Dari Lesson 24

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Vocab
1. Wakht - already 2. Anoz Nay - not yet
Ex: Wakht raftum - I already went.

Madia : Raftee anoz ? - Have you gone yet?
Ali: Nay, Anoz nay - No, not yet.

Angel = frishta Devil - shaiton
Apart - Juda Together - Yag jai

They live apart - juda zindagee maykunan
They live together - yag jai zindagee maykunan.

Zinda Bashi - May you live long.
Ie. You bring water to your mom and you'll hear
ZINDA BASHEE (Formal : zinda bashayn)

Hazar dafa - 1000 times
Ex: Tashakur Az Komaket - thank you for your help

your reply : Qabileh tashakur nayst. Hazar Dafa. = Your welcome Id do it again 1000x

Bufarmayayn - Please come in.

Person 1 - [knocks on the door ] Says: Salam
Person 2 - [opens the door] Says: Walaykum Salam.
Byayayn Daroon.
Person 1 - Tashakur [and enters teh house]

Khush awmadayn - welcome
Ba chishm - On eyes

Hameds mom : Bachaym barem aou byar.
Hamed : Ba chishm madar jaan.

(Son bring me water and he replies with Id carry it on my eyes for you)

Ta deedan - Til we meet again

Buro ma raftum ta deedan bomoneh Khuda
Im leaving til the next time we meet.. Goodbye.

Khahish maykunum. - I beg of you/Don't mention it (your welcome)

Alis - Tashakur az naaneh mazadar {Thank you for the yummy food]
Henna - Khahish maykunum
[Please, dont mention it /your welcome]


Nosh eh jaan - may it sit with your body well (Kind of like ENJOY)
(FORMAL = Nosheh jaanetan)
Nosh - if someone (child) burps this is what you'd say.


SOUNDS
WEEE - OH MY GOSH/AWW

IE. A MOTHER WOULD SAY - wee bachaym aougar shudee (Oh my child you got hurt?)

Akh - ouch
ie. Akh sarem dard maykuna - aou my head hurts

Uff - ughhhh
Ie. Uff namaykhayum burum - Ughh I dont wanna go.


Sample Conversation

Sara: Salam chotor astee ? Bya daroon bufarmayayn
Malia: Tashakur khoob astum Shukur. Fameel hama khoob ?
Sara: Balay aaw khoob astan.
Sara : Cheqa naaneh mazadar.
Malia - nosh e jaanet
Sara - Cheqa zamat kasheedee
Malia - Khayesh maykunum hazar dafa.

Showing Ownership [MY = add -em to the word]
Shoe - Boot My shoe - Bootem

Give me my shoe - Bootema bitay. or Bitay Bootema

Gul - flower Gullem - my flower

Give me my flower - Gullema bitay

Ketab - book Give me MY book - Ketabema bitay

Take my coke - cokema beegee
Cokem - My coke {Your add -it ending }

Sayb = apple Saybit - your apple

Take your apple - saybeta beegee

Bed - Jai Your bed - jaiet

Pull your bed - jayeta kash ko

ON TOP of something ....

Sareh Jai-it ast - its On your bed
Jai-ita tayla ko - push your bed

Table - Mayz your table - mayzit
Push the table - mayza tayla ko {His and hers -ish}

Burs - brush his brush - bursish

Move his brush - bursisha pass ko
theres hair on her brush - sareh bursish mooy ast [ Theirs -ishan ]

Car - Motar Their car - motarishan

The keys on their car - keelee sareh motarishan ast
bring their car - motarishana byar [OURS -emaw (add emaw ending)]

Money - paysa Our money - Paysaymaw

Our money is in the pocket - Paysaymaw ba jayb ast [Formal You./You guys -itan]
Keelee - key keelee-itan - your key (formal) or you guys' plural key.

I have your key (formal) Keelee-itana darum.

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