Looking for practical Sango to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sango 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.
Mbote
سلام(salaam)
Mokolo
تشکر(tashakur)
Mbote na nganga
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Mbote na nganga ya zanga
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Mbote na nganga ya sika
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Ndeko na nganga
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tango na yo
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Ayo
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Nani na yo?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Nani na nga John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Oza malamu?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Mokili na yo
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.
O yo na nganga English?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)