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English→Afghan Dari

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It sounds like Kabul through Afghan vocabulary, the polite استین ending, and everyday words such as پوهنتون and گیلاس.

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What locals actually say

Where is the university?

پوهنتون کجاست؟
پوهنتون is the Afghan Dari word for university, rather than the Iranian Persian دانشگاه.

Hello, how are you?

سلام، جور استین؟
جور is a common Afghan way to say well, and استین is the respectful Afghan second-person form.

Please give me a glass of water.

لطفاً یک گیلاس آب بدهین.
گیلاس is the everyday Afghan word for a drinking glass, while بدهین marks the polite request.

How much does this cost?

این چند افغانی می‌شود؟
«افغانی» is Afghanistan’s currency name, while «می‌شود» is the common Afghan Dari construction for asking a price.

Let’s have lunch at home.

بیایید در خانه نان چاشت بخوریم.
«نان چاشت» means lunch in Afghan Dari and is a distinctly Afghan everyday term.

My older brother is coming home tonight.

برادر کلانم امشب به خانه می‌آید.
«کلان» is commonly used for an older sibling in Afghan Dari, rather than the more general «بزرگ».

I have to go to work tomorrow.

فردا باید سرِ وظیفه بروم.
«سرِ وظیفه رفتن» is an Afghan Dari construction meaning to go to one’s job or duty.

It is very cold this morning.

امروز صبح هوا سخت سرد است.
«سخت» is used as an intensifier in Afghan Dari, meaning very in this context.

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How Afghan Dari differs

Afghan Dari. Kabuli standard; Dari vocabulary where it differs from Iranian Persian (پوهنتون for university, بخير greetings); respectful register default.

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