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This is a list of greetings in Pashtu. Helpful when trying to check how others are doing or feeling during different times of the day.
| Hi!: ستړے مه شې، سلام Salam, Starai Mashay |
Good morning!: سهار مو په خير Sahaar mo pakhair |
| Good afternoon!: غرمه مو په خیر Gharma mo pakhair |
Good evening!: ماښام دې په خير Makhaam di pakhair |
| Welcome!: په خير راغلې Pa khair raghlay |
How are you? (friendly): څنګه يې؟ Sanga yee? |
| How are you? (polite): تاسو څنکه یو؟ Taso Sanga yo? |
What's up? (colloquial) : ځه نوی او تازه؟ Sa nawee aw tazaa? |
| I'm fine, thank you!: زه ښه يم، مننه Za kha yam, Mananah |
And you? (friendly): او تاسو څنګه یاست؟ Aw ta sanga yee? |
| And you? (polite): تاسو څنګه یاست؟ Aw taso sanga yaast? |
Good: ښه Kha |
| Bad: بد Budh |
Happy: خوشحاله Khoshalah |
| Sad: خفه Khafa |
Thank you!: ډيره مننه Dera Mananah |
| Thank you very much!: ستاسو ځخه ډيره مننه Staso sakha dera mananah |
You're welcome!: آباد اوسی Abaad osay |
| Have a nice day!: د خوشالی ورځ په هیله De Khoshalay waraz pa heela |
Good night!: شپه مو په خير Shpa mo pa khair |
| See you later!: وروسته به سره وينو Wrosta ba saraa weeno |
Have a good trip!: سفر مو په خېر Safar mo pa khair |
| It was nice talking to you!: ګپ شپ ډیر خوند وکړو Gup shup der khwand wakro |
The above greetings in Pashtu are essential to daily conversations. You are very likely to use at least one of them in any given day. Check out the next topic below or choose your own subject from the menu above.
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