Order anything by pointing in Pashto
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. Play the ten Pashto words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 11 Pashto phrases in this lesson
- زه ... غواړمzə ... ghwa-RUM
- I would like...
- داdaa
- This one
- څومره دی؟tso-MA-ra DAY
- How much is it?
- حساب راوړئhi-SAAB raa-WRAI
- The bill, please
- د کارت سرهda KART sa-RA
- By card
- نغدې پیسېnagh-DE pay-SE
- In cash
- اوبهAH-ba
- Water
- قهوهka-HWA
- Coffee
- چایchai
- Tea
- بیرbeer
- Beer
- بېbay
- Without...
Literally "I want ...".
Point and say it.
Literally "how much is it". Prices are bargainable in bazaars and informal settings, routine in shops. Point at something and ask this; it covers most transactions.
Literally "bring the account".
Card payments are growing in cities but cash dominates rural areas. This phrase is increasingly useful in Kabul and Islamabad, less so outside major centers.
Literally "ready money".
The everyday word for water.
Green tea, شنه چای (shna chai), is far more common.
Alcohol is forbidden in Afghanistan and restricted in Pakistan.
A prefix meaning "without". "بې نمک" (without salt), "بې مسالو" (without spices). Useful when you have dietary restrictions.