Looking for practical Shona to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shona 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Dari-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mhoro
سلام(salaam)
Ndatenda
تشکر(tashakur)
Mangwanani akanaka
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Masikati akanaka
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Manheru akanaka
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Usiku hwakanaka
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tichasangana gare gare
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Sara zvakanaka
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Zita rako ndiani?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Zita rangu ndiri John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Uri sei?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Ndinofara kukuziva
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.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)