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Dari Gender

Welcome to the fifth Dari lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Dari to help you practice your daily phrases.

man
man Audio مرد
woman
woman Audio زن
husband
husband Audio شوهر
wife
wife Audio همسر
boy
boy Audio پسر
girl
girl Audio دختر
father
father Audio پدر
mother
mother Audio مادر

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Dari
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] پسر من دانش آموز است Audio
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] دختر او دانش آموز است Audio
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] او یک برادر قد بلند دارد Audio
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] او یک خواهر قد بلند دارد Audio
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] برادران او جوان هستند Audio
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] خواهران او جوان هستند Audio

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio پسر
daughter
daughter Audio دختر
brother
brother Audio برادر
sister
sister Audio خواهر
grandfather
grandfather Audio پدربزرگ
grandmother
grandmother Audio مادربزرگ
child
child Audio پسر
children
children Audio فرزندان

Expressions in Dari

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Dari, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Dari
What do you mean? منظور شما چیست؟ Audio
I don't understand نمی فهمم، سر در نمیارم Audio
I don't know من نمی دانم Audio
What is that called in Dari? در زبان فارسی به آن چه می گویند؟ Audio
What is this? این چیست؟ Audio
What does that word mean in English? معنای آن کلمه به زبان انگلیسی چیست؟ Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) با عرض پوزش Audio

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