Looking for practical Venda to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venda 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: read the Dari line out loud three times, then cover the Venda side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ndi matsheloni
سلام(salaam)
Ndi a livhuwa
تشکر(tashakur)
Ndi matsheloni
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Ndi masiari
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Ndi madekwana
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Ndi masiari a u fhela
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tshilidzi
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Vhuyani
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Dzina langa ndi John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Ni khou itea?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
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.
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)