د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه
da zukṛe kaliza de mubarak sha
To say happy birthday in Pashto, use د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه (da zukṛe kaliza de mubarak sha).
This phrase is used to offer good wishes to someone on their birthday.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه literally translates to 'May your birth anniversary be blessed/congratulated'.
Which one should you use?
The full form د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه specifies the 'birth anniversary', whereas the shorter form کليزه دې مبارک شه simply means 'May your anniversary be blessed'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه, the particle دې (de) functions as a subjunctive marker to express a wish or a prayer, similar to saying 'May it be…'.
How do you pronounce it?
da zukṛe kaliza de mubarak sha
Did you know?
- In Pashto culture, many people celebrate birthdays by sharing sweets or 'halwa' rather than just cake.
- Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language, meaning the words used in this birthday wish are distant relatives of English words like 'brother' and 'mother'.
- The phrase uses the word مبارک, which is a loanword from Arabic, commonly used across many Islamic languages to denote something 'blessed'.
Examples in context
- د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه.Da zukre kaliza de mubarak sha.Happy birthday to you.
- ډېره مننه، د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه.Dera manana, da zukre kaliza de mubarak sha.Thank you very much, happy birthday to you.
Example conversation
Zala greets Omar on his birthday during a phone call.
- زالا Zalaعمر، د زوکړې کلیزه دې مبارک شه!Omar, da zukre kaliza de mubarak sha!Omar, happy birthday to you!
- عمر Omarډېره مننه زالا، ډېره مننه.Dera manana Zala, dera manana.Thank you very much Zala, thank you very much.
- زالا Zalaهیله کوم چې خوشحاله وې.Hila kawom che khoshala we.I hope that you are happy.
- عمر Omarډېره مننه، زه ډېر خوشحاله یم.Dera manana, za der khoshala yam.Thank you, I am very happy.
