🔤 Grammar
Days, times & telling when
Dari uses «روز» (day), «شب» (night), «صبح» (morning), «چاشت» (noon / midday) and «شام» (evening) with prepositions to place events in time. Days of the week are built from «شنبه» (Saturday).
Conjugation tables
Days of the week
| Dari | Translit | English |
|---|---|---|
| شنبه | shanbe | Saturday |
| یکشنبه | yak-shanbe | Sunday |
| دوشنبه | dō-shanbe | Monday |
| سهشنبه | sē-shanbe | Tuesday |
| چهارشنبه | chahār-shanbe | Wednesday |
| پنجشنبه | panj-shanbe | Thursday |
| جمعه | jumʿa | Friday |
💡 In Afghanistan, جمعه (Friday) is the weekly day off.
Examples
- ساعت چند است؟ — ساعت دو و ربع.sāʿat chand ast? — sāʿat-e du wa rubʿ.What time is it? — Quarter past two.
- فردا صبح میبینمت.fardā ṣubḥ mēbīnamat.I'll see you tomorrow morning.
- همیشه شب کتاب میخوانم.hamēsha shab kitāb mēkhwānam.I always read at night.
Practice
Match each day to its English name.
Tap a english below, then tap the dari it belongs to — or drag it.
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Match each time word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the dari it belongs to — or drag it.
Dari
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