Comparative

Pashto Lesson 17 (Comparative and Shopping)

Duration: 30 mins

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This 17th lesson teaches the comparative form in Pashto. In addition, I am including a vocabulary list about shopping and eating at a restaurant. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Pashto Classes.

Comparative

This lesson includes not only the comparative form but the superlative and the diminutive forms as well. That way you make comparisons, but also you can say what is better and what is worse.

Below is a list of 20 comparative forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Pashto, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Comparative Form in Pashto

Comparative Pashto Audio
As … asلکه
Tallerنورهم جګ
Shorterنورهم ټیټ
Youngerنورهم ځوان
Olderنورهم بوډا
As tall asلکه دجګ په شان
Taller thanجګترین
Shorter thanټیټرین
More beautifulنورښایسته
Less beautifulلږښایسته
Most beautifulښایسته دټولونه
Happyخوشحاله
Happierخوشالتر
Happiestخوښالترین
You are happyته ښایسته یی؟
You are as happy as Mayaته لکه معایارغوندی خوشاله یی
You are happier than Mayaته دمایاپه نثبت زیات خوشاله یی
You are the happiestته دټولونه خوشاله یی
Goodښه
Betterعلی، بهترین
Bestبهتر، عالی
Badبد
Worseبدتر
Worstبدترین

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Vocabulary List about Shopping

Below is a list of 18 words related to shopping such as in the supermarket. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or the shopping mall without a problem.

Shopping List in Pashto

Shopping Pashto Audio
Can you take less?لږ یی نه ارزانه کوی؟
Do you accept credit cards?تاسودقرض کارت اخلی؟
How much is this?ددغه بیه ځو ده؟
I'm just lookingهسی یی ګورم
Only cash please!نغدی روپۍ اخلو
This is very expensiveدغه ډیر قیمته دی
Cafeچای خانه
Cashنغدي
Cheapارزانه
Checkد بانک چیک
Cinemaسینما
Credit cardدقرض کارت یا دپورکارت
Expensiveزیات قیمتی
Gas stationدتیلوپمب
Museumموزیم
Parkingپارکنګ
Pharmacyدرملتون
Supermarketلوی مارکیټ

Vocabulary List about Restaurants

Below is a list of 30 words related to eating at a restaurant. Obviously, they will come in handy if you invite someone out to dinner or order something off the menu without a problem.

Restaurant Terms in Pashto

Restaurant Pashto Audio
I'm vegetarianزه یوازی سابه خورم
It is very delicious!دا خو ډیر خوندور دی
May we have the check please?آیا موږ د مصارفو بل کتلای شو؟
The bill please!د مصارفو پرچه
Waiter / waitress!میلمه پالونکی
What do you recommend? (to eat)ځه باید اوخورو؟
What's the name of this dish?ددغه خواړو نوم ځه ده؟
Where is there a good restaurant?دغلته ښه راستورانت چیرته ده؟
A cup ofیوپیاله
A glass ofیوګیلاس
Black pepperتور مرچ
Breadډوډۍ
Dessertهغه خواږه شیان چه د ډوډۍ ځځه وروسته خوړل کیږی لکه فرونی، مربع
Foodغذا
Forkکاشوغ پنجه
Knifeچاړه، چاقو
Menuد غذا لست
Napkinدسمال
Plateمشقاب، پلیټ
Saladسلاته
Saltمالګه
Saltyمالگين
Soupسوپ
Spicyمسا له دار
Spoonقاشوغه
Sweetخوږ، خوږه
Tableمیز
Time (Days/months)ساعت، ورځی، میاشت
Waterاوبه

Fun Facts

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Congratulations! You finished your 17th lesson in Pashto about the comparative form, shopping and eating at a restaurant. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Pashto Lesson 18. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Pashto homepage.

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