Dari Nouns
Learning the Dari Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dari language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Dari.
Dari nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Dari Nouns |
| nouns | āsem hā - اسم ها |
| my car | māsheyen men - ماشین من |
| green car | māsheyen sebez - ماشین سبز |
| three cars | seh māsheyen - سه ماشین |
| car garage | kārāzh khodero - گاراژ خودرو |
| outside the car | khārej āz māsheyen - خارج از ماشین |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Dari has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Dari.
List of Nouns in Dari
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Dari placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dari vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Dari Nouns |
| arm | bāzo - بازو |
| back | peshet - پشت |
| cheeks | koneh - گونه |
| chest | quefeseh seyeneh - قفسه سینه |
| chin | chāneh - چانه |
| ear | kosh - گوش |
| elbow | ārenej - آرنج |
| eye | cheshem - چشم |
| face | ṣoret / chehereh - صورت / چهره |
| finger | ānekeshet - انگشت |
| fingers | ānekeshetān - انگشتان |
| foot | pā - پا |
| hair | mo - مو |
| hand | deset - دست |
| head | ser - سر |
| heart | queleb - قلب |
| knee | zāno - زانو |
| leg | pā - پا |
| lip | leb - لب |
| mouth | dehān - دهان |
| neck | kereden - گردن |
| nose | beyeney - بینی |
| shoulder | shāneh - شانه |
| stomach | me'edeh - معده |
| teeth | denedānehā - دندانها |
| thigh | rān - ران |
| throat | kelo - گلو |
| thumb | sheset - شست |
| toe | ānekeshet pā - انگشت پا |
| tongue | zebān - زبان |
| tooth | denedān - دندان |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Dari, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Dari Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Dari lessons here: Learn Dari. Don't forget to bookmark this page.