د اونۍ ورځې
da ooney wrazay
The English phrase "the days of the week" is translated into Pashto as د اونۍ ورځې (da ooney wrazay).
This phrase is used to refer to the names of the seven days that make up a week.
How do you pronounce it?
da ooney wrazay
Did you know?
- In Afghanistan and Pakistan, the weekend typically begins on Friday, which is the holiest day of the week. This makes the traditional Western 'Monday to Friday' work week shift to a 'Saturday to Thursday' schedule.
- The word ورځې used for 'days' is derived from the same root as the word for 'sun'. In Pashto, the concept of a day is linguistically tied to the solar cycle.
- In many Pashto dialects, the names of the days are heavily influenced by Arabic, meaning the weekly cycle reflects Islamic-era linguistic layers.
Example conversation
Zalma and Zala are studying Pashto together.
- زلمای Zalmayزالا، ایا ته د اونۍ ورځې یادې؟Zala, aya ta da onai rozhay yade?Zala, do you remember the days of the week?
- زالا Zalaهو زلمای، زه یې یادې.Ho Zalmay, ze ye yade.Yes Zalmay, I remember them.
- زلمای Zalmayنو راته یې ووایه.No rata ye vwaya.Then tell them to me.
- زالا Zalaلومړۍ ورځ شنبه ده.Lumray rozh Shanba da.The first day is Saturday.
