Looking for practical Xhosa to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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: when a Dari phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Xhosa wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Molo
سلام(salaam)
Enkosi
تشکر(tashakur)
Ubusuku obuhle
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Ubusuku obuhle
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Ubusuku obuhle
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Lala ngoxolo
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Ndiza kubonana kamva
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Hamba kakuhle
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Ngubani igama lakho?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Igama lam nguJohn
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Unjani?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Kuhle ukukwazi
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.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)