Countries
Afganistan
Afganistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Pakistan
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
pachto
pachto
German Name
Paschtu
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
pash1269
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Pashto and Pashto Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Pashto language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Pashto Difficulty
The Pashto vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.