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

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