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QuestionHow do I say "Hello, Brother" in Pashto?Community AnswerYou can say the Islamic greeting, or "pa khere ragh le" (you have come safely). Brother is "roar," so you could also say "zama roara." Together, you would say "pa khere ragh le, zama roara."
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QuestionHow can I say, "What were you doing there?" in Pashto?Community AnswerYou would say, "Alta de sa kol?"
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QuestionHow do I say "you are my brother" in Pashto?Community AnswerTe: You - It's a soft 't' sound; as if it's inching towards the 'th' sound, but not quite. Instead of tapping the tip of your tongue against the bottom of your teeth, move it back just a little - but not too far - to create that soft sound Zma: My Roar: Brother Ye: Are - Almost pronounced as the word 'yay'; it's a sharp 'e' sound This may seem like broken Pashto, but remember; the structure and word arrangements vary in different languages.
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QuestionHow can I ask someone if they speak Pashto?Community Answer"Ta Pashto khabare kawalai she?" Replace "Pashto" with "Englizi" if you want to ask a Pashtun whether he speaks English.
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QuestionHow do I say "let me in" in Pashto?Community AnswerParegda ché (let me) + verb. Paregda is also shortened to pared (e.g. "Let me go" = Paregda ché zmm.
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QuestionHow do I say "I don't understand what you have said"?Altin SwagdaddyCommunity AnswerYou can say "Za pe poe na shum," meaning "I didn't understand." Also, "Poe na shum," meaning "didn't understand." "Pa sta khabara poe na shum" means "I didn't understand what you have said." The most common that Pashtuns use is "Sa?", which means "What?" The more basic Pashto you use, the better you sound to Pashtuns.
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QuestionHow do I say "I don't have money" in Pashto?Community AnswerYou can translate it to "Za paisay na laram."
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QuestionHow do I spell the Pashto name for a boy meaning success?Community AnswerExact meaning of successful is "Kamyaab" (kaam-yaab) , but it has a synonym which is my name, Kamran (Kaam-raan).
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QuestionHow do I say ''going to take a shower"?Community AnswerThe straightforward and exact answer is "Za Lambam" (Za Laam-bum), but we often don't say it like that, especially when talking to non-friends or elderly people. You could say "Kapry badlom," which translates to "changing clothes."
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QuestionIn Pashto, if someone calls an older brother "laalaa" out of respect, what would I call an older sister?Community AnswerNormally, an elder sister is called "baaji."
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QuestionHow do I say father?Community AnswerPalaar means father. Dad is Abbu. Urdu has big influence on Pashto. The words used for father in Urdu are commonly used in Pashto too e.g., Baba, Aba, Abbu, etc.
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QuestionHow do you I "take care" in Pashto?Community AnswerDa =of , Zan = yourself, khyaal = care, sata = take. Da (d is soft an in "the"), Zan (zaan), Khyal (kh-yaal), Sata(sa-ta, "t" is soft an in "thank you").
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QuestionHow do I say "I love you" in Pashto?Community Answer"Za stana meena kom." It sounds very sweet in Pashto.
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QuestionHow do I say "Good morning" in Pashto?Community AnswerTo say "Good morning," you can say, "Sahr pikheyr," "Assalam O Alaikum," or "Sahr mo pa kheyr."
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QuestionHow do I say, "I understand what you said" in Pashto?Community Answer“Ta che sa owe za pa age poha shwm.” I “za”, understand “poha shwm”, what you said “ta che sa owe”.
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QuestionHow do I say "milk" in Pashto?Community AnswerShidae - there is an emphasis on shi, the d is soft, and the "dae" sounds like "deh" with a little bit of "ay" in it.
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QuestionIs the Pashto language similar to Farsi and Kurdish?Community AnswerNo! Though they are written in the same scrip with some similar words with the same meanings in all 3 languages, overall they are different.
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QuestionHow do I say "sugar cookie" in Pashto?Community AnswerWe simply call all the types biscuits, so say Khwaga (sugar) and biscuit (cookie). These words are pronounced "khwa-gha" (the "g" is soft) and "bis-cut."
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QuestionHow do I say "girl" in Pashto?Community AnswerYou could say either "warkay" or "jeenay", depending on what region you are in. Different regions have different accents.
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QuestionHow do I say "good" in Pashto?Community AnswerYou could say "sha" or "kha," depending on which dialect the people speak. In Peshawer they would say "kha," whereas in Kandahar and the Nowshera area they would say "sha."
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QuestionHow do I say he is my husband in Pashto?Community AnswerYou could say "da sary zma huwand day" or you could say "meerruh" instead of "huwand", which directly translates to: this man is my husband. Da (this) saray (man) zma(my) huwand/meerruh(husband) day(is)= this man my husband is.
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QuestionHow do I say "I study in grade 8" in Pashto?Community AnswerZa At'am jamat ke Lualam = Za(I) At'am (8) jamat (Grade) ke( in) Lualam (Study).
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QuestionHow to say hello in Pashto?Community AnswerYou can say Assalamu alaikum which means "peace be with you", this is the most common way to greet others. Or you can say staRay Mashe and shake their hand, this is another common greeting which literally means "may you not get tired".
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QuestionHow to say "good night" and "good morning" in Pashto?Community AnswerShpa means night and wrez means day. Shpa =night de= of yours po = upon khair (pronounced khayr) = good/ease. Shpa de po khair means have a good night/ may your night be good. Wrez de po khair means have a good day/ may your day be good.
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QuestionHow do I say "Get out" in Pashto?Community AnswerSay: Woza. (woo-za) Make sure to not stretch out the a like woo-zaa because that means goat. It should be pronounced fast like "uh" in English.
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QuestionHow do I say I really missed you in Pashto?Community AnswerDera me yedawale (pronounced de-ra me ye-da-wuh-lay) "I thought about you alot" is the way to say "I missed you". Dera means alot. Me refers to yourself. Yedawal means to remember/think about.
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QuestionHow do I say "Mummy" and "Daddy" in Pashto?Community AnswerMother is moor. Father is plaar. You can also use the word Jan to show endearment: moor Jan, plaar jaan.
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QuestionHow do I say "I miss you?"Community AnswerTo say I miss you in Pashto, say: "Ta zma der yadezhe (yadege)." The last word depends on your dialect.
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QuestionHow do I say: "I translate Pashto?"Community AnswerTo say "how do I translate Pashto?", say: "Tse raqam ze pakhto tarjuma-kawele shum?" Tarjuma = translate which is taken from the noun Tarjuman, which means translator, may not be the same for all dialects though.
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QuestionHow can I say" how are you" in Pashto?Community AnswerTo say "how are you" in Pashto, you would say: "Te tsengaa yee." To which you can answer: "Ze khe ym manana, khpla tsenga yee?" (I am fine thanks, how are you yourself?).
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