Dari Adjectives

Welcome to the second Dari lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Dari to help you practice your daily phrases.

black سیاه

grey خاکستری

white سفید

blue آبی

green سبز

yellow زرد

red سرخ

brown قهوه ای

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 - Dari
my house is white [noun + adjective] خانه من سفید است
your country is big [noun + adjective] کشور شما بزرگ است
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] کتاب های جدید گران هستند
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ما در اینجا خوشحال هستیم
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] او سه سگ کوچک دارد
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] این زبان بسیار آسان است
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] من یک گلخانه کوچک دارم

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 سرد

hot داغ

cloudy ابری

rainy بارانی

snowy برفی

sunny آفتابی

windy طوفانی

warm گرم

Conversation in Dari

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 - Dari
hi سلام
how are you? حال شما چطور است؟
I'm good, thank you خوبم، متشکرم.
and you? وشما چطور هستید؟
what is your name? نام شما چیست؟
my name is Maya نام من مایا است
nice to meet you از ملاقات با شما خوشحالم

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