Pashto for dummies

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Oh I see what you're trying to say.
You're using 'nor' to introduce a chain of actions, such as:
I read a book. Also, I ate an apple, went for a walk and talked to XY.
In that sense, yes, 'nor' would make sense as it'd mean "furthermore" if you are introducing a chain of actions rather than just one action. But then again, that might just be our dialect. If you say that 'nor' is what you've heard people around you use for 'then', I'll take your word for it.

Bear in mind, Pakhtano speak really fast so I mix stuff up a lot LOL; I could be totally wrong and if I ask my dad he might say that's not what he said.

Don't blame your dialect, blame my ignorance

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[QUOTE=graveyardofempires;317778]

ok based on my understanding of the usage of "nor"

it means "more over" like "in addition" not simply just "more"

and yes "no" seems to imply "thus" or "so on", I don't hear "bia" except in more farsi influenced dialects like in the Qandahari one.

Well that's cool you seem to have a very cogent analysis of them.

like once I heard my dad say something like "no khpel wak sa mi jorr wakarr", so I understood "no" ; "and such"

also on the phone he might say "nor staso khabaro chishi di?"[/QUOTE
nor means others(other peole or things) or when you say anything else you say nor se when you say other people it is nor sok.NO means so No se ba wekoo=so what should we do.it also means thus .
bia has nothing to do with farsi ,it is pashto lughat.
bia or as we in the east say bay means again:bay dey da kar weko?have you done it again?

what does your last sentence in pashto mean?

the last sentence means so what other news is there? something to that effect.

I've heard Bia in farsi so I don't know. My dad is Pakhtoon but he can speak Dari too.

[Mayana]

the last sentence means so what other news is there? something to that effect.

I've heard Bia in farsi so I don't know. My dad is Pakhtoon but he can speak Dari too.

Biaa in Farsi/Dari means "Come!"
Biaa in Pashto means "then"

[ScimitarXEdge]

Biaa in Farsi/Dari means "Come!"
Biaa in Pashto means "then"

is it borrowed from Dari?

[graveyardofempires]

is it borrowed from Dari?

no

nor se khaberey dey
nor kom khabar dey

[graveyardofempires]

is your father from Kandahar?

[ScimitarXEdge]

is your father from Kandahar?

Ghazni

[ScimitarXEdge]

no

nor se khaberey dey
nor kom khabar dey

Staso Khabaro is plural possessive

kom means which, from what I know. like "kom zai dai?"

[Mayana]

is it borrowed from Dari?

No, as far as I know, it is not.. because the word has two distinct meanings in the two different languages.

And yes, you're very right, 'kom' means 'which.

[کیش]

How would you say:

Like if someone says to you "Tsë khabari di"? How would you replay?
I think I would say "Ze______Ghoram" is that correct?

"What do you wanna do"
"I would like to _____"

"are you going to _____"
"yes/no, i am going/not going there"

[ScimitarXEdge]

No, as far as I know, it is not.. because the word has two distinct meanings in the two different languages.

And yes, you're very right, 'kom' means 'which.

fair enough; but I also notice in Pakhto the use of Arabic words in ways which are not the original meaning.

for example Khair in Arabic is an adjective mainly, but in Pakhto it's used mainly as a noun. like PA Khairoona, Arabic has the same thing like "Bi-Khair" Insha'Allah biKhair, but more commonly it's used like this "jami3ah khairah" (best university)

[Mayana]

How would you say:

Like if someone says to you "Tsë khabari di"? How would you replay?
I think I would say "Ze______Ghoram" is that correct?

"What do you wanna do"
"I would like to _____"

"are you going to _____"
"yes/no, i am going/not going there"

Tsa Khabari di? ~ What's up?/ What's going on?
I would just replay, "Hets, Khair au Khairyat day." as in "nothing much" - or, of course, tell them what's going on lol

Za _____ ghoarram - I want _____
Za ghoarram chi ______ - I want to _____


_______ ta zeh? - Are you going to _____ (place)?
Wo/ho, _______ ta zam. - Yes, I am going to ____
Ya'a, ______ ta nazam. - No, I am not going to _____
(Note that ta here means "to")

[Mayana]

fair enough; but I also notice in Pakhto the use of Arabic words in ways which are not the original meaning.

for example Khair in Arabic is an adjective mainly, but in Pakhto it's used mainly as a noun. like PA Khairoona, Arabic has the same thing like "Bi-Khair" Insha'Allah biKhair, but more commonly it's used like this "jami3ah khairah" (best university)

Yes, you're right, we use many words from different languages and alter/reduce their meaning.
Solha means peace and nothing else although I was told that it has other meanings in Dari/Arabic as well.
Salam means 'hello' and nothing else, while in Arabic it clearly has a different meaning.

But, I guess, that happens in every language, I mean just open an English dictionary lol

[ScimitarXEdge]

How would you say:

Like if someone says to you "Tsë khabari di"? How would you replay?
I think I would say "Ze______Ghoram" is that correct?

"What do you wanna do"
"I would like to _____"

"are you going to _____"
"yes/no, i am going/not going there"

hits khabarey nishta or " kha khabarey shta" or " tola kha di"

Ghoram or Ghwarum means "I want"

What do you want to do= ta chishi ghwarey chi kawey? (I'm probably wrong on this one)

"za ghwarum chi staso sara khabari kawum" = I want to converse with you guys"

[Mayana]

hits khabarey nishta or " kha khabarey shta" or " tola kha di"

Ghoram or Ghwarum means "I want"

What do you want to do= ta chishi ghwarey chi wakeh? (I'm probably wrong on this one)

"za ghwarum chi staso sara khabari wakam" = I want to converse with you guys"

With verbs that express wishes, possibilities, necessity, doubts, emotions etc. the subjunctive sense has to be used.. just like in French or Spanish.. maybe in Arabic as well? I'm not sure, I don't speak Arabic lol