The official Pushto learning thread

[Mamoon]

Woah, you know Farsi too?

They sound similar actually

I don't but they are not similar.

 

[Mamoon]

Zama = Me or my or mine?

Zo = me.

Zama can be used for both me and mine, depending on the context.

Zama ror mana mashar de = My brother is older than me.

Da phone zama de = This phone is mine.

 

[96NotOut]

And you don't have a "my" in Pashto?

 

[endymion248]

Solem,

Halet Chetore?

 

[96NotOut]

Solem,

Halet Chetore?

Translation?

 

[cricket083]

Wow!mujhe bhi pushto seekhna hai

 

[cricket083]

I know

Sanga haal de?
Khaiyum

 

[endymion248]

Translation?

It's not pashto, I just wanted to contribute despite being ignorant. :'(

Why can't people have a greek or french learning thread. No, it has to be Pashto, Urdu and Sindhi.

 

[96NotOut]

It's not pashto, I just wanted to contribute despite being ignorant. :'(

Why can't people have a greek or french learning thread. No, it has to be Pashto, Urdu and Sindhi.

I'd prefer Spanish.

 

[endymion248]

I'd prefer Spanish.

I actually have been trying to learn Spanish. I just can't find the time with classes. Maybe we should get a thread going. Espanol, la lengua estivale de Pakistan Passion? (not sure if that's right)

 

[96NotOut]

I actually have been trying to learn Spanish. I just can't find the time with classes. Maybe we should get a thread going. Espanol, la lengua estivale de Pakistan Passion? (not sure if that's right)

I learnt Spanish in school as a kid, but I'll have to start from scratch now.

Yeah, let's start one, wonder if someone can help us here.

 

[endymion248]

I learnt Spanish in school as a kid, but I'll have to start from scratch now.

Yeah, let's start one, wonder if someone can help us here.

I didn't but I know Latin and French so it won't totally be from scratch.

There was a spanish guy from Barcelona on here. Shan I think.

I used the duolingo app at the start of the year but it got boring because I had nobody to converse with and I wasn't good enough to converse with fluent speakers.

 

[96NotOut]

I didn't but I know Latin and French so it won't totally be from scratch.

There was a spanish guy from Barcelona on here. Shan I think.

I used the duolingo app at the start of the year but it got boring because I had nobody to converse with and I wasn't good enough to converse with fluent speakers.

Same here, I had no one to talk to. Result? My Spanish went dooowwwn.

I'll start a thread, fingers crossed on finding a Spanish speaker here.

 

[Mamoon]

And you don't have a "my" in Pashto?

Zama is used for my as well.

Zama spay = My dog.

 

[blinding light]

Solem,

Halet Chetore?

Khoob ast, khoob ast!

Hale shema chitori ast?

 

[96NotOut]

So "sanga haal de" means how are you?

Can someone please break that up?

 

[blinding light]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]-bro please do the honours!

 

[Mamoon]

Haal in Pashto is what haal is in Urdu. Sanga haal de = kya haal hai, word to word.

 

[96NotOut]

I figured out the haal part, thanks for sanga and de, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION].

 

[Mamoon]

You are welcome.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

Zama is used for my as well.

Zama spay = My dog.

Thanks.

 

[96NotOut]

Acha, tou now, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION], Pashto for thank you and you're welcome now?

 

[Mamoon]

Meherbani is most commonly used for thank you and there is no proper word for you're welcome like Urdu I guess.

You are welcome in the khush-amdeed sense is Pakhair raghlay.

 

[Mamoon]

Thanks.

Spay = dog

Pishoo = cat

Much = Housefly

Mashay = Mosquito

Mangak = Mouse

Khar = donkey

Uss = horse

gudd = dumba

chailay = bakra

ghwaa = cow

mekhaa = buffalo

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

Spay = dog

Pishoo = cat

Much = Housefly

Mashay = Mosquito

Mangak = Mouse

Khar = donkey

Uss = horse

gudd = dumba

chailay = bakra

ghwaa = cow

mekhaa = buffalo

*Starts learning these new words*.

 

[Mamoon]

Sangala = elbow

Zangoon = knee

stargay = eyes, starga = eye.

Ghwag = ear

Poza = nose

 

[Moe]

bibi shereeni
zyari gulay rabanday wacha wa
sur shaal joora lasoona

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

Sangala = elbow

Zangoon = knee

stargay = eyes, starga = eye.

Ghwag = ear

Poza = nose

Good going.

 

[Mamoon]

Stargey*

 

[Mamoon]

bibi shereeni
zyari gulay rabanday wacha wa
sur shaal joora lasoona

All time classic Pashto song.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

bibi shereeni
zyari gulay rabanday wacha wa
sur shaal joora lasoona

All time classic Pashto song.

Classy song. I remember that I bookmarked it a long time ago.

I didn't understand a single word, though.

 

[96NotOut]

[MENTION=134474]Moe[/MENTION] you know Pashto?

And [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION], slow down, I can't keep up with that!

 

[Moe]

[MENTION=134474]Moe[/MENTION] you know Pashto?

And [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION], slow down, I can't keep up with that!

Miss I have a phD in Pashto language.

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=134474]Moe[/MENTION] you know Pashto?

And [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION], slow down, I can't keep up with that!

Khkulay = pretty.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

Khkulay = pretty.

OK, so let me have a go:

AH gorem Persian pishoo. She[SUP]1[/SUP] khkulay.

1) I don't know the word for it.

 

[Mamoon]

What are you trying to say? type it in english, I shall translate.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

What are you trying to say? type it in english, I shall translate.

AH looks like a Persian cat. She is pretty.

I didn't know my effort was that bad.

Also, please quote!

 

[Mamoon]

AH Persian pishoo shaantay khkari. Der khkulay da.

Khaishta can also be used for pretty, along with khkulay.

 

[Mamoon]

Zo quote na kom.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

AH Persian pishoo shaantay khkari. Der khkulay da.

Khaishta can also be used for pretty, along with khkulay.

Acha.

 

[96NotOut]

Khkulay = pretty.

Khkulay... Hmm. Isn't saying that hard?

 

[Mamoon]

I guess it is.

 

[cricket083]

Wow,cat=pishoo

I have a pretty pishoo

 

[96NotOut]

Wow,cat=pishoo

I have a pretty pishoo

Zama pishoo is khkulay.

My cat is pretty, right [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]?

 

[cricket083]

Zama pishoo is khkulay.

My cat is pretty, right [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]?

What we say "is" in Pushto?and how do we pronounce khkulay

 

[96NotOut]

What we say "is" in Pushto?and how do we pronounce khkulay

No answer to either.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes that's correct.

The word for is depends on the context. For example, what is your name? in Pashto is "sta se num de?

Here the word de is used for is

But if I say that my cat is pretty, I will use da

Zama pishoo khkulay da.

It sounds complex but it isn't. Whatever sounds better is correct. It's like a apple and an apple. A apple just sounds wrong.

Khkulay is pronounced as you would expect it to be.

 

[96NotOut]

Zo quote na kom.

Translate. Word to word please.

 

[96NotOut]

Stranger: Sta se numm de?

Me: Zama numm 96NO de.

 

[Mamoon]

^ well done.

 

[Mamoon]

Translate. Word to word please.

Zo = mai
Quote = quote
Na = nahi
Kom = karta

Word to word translation in English would be grammatically incorrect.

I don't do quote.

 

[96NotOut]

Zo = mai
Quote = quote
Na = nahi
Kom = karta

Word to word translation in English would be grammatically incorrect.

I don't do quote.

So you're saying that the Urdu and Pashto sentence structures are the same?

That should make things very easy.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes, the vast majority. Maybe there are a few exceptions.

 

[96NotOut]

I'm sure we can handle those.

 

[96NotOut]

Donkey is "khar" in Farsi too, IIRC. What do you call "ear" in Pashto?

 

[Mamoon]

Ghwag.

 

[96NotOut]

Ghwag?

Why are they so hard to pronounce?!

 

[Mamoon]

Gh is ghwag is pronounced as gh in ghunda.

Ghunda as in ghunda badmash.

 

[96NotOut]

I'm saying it like "gh"-"wag".

Wag like "the dog was wagging its tail".

 

[96NotOut]

And like khakulay.

 

[Mamoon]

Ghwag is right but there is no "a" in khkulay.

 

[96NotOut]

Ghwag is right but there is no "a" in khkulay.

I can't say it without the "a".

 

[Mamoon]

Yes it might be difficult for you.

 

[blinding light]

A clarification: the pronunciation of "A" (alif) in Pashto - is it the same as in Farsi (i.e., Alif is pronounced as Aww instead of Aaa)?

I heard Afridi speak Pashto on some youtube video, and he said "Afghanist-awn and Pakist-awn" like I've heard Persians say "Ir-awn"..

 

[blinding light]

I'll formally start working on Pashto after Wednesday (once I'm done with my test)

 

[96NotOut]

What's charsi in Pashto?

Charsi gudd.

 

[Mamoon]

A clarification: the pronunciation of "A" (alif) in Pashto - is it the same as in Farsi (i.e., Alif is pronounced as Aww instead of Aaa)?

I heard Afridi speak Pashto on some youtube video, and he said "Afghanist-awn and Pakist-awn" like I've heard Persians say "Ir-awn"..

Afridi speaks tribal Pashto which has many variants. It's used in FATA and other areas.

In Peshawar city and it's outskirts, we speak a toned down version. It's pronounciaton of alphabets is like Urdu. Even we find it very difficult to understand tribal Pashto but they speak ours very comfortably.

 

[Mamoon]

In Pashto it's charsi too.

 

[blinding light]

Afridi speaks tribal Pashto which has many variants. It's used in FATA and other areas.

In Peshawar city and it's outskirts, we speak a toned down version. It's pronounciaton of alphabets is like Urdu. Even we find it very difficult to understand tribal Pashto but they speak ours very comfortably.

Hmm interesting...

Which of our players speaks mainstream pashto? Gul? And how's Shehzad's pashto (in terms of pronounciation - is it like what we call "gullabi" Urdu)?

 

[blinding light]

Charsi gudd= charsi dumba?

 

[Mamoon]

Yes Gul speaks mainstream Pashto as well as Younis.

I haven't heard Shehzad speak Pashto but I think there's a video on YT.

Yes charsi gudd.

 

[96NotOut]

2 things:

What do you two mean by mainstream Pashto?

What is shaantay?

 

[blinding light]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR3OL8bZX5Y

^ I could practically understand everything he said here!

 

[blinding light]

Mainstream pashto is I guess, pashto spoken in a main urban center (like peshawar), which is a tad more modernised version as opposed to the pashto spoken in tribal areas.

Think about the UK. The kind of English accent you see being spoken by BBC hosts is the mainstream/generally accepted accent. Other accents (Scottish, Irish, Cockney, what-have-you, etc) are not as popular as the former.

 

[96NotOut]

Thanks BL.

Now shaantay...

 

[96NotOut]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] I hope we're not annoying you... :/

 

[cricket083]

Yes that's correct.

The word for is depends on the context. For example, what is your name? in Pashto is "sta se num de?

Here the word de is used for is

But if I say that my cat is pretty, I will use da

Zama pishoo khkulay da.

It sounds complex but it isn't. Whatever sounds better is correct. It's like a apple and an apple. A apple just sounds wrong.

Khkulay is pronounced as you would expect it to be.

Okay thanks a lot

 

[cricket083]

What is dara?

 

[Mamoon]

^ use it in a sentence.

 

[Mamoon]

Mainstream pashto is I guess, pashto spoken in a main urban center (like peshawar), which is a tad more modernised version as opposed to the pashto spoken in tribal areas.

Think about the UK. The kind of English accent you see being spoken by BBC hosts is the mainstream/generally accepted accent. Other accents (Scottish, Irish, Cockney, what-have-you, etc) are not as popular as the former.

Yes, exactly.