some Pashto words

[SiiNii]

The Habibullah text was difficult on my eyes, I ended up using the Dunwoody press spiral bound book which seems to be out of print. My only copy is with a friend still in Afghanistan.

This new text is well reviewed and only $45 used, why don't you try it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Pashto-An-Elementary-Textbook-Volume/dp/1589017730/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[یاسمینه]

In my opinion Tegey's textbook isn't any good. Full of spelling and grammatical errors, lack of consistency in the grammar explanations. There is also a lot of Farsi/ Dari words, which could be easily replaced by Pashto words.

[یاسمینه]

The Habibullah text was difficult on my eyes, I ended up using the Dunwoody press spiral bound book which seems to be out of print. My only copy is with a friend still in Afghanistan.

This new text is well reviewed and only $45 used, why don't you try it out:
http://www.amazon.com/Pashto-An-Elem...pr_product_top

Olson's textbook (Dunwoody Press) should be somewhere in our kitabtoon.
BTW, their transcription with capital letters in the middle of the words makes that I don't like this book.

[SiiNii]

In my opinion Tegey's textbook isn't any good. Full of spelling and grammatical errors, lack of consistency in the grammar explanations. There is also a lot of Farsi/ Dari words, which could be easily replaced by Pashto words.

And English words like Pizza and Beer.

[یاسمینه]

What is the meaning of this:
... او د روڼی په مقابل کښې دریمه برخه خون بها په حساب کښې مجرا کېږي

The text is about marriage/ dowry as part of paying for the murder (blood money). I understand everything apart from the second word. I can only guess that it is a particular part of dowry. Not sure if I am right.

[2jan]

Whats the pashto word for thick

As in thick bread or thick slice?

[2jan]

In our pushto we call Cheek - Kaaki, but i cannot find this in any dictionary, any pashto masters out there who shed some light on this word and origin

[afghan]

In our pushto we call Cheek - Kaaki, but i cannot find this in any dictionary, any pashto masters out there who shed some light on this word and origin

cheek in pashto ANANGEY.

[2jan]

How do you say

He/She was murdered or got murdered.

[Friend]

Whats the pashto word for thick

As in thick bread or thick slice?

We call it pendda and perrra. if it is thick liquid then we use the word "tting".

[یاسمینه]

Does anyone know Dari/Pashto names of these plants:
1. Rhodiola rosea - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodiola_rosea
2. Schisandra chinesis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schisandra_chinensis
3. Eleutherococus senticosus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutherococcus_senticosus

[Tjanaparh]

That might be quiet difficult,as these plants are not typical to Pashtun areas and not so well known to common people.

[یاسمینه]

That might be quiet difficult,as these plants are not typical to Pashtun areas and not so well known to common people.

Rhodiola and eleutherococcus grow in Afghanistan and they are used in folk medicine.
But I agree - not everyone has to know names of specific plants.

[Tjanaparh]

eleutherococcus grows in Afghanistan? Really? I thought it is distributed only in very eastern areas of Russia, China, Mongolia.... somehow like Schizandra.
Wich area of Afghanistan can You find it? must be perhaps the nothern or eastern part i suppose?

[یاسمینه]

eleutherococcus grows in Afghanistan? Really? I thought it is distributed only in very eastern areas of Russia, China, Mongolia.... somehow like Schizandra.
Wich area of Afghanistan can You find it? must be perhaps the nothern or eastern part i suppose?

I heard that it can be found in Wakhan.