Adjectives

Pashto Lesson 2 (Adjectives and Food)

Duration: 30 mins

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Linguistic Pashto Vocabulary
Culture Pashto Phrases
Structure Pashto Grammar

This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Pashto like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. 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.

Adjectives

Knowing adjectives in Pashto is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Pashto is easy.

Below is a list of 20 adjectives 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.

Adjectives List in Pashto

Adjectives Pashto Audio
Tallجیګ، اوږد
Shortلنډ
Bigلوی، ستر، غټ
Wideپلن، پراخ
Longاوږد
Smallوړوکۍ، کوچنی
Thickډبل، پنډ
Thinنری
Newنوي
Old (opposite of new)روړ
Cheapارزان
Expensiveډیر قیمی
Youngځوان
Old (opposite of young)زوړ
Wrongغلط
Right (correct)صحی، درست، سم
Goodښه
Badبد
Difficultمشکل، سخت، ګران
Easyاسان

Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Pashto sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Pashto Adjectives in a Sentence

English Pashto Audio
Am I right or wrong?ایازه صحی یم اوکه غلط؟
Is he younger or older than you?هغه تاسو ځخه مشر او که کشر دی؟
Is the test easy or difficult?امتخان اسان او که مشکل وو؟
Is this a new or old book?دغه نوی او که زوړ کتاب دی؟
This is too expensiveددغه قیمت ډیر زیات دی

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Food

Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.

Food List in Pashto

Food Pashto Audio
Breakfastسهارنۍ
Lunchغرمنۍ
Dinnerماښامنۍ
Mealډوډۍ
Applesمڼې
Avocadosشنه کوپړه
Bananasکېلې
Beansلوبیا
Breadمړۍ، ډوډۍ
Butterکوچ
Carrotsګازرې
Cheeseپنير
Chickenد چرګ غوښه
Coffeeکواه
Cornجواری
Cucumbersبادرنګ
Eggsهګۍ
Figsانځر
Fishماهي
Foodغذا
Fruitمېوې
Garlicاوکه، هوږه
Grapesانګور
Ice creamایسکریم
Lemonsلیمان
Lettuceکاهو
Meatغوښه
Milkشېدې
Olivesزیتون
Onionsپیاز
Orange juiceد نارنج جوس
Orangesنارنجان
Peachesشفتالو
Pearsناک
Peppersتور مرچ
Pineapplesقندمیوه
Pizzaپیزا
Potatoesالوګان
Pumpkinکډو
Saladسلاته
Saltمالګه
Sandwichسند ویچ
Soda (like Coke)جوسونه لکه پیپسی، کوکاکولا، ډیو، مرنډا
Strawberriesسره توت
Sugarبوره
Teaچای
Tomatoesسره بانجان
Vegetablesسبزۍ، سابه
Waterاوبه
Watermelonهیندوانه

Daily Conversation in Pashto

Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Pashto Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Pashto

English Pashto Audio
Are you thirsty?تږه خو به نه وی؟
I'm hungryزه وږه یم
Do you have a bottle of water?د اوبو یو بوتل درسره شته؟
Breakfast is readyسهارنۍ تیاره ده
What kind of food do you like?کوم ډول خواړه د خوښیږی؟
I like cheeseپنیر می ډیر خوښیږی
Bananas taste sweetکیله خوږخوندلری
I don't like cucumberبادرنګ می نه خوښیږی
I like bananasزما کیلی خوۍیږی
Lemons taste sourلیمو تروش وی
This fruit is deliciousدغه میوه ډیره خوندوره ده
Vegetables are healthyسابه فایده مند دی
Hi!ستړے مه شې، سلام
Good morning!سهار مو په خير
Good afternoon!غرمه مو په خیر
Good evening!ماښام دې په خير
Welcome!په خير راغلې
How are you? (polite)تاسو څنکه یو؟
How are you? (friendly)څنګه يې؟
What's up? (colloquial)ځه نوی او تازه؟
I'm fine, thank you!زه ښه يم، مننه
And you? (polite)تاسو څنګه یاست؟
And you? (friendly)او تاسو څنګه یاست؟
Goodښه

Fun Facts

Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.

Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Pashto about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Pashto Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Pashto homepage.

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