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Learning the Pashto Vocabulary 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 Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Pashto Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | delghatewnew laset - دلغاتونو لیست |
| Countries | hewadewnh - هېوادونه |
| Australia | asetraleya - استراليا |
| Cambodia | kembewdeya - كمبوديا |
| Canada | kanaḍa - کاناډا |
| China | cheyn - چين |
| Egypt | mesr - مصر |
| England | aneglestan - انگلستان |
| France | feranes - فرانسې |
| Germany | jermeny - جرمني |
| Greece | yewnan - يونان |
| India | hend - هند |
| Indonesia | anedwenyezya - اندونيزيا |
| Italy | ayṭaleya - ايټاليا |
| Japan | japan - جاپان |
| Mexico | meksakew - مکسیکو |
| Morocco | merakesh - مراکش |
| Peru | parew - پیرو |
| Spain | hespaneya - هسپانيا |
| Thailand | tayelned - تايلند |
| USA | ameraka - امریکا |
| Languages | jeba (lesanewnh) - ژبی (لسانونه) |
| Arabic | 'ereby - عربي |
| Chinese | chanaaa - چینایی |
| English | anegleysey - انګليسي |
| French | feraneswa - فرانسوی |
| German | jermena - جرمنی |
| Greek | yewnaney - يوناني |
| Hebrew | 'eberaney - عبراني |
| Hindi | hendey - هندي |
| Italian | ayṭalewy - ايټالوي |
| Japanese | japana - جاپآنی |
| Korean | kewraaaa - کوریایی |
| Latin | latana - لاتینی |
| Russian | rewsa - روسی |
| Spanish | hespanewy - هسپانوي |
| Urdu | aredw - اردو |
| Days | werz - ورځې |
| Monday | dewshenbh - دوشنبه |
| Tuesday | sh shenbh - سه شنبه |
| Wednesday | chhar shenbh - چهار شنبه |
| Thursday | penj shenbh - پنج شنبه |
| Friday | jem'eh - جمعه |
| Saturday | hefth - هفته |
| Sunday | ak shenbh - یک شنبه |
| time | wekhet - وخت |
| hour | sa'et, gṛəi - ساعت، ګړۍ |
| minute | manṭ, deqaqh - مینټ، دقیقه |
| second | thanah - ثانیه |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Pashto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Pashto Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | bela bel mef'ewelwenh - بېلا بېل مفعولونه |
| art | henrey - هنري |
| bank | banek - بانک |
| beach | semnedr ghaṛ - سمندر غاړ |
| book | ketab - كتاب |
| by bicycle | d bayeskel - د بايسکل |
| by bus | debs ph waseth - دبس په واسطه |
| by car | demwṭr ph waseth - دموټر په واسطه |
| by train | deral gaḍa ph waseth - دریل ګاډی په واسطه |
| cafe | kaf - كافې |
| country | hewad - هېواد |
| desert | beyaban - بيابان |
| dictionary | qamews - قاموس |
| earth | zemkh - ځمكه |
| flowers | gelwenh - ګلونه |
| football | fewṭbal - فوټبال |
| forest | zengel - ځنگل |
| game | lewbh - لوبه |
| garden | bṇ - بڼ |
| geography | jegherafah - جغرافیه |
| history | tareykh - تاريخ |
| house | kewr - کور |
| island | ṭapew - ټاپو |
| lake | jheyl - جهيل |
| library | ketabetwen - كتابتون |
| math | raada - ریاضی |
| moon | sepwẓ̌məi - سپوږمۍ |
| mountain | gher - غر |
| movies | felmewnh - فلمونه |
| music | mewseyqey - موسيقي |
| ocean | semnedr - سمندر |
| office | defter - دفتر |
| on foot | paadh - پیاده |
| player | lewbeghaṛy - لوبغاړي |
| river | seyned - سيند |
| science | sayens - ساينس |
| sea | bharh - بحیره |
| sky | aseman - اسمان |
| soccer | fewṭbal - فوټبال |
| stars | setwera - ستوری |
| supermarket | lewa marekaṭ - لوی مارکیټ |
| swimming pool | delamebw whelw zaa - دلامبو وهلو ځای |
| theater | sanema - سینما |
| tree | wenh - ونه |
| weather | hewa, mewsem - هوا، موسم |
| bad weather | kherabh hewa - خرابه هوا |
| cloudy | weraz - وریځ |
| cold | akh - یخ |
| cool | sewṛ - سوړ |
| foggy | gerdemn - ګردمن |
| hot | germ - ګرم |
| nice weather | ṣ̌h hewa - ښه هوا |
| pouring | tewa (sal) - توی (سیل) |
| rain | baran - باران |
| raining | baran weraẓ̌a - باران وریږی |
| snow | wawerh - واوره |
| snowing | wawerh wewra - واوره ووری |
| ice | yekh - يخ |
| sunny | lemraz - لمریز |
| windy | bada - بادی |
| spring | pesreləi - پسرلۍ |
| summer | awṛa - اوړی |
| autumn | khezan - خزان |
| winter | jema - ژمی |
| people | khelk - خلک |
| aunt | terwer - ترور |
| baby | mashewm - ماشوم |
| brother | werwer - ورور |
| cousin | terh zew - تره زوې |
| daughter | lewr - لور |
| dentist | deghaṣ̌w ḍakṭr - دغاښو ډاکټر |
| doctor | ḍakṭr - ډاکټر |
| father | pelar - پلار |
| grandfather | neykh - نيکه |
| grandmother | naa - نیا |
| husband | meṛh - مېړه |
| mother | mewr - مور |
| nephew | khewr 'e, werarh - خور ئ، وراره |
| niece | khewr zh - خور زه |
| nurse | ners - نرس |
| policeman | pewleys - پوليس |
| postman | pewseth resan - پوسته رسان |
| professor | perwefyesr - پروفيسر |
| son | zewy - زوي |
| teacher | ṣ̌wewneky - ښوونکي |
| uncle | terh - تره |
| wife | ṣ̌zh - ښځه |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Pashto. Once you're done with the Pashtu Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Pashto lessons here: Learn Pashto. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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