Beginner's Dari with Online Audio

by Shaista Wahab

Overview

Spoken by over 12.5 million people worldwide, Dari is one of the official languages of Afghanistan, and the primary language of Kabul, the nation's capital. It is an Indo-European language which uses the Persian alphabet for its writing system. Ideal for those new to Dari, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Dari with Online Audio includes: Five Chapters that cover: Writing, Rules, Grammar, Vocabulary and Greetings, Common Phrases & Expressions, Thirty-three carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions, An alphabet and pronunciation guide, English-Dari glossary, Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781814164
Publisher:	Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Publication date:	03/09/2021
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shaista Wahab holds degrees from Kabul University, the University of New Delhi, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she is currently a professor at the university library and coordinate the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection. She resides in Omaha, Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

How to Use This Book 3

Part I Writing

Dari Alphabet 7

Lesson 1 The Letter $$$ alef 10

Lesson 2 Letters $$$ be through $$$ khe 12

Lesson 3 Letters $$$ d'al through $$$ sheen 16

Lesson 4 Letters $$$ s'ad through $$$ zoy 20

Lesson 5 Letters $$$ ayn through $$$ qaf 22

Lesson 6 Letters $$$ kaf through $$$ n 'un 26

Lesson 7 Letters $$$ vav through $$$ ya 31

Part II Rules

Lesson 8 Writing Dari 37

Lesson 9 $$$ vav "and" 40

Lesson 10 $$$ r'a to Denote a Definite Direct Object 43

Lesson 11 Gender 47

Lesson 12 Ez 'afa or the addition "-e", and Articles 51

Lesson 13 Statements, Questions, Commands, & Interrogative Sentences 55

Lesson 14 Questions that start with $$$ 'ay'a 60

Lesson 15 Plural 64

Lesson 16 Suffixes $$$ k and $$$ cha 69

Part III Grammar

Lesson 17 Personal Pronouns 73

Lesson 18 Possessive Personal Pronoun Endings 77

Lesson 19 Use of Personal Endings with Plural Nouns 80

Lesson 20 Adjectives 83

Lesson 21 Verbs: Infinitives 87

Lesson 22 Present Tense 89

Lesson 23 Past Tense 93

Lesson 24 Future Tense 100

Lesson 25 Negative Verbs 103

Lesson 26 Prepositions 107

Part IV Vocabulary

Lesson 27 Numbers 113

Lesson 28 Days and Months 118

Lesson 29 Seasons 122

Lesson 30 Time 125

Lesson 31 Climate 128

Lesson 32 Colors 130

Lesson 33 Family 132

Part V Greetings, Common Phrases, and Expressions

Greeting Customs 136

When You Need a Taxi 137

Hotel 138

Questions that Start with What, Where, When, and Who 140

Commonly Used Words and Phrases 142

The City 145

Health 146

Food and Meals 148

Beverages 149

Fruits and Nuts 150

Vegetables 151

Meat 152

Clothing 153

House 154

English - Dari Glossary 157