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Phrasebook for Afghani Refugee Children Hello! My friend is a first grade teacher (7 year old children). She has some immigrant children from Afghanistan in her class, and wants some simple phrases to communicate with them. Is there a native Pashto speaker, or someone who knows Pashto, who can translate these phrases for me? If you write them in Arabic letters, please also include Latin letters so I know how to pronounce it! I can read the Arabic script and pronounce Pashto words. To be honest, I don't know if these children speak Northern (Hard) Pashto or Southern (Soft) Pashto (there are probably speakers of both in my friend's school). Also, I know practically nothing about Pashto dialects. My (uneducated) guess is that Standard Northern Pashto would be ok...however, do you think 6 or 7 year old children could understand Standard Northern (Hard) Pashto, and not just their native dialect? Good morning. Try your best It’s okay if it’s not correct This bus will take you home Give this to your mom Give this to your dad Walk (Don't run!) Please be quiet. Line up! (Queue up!) Did you bring a lunch? Yes. No. Get your backpack Snack time! Finish this at home and bring it back to school. Sit Down Choose what you want for lunch. Color this picture. Write your name Add the numbers Subtract the numbers Draw a picture of…. Thank you for helping these children!

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Hi Brian, Hopefully this will help. I speak Pakistani Pashto, and not sure how well it matches up with Afghani pashto, but hopefully it's not too far off the mark! Good morning. >> Standard 'Salam alaikum' will do here. // Try your best >> Khpal poora koshish waka // It’s okay if it’s not correct >> Aoka ghalat hum ee nu tik da // This bus will take you home >> Daa bus ba di kor ta bozi // Give this to your mom >> Daa khpali mor la warka // Give this to your dad >> Daa khpal plaar la warka // Walk (Don't run!) >> Pyaada za (Mandi ma waha!) // Please be quiet. >> Khamosh sha // Line up! (Queue up!) >> Pa katar ki walaga (walagaye if speaking to more than one) // Did you bring a lunch? >> Dodaye di rawardhi? // Yes. >> Ao. // No. >> Na. // Get your backpack >> Khpala basta rawala // Snack time! >> Da khwaraak time sho! // Finish this at home and bring it back to school. >> Daa pa kor ki khatam ka ao bya school ta rawrdha. // Sit Down >> Kena // Choose what you want for lunch. >> Sa chi khwray agha umana. // Color this picture. >> Daa tasweer rung ka // Write your name >> Khpal num walika // Add the numbers >> Daa numbary jama ka // Subtract the numbers >> Daa numbary ______ ka (Don't actually know the word for subtract :( ) // Draw a picture of…. >> Da ________ tasweer jorh ka //
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