Pashto for dummies

[Alchemist]

I know there is already 100 threads on learn pashto...but they are too advanced for me. I tried saying some of what I read on the other threads to my pashto speaking friends and they just looked at me like I am speaking some african language ...I tried saying rayghla? ..didn't work.

so I want to learn simple phrases with proper pronounciation ...here is what they've taught me so far:

Sengay?
Joray?
Pakhaira?
Takrai?
Tazaya?



Kaymanacho? (i screw this one up sometimes)



If someone says to me, manana ..which means thank you, i think...how do I say you are welcomed. What is the proper response?


Forgive me brothers and sisters for sounding like a hick and for being insensitive but I am very amaturish and too direct and terse for my own good....which brings me to the second question: how do you say "I am sorry?" ..this one is important lol

[*Mahzala*]

Alchemist,

All the words you have listed, are questions, made up of two words. Below are some slight corrections.

Tsenga ye (for both male and female)
Jorh ye/Jorha ye (male/female respectively)
Pe khair ye (for both male and female)
Takrha ye (for both male and female)
Taaza ye (for both male and female)

I am unsure of the word you're asking - Are you asking about the word Raghla (which means she came)?

There are various ways in which you can respond to a thank you. Some are listed below:

Har kela - anytime
Khwahish kawoma - I am requesting (a phrase used to say you're requesting them not to use formalities)
De manene qaabel nedai - It is not worth a thank you

And sorry would be:

Bakhena ghwarhema - I ask for forgiveness
Wo bakha - forgive me

And, lastly, you don't need to be apologetic or put yourself down to request help. =)

[Pakhtunzai]

I hope you don't mind me dumping in on your thread alchemist bro.

Since pakhtuns are taking over my town, I've got a lot more teachers haha.

Finally got an opportunity to speak some of our beloved pakhto.

I just need to get corrected and get the proper meanings of these following words:

da hagha/dagha
raka/rata(im not sure)
walwalaira
weena/meena

how would you say" i have to go home now"
"i've got a lot of work to do"
"what you been up to"
"how is your business"
"how much is that(item/product)"
"I've been busy"

Can someone help me please?

[ScimitarXEdge]

da hagha = of that
dagha= this
wawlaira= I think that means leave?
weena = blood
meena= love

I have to go home now= oss za bayad khpel kor ta zum
I have a lot of work to do= der zeyat karoona shta
what have you been up to? = sta sara tse khabara da?
how is your business? = staso dukan senga dai?
how much is this item? = dase/hase tsomra da?
I have been busy = der akhta/masrof shawai wum

[Pakhtunzai]

Der manana lala!

[graveyardofempires]

Der manana lala!

puukhto dey zda ne da?
pukhto yada ka kane,sarey sha.LOL

[Alchemist]

Alchemist,

All the words you have listed, are questions, made up of two words. Below are some slight corrections.

Tsenga ye (for both male and female)
Jorh ye/Jorha ye (male/female respectively)
Pe khair ye (for both male and female)
Takrha ye (for both male and female)
Taaza ye (for both male and female)

I am unsure of the word you're asking - Are you asking about the word Raghla (which means she came)?

There are various ways in which you can respond to a thank you. Some are listed below:

Har kela - anytime
Khwahish kawoma - I am requesting (a phrase used to say you're requesting them not to use formalities)
De manene qaabel nedai - It is not worth a thank you

And sorry would be:

Bakhena ghwarhema - I ask for forgiveness
Wo bakha - forgive me

And, lastly, you don't need to be apologetic or put yourself down to request help. =)

manana sister (what's sister in pashto?)
and how do you say, thank you VERY MUCH?


Bakhena ghwarhema - I ask for forgiveness

This is too difficult to pronounce "ghwar-hema" ?

Wa Bakho, ... this I can do.


kel-a means time?

kawohma means request? or is it like mekonom in dari (I am doing)?
and is it spelled ka-woh-ma?


ok I am going to say some of this to my father, who knows pashto, and see if he can tell I am speaking it too.

[Alchemist]

da hagha = of that
dagha= this
wawlaira= I think that means leave?
weena = blood
meena= love

I have to go home now= oss za bayad khpel kor ta zum
I have a lot of work to do= der zeyat karoona shta
what have you been up to? = sta sara tse khabara da?
how is your business? = staso dukan senga dai?
how much is this item? = dase/hase tsomra da?
I have been busy = der akhta/masrof shawai wum

Is pashto like arabic when it comes to feminine and masculine objects?

like kitab is muhanas and mastara (ruler) is muzakar

[graveyardofempires]

manana sister (what's sister in pashto?)
and how do you say, thank you VERY MUCH?


Bakhena ghwarhema - I ask for forgiveness

This is too difficult to pronounce "ghwar-hema" ?

Wa Bakho, ... this I can do.


kel-a means time?

kawohma means request? or is it like mekonom in dari (I am doing)?
and is it spelled ka-woh-ma?


ok I am going to say some of this to my father, who knows pashto, and see if he can tell I am speaking it too.

manena khorey (khor means sister)
bakhena ghwarema literlly means i ask you for forgiveness but here it means excuse me.
there is not an answer to this in pashto so they dont say wo bakho as you said.
but jokingly they say allah dey wubakha.

Kela means when

kawoma means im doingin my eastern dialect we say koma,ze ta sara khaberey kawema/koma(im talking to you)
kar kawema/koma(im working)
intezaar kawoma/koma(im waiting)
etebaar kawema/koma(im trusting you)

[Alchemist]

I am so silly

The first pm I got when I joined the forum was titled Pa khair raghley

I assumed raghley meant guy

now I know Pa khair raghlay means welcome ...or dari's equivalent of ba khair raseedee.

[Gulalai]

Nice Thread Alchemist!

puukhto dey zda ne da?
pukhto yada ka kane,sarey sha.LOL

Dasey ma waya we are all learning! if you respond to us like that then we will be to shy to ask questions.
Da pradoo watan ke Pakhto sanga ezda ko? hum dalta ba ye ezda kawo kana

[Pakhtunzai]

Lol what did he say, did I say something wrong..If I did then feel free to tell me lol.

[Gulalai]

Lol what did he say, did I say something wrong..If I did then feel free to tell me lol.

He said

puukhto dey zda ne da?

You do not know pakhto?

pukhto yada ka kane,

Memorize(learn) Pakhto [not sure what he meant by "kane".. maybe he meant something like "kana"]

sarey sha

be a man

[Pakhtunzai]

Wow, that last sentance takes arrogancy to the next level.....

Thanks for translating.

[unknownprince]

I speak to you

Za khabare (to) ta (or do I use ye)

Please correct me