Translate English to Pashto
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Common English to Pashto translations
| English | Pashto | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | اسلام علیکم | ahs-SAH-lahm ah-LAY-koom | ||
| Good morning | سهار په خیر | sah-HAHR pah khair | ||
| Thank you | مننه | mah-NAH-nah | ||
| Please | مهرباني | meh-her-BAH-nee | ||
| How much is this? | دا ڕومره څومره ده? | dah TSOM-rah TSOM-rah deh | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | تشناب چیرته ده? | tahsh-NAHB cheer-TAH deh | ||
| I do not understand | زه نه پوهیږم | zeh nah poh-HAY-zhahm | ||
| Can you help me? | تاسو ماسره مرسته کولای شئ? | TAH-soh mah-SRAH mar-SAH-tah kaw-LAI shay | ||
| I would like tea | زه چای غواڕم | zeh CHAI ghwah-RAHM | ||
| The bill, please | حساب، مهرباني | hee-SAHB meh-her-BAH-nee | ||
| Nice to meet you | په لیدو مو خوشحاله شوم | pah lee-DOH moh khwash-HAH-leh shohm | ||
| Goodbye | په مخه دي خوار | pah MAH-kheh dee KHWAHR | ||
| I need a doctor | ما ته د ډاکټر ضرورت ده | mah teh dah DAHK-tar zah-ROO-raht deh | ||
| Excuse me | بخښنه | bah-KHSHAH-nah |
Tips for English to Pashto translation
Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by about 60 million people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan (alongside Dari/Persian) and is spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and FATA region of Pakistan.
Pashto uses a modified Arabic script with additional letters for sounds not found in Arabic or Persian: څ (ts), ڕ (retroflex r), ږ (zh), ښ (retroflex sh), ډ (retroflex d), ټ (retroflex t). The script reads right-to-left.
Pashto has grammatical gender (masculine/feminine), an SOV word order, and an ergative-absolutive case system in past tenses (similar to Kurdish and Hindi). The subject of transitive past-tense verbs takes the oblique case.
Pashto has two main dialect groups: Southern (Kandahari) and Northern (Peshawari). They are mutually intelligible but differ in pronunciation of certain sounds.
About the Pashto language
Pashto is spoken by about 60 million people across Afghanistan and Pakistan, making it one of the most spoken Iranian languages after Persian. The Pashtun people are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and a major ethnic group in western Pakistan.
Pashto has a rich oral poetry tradition. The Pashtunwali code of honor governs social behavior in Pashtun society. Afghanistan has been a focal point of geopolitics for decades, and Pashto is essential for understanding the region. Pashto literature includes both classical poetry and a growing body of modern prose and journalism.
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