Looking for practical Chichewa to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa phrase first, then the Dari translation (فارسی) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Dari.
Tip: pick five Dari phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Moni
سلام(salaam)
Zikomo
تشکر(tashakur)
M'mawa wabwino
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Masana abwino
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Madziwabwino
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Usiku wabwino
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tiwonana
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Tsalani bwino
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Dzina langa ndi John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Muli bwanji?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم(az mulaaqaat-e shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)