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Listen to the names and repeat them.
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Sherin Bibi |
Sher Khan |
Sharbat Gula |
Zmaray Khan |
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Mir Afzal Khan |
Gulalay |
Zar Jana |
Baryalay |
Listen
and repeat these simple greetings and phrases.
Hello, Hi. |
Salam, Manda nabashaid |
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Good morning. |
Sobh ba khayr |
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Good afternoon. |
Roz ba khayr |
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Good evening. |
Sham-e Shuma Khush |
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Good night. |
Shab ba khayr |
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Have a nice day. |
Roz-e-Khush dashta bashaid |
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How are you? |
Chetor Astaid? |
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Fine, very well. |
Khub, besyar khub. |
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Thank you. |
Tashakor |
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You’re welcome. |
Qabel-e tashakor naist |
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Good-bye. |
Khoda Hafez |
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See you later. |
Badan maybinaim |
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Nice to meet you. |
Az mulaqat-e shoma khushal shodam |
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Sir |
Sahib |
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Ma’am |
Khanum |
Listen
to each short dialogue and repeat after the speaker.
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In the morning |
Dar Sobh |
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Abdula Ali: |
Good morning Sir. |
Sahib sobh ba khayr. |
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Najibullah Wardak: |
Good morning. |
Sobh ba khayr. |
صبح بخير |
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During the day |
Dar Jeryan-e roz |
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Ahmad wali: |
Hello, Ma’am |
Salam Khanum. |
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Anahita: |
Hello |
Salam. |
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Ahmad wali: |
How are you? |
Chetor Astaid? |
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Anahita: |
Fine, thank you. And you? |
Khub tashakor wa shuma? |
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Ahmad wali: |
Fine, thank you. |
Khub, tashakor. |
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Anahita: |
Good-bye. |
Khoda Hafez! |
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In the evening |
Dar Waqt-e sham |
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Farida: |
Hello Khadija. |
Salam, Khadija. |
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Khadija: |
Hello. |
Salam. |
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Farida: |
How are you? |
Chetor Astaid? |
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Khadija: |
Fine, thank you. And you? |
Khub tashakor wa shuma? |
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Farida: |
Fine. Good night. |
Khub, shab ba khayr. |
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Khadija: |
Good night Frida. |
Shab ba khayr Farida. |
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Informal |
Ghair-e Rasmi |
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Sadeq: |
Hi! |
Salam. |
سلا م |
Arif: |
Hi! |
Salam. |
سلا م |
Sadeq: |
How are you? |
Chetor asti? |
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Arif: |
Good. And you? |
Khub, wa tu? |
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Sadeq: |
Good! See you later. |
Khub, badan maybinaim. |
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Arif: |
Bye! |
Ba man-e Khoda! |
Note: In very formal conversation, people use “In the morning” and “In the evening” greetings. In daily conversations people use the “During the day” or “Informal” greetings.