Translate Pashto to English
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Common Pashto to English translations
| Pashto | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| اسلام علیکم | Hello | ahs-SAH-lahm ah-LAY-koom | ||
| سهار په خیر | Good morning | sah-HAHR pah khair | ||
| مننه | Thank you | mah-NAH-nah | ||
| مهرباني | Please | meh-her-BAH-nee | ||
| دا ڕومره څومره ده? | How much is this? | dah TSOM-rah TSOM-rah deh | ||
| تشناب چیرته ده? | Where is the bathroom? | tahsh-NAHB cheer-TAH deh | ||
| زه نه پوهیږم | I do not understand | zeh nah poh-HAY-zhahm | ||
| تاسو ماسره مرسته کولای شئ? | Can you help me? | TAH-soh mah-SRAH mar-SAH-tah kaw-LAI shay | ||
| زه چای غواڕم | I would like tea | zeh CHAI ghwah-RAHM | ||
| حساب، مهرباني | The bill, please | hee-SAHB meh-her-BAH-nee | ||
| په لیدو مو خوشحاله شوم | Nice to meet you | pah lee-DOH moh khwash-HAH-leh shohm | ||
| په مخه دي خوار | Goodbye | pah MAH-kheh dee KHWAHR | ||
| ما ته د ډاکټر ضرورت ده | I need a doctor | mah teh dah DAHK-tar zah-ROO-raht deh | ||
| بخښنه | Excuse me | bah-KHSHAH-nah |
Tips for Pashto to English translation
Pashto script includes characters not found in standard Arabic or Persian. The translator recognizes all Pashto-specific letters.
Pashto ergative construction in past tenses means the sentence structure changes between present and past. The translator handles both correctly.
Pashto from Afghanistan and Pakistan may include different loanwords (Dari/Persian in Afghanistan, Urdu in Pakistan).
Pashto has a complex verb system with aspect, mood, and transitivity affecting both the verb form and subject-object agreement patterns.
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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