How to Say “Bye” in Dari
خدا حافظ is the Dari way to say bye. خدا حافظ is used to say goodbye. It carries the sense of ‘May God protect you’.
About Dari
Dari is the Persian spoken in Afghanistan and one of the country's two official languages, together with Pashto. About 9.6 million people speak it as a first language, and many more Afghans use it as a common language. Dari and the Persian of Iran are the same language with differences in accent and some vocabulary, and speakers understand each other easily. See also Persian.
Dari is written from right to left in the Persian form of the Arabic alphabet, and the guides add a spelling in Latin letters. Use shoma for a polite "you" with elders and strangers and tu with close friends and children.
| Language | Persian, Afghan variety |
|---|---|
| Family | Indo-European, Iranian |
| Native speakers | about 9.6 million (2011) |
| Official in | Afghanistan |
| Script | Persian alphabet, right to left |
| Code | prs (ISO 639-3) |
Speaker number: Ethnologue, 18th edition (2011), via Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
How to Say “Hello How Are You” in Dari
The English phrase “hello how are you” is translated into Dari as سلام، چطور هستید؟.
How to Say “Shoes” in Dari
Shoes in Dari is کفشها (kafsh-ha). کفشها means shoes, the footwear worn to protect the feet when walking.
How to Say “Homework” in Dari
The English word ‘homework’ is translated into Dari as کار خانگی. کار خانگی is used to refer to work that is done at home
How to Say “Boy” in Dari
In Dari, the English phrase boy can be expressed through several terms depending on the context. The default form is بَچَه.
How to Say “School” in Dari
In Dari, ‘school’ is مَدْرَسَه. The term refers to an institution dedicated to teaching and learning.
How to Say “Pain” in Dari
The English word “pain” is translated into Dari as درد. درد is used to describe both physical bodily pain and abstract emotional pain.