Dari Nouns
Welcome to the third Dari lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Dari to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes  کچالو | tomatoes بادنجان رومی | onions پیاز | carrots زردک |
fruits میوجات | apples سیب | bananas کیله | oranges مالته |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules | Dari |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | شما شیر دارید؟ |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | من شیر و قهوه دارم |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | او سه دانه سیب دارد |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | او تنها یک دانه سیب دارد |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | ما در یک خانه کوچک زندگی می کنیم |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | من صبحانه مان را دوست دارم |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread نان | milk شیر | butter مسکه | cheese پنیر |
coffee قهوه | sandwich ساندویچ | meat گوشت | chicken گوشت مرغ |
fish ماهی | breakfast صبحانه | lunch نان چاشت | dinner نان شب |
Conversation in Dari
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English | Dari |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Dari)? | آیا شما انگلیسی یا دری صحبت میکنید؟ |
| Just a little | فقط یک کمی |
| I like Dari | من دری را دوست دارم |
| Can I practice with you? | آیا من می توانم با شما تمرین کنم؟ |
| How old are you? | چند ساله هستید؟ |
| I'm thirty three years old | من 33 سال سن دارم |
| It was nice talking to you | از صحبت با شما لذت بردم |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Dari. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Dari Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |