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Learning the Pashto Questions 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 Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
| English Questions | Pashto Questions |
|---|---|
| Questions | pewṣ̌ten - پوښتنې |
| how? | cengh? - څنګه؟ |
| what? | ch sha? - څه شی؟ |
| who? | cewk? - څوک؟ |
| why? | wele? - ولې؟ |
| where? | chareth? - چیرته؟ |
Notice the structure of the Questions in Pashto.
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Pashto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.
| English Questions | Pashto Questions |
|---|---|
| where is he? | heghh chareth da? - هغه چیرته دی؟ |
| what is this? | da ch da? - دا څه دی؟ |
| why are you sad? | tasew wela khefh aa? - تاسو ولی خفه یی؟ |
| how do you want to pay? | th ph ch ḍwel ghewṛa chh m'eash werkṛa? - ته په څه ډول غوړی چه معاش ورکړی؟ |
| can I come? | kewlaa shem chh zh rashem? - کولای شم چه زه راشم؟ |
| is he sleeping? | aaa heghh khewb kewa? - ایا هغه خوب کوی؟ |
| do you know me? | tasew ma pajena? - تاسو ما پیژنی؟ |
| do you have my book? | zema ketab tasew serh sheth? - زما کتاب تاسو سره شته؟ |
| how big is it? | da cewmerh ghṭ da? - دا څومره غټ دی؟ |
| can I help you? | kewlaa shem sasew serh kewmek wekṛm? - کولای شم ساسو سره کومک وکړم؟ |
| can you help me? | aaa th maserh kewmek kewlaa sha? - ایا ته ماسره کومک کولای شی؟ |
| do you speak English? | tasa aneglasa khebra kewlaa sha? - تاسی انګلیسی خبری کولای شی؟ |
| how far is this? | da cewmerh lara da? - دا څومره لیری دی؟ |
| what time is it? | cew beja da? - څو بجی دی؟ |
| how much is this? | da ph cew dh? - دا په څو ده؟ |
| what is your name? | seta newm ch dh? - ستا نوم څه ده؟ |
| where do you live? | tasew chara jewned kewa? - تاسو چیری ژوند کوی؟ |
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