How would you say this in your dialect?

[toughpashtun]

1) Zma num Shapur da
2) Tsanga ye?
3) Za 100 kalan yam
4) Za پښتون yam, kho pe kharij ki zhwand kawum/osigam (we pronounce ښ the way it is written, not like خ (kh) which northern dialects use, neither like ش (sh) which Southern dialects use.
5) Yes: Wo
6) Za pe bam walar wom aw de mashomano cricket loba me lidala.
7) ta da saba shpe doday ta zma kara rasha.
8) Ma dase be daba khalag kala na vu lidali.
9) za nan saba yaw der zre porey kitab lwalam.
10) ma pa پیښور ke pinza wraze tere kre.

You're from Kabul , I think right?

[sokaniwaal]

1) zama nom (name) de.
2) Singa ye?
3) Za da * Kalo Yem.
4) Za pukhton yem khu bahar osegam.
5) Aw / Na
6) Ma da chat na mashomano cricket loba katala.
7) Ta saba da makham/shpe rotai la zmong khwa ta rasha.
8) Ma dase qabarjand/bran khalk na wo ledaly.
9) Za nan saba yo der khkuly ketab lolam.
10) Ma Pekhawar ke penza (5) wraze tere kre we.

For more daily life sentences i prefer Pashto Daily Life Sentences with English Translation

[Shapur]

You're from Kabul , I think right?

Yes. We have lived in Kabul for 60 years but our main villages are in northern Afghanistan. We are Ghilzai pashtuns originally from Ghazni region.

[Traveller]

1) zama nom (name) de.
2) Singa ye?
3) Za da * Kalo Yem.
4) Za pukhton yem khu bahar osegam.
5) Aw / Na
6) Ma da chat na mashomano cricket loba katala.
7) Ta saba da makham/shpe rotai la zmong khwa ta rasha.
8) Ma dase qabarjand/bran khalk na wo ledaly.
9) Za nan saba yo der khkuly ketab lolam.
10) Ma Pekhawar ke penza (5) wraze tere kre we.

For more daily life sentences i prefer Pashto Daily Life Sentences with English Translation

No way. Moxet is back.
I just want to tell you thank you for creating thepashto.com. Inshaallah you will one day be remembered as one of the giants of our qaum.

[sokaniwaal]

No way. Moxet is back.
I just want to tell you thank you for creating thepashto.com. Inshaallah you will one day be remembered as one of the giants of our qaum.

Manana kawom ror, working on thePashto 2.0. Inshallah launching before December with new features

[Baserka]

Zma nom ... da.
Sanga ye?? Ta sanga ye??
Za ...kalana yema.
Za Pakhtana yema kho kharij ki wosegam.
Wo/na.
Da baam/chat pa sar walara woma, da mashomano da cricket loba ma katala.
Saba shpa mong kara rasha dode dapara.
Dumra be adab/be nizakat khalak ma tar osa na wo ledale.
Nan saba yawa dera pa zrrapore kitab luwalam.
Pekhawar ki ma pinza wraze ter karai.


I have never heard anyone invite someone for dinner directly by mentioning the meal it's self. I would consider it pretty rude if it was mentioned directly. Instead I would say you should come over for the evening and it would be assumed that the invitation is for the meal.

[toughpashtun]

Zma nom ... da.
Sanga ye?? Ta sanga ye??
Za ...kalana yema.
Za Pakhtana yema kho kharij ki wosegam.
Wo/na.
Da baam/chat pa sar walara woma, da mashomano da cricket loba ma katala.
Saba shpa mong kara rasha dode dapara.
Dumra be adab/be nizakat khalak ma tar osa na wo ledale.
Nan saba yawa dera pa zrrapore kitab luwalam.
Pekhawar ki ma pinza wraze ter karai.


I have never heard anyone invite someone for dinner directly by mentioning the meal it's self. I would consider it pretty rude if it was mentioned directly. Instead I would say you should come over for the evening and it would be assumed that the invitation is for the meal.

So you also say 'wo' for yes , just like our brethren in Balochistan.
In KP and FATA(most parts I think) 'Ao' is used.
In our area it is very normal to invite someone for 'dodai' or 'rotai' , its not considered impolite or anything.
How would you say to come for the evening in the context of inviting the person for dinner?

[toughpashtun]

One thing I learnt is that in Pashto the word for interesting is zraporay.
Also makes me realize that having lived in Peshawar my Pashto is not as pure as some members here in terms of vocabulary , we have the tendency to insert Urdu and English words.Grammatically and fluency wise we are fine.
But Afghans , I have to hand it to you.Your Pashto is overall much better.
This conclusion of mine is not just based on this thread but otherwise as well. [MENTION=18139]Shapur[/MENTION] ,happy now? ( you were stressing this that day)

Since many members here are of Afghan origin , I have also come to the conclusion that the way sentences are structured and grammatically and some vocabulary is actually unique to Afghanistan , and you won't find that anywhere in KP and FATA though the Pashtuns of Balochistan may speak in a similar manner.

[Shapur]

One thing I learnt is that in Pashto the word for interesting is zraporay.
Also makes me realize that having lived in Peshawar my Pashto is not as pure as some members here in terms of vocabulary , we have the tendency to insert Urdu and English words.Grammatically and fluency wise we are fine.
But Afghans , I have to hand it to you.Your Pashto is overall much better.
This conclusion of mine is not just based on this thread but otherwise as well. [MENTION=18139]Shapur[/MENTION] ,happy now? ( you were stressing this that day)

Since many members here are of Afghan origin , I have also come to the conclusion that the way sentences are structured and grammatically and some vocabulary is actually unique to Afghanistan , and you won't find that anywhere in KP and FATA though the Pashtuns of Balochistan may speak in a similar manner.

Spoken pashto is almost the same level on both sides. Afghans use more farsi/arabic words whilst Pakhtunkhwa people use more Urdu/English words. Afghan Pashtuns use many Arabic words which both Pakhtunkhwa pashtuns and farsiwans mistakenly think are farsi words. Words like Maktab for school, Kharij for abroad instead of bahar etc are all Arabic words. I used to work with a few guys from Swat and realized how many Farsi words I was using being from Kabul. I learned the proper Pashto words for many things from them. The rural folks on both sides speak much purer Pashto than their Urban counterparts in both countries due to less contact with outside influences. The big difference is in written skills. Whilst the educated Pashtuns in Afghanistan can write Pashto correctly, the ones in KPK write it with Urdu script except poets and experts.

Regarding vocabulary, there are many words/phrases unique to different areas and tribes which transcend the Durand Line.

[salman47]

One thing I learnt is that in Pashto the word for interesting is zraporay.
Also makes me realize that having lived in Peshawar my Pashto is not as pure as some members here in terms of vocabulary , we have the tendency to insert Urdu and English words.Grammatically and fluency wise we are fine.
But Afghans , I have to hand it to you.Your Pashto is overall much better.
This conclusion of mine is not just based on this thread but otherwise as well. [MENTION=18139]Shapur[/MENTION] ,happy now? ( you were stressing this that day)

Since many members here are of Afghan origin , I have also come to the conclusion that the way sentences are structured and grammatically and some vocabulary is actually unique to Afghanistan , and you won't find that anywhere in KP and FATA though the Pashtuns of Balochistan may speak in a similar manner.

Are you sure 'zra pore= interesting?

[Traveller]

i used to work with a few guys from swat and realized how many farsi words i was using being from kabul. I learned the proper pashto words for many things from them.

سواتيان ما شاء الله ******ډېر زيات سوچه پښتو وايي. دلته زمونږ سواتيان ملګري. دي او هغوی سره چې خبرې کوم ******ډېر شې ټکي زده کوم. لکه ما هغوی نه زده ګړي وو چې اصلي پښتو کې انګور ته کور وايي. مونږ ورته انګور وايو خو دا انګور ټکی اصل کې فارسي نه راغلي ده.

[toughpashtun]

Are you sure 'zra pore= interesting?

Probably not actually. Thinking about it , Zra -poray can be translated to 'close to heart' or 'sticking to heart' literally. So it can be used in different contexts , including to mean interesting.

[toughpashtun]

سواتيان ما شاء الله ******ډېر زيات سوچه پښتو وايي. دلته زمونږ سواتيان ملګري. دي او هغوی سره چې خبرې کوم ******ډېر شې ټکي زده کوم. لکه ما هغوی نه زده ګړي وو چې اصلي پښتو کې انګور ته کور وايي. مونږ ورته انګور وايو خو دا انګور ټکی اصل کې فارسي نه راغلي ده.

So I actually read and understood your Pashto comment.
Swatiaan have a very nice style of talking , they have their trademark words.
Don't know if they use more 'sucha' words compared to surrounding people.

[Elite Pakhtun]

That's just weird. Kore means house

[Traveller]

That's just weird. Kore means house

It's pronounced "kwar."