Pashto Adjectives
Welcome to the second Pashto lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Pashto to help you practice your daily phrases.
black تور |
grey خاكي |
white سپين |
blue اسماني شين |
green شين |
yellow ژېړ |
red سور |
brown نسواري |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Pashto |
|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] زما کور سپین رنګ لري |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] ستاسو هېواد لوی دی |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] نوي کتابونه ګرانبیه وي |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] مونږ دلته خوشاله یو |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] هغه درې واړه سپي لري |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] دا ژبه ډېره اسانه ده |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] زه یو وړوکی شین کور لرم |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold یخ |
hot ګرم |
cloudy ورېځ |
rainy باراني |
snowy واوره ووری |
sunny لمریز |
windy بادی |
warm معتدل |
Conversation in Pashto
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Pashto |
|---|
| hi سلام |
| how are you? څنګه یاست؟ |
| I'm good, thank you زه ښه یم، مننه. |
| and you? او تاسې؟ |
| what is your name? ستاسې نوم څه دی؟ |
| my name is Maya زما نوم مایا دی |
| nice to meet you په لیدلو دې خوښ شوم |
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