Pashto counting. How to count in Pashto?

[emkhan]

And who said that Pashto numbers East of the Durrand were completely extinct?
I notice that you use the yow kam rule ... http://www.pashtunforums.com/112420-post5.html

Yes brother, we use a bit different.

[Sheenka]

pashtu counting is hard, when you ppl tell me dow dish, i write 23

[emkhan]

pashtu counting is hard, when you ppl tell me dow dish, i write 23

If it is your mother tongue then it can never be hard otherwise YES

[graveyardofempires]

what about...

Shpag shaly , ata shaly ?

I find it common here in the rural area, thats how people count.

shpag shaly= yawo sal shal

ata shaly = yawo sal shpeta

Is it common in Afghanistan too?

yes it is common

wey shpag sheley khaberey yee ratha weklel.

i dont think they use it for counting though

[Mayana]

what about...

Shpag shaly , ata shaly ?

I find it common here in the rural area, thats how people count.

shpag shaly= yawo sal shal

ata shaly = yawo sal shpeta

Is it common in Afghanistan too?

Personally, I haven't heard of that, we use it differently: Panjay, Shallay, Lassai, Pinzosay, Sadday and Zarray are used to refer to bills. For example a $20-bill would be a Shallay, a $50-bill would be a pinzosay.

[کیش]

Might as well

First======= lomray
Second=====doham
Third====dreyam
Fourth=====tsaloram
Fifth=====pindzam
Sixth===== spëgham
Seventh======owëm

You get point.

[*Mahzala*]

Lak - 10.000
Yaw Lak - 10.000
yau Laka ata zara pinza sawwa atta awya - 18578
Dwa Laka - 20.000
Dre Laka - 30.000
Etc.

Ten thousand is las zera, no? Yaw lakh is 100 000.

[*Mahzala*]

Personally, I haven't heard of that, we use it differently: Panjay, Shallay, Lassai, Pinzosay, Sadday and Zarray are used to refer to bills. For example a $20-bill would be a Shallay, a $50-bill would be a pinzosay.

We use those words too, but I'd prefer to say:

Pinze goon
Las goon
Shel goon
Pansoz goon
Sel goon

[Mayana]

Ten thousand is las zera, no? Yaw lakh is 100 000.

Ohh you're right! I was getting ahead of myself

[Laila]

Ten thousand is las zera, no? Yaw lakh is 100 000.

Same in Dari

[Azad Khel]

yes it is common

wey shpag sheley khaberey yee ratha weklel.

i dont think they use it for counting though

It was used for counting in the old age, even it was popular 50, 60 years back. There is a proverb in pashto "drey shaley auo shpeta yaw shey dey". It means what you say and what the other person says are the same with exception, both use different words.

[Yousafzai Pakhtun]

what about...

Shpag shaly , ata shaly ?

I find it common here in the rural area, thats how people count.

shpag shaly= yawo sal shal

ata shaly = yawo sal shpeta

Is it common in Afghanistan too?

Yes, it is very common here in the rural areas......my mother often will count like this......Shpag shaley(120), shpag neemi shaley(13), naha shaley (180), naha neemey shaley (190, also can be called las kam dwa sawa) .........for numbers above 100 they usually use that "shalley" system.......base in this system is "20".........

[Yousafzai Pakhtun]

150 = yaw neem sal
250 = Dwa neem sawa
350 = Drey neem sawa
450 = Tsalor neem sawa
550 = Pinza neem sawa
650 = Shpag neem sawa
.
.
.
1500 = Yaw neem zar(also pinzalas sawa)
2500 = Dwa neem zara
3500 = Drey neem zara
.
.
1,50,000 = Yaw neem laak
2,50,000 = Dwa neem lakha
.
and
so
on

[کیش]

Same in Dari

You mean Yak Lakh, as Dari one means Yak, not Yaw

[Gulalai]

very helpful thread for everyone
Manana to everyone who has contributed!