The Dari language is the official language in Afghanistan. Dari means the" language of court" which is the still the court language in Afghanistan. In the beginning of Zahir Shah Reign, Dari was the official language, but the language is just mainly used for business and government transactions. About 50% of Afghan population speaks Dari and use the Arabic Alphabet. One of the world greatest poems was written in Dari. An example of a Dari-speaking poetry writer Jalaluddin Rumi. His poems were translated to numerouus other languages and  often read in the west

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The Dari Alphabet

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The Basic Greeting

Hi
Good Morning
Good Afternoon
Good Evening
Welcome!
How are you? (friendly)
How are you? (polite)
I'm fine, thank you!
And you? (friendly)
And you? (polite)
Good
Not so good
 

Salam
Sobh bekheir
Baad az zohr bekheir
Asr bekheir
Khosh amadid
Hal e shoma chetoor ast
Chetoori
Man khoobam ,mersi
 Tu chetoori
 Va shoma
 Khoob
 Na kheili khoob

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Farewell Phrases

Have a nice day!
Good night
Good night and sweet dreams
See you later
See you soon
See you tommorow
Good bye!

Rooze khoobi dashteh bashid
 Shab bekheir
Shab bekheir va khabhaye shirin
Baadan shoma ra bebinam
Bezoodi shoma ra bebinam
Farda shoma ra bebinam
 Khodahafez

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Introducing your self.

What's your name?
My name is
Nice to meet you!
Where are you from?
I'm from
Where do you live?
I live in
I'm a
How old are you?

Esme shoma chist
Esme man ...ast
Azdidane shoma khoshhalam
Kojai hastid(ahle kodam keshvarhastid)
Man ahle
Koja zendegi mikonid
Man dar
Shogle man
Shoma chand sal darid?

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