Learn Dari
Dari is the Afghan variety of Persian and one of Afghanistan's two official languages, written in a Perso-Arabic script and read right to left.
Below you'll find 952 native-checked Dari phrases organized by theme, the essential phrases to learn first, and a self-guided path from beginner to advanced. Browsing is free — the real progress comes when you say these out loud with a person.
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Essential Dari phrases for beginners →
The handful of phrases worth learning first, with pronunciation and usage.
Self-guided
The Dari mastery path →
A sequenced A1→C2 path: the Core 3000 words, graded readers, conversations and games.
Common Dari phrases people ask about
- How do you say “What's up?”? کیا کار کړه؟
- How do you say “What's your name?”? دیا په هغه ورته نوم څخه؟
- How do you say “Hello, and you're well?”? مېږم، څو خوشحالم دی.
- How do you say “What's the lowest price?”? د سوداګونه د اړینې قیمت ورکړئ؟
- How do you say “How much is this?”? چېژنۍ کویه، دا ترڅوږي؟
- How do you say “Where is the park?”? کوټا په ځای کېږي؟
- How do you say “Hello, I'm fine.”? چاپلی، من خوشحالم.
- How do you say “I'm fine, how about you?”? من خوشحالم، شما کولی چی ده؟
Browse Dari phrases by theme
A path from beginner to fluent
Phrases are the start. flountain's self-guided path sequences your whole journey across the CEFR levels:
A1–A2 · Beginner
Survival Dari: greetings, courtesy, numbers, ordering food and asking directions — the phrases on this page.
B1–B2 · Intermediate
Real conversations: opinions, plans, stories and small talk, plus the Core 3000 vocabulary and graded readers.
C1–C2 · Advanced
Nuance and fluency: idiom, register and culture — built through reading, conversation and tutor feedback.
Ready to actually speak Dari?
Browsing phrases is the start. Practice out loud with native-speaker peers for free, or book a 1-1 video lesson with a vetted Dari tutor.