Dari Vocabulary Flashcards

Dari Numbers

  • Practice numbers from 110 to 1,100.
    • 110: Yak sad o dah
    • 220: Do sad o beast
    • 330: Say sad o see
    • 440: Char sad o chil
    • 550: Panj sad o peinja
    • 660: Shash sad o shast
    • 770: Haft sad o haftad
    • 880: Hasht sad o hashtad
    • 990: Noh sad o nawad
    • 1,001: Yak hazar o yak
    • 1,010: Yak hazar o dah
    • 1,100: Yak hazar o yak sad

Time

  • Month: Maa ماه
  • Year: Saal سال
  • Day: Rohz روز
  • Week: Hafta هفته
  • Today: Em-rohz امروز
  • Yesterday: Dee-rohz دیروز
  • Tomorrow: Sabaa صباه

Sentence Construction

  • Structure: SUBJECT + WHEN + WHERE + DESCRIBE + VERB
  • Example: I am going to Ali’s store tomorrow. (Mah sabaa dokan-eh Ali mayrum.)

Modes of Transportation

  • Motar: موتر (Car)
  • Tayara: طیاره (Airplane)
  • Train: ترن (Train)
  • Sarwees: سرویس (Bus/Service)
  • Bye-si-kill: بایسکل (Bicycle)
  • Motar-si-kill: موتر سیکل (Motorcycle)
  • Kishti: کشتی (Boat)

Grammar: Present Tense of Raftan (To Go)

  • Raftan: To go; Na-raftan: To not go
  • Present Tense Prefix: 'May'
  • Conjugations:
    • I go/am going: Mah mayrum
    • You go/are going (informal): Tu mayri
    • He/She goes/is going: Ou mayra
    • We go/are going: Maah mayreym
    • You go/are going (formal/plural): Shuma mayreyn
    • They go/are going: Oon-ha mayran / Eyn-ha mayran
  • Negative Conjugations:
    • I don’t go/am not going: Mah namayrum
    • You don’t go/are not going (informal): Tu namayri
    • He/She doesn’t go/is not going: Ou namayra
    • We don’t go/are not going: Maah namayreym
    • You don’t go/are not going (formal/plural): Shuma namayreyn
    • They don’t go/are not going: Oon-ha namayran / Eyn-ha namayran

New Vocabulary

  • Morning: Sohb
  • Afternoon: Chasht
  • Evening: Shab | Shaw
  • Breakfast: Naan-eh Sohb, Chai-eh Sohb
  • Lunch: Naan-eh Chasht
  • Dinner: Naan-eh Shab | Shaw

Kitchen Items

  • Qashuq: قاشق (Spoon)
  • Zarf: ظرف (Dish)
  • Bishqab: بشقاب (Plate)
  • Kasa: کاسه (Bowl)
  • Gaylas: گیلاس (Cup)
  • Pyala: پیاله (Tea Cup)
  • Panja: پنجه (Fork)
  • Kard: کارد (Knife)

Grammar: Present Tense of Khordan (To Eat)

  • Khordan: to eat; na-khordan: to not eat
  • Conjugations:
    • I eat/am eating: Mah maykhor-um
    • You eat/are eating (informal): Tu maykhor-i
    • He/She eats/is eating: Ou maykhor-a
    • We eat/are eating: Maah maykhor-eym
    • You eat/are eating (formal/plural): Shuma maykhor-eyn
    • They eat/are eating: Oon-ha maykhor-an / Eyn-ha maykhor-an
  • Negative Conjugations:
    • I don’t eat/am not eating: Mah na-maykhorum
    • You don’t eat/are not eating (informal): Tu na-maykhori
    • He/She doesn’t eat/is not eating: Ou na-maykhora
    • We don’t eat/are not eating: Maah na-maykhoreym
    • You don’t eat/are not eating (formal/plural): Shuma na-maykhoreyn
    • They don’t eat/are not eating: Oon-ha na-maykhoran / Eyn-ha na-maykhoran
  • Note: If no food mentioned, use "naan" with khordan.

Culture Chat

  • دست تان درد نکند (Dist-ehtan dard na-kuna!): May your hand not hurt. Said when someone expends effort for you.

Conversation

  • Common question about family:
    • Shuma madar wah padar dareyn? (Do you have a mom and dad?)
    • Shuma khwar yaa byadar dareyn? (Do you have siblings?)
    • Khwar yaa byadareh shuma chand salah astan? (How old are your siblings?)
    • Shuma byadar zaada yaa khwar zaada dareyn? (Do you have nieces/nephews?)
    • Padar kalan wah madar kalaneh shuma zinda astan? (Are your grandparents alive?)
  • New Vocabulary:
    • aroosi kardan – to marry
    • byadar zaada | khwar zaada – niece | nephew
    • zinda ast – is alive
    • hamrayeh - with