashto
| January | جنوري (d͡ʒnwj) |
|---|---|
| February | فبروري (pbwj) |
| March | مارچ (mɒt͡ʃ) |
| April | اپریل (ɒpail) |
| May | مۍ (məi) |
| June | جون (d͡ʒwn) |
| July | جولای (d͡ʒwlɒai) |
| August | اګست (ɒɡst) |
| September | سپتمبر (sptmb) |
| October | اکتوبر (ɒktwb) |
| November | نومبر (nwmb) |
| December | دسمبر (dsmb) |
Seasons in Pashto
| Winter | ژمی (ʒmai) |
|---|---|
| Spring | پسرلی (pslai) |
| Summer | دوبی (dwbai) |
| Autumn | منی (mnai) |
Telling Time in Pashto
| What time is it | اوس څه وخت دې؟ (ɒws sh wxt de) |
|---|---|
| Hours | ساعته (sɒɑth) |
| Minutes | دقیقې (dqaiqe) |
| Seconds | ثانیې (sɒnaie) |
| O clock | ماښام (mɒʂɒm) |
| Half | نیم (naim) |
| Quarter past | پاو باندې (pɒw bɒnde) |
| Before | مخکې (mxke) |
| After | وروسته (wwsth) |
