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    Pashto for beginners ?

    I want to give learning pashto a serious try and I was going through the threads in the language section but i couldn't find anything that is at a really beginner level. The audio tutorials are just conversations so its hard to pick up stuff from them, the other threads on pashto all focus on different words and their meanings (unless i missed something ?) but for non-pashto speakers i believe the greatest hindrance is getting the pronunciation right or atleast for me it is.

    So good resources anyone ?
    It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..
    Tags: beginners, pashto
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    and yes i did go over youtube, nothing too convincing
    It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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      rosetta stone maybe?
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        i have never used that program, im downloading it right now lets see if it gets me anywhere
        It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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          well in pashtu we have different dialects , to this day i havn't spoken my own kandahrian on here only with sahil in pms as hes kandaharian ,as we have too many sh's and alot of our words are different , so be sure to learn the correct dialect too.

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            i dunno this dude on youtube sounds persian
            It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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              Originally posted by Talal View Post
              i dunno this dude on youtube sounds persian
              is it on youtube whats it called i could check it for you and tell you lol what hes speaking.

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                Talal,

                Take a brief look at our Pashto forum. We have a thread strictly devoted to Pashto resources. I believe it was started by our very own Darweshkhel. Aside from that, if you go through every thread in the Pashto section, you will be a pro very soon. If you want, you can use this thread to practice with us. I have no problem in helping you learn your language. :-)

                The ladies here(Mayana, Feroza, *Mahazala)seem pretty good in teaching people. I assume they will also assist you.
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                The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!

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                  Originally posted by kakargirl View Post
                  is it on youtube whats it called i could check it for you and tell you lol what hes speaking.
                  YouTube - Pashto: First Grade Lesson 2


                  Originally posted by Admin Khan View Post
                  Talal,

                  Take a brief look at our Pashto forum. We have a thread strictly devoted to Pashto resources. I believe it was started by our very own Darweshkhel. Aside from that, if you go through every thread in the Pashto section, you will be a pro very soon. If you want, you can use this thread to practice with us. I have no problem in helping you learn your language. :-)

                  The ladies here(Mayana, Feroza, *Mahazala)seem pretty good in teaching people. I assume they will also assist you.

                  yeah i will probably be spamming here, first i wanna know whats a good starting point..i guess first it would have to be alphabets and their pronunciation and how they combine to form words and then their pronunciation
                  It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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                    Admin khan bingo with Darwesh khel's thread cant believe i missed that..found what i was lookin for
                    It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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                      Originally posted by Talal View Post
                      I want to give learning pashto a serious try and I was going through the threads in the language section but i couldn't find anything that is at a really beginner level. The audio tutorials are just conversations so its hard to pick up stuff from them, the other threads on pashto all focus on different words and their meanings (unless i missed something ?) but for non-pashto speakers i believe the greatest hindrance is getting the pronunciation right or atleast for me it is.

                      So good resources anyone ?
                      bobby 'blue' bland

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                      • #12
                        did u try this one
                        Forum - Pashtuns Forum
                        http://www.pashtunforums.com/pashto-classes-55/pashto-basic-course-discussion-topic-1301/
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                          Originally posted by kakargirl View Post
                          well in pashtu we have different dialects , to this day i havn't spoken my own kandahrian on here only with sahil in pms as hes kandaharian ,as we have too many sh's and alot of our words are different , so be sure to learn the correct dialect too.
                          interesting . . . dont you have ashada instead of kha in kandahar pashto?
                          I was talking to my friend from baghlan, and we started comparing dialects, the sheen/kheen etc
                          his conclusion was that kheen is standard pashto, quoting karzai using kheen dialect when addressing public. he confirmed the standard pashto by listening to afghan cell net voice messages.
                          i am still unclear; my weak assumption was that kandahar dialect held high position, plus a lot of PFers from KP assert their kheen dialect as proper.
                          what is the general opinion in kandahar, kakargirl?

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                          • #14
                            Talal, dont buy the Rosetta Stone.....all the resources you need are here

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                              yeah lol rosetta is expensive, cheers osho another great source

                              za talal yam
                              It's enough that I know, Our time had a home, In your heart..Was a place..But the glass always breaks..

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