Plural

Pashto Lesson 3 (Plural and Languages)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 3rd lesson is about the plural in Pashto and how to create it from the singular form. In addition, I will include a list of vocabulary about languages, nationalities, and countries. Finally, you will find some common everyday sentences. 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.

Plural

Knowing how to create the plural from the singular word can double the vocabulary you already know. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some grammatical rules. For example how to change the word "book" to "books" or "woman" to "women".

Below is a list of singular words and their plural equivalent. I included examples about nature as well as about humans. 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.

Singular vs. Plural in Pashto

English Pashto Audio
Countryهېواد
Countriesهیوادونه
Lakeجهيل
Lakesجهیلونه
Languageژبه یا لیسان
Languagesژبی، لسان
Womanښځه
Womenښځې
Manنر، سړی
Menسړي
Boyهلک
Boysهلکان
Girlنجلۍ
Girlsینجونی

Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Pashto sentences. That way you will be able to see how both forms are used when embedded in a structure.

Singular vs. Plural in a Sentence

English Pashto Audio
We speak two languagesموږ په دوو ژبو خبری کوو
They speak four languagesهغوی په دریوژبو خبری کوی
I visited one countryزه یوهیواد ته په سیل تللی یم
She visited three countriesدي دریوهیوادونه ته په سیل تللی ده
She has one sisterدایوه خورلری
He has two sistersدی دری خویندی لری

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Languages, Nationalities, and Countries

Below is a list of 50 words related to languages, nationalities, and countries. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to have a good conversation about how many languages you speak or where you came from.

Languages Nationalities and Countries List in Pashto

English Pashto Audio
Arabicعربي
Moroccanمراکان
Moroccoمراکش
Brazilian (language)برازیلی
Brazilian (nationality)برازیلان
Brazilبرازیل
Chinese (language)چینایی
Chinese (nationality)چینایان
Chinaچين
Englishانګليسي
Britishبریتانویان
Britainبرتانیا
Americanامریکایان
Americaامریکا
French (language)فرانسوی
French (nationality)فرانسویان
Franceفرانسه
German (language)الماني
German (nationality)جرمنیان
Germanyالمان
Greek (language)يوناني
Greek (nationality)یونیانیان
Greeceيونان
Hindiهندي
Indianهیندیان
Indiaهندوستان
Irish (language)ایریشی
Irish (nationality)ایریشان
Irelandایرلنډ
Italian (language)ايټالوي
Italian (nationality)اټالاویان
Italyايټاليا
Japanese (language)جاپانی
Japanese (nationality)جاپانیان
Japanالمان
Korean (language)کوریایی
Korean (nationality)کوریایان
Koreaکوریا
Persianفارسی
Iranianایرانیان
Iranایران
Portuguese (language)پورچاکیز
Portuguese (nationality)پورچګیزان
Portugalپورتیګال
Russian (language)روسی
Russian (nationality)روسیان
Russiaروسیه
Spanish (language)هسپانوي
Spanish (nationality)هسپانویان
Spainهسپانيا

Daily Conversation in Pashto

Finally, a list of sentences about languages, nationalities, and countries 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
Languages
I don't speak Koreanزه په کوریایی ژبه نه پوهیږم
I love the Japanese languageجاپانی ژبه می خوښیږی
I speak Italianزه په اټالوی ژبه خبری کوم
I want to learn Spanishزه غواړم چه هسپانوی زده کړم
My mother tongue is Germanزمامورنی ژبه جرمنی ده
Spanish is easy to learnهسپانوی ژبه په اسانی سره زده کیږی
Origins
He has a Moroccan rugدی مراکیشی غالی لری
I have an American carزه امریکایی موټر لرم
I love French cheeseزمافرانسوی پنیر خوښیږی
I'm Italianزه اټالوی یم
My father is Greekزماپلاز یونانی دی
My wife is Koreanزماښځه کوریایی ده
Countries
Have you ever been to India?هندوستان د لیدلی ده؟
I came from Spainزه دسپانیی نه راغلی یم
I live in Americaزه په امریکاکی اوسیږم
I want to go to Germanyزه غواړم چه جرمنی ته لاړشم
I was born in Italyزه په اټالیه کی زیږیدلی یم
Japan is a beautiful countryجاپان ډیرخکلی هیواد دی
Phrases
Long time no seeډیروخت وشوچه نه می یی لیدلی
I missed youډیر می یادیدی
What's new?څه نوی شته؟
Nothing newهیڅ نوی نشته
Make yourself at home!داسی فکروکه لکه ستاسی خپل کور چه وی
Have a good tripښه سفر ولری

Fun Facts

Language Quote that by simply knowing how to form the plural, you can double the number of nouns in your vocabulary, without having to memorize all the plural form.

Congratulations! You finished your third lesson in Pashto about singular, plural, languages, nationalities, and countries. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Pashto Lesson 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Pashto homepage.

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Linguistic Pashto Vocabulary
Culture Pashto Phrases
Structure Pashto Grammar