33 Countries of Origin’ Profiles

5 Language Justin Dodge The two official languages of Afghanistan are Dari (or Afghan Persian) and Pashto. Dari is an eastern Iranian language, which is nearly identical to Persian (or Farsi), which is spoken in Iran and Tajik, which is spoken in Tajikistan. Dari has some slight differences from Persian and Tajik, but is spoken by most of the ethnic Tajiks in the country. Pashto is also an Iranian language, which is primarily spoken by the ethnic Pashtuns; it is more distantly related to Dari and Persian. Both languages are written in the Arabic script using the Persian alphabet. The next most commonly spoken languages are Uzbek and Turkmen, both Turkic languages are spoken by minority groups. In addition to these languages, there are dozens of others spoken in Afghanistan by the many minority groups in the country. Basic Words – Dari (Persian) Hi – Salam Welcome – Khash amadid What’s your name? – Esme shoma chist? My name is… - Esme man …ast. How are you? – Hal e shoma chetoor ast/ Chetoori (polite) I’m fine thank you! – Man khoobam, mersi! And you? – Tu chetoori? / Va shoma? (polite) Thank you – Mersi, mamnoon Sorry – Bebakhshid No problem – Mohem nist Have a nice day – Rooze khoobi dashteh bashid Good bye – Khodahafez

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