Lesson 1 Activity 1

 

PEOPLE

 

 1. Listen to the names and repeat them. 

 

Sherin Bibi

Sher Khan

Sharbat Gula

Zmaray Khan

شيرين بی بی

شير خان

شربت گله

زمری خان

                                                                                                                         

Mir Afzal Khan

Gulalay

Zar Jana

Baryalay

ميرافضل خان

گلالی

زر جانه

بريالی

 

 Listen and repeat these simple greetings and phrases.

 

Hello, Hi.

Salam, Manda nabashaid

سلا م, مانده نباشيد

Good morning.

Sobh ba khayr

صبح بخير

Good afternoon.

Roz ba khayr

روز بخير    

Good evening.

Sham-e Shuma Khush

شام شما خوش

Good night.

Shab ba khayr

شب بخير

Have a nice day.

Roz-e-Khush dashta bashaid

روز خوش داشته باشيد.

How are you? 

Chetor Astaid?

چطور استيد؟

Fine, very well.

Khub, besyar khub.

خوب, بسيار خوب

Thank you.

Tashakor

تشکر

You’re welcome.

Qabel-e tashakor naist

قابل تشکر نيست

Good-bye.

Khoda Hafez

خداحافظ!

See you later.

Badan maybinaim

بعدأ ميبينديم

Nice to meet you.

Az mulaqat-e shoma khushal shodam

از ملا قات شما خوشحال شدم.

Sir

Sahib

صاحب

Ma’am

Khanum

خانم

 

 Listen to each short dialogue and repeat after the speaker. 

 

 

In the morning

Dar Sobh

در صبح

Abdula Ali:

Good morning Sir. 

Sahib sobh ba khayr.

صاحب صبح بخير.

Najibullah Wardak:

Good morning.

Sobh ba khayr.

صبح بخير

 

During the day

Dar Jeryan-e roz

درجریا ن روز

Ahmad wali:

Hello, Ma’am  

Salam Khanum.

سلام خانم

Anahita:

Hello

Salam.                                  

سلام.

Ahmad wali:

How are you?

Chetor Astaid?

چطور استيد؟

Anahita:

Fine, thank you. And you?

Khub tashakor wa shuma?

خوب, تشکر. و شما؟ 

Ahmad wali:

Fine, thank you.   

Khub, tashakor.

خوب, تشکر.       

Anahita:

Good-bye. 

Khoda Hafez!  

خدا حافظ!

 

In the evening

Dar Waqt-e sham

دروقت شام

Farida:

Hello Khadija.

Salam, Khadija.

سلام خديجه.  

Khadija: 

Hello.  

Salam.

سلام

Farida:

How are you?

Chetor Astaid?

چطور استيد؟

Khadija:

Fine, thank you. And you?

Khub tashakor wa shuma?

خوب تشکر.  وشما؟  

Farida:

Fine.  Good night.

Khub, shab ba khayr.

خوب.  شب بخير

Khadija:

Good night Frida.

Shab ba khayr Farida.

شب بخير فريده.

 

Informal

Ghair-e Rasmi

غير رسمی

Sadeq:

Hi!

Salam.                                  

 سلا م

Arif:

Hi!  

Salam.

 سلا م

Sadeq:

How are you?  

Chetor asti?

چطور استی ؟

Arif:

Good.  And you?

Khub, wa tu?

ﺨﻮﺐ ﻭ ﺘﻭ ؟

Sadeq:

Good! See you later.

Khub, badan maybinaim.

خوب.  بعدآ ميبينيم.

Arif:

Bye! 

Ba man-e Khoda!

باما ن خدا!

                                                                                                                                                               

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.