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Learning the Dari Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dari language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Dari.
Dari articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Dari Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | ḥerof te'ereyef - حروف تعریف |
| the | |
| a | y - ی |
| one | yek - یک |
| some | berekhey āz - برخی از |
| few | me'edod - معدود |
| the book | ketāb - کتاب |
| the books | ketāb hā - کتاب ها |
| a book | ketābey - کتابی |
| one book | yek ketāb - یک کتاب |
| some books | be'ez̤ey āz ketāb hā - بعضی از کتاب ها |
| few books | chenedetā ketāb - چندتا کتاب |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Dari.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Dari. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dari vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Dari Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | gheẕā - غذا |
| almonds | bādām - بادام |
| bread | nān - نان |
| breakfast | ṣebeḥāneh - صبحانه |
| butter | kereh - کره |
| candy | ābenebāt - آبنبات |
| cheese | peneyer - پنیر |
| chicken | jojeh - جوجه |
| cumin | zeyereh sebez - زیره سبز |
| dessert | deser - دسر |
| dinner | shām - شام |
| fish | māhey - ماهی |
| fruit | meyoh - میوه |
| ice cream | beseteney - بستنی |
| lamb | koshet bereh - گوشت بره |
| lemon | leyemo - لیمو |
| lunch | nāhār - ناهار |
| meal | gheẕā - غذا |
| meat | koshet - گوشت |
| oven | fer - فر |
| pepper | felefel - فلفل |
| plants | keyāhān - گیاهان |
| pork | koshet khok - گوشت خوک |
| salad | sālād - سالاد |
| salt | nemek - نمک |
| sandwich | sānedoyech - ساندویچ |
| sausage | soseyes - سوسیس |
| soup | sop - سوپ |
| sugar | sheker - شکر |
| supper | shām - شام |
| turkey | boquelemon - بوقلمون |
| apple | seyeb - سیب |
| banana | moz - موز |
| oranges | peretequāl - پرتقال |
| peaches | helo - هلو |
| peanut | bādām zemeyeney - بادام زمینی |
| pears | kelābey - گلابی |
| pineapple | ānānās - آناناس |
| grapes | ānekor - انگور |
| strawberries | tot ferenekey - توت فرنگی |
| vegetables | sebezeyejāt - سبزیجات |
| carrot | hoyej - هویج |
| corn | ẕeret - ذرت |
| cucumber | kheyār - خیار |
| garlic | seyer - سیر |
| lettuce | kāho - کاهو |
| olives | zeyeton - زیتون |
| onions | peyāz - پیاز |
| peppers | felefel - فلفل |
| potatoes | seyeb zemeyeney - سیب زمینی |
| pumpkin | kedo tenebel - کدو تنبل |
| beans | lobeyā - لوبیا |
| tomatoes | kojeh ferenekey - گوجه فرنگی |
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