Similarities Between Pashto and Persian

In this episode, we compare Pashto and Persian, exploring the similarities between the two languages with a list of words, phrases, and sentences. There are many similarities between the two languages, but are they similar enough to be intelligible to one another?
For any questions, suggestions, or feedback, contact us on Instagram:
Shahrzad (@shahrzad.pe): / shahrzad.pe
Bahador (@BahadorAlast): / bahadoralast
Persian (Farsi) and Pashto are both Indo-European languages and are both classified as Indo-Iranian. Persian is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as other parts of the Middle East, Central and South Asia. The Persian language has also led to the formation of several newer languages in West Asia, Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia. For centuries prior to the British colonization, Persian was widely used as a second language in the Indian subcontinent. Pashto is the language of the Pashtuns, an Eastern Iranian language, and one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. It is also spoken in the west and northwest parts of Pakistan.

[@BahadorAlast]

Shahrzad continues to perform wonderfully 8 months into the pregnancy. This will most likely be her last appearance in a language video prior to the birth of our daughter. Enjoy the video and contact us on Instagram for any feedback or suggestions: Shahrzad: instagram.com/shahrzad.pe Bahador: instagram.com/BahadorAlast Ps. Based on a few of your suggestions, the definition of the word does not appear on the screen prior to the participants guessing. This way the audience can play along as well.

[@brawlstarslovers8623]

قدم نو رسیده مبارک

[@ammaraslamhirai6549]

Masha Allah! a lot of Love for both of you.

[@user-sg9uy1qw3y]

Bahador Alast can u make onther part for poshto with persian its soo intersting

[@Roro-ce3ot]

Awww I’m so happy , may god bless you guys 😢💙

[@newpersia88]

congratulation bahador I'm sure she would be a beautiful little angle . check this out to get a handle on baby language families lol ❤️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5Kbc2lmnsiSn9E

[@muslimguy7862]

I am Pashtun from Afghanistan I speak Persian,Pashto,Urdu,English,Arabic and love ...Pakistan,Iran,Afghanistan..we are all neighbour brothers.....😍

[@nyudoragon1478]

Exactly love all from Iran ✌️👌🇮🇷🇦🇫🇵🇰💞💞

[@MERG69]

Muslim guy 786 Pashtun same

[@hinnazayn]

Wow i am so touched by your msg, lots of love from 🇵🇰

[@afzalzazai6840]

کیرم د کوسی خواری توهم از پاکستانی هم

[@MSG19477]

اس دور میں اقوام کی صحبت بھی ہوئی عام پوشیدہ نگاہوں سے رہی وحدت آدم MAKKAH AND GENEVA In present age the League has been contrived, but sight of man from oneness is deprived.

[@syedkumayl6855]

This Pashtoon guy sounds like a really nice person.

[@loyalpashtun3770]

Thanks

[@Sameer-mt6iz]

Thank you

[@amjadamarkhil3564]

Loyal Pashtun ye Pakistani Pashtun hein

[@sanafatimaahsan]

@@ghayurkhan161 no one think like that Pashtuns are our strength

[@ghayurkhan161]

@@sanafatimaahsan dnt lecture me sana sitting in some cozy rooms of karachi......am the proof of what your eunuch forces does in fata.......i have seen it by my eyes,so better dnt lecture me....your pakistani forces kills pashtoons cold bloodedly.... inshallah azad pashtoonistan zindabad......pakistan mordabad....

[@crazycritter7953]

As a kurd (kurmanj) I can say that kurdish and pashto have many similarities and I really like these videos too..🙋

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you 😊

[@sokratesnudelsuppe5937]

i guess all indo iranian languages are quite similar.

[@majidafra]

Az ži kurmajim. Kurmanji Iran. One of the similarities is how they say "I" in pashto. In kurmanji we say "az" and they say "z". I get over excited when I learn different languages. 😂

[@khorasan123456]

@@sokratesnudelsuppe5937 indo-iranian language group don't exist. It's only iranic and indo-aryan. These two language groups have very small similraties except numbers (satem language)

[@chaptersinminutes5548]

Im a native pashto speaker,Once accidentally heard a kurdish song on fb and was shocked to see how similar it sounded

[@Abdulbasit.official]

Nice Content i am Pashto Speaking From Pakistan LOve MY Afghanistan and Iran Brothers and Sisters Lots of Love ANd Peace From Pakistan

[@1000AFGHAN1]

As Pashton you are Afghan, it can be that you are from occupied Afghanistan, but if you as Pashtoon call yourself pakistani then you are Harami! Because a person without any identity is called Harami in Pashto!

[@sepidehzandi139]

Do you still love us if we aren't Muslim?

[@sepidehzandi139]

@Comrade Stalin That was my question, I wanna know if he still loves us if we are NOT Muslim. There are millions of Iranians who are atheists like myself and even the owner of this channel.

[@khurramajaz3348]

Thanks buddy

[@khurramajaz3348]

1000AFGHAN1 and you are indian not Afghan lol 😂. I can smell it from here.

[@ashir.javed6]

I am a Punjabi from Pakistan Lots of love to my Pakhtoon and Irani friends Do one on Punjabi please

[@truthexplorer2939]

@McDuck take burnol it's good for ur metal health

[@ummhaani7258]

I am hindko we have pashtun culture and Punjabi sounding language

[@lovelyartin]

Both languages are Iranian languages

[@grubbygamer7678]

@Mustafa Alam no man they're idnian

[@lovelyartin]

@Jancy Vargheese Punjabi is an Indo-Iranian language from the subbranch of Indo-Aryan

[@nasratullahfaqiri]

Lots Of Love From Afghanistan, I am A Pashtun But I Love Both Of Them...(Persian, Farsi, Dari/ Pashto, Pakhto - Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan) Love Them All... Thanks For The Video!

[@BahadorAlast]

Nasratullah Faqiri Thank you :) Much love!!

[@niazKhan-nr3bp]

Thanx frm Pakistan.

[@munirosman9693]

Nasratullah Faqiri دا نو کله پښتون و مخ یی په باړخو تیر کړی کاریګر یی په معادن کار تیر کړی

[@pakhto-hebrew8091]

Pashtuns have always been nice to Persians, maybe the Persian could try being nice to Pashtuns for once. Last tjme I checked Pashtuns werent trying to commit language genocide against farsi speakers in Afghanistan...thats why most Pashtuns dont mind learning Farsi cuz we are open minded people, Maybe Persians shoudl try to stop belittling Pakhtuns for speaking their langauage, which is the only thing that we have that protects our Jewish heritage

[@af-pqueen4287]

We're all one ❤ iranic people

[@user-gf1qp5lc6g]

I am a Pakistani. I can speak Urdu, English, Pashto and Hindko. When I heard Persian I was able to guess a lot of words. For me it's more like Urdu and Pashto. Well done guys! You did a great job

[@osamaalam7685]

Yeah these words are used in Urdu also

[@user-gf1qp5lc6g]

یہ پنجابی سے ملتی جلتی ہے۔ مانسہرہ اور ہزارہ میں بولی جاتی ہے If you know Punjabi, you will understand it too

[@osamaalam7685]

sajid amazai ye bhi mukhtalif zubanoun ka majmooa hogi, jis mein kashmiri bhi shamil hogi or kch pashtu words bhi shyd, jis tarhan siraiki hai

[@osamaalam7685]

Bilal Ahmad kiyun kehna chahye jab ismein or zubanein bhi shamil Hein ? Or han siraiki ko Punjabi or Sindhi k darmiyan ka kaha ja skta hai lekin siraikion mein ek bari tadaad Baloch ki or phir pathannoun ki bhi hai tou unka influence bhi hai, interior Sindh mein siraiki ek barey hisse mein boli jati hai or wohi log sindhi or balochi bhi bolte Hain , Sindhi ki ek bari tadaad aesi hai Jo Baloch tribes se taluq rKhte hain

[@osamaalam7685]

Na Urdu bilkul mukhtalif hai Persian se or naahi hi Hindi se ,Urdu phir bhi Urdu hai😉

[@askargamerz2174]

As a Pakhtoon native speaker I must say that learning Farsi is a piece of cake for Pakhtoons because there are a lot of similar words in both languages.

[@hyperxplays]

Yes I saw the language words are very similar and almost the same. Like khodai in pashto is khoda in farsi, really a peace of cake for each other to learn the opposite language once the differences can be understood.

[@shoopak]

دوتا کشوری همسایه هستیم و با مردمان مهربان وزبان های مختلف...هرکی کامنتم را توانیست بخواند لایک کند.🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@BahadorAlast]

❤️

[@laylaysocraycray9502]

Huh?

[@7b52]

همه کشورها یکی هستند فقط مرزها رو سیاست مداران بوجود اوردند.

[@Carbon703]

ھمسایه means neighbour i guess مھربان means thanks or helpfull something زبان means language مختلف means different بخواند means husband we call خاوند in urdu I am urdu and pashto speaker and these are the following words i understand and heard from above particular paragraph

[@shayanmobasheri5605]

ما یک کشور هستیم و هیچ گاه نباید از هم جدا میشدیم

[@moevmoe]

In my university in Mashhad there's a few Afghans in the Dorms who can speak Pashto so when I clicked to watch I was like this can't be fair Afghans know both Farsi and Pashto! Then I realised that Pakistan has Pashto speakers too! Keep up the good work man! By the way you guys should all look up a song called "larsha pekhawar" it's awesome!

[@BahadorAlast]

moevmoe Thank you. Yes, for the sake of this video it makes a lot more sense to have a Pashto speaker who does not speak Persian! Thanks again for watching:)

[@osamaalam7685]

J0nesJr Pakistan has more pashtuns than Afghanistan, Afghanistan is actually a country of minorities I guess because tajiks majority live in tajikstan , Baloch live in Pakistan and pashtun majority is also in Pakistan, turkmen in turkmenistan, hazara in Mongolia..

[@lailakhan3450]

Mohsen Khan , nu si chal usho?

[@TheAfghan72]

J0nesJr Yet Pashtuns are the majority in Afghanistan at 65% while a minority in Pakistan at 15%. Your point is moot.

[@zarakdurrani7584]

J0nesJr oh yeah, and how would you describe pakistan? Panjabis at over 60%, and pashtuns at a mere 12%. Your point is moot bro

[@fahimb.7012]

I will get a 100% on this. i am pashtoon from kabul and speak both languages. Poetry from Rahman baba to Hafiz sherazi.

[@kadershirazi5015]

Oh good!I am from Pakistan ,and Rehman baba ,and khushal Khan Khattak ,my caste is Sherazi as well,so able to speak persian tho ,but my native language is hindko ,but can speak pushto as well

[@moltisanti745]

Pakhtun poets were imbeciles

[@o_0264]

@lopperz khattak , Afridi , bangash and many more. I am from Pakistan and jadoon ( gadoon ) also considers themselves pushtoon and they can't speak pushto.🤷

[@aowkahaniyaasunie5356]

@@moltisanti745 triggered much ?

[@ancientariana2597]

I’m Tajik from Kabul ancient Ariana great khurasan today Afghanistan My mother language is Dari Farsi 🌷🇦🇫🇹🇯🇺🇿🇮🇷🌷

[@zazaguerilla]

@@juat6227 if you wanna be a smartazz at least learn the difference between accent and dialect....

[@mrscorpion6184]

Tajik is not persians🤬

[@muhammadalishoaliyev6870]

@@mrscorpion6184 I'm Tajik you are stupid

[@princeofpersia6229]

@@mrscorpion6184 🕳️🚶🏻

[@ivvrr1]

@@mrscorpion6184 tajiks r indian 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GeorgiaIsOnMyMind]

Love this video. I'm a Pakistani Pashto speaker.

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you ❤

[@abhilashdas2460]

Fuck Pakistan

[@EshalNoraizVlogs]

@@abhilashdas2460 if you don't have good looks at least try having a good heart for a change. you're ugly inside out lol

[@abhilashdas2460]

@@blackflagsofpakistantheeas9109 that's it Pakistan is a terrorist nation and destroy our Afghanistan

[@llaming4055]

Then why are you writing in english!

[@pamirbadakhshan9934]

Guys , Pashto and Persian both Iranic language: 4 of them - pashto, pamiri, yaghnabi, ossetian are Eastern Iranic languages. (these are the language of ancient Sogdians Bacteians Kushans, Ephtalitis, Alans) Persian Dari=Tajiki, Kurdish, Talyshi, Tati, Balochi, Gilani etc Western Iranic language. I’m Pamirian (pamiri people) we speak Eastern Iranic language just like Pashto and we have plenty/use plenty of the same words with Pashto

[@yousafdaudzai3078]

We love our Pamiri Brothers they are most nearby ethnic group to us.

[@dastanparviz9613]

Love so much Persian language. I am proud that my native language is Persian. Zinda bod, forsizabononi rui dunyo, durud az Tojikiston 🇹🇯😇❤️.

[@ABDULLAH-bg3yw]

Salam az afghanistan ❤️🧡💙

[@2009KAPLAN]

Durud az Iran

[@gms1178]

Sepas/rahmat kalan aziz aka Jan me from afg

[@gms1178]

سلام به بهادر جان عرض میکنم از افغانستان

[@gms1178]

سلامونه جوری پخیری گرانه شیر زاده زه د افغانستان یم او فارسی خبری کوم فارسی او پشتو کی زیاد لغتونه یو رقم دی / تاسی د کوم جای یاست د پشاور باکستان باکستان او یا د افغانستان،؟

[@barmalkhan]

I'm a pashto/ Pakhto speaker From Pakistan, the video is quite interesting. Love❤☝

[@1000AFGHAN1]

Pashtun means Afghan and Afghan means Pashtun, any Pashtuns who denies it are Harami! Because if you don't even know your motherland, how can you know your father!

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

HAHAHA here we go again...how mature of us Pashtuns swearing at each other literally everywhere, Pashtun ghrak de!

[@1000AFGHAN1]

Baryalai Yusufzai, Harami describes a person who don't know their father. So it is not used as a swearing word but as a describing word.

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

1000AFGHAN1 its still a "spak" word, lag spaki khabari ma kawa

[@YouCantHandleDisz]

1000AFGHAN1 You are so fucking obsessed looool leave us Pakistanis alone

[@junadium]

THIS is the point I was trying to make when I commented on the Persian vs Urdu video you guys made. A Pashtun from Pakistan or a Pashto speaker will understand Farsi words much much more than a Punjabi person or Urdu speaking person from Pakistan. The amount of silly comments I received for my comment was shocking... Both Farsi and Pashto are Iranic languages - there are BOUND to be massive similarities....

[@BahadorAlast]

junadium Thank you! You're right. I agree with your point. There are many similarities!

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

Well said mate! the funny thing is, people are jumping about on how similar Urdu and Farsi is while only about 13% of Pakistan's speaks Urdu as a first language. Its not even native to Pakistan, Pashto, Baluchi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Shina, Khawar etc should be made the National languages and leave Urdu as a second language. Native languages should come first!

[@junadium]

When taking into account language classifications, roots (as you are talking about) and development of words, my statement is correct. As I have previously stated, Farsi and Pashto are both Iranic languages, Urdu is not. Urdu draws its vocabulary heavily from Farsi, it's vocabulary does not stem from Farsi as it belongs to another language sub-family. Over 90% of Urdu verbs are Prakrit in origin. That does not go to say that a person who is well versed in Urdu and thus its heavily drawn Farsi vocabulary will not be able to understand such words. However when it comes to sentence formations, grammar usage, Urdu is nothing like Farsi, whereas Pashto being in the same language sub-family as Farsi will have much much more similarities. English, Dutch, German are all Germanic languages they share vocabulary but most importantly the grammatical formation of sentences. This is in stark difference to French and Italian which are Romance languages and so have different grammatical formations. English, however draws a large part of its vocabulary from Latin which is also a Romance language, therefore there are a lot of words which are similar in English, French, Italian. However German uses the Germanic root words for many such words as opposed to Latin root words that English uses. Being connected to Urdu is a political or emotional way of looking at it - it has no bearing whatsoever on the actual language. Urdu and Hindi are both the same languages, however depending on your politics, if you are Pakistani or Muslim in India your Khariboli will draw vocabulary from Farsi and Arabic. If you are a Hindu in India your Khariboli will draw vocabulary from Sanskrit, however the verbs in both remain Prakrit. I do not have any political agenda here, I have nothing to do with India/Pakistan politics. I am a linguist and anthropologist. My statements are based on scientific facts.

[@user-cp3wc5yj3g]

junadium I have rarely seen someone with such clear concepts. Keep it up, most comments are from people who cannot see the world like you see it. You have a fine mind.

[@sameerarman4506]

Pashto is not Iranian language Pashto is come from Nuh prophet and so similar with Ebrani .

[@syedalamzeb]

From Pakistan. Southern KPK. I can pick interestingly every thing in Persian probably as I can speak three to four dialects . Funny part is than Donkey is called khar in both . Some old Persian words which are lost like "sooka " the sharp edge of knife we still use it while in Persian is absolite. High 5 for the channel . I love the languages like arabic , Persian, urdu , pashto and sindhi..

[@BahadorAlast]

alam zeb Thank you for watching :)

[@smustavee]

In Begali we still use the word sooka but pronounce it as chookha.

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

alam zeb That's interesting! I'd thought Pashtuns from the other side of the border wouldn't be familiar with Persian...

[@blacksheep6174]

Sindhi...sach me ! Ap ne sekhi he ,

[@user-yc9uw8vy9f]

@@blacksheep6174 Me Karachi me rha hun tw school me Sindhi parhi hai Bhut mgr such btaon tw sirf likhni or parhni aati hai 😂 sumjh nhi aati sari turri bhut sumjh bhi aajati hai 😅

[@sair5580]

Poshtoo and kurd plz They are also our cousins... Lots of Love From Pakistan..😍😍 Poshtoons...

[@user-sw7ky6to3z]

Love this video, i am a Persian people Tajik from Uzbekistan🇺🇿❤ فارسی کامل بلدم اینو بدون ترنسلیت نوشته کردم!

[@mohammadyousuf1516]

I Am from Afghanistan I love both Farsi And Pashto My Language is Farsi

[@Dg-rc6xu]

john mikey what kind of Afghan is named John Mikey?

[@mohammadyousuf1516]

Maryam Farsiani Oooh No My Real Name is Ahmadullah I will try to delete it Maryam jaan

[@mohammadyousuf1516]

Maryam Farsiani Are You from Afghanistan?

[@ikarismawati]

Maryam Farsiani 😁😁

[@ydp8525]

Comrade Stalin Lmao chill out 😂

[@VoxPopulasse]

Pastho is an Eastern Iranic language and Persian (also Kurdish and Balochi) is a Western Iranic language. Long life to Aryans!

[@averagebodybuilder]

MUSLIM ASIAN ARYANS....

[@huoriel6495]

Balochi and kurdish are north western iranic language but persian is south western iranic branch

[@musiclocate9357]

Pashtuns aren't Iranian. They are Israelites.

[@AB-gp5jr]

@@averagebodybuilder the aryans are from central asia - have brown eyes black hair and olive skin did you expect them to be christian germanic europeans?

[@timtale2404]

@@musiclocate9357 They are not israelites. That's made up bullshit

[@zazaguerilla]

wow i speak zazaki/dimli kurdish and i understood everything

[@mehrdad5767]

zaza_kurdistani welcom to iranic language

[@mehrdad5767]

Edi Bese i think he is mean dilami!?

[@zazaguerilla]

diffrent name for zazaki/kirmancki some say it comes from dailamites

[@zazaguerilla]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylamites

[@chaptersinminutes5548]

Im a native pashto speaker,Once accidentally heard a kurdish song on fb and was shocked to see how similar it sounded

[@SonaTseri]

Some made up theories on the names of days in Pashto. 1. Since Friday is the holy day of the week and Thursday leads into Friday - 'Ziyarat' (pilgrimage into the holy day). 2. And since Saturday is a weekend - nothing to do. I.e. empty time = 'Khali'. BAM!

[@BasitKhanSafi]

Hahahaha Saturday was awesome

[@kongposhkachroo6081]

I'm Kashmiri(Hindu), from India, and I really liked this video. I could easily understand and I don't even know how I do that lol. Some words are very similar sounding with Kashmiri language too ! :) Orzu rozyu saari! (Meaning, May you all be safe and sound and blessed!) :D

[@maxpayne3628]

Koshur aren't indians.

[@user-ef4rw5vd2s]

there's no such thing as kashmiri from india

[@kongposhkachroo6081]

@AHMED BALOCH #Shorts but influenced by Irano Afghan culture due to historical connect

[@kongposhkachroo6081]

@Ahmed Baloch | احمد بلوچ yes that's true! Kashmir is known as "Iran e sagheer" too for this reason probably

[@AmirTavassoly]

Great video as always Bahador jan! Wishing both you and Shahrzad all the best 😊

[@BahadorAlast]

Thanks a lot Amir jan!! ☺

[@AmirTavassoly]

Bahador Alast my pleasure 😊

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

Tavass means a Peacock in Pashto, just thought I'll point it out.

[@AmirTavassoly]

haha thank you for pointing that out, I didn't know it!

[@meta_ai]

why doesn't you channel have more subs man. this is great content.

[@BahadorAlast]

Hick Thank you so much. Really appreciate that ❤️ Our channel is growing. Hopefully in the near future, we'll have a lot more subscribers.

[@loyalpashtun3770]

Because other nations have more females than males 😘🤗

[@o_0264]

@@loyalpashtun3770 bhahaha

[@TheLandOfTears]

I was wondering why this guy was having trouble understanding, then I realized he's a Pakistani Pashtun, the Afghan Pashtuns would have understood every word, so in that regard it's good you guys got a Pakistani Pashtun or else it would have been hard to prove how much similar Pashto and Farsi is.

[@abidkhantareen6963]

I agrre with You. Unfortunately, here in Pakistan we Pashtun learn Urdu and English. The education system here doesn't allow us to study Pashto language the history of Pashtuns and their descendants their leader like Khshal khan khattak Ahmed Shah Bacha Khan, we only studied mughals Hindu sub continent Muhammad bin Qasim and Jinnah. That is the reason that our people cannot speak the exact Pashto. Now it is mixed up with Urdu and English. Many of us, have seen the Pashtuns of Peshawar and Quetta, while talking they use English and Urdu words.

[@blacksheep6174]

@@abidkhantareen6963 Brother im from Sindh We are tought Sindhi Language and medium is sindhi they tell us about History of Sindh too Even They teach us Simple Salees Urdu. Urdu or other ppl also have to Learn sindhi if they are living in sindh. Then why they dont teach history and language of pakhtons in kpk ? Why ur provincial government is forcing urdu and english ? Thats ur mistake Protest and tell them to reform bcoz provinces have this autonomy.

[@user-ef4rw5vd2s]

@@blacksheep6174 he is lying in goverment school or they teach pashto but in private school they dont because goverment has nothing to do with private schools

[@blacksheep6174]

@@user-ef4rw5vd2s Private Schools should follow Board of Education and Curriculam NISAB . Im from Sindh In every private school they teach Sindh i study in private too, They are not teaching your mother tongue thats problem, How do they give lectures bcoz kids only know their first language and In what language is maths science islamiat social studies and other subject ? English or Urdu in primary dont make sense

[@user-ms5hn9no9c]

@@abidkhantareen6963 Pushto is an optional subject. Not compulsory like urdu and english or sindhi in sindh board. You can choose pushto as a subject if you want to but no all institute have pushto subject faculty

[@shabirwaziri6563]

Great job, I am a pashto from Afghanistan but I can also speak Dari 🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫

[@BahadorAlast]

Shabir Ahmad Waziri Thank you for watching :)

[@nezihgorkemerturk1922]

I don't care

[@ariadnecassiel9725]

Shahrzad your glowing! May God bless both you and bahador ❤️ wishing you guys all the best on the arrival

[@BahadorAlast]

Pink Princess 2.0 Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Much love ❤️❤️❤️

[@ariadnecassiel9725]

Bahador Alast no problem ❤️

[@nos1847]

I am from Tajikistan, salam alekum,

[@muhammadmehdi8059]

Walikumsalam

[@sovetskysoyuzcommunistpart4512]

N OS salam alekum isn’t a Tajik or Farsi word though.

[@marmary5555]

@@sovetskysoyuzcommunistpart4512 Exactly. Iranic peoples should all say *Dorud* and stop using the Islamic/Arabic "Salamaleikum"

[@sovetskysoyuzcommunistpart4512]

kittens😻 indeed. Arabic loanwords are slowly being replaced with original persian words in both Iran and Afghanistan. Hopefully the greeting “salam” will also see a replacement with the original persian form of greeting.

[@ummhaani7258]

Dorud ala Muhammad (s)

[@sirayousafzai8831]

Loved this! Surprised Pashto was included to your series. Pukhtun represent 🤗

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching 😊❤

[@PSNloversalu]

Thank you very much for making the video!! P.S. choosing a Pashtun from Afghanistan would have been cheating! lol

[@BahadorAlast]

TorGuleyy Thank you!! ❤️ Yes, exactly! Having a Pashto speaker who also understands Persian would defeat the whole purpose of making this video!

[@pashtoonkhan3878]

There are much more pashtoons from Afghanistan who doesn't know Persian language.

[@Dg-rc6xu]

Pashtoon Khan why is there so many different spellings? I’ve seen people spell it Pashtun,Pashtoon,Pukhtoon,Pathan, what’s the difference

[@pashtoonkhan3878]

Maryam Farsiani we don't have the same letters in English language as we have in Pashto language. That is the reason we try to put two letters to make the sound nearly to the letter we have in our language. The letter which we use writing "Pashtoon" or "pukhtoon" is to be pronounced between "sh" and "kh". And also most of the Pashtoons cannot pronounce it or they cannot pronounce it easily. People in eastern and southeast Afghanistan pronounce it like "pakhtoon or pukhtoon" and the people who are living in southwest or southern Afghanistan pronounce it like "sh". But in the writing system and literature of the language, IT is to be written with the same letter in every region, you can call it standard pashto. And PATHAN is a synonym of the Pashtoon mostly used by indians and pakistanis. (ش) پشتون Pashtoon or Pushtoon (ښ) پښتون (خ) پختون Pukhtoon or Pakhtoon In standard pashto(in all books and government documents....) it is to be written as the 2nd word (the middle one). Hope you understand the way I explained it. If you still have any question feel free to ask me.

[@ia285]

Maryam Farsiani Pashtuns call themselves 'Afghans/Pukhtuns/Pashtuns'. However the word 'pathan' is used by South Asians to refer to Pashtuns

[@omikhan4915]

In Urdu کارگر means “effective”..کاریگر means worker

[@faiqusman2663]

Carpenter

[@bobakbalout4970]

In persian also کارگر can be used in this meaning as effective specially with the verb افتادن , kargar oftadan means to be effective

[@sUbScRiBeRswItHoUtvEdEo]

In Kurdish كاريگةر means effective and كاركةر means worker so it's opposite

[@orkochowdhury7016]

Kargar- karigor in bengali

[@matin653]

In Farsi : Kar : Work Kar.gar/Kar.egar : Worker Kar.gah : Workplace Kar.khaneh : Factory Kar.a : Effective/Functional Kar.aneh : Wage Kar.kard : Function Kar.afarin : Entrepreneur Kar.amooz : Apprentice Kar.dasti : Handwork/Craft

[@chariotofthesun]

I'm from Iran myself, but I'm pretty sure that Thursday is called Ziyārat (as in going to graves, like he said), because in Iran people go and visit their ancestors graves on Thursdays.

[@internationalvideos441]

Pashto & Farsi are my languages ❤

[@rohimosavi5545]

Sidrah Bilal Afghanistan

[@o_0264]

You're from Afghanistan I am ( pukhtana / pukhtoon / pakhtoon / pukhton / pakhton / pushtoon / pushton / Pathan ) from Pakistan and I can't understand Dari / farsi although alot of the words are similar.

[@ToxicplayzYT1122]

@@o_0264 You can Easily Learn it. Farsi is the most Beautiful and Easy Language in the world

[@o_0264]

@@ToxicplayzYT1122 Yeah farsi is really a very poetic language my Mom can speak both farsi and pushto fluently because some of her relatives were from Iran they came to Pakistan from Iran but I am not good at farsi. I'll try to learn it but the national language of Pakistan is Urdu so everyone focuses more on Urdu and English. Are you Iranian or an Afghan ?

[@ToxicplayzYT1122]

@@o_0264 I am IRANIAN and I am Living in Norway. I have escaped Iran. If I Go there They will kill me.

[@aleezkhan]

Thanks for doing this one janana Is there any kurdish pashto or kurdish urdu comparison ? There are some common words i heard like ( Cheeni (urdu) chooni (kurdish) Hazar (same in both) (cheeni means sugar)

[@golkiwi8783]

Great challenge! I always thought Pashto is far away from Farsi! But it doesn't seem so👍👍Greeting to dear Zarak💖

[@selie94]

Gol Kiwi Oh noo it's not! 😂 I speak Pashto (i'm an Afghan) and I was born in Germany. And everytime I hear Dari I'm like: waiiiittt! I understand this!! How is that possible?? 😂 Then I found out that Pashto is an old-Iranian language and belongs to the same Language Family😅

[@golkiwi8783]

Hellobello great! Pashtoo is a beautiful language

[@selie94]

Winter is coming my Dad speaks Kandari pashto with me, which is very much influenced by Farsi. That's why I understand so much. And both of my parents are fluent in Dari too and when we get guests who don't speak Pashto but Dari then they start up with Dari and I understand everything what my parents say but not everything what our guests say, because I'm used to the style of my parents.

[@golkiwi8783]

Winter is coming I speak Farsi, which I believe is same as Dari 😊💖

[@golkiwi8783]

Hellobello I can truely understand you 😂

[@monsieur420]

Im mexican and my boss is from afghanistan really nice people to work with I also enjoy learning farsi also the food is really good specially the mantu and rice

[@kk-nr4js]

In #Pashto, shirt is called "kamees" or Qamees, Spanish: kameesa ! Right

[@monsieur420]

@@kk-nr4js yes *Camisa, we joked about that lol

[@churgooray]

To answer the question posed at 12:05, "Why is Thursday called Ziarat", the reason is because traditionally people visited the graveyard on Thursday, so it became known as the "day of ziarat". - Khali ("empty") for Saturday is a reference to the Jewish day of Sabbath. - Pinzum ("fifth") for Tuesday is the fifth day of the week if you start with Friday as the first day. - Jumma is obviously from the Arabic. This is my understanding.

[@sarafayeq464]

yay!!!! thank you for your great videos

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching! ❤

[@printstars4480]

this is a very interesting project! i wish u explore more languages for ex northern languages like finnish or Yakut and some rare languages as well

[@blobloblaw12]

This is so awesome! Both Urdu and Pushto can have alot of words similar to Farsi. I speak both so probably could understand most of the words in this video and in the Urdu comparison video.

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you :)

[@gabbishleegifted4752]

These productions are really helpful for aspiring polyglots 👏👏

[@werebe345]

I’m Ossetian, and several words sound like Ossetian

[@lovelandpure4767]

What is your country name? Is it the language name?

[@BasitKhanSafi]

Ossetians are also Aryans like Pashtuns

[@nagihangot6133]

@Treyden Onit (Sub)-Racially liked, too, to a substantial extent, by my observation alone it's obvious.

[@robixmaster6525]

Long live my Ossetian brothers and sisters from Persia🇮🇷

[@matin653]

Oh finally an Ossetian here ❤️ We have to do Ossetian vs Persian

[@alibaba8266]

MashaAllah I am pushtun from KPK . I love persians. Pushtuns and Persian friendship live longas both are of same origin❤❤❤

[@HanifKhan-de6zg]

The Pashtoon guy speaking in Peshaweri dialect of Pashto. But a little bit difference b/w accent of Kandhari and Peshaweri Pashto. Khair ba man ma'kul omad.

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

Quetta speak the same "Sha" Pashto of Kandahar. Waziristan, Khattak, Marwat, Bannusi all speak "Sha" Pashto.

[@samircoc1937]

Baryalai Yusufzai yes true

[@shehryarkhan7266]

To Catch A Copycat No Pekhawar is better

[@PSNloversalu]

my accent is Peshawari accent with a heavy touch of Kandahari Pashto and Tajiki Persian.... But to me Kandahari/Quetta Lahja is sweeter!!

[@shehryarkhan7266]

I have the best Pakhto accent ever. It is so beautiful that all beautiful young Latinas faint when they hear me. I am not Playboy but girls love me. My accent of Pakhto is so sweet you can never imagine it! It is simply the best accent ever spoken in the world. No one else can imitate my accent. It is my accent, it is unique, it is copy right!! It is mine and I am very happy to have it!!

[@meta_ai]

thanks for the video

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching!

[@khanarsalan3216]

I really enjoyed the video. Thanks!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you ❤️ I hope you enjoy our videos as well!

[@khanarsalan3216]

Yes, the videos are packed with fun. The audience get to know about other languages and culture. I also like the format and the simplicity.

[@Angeljuwel]

Nice video! I’m from Kandahar and we use a lot of Farsi words.

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you ❤️

[@Bazinga3972]

@RedRose7997 That's because Kandahar used to be part of the Safavid Empire and many people from Iran also settled there during the Afsharid rule which was not too long ago. The Pashto word for apple is "Mana" but Kandahris say "Seeb" which is the Persian word. So even though Kandahar is probably one of the most important cities in Pashtun history and also the only big city in Afghanistan where not 80%+ is able to speak Farsi, it has still more Persian influence than other Pashtun areas.

[@nezihgorkemerturk1922]

I don't care 2

[@chrisbean]

Both languages are fascinating, they both sound so interesting. Persian is a bit more musical as an accent, and Pashto is more straightforward, a bit more monotonous, but instead it's got a lot of sounds different from farsi. I enjoy listening to both of them.

[@chrisbean]

Thabk you for the ❤ Good luck and may you and Shehrzad have a healthy child!!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you so much ❤

[@selie94]

Thanks for uploading this video, I've waited for it! An Afghan Pashto Speaker would understand more Farsi than a Pakistani Pashto speaker and the *sh* dialect is also more related to Farsi than the *kh* dialect. It was still nice to see how similar our languages are. Dera Manana (Thank you!)

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

Yes your quite right but Quetta, Waziristan, Bannu, Khattak, Marwat, Chaman, Musakhel all speak Sha Pashto and its quite nice.

[@selie94]

Winter is coming yes I know. I'm half Kandari and half Kunari so I know both dialects pretty well. And i also found out that the "kandari" dialect is very common in provinces like Quetta. I just meant, that the dialect of Pakistani Pashtuns (which is similar to the Pashto of east Afghanistan) is still different to the Afghan Pashto dialect. I understand a Pashto speaker from Pakistan but I would't talk like him. And I think that's because they mix a lot of Urdu words. That's why I think that an Afghan Pashtun who does not know Dari would still understand more than an Pakistani Pashtun. 😄

[@selie94]

Winter is coming ah okay that's interesting! Didn't know that! I'm an Afghan that's why I don't know much about it, but thanks for the Information!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you so much for that! ❤️

[@selie94]

Winter is coming I know that the Pashtuns of KPK and generally Pakistan were Afghans (by nationality) a few decades ago. And I'm happy when someone refers himself as an Afghan. That makes me happy. But unfortunately there is a huge number of Pashtuns in Pakistan who don't see themselves as Afghans. But everyone has to decide by his own. This kind of synonyme "Afghan=Pashtun" is historically and not more available since the government of AFG said that everyone who lives in AFG is an Afghan. Tajiks, Hazara etc are also Afghans. Being Afghan is no more the name of a tribe or an ethnic group, it's also a nationality now. Ke Farsiwan ye, ya Uzbak, ya Hazara....dey ham Afghanan di. My cousins are all Half Pashtun and half Tajik and speak both Afghan languages, just because they are "half Pashtun" ...that don't make them "half Afghans"

[@Peter-A]

I loveeeeee these videos more than any related videos on KZbin, great job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you! :)

[@kabaliyt7902]

I M Baloch And I Can Speak Pashto .. Pashto Is A Very Nice Language But I Speak Only baluchistani Dlgue

[@Manseth]

I am an Indian .But , I am an "Odia" speaker which is some how to close to Indian bengali .But phaston is much intresting language ...Thats cool.

[@humblesouls1594]

Devadurllabh Manseth what is Odia lol

[@desimujahid]

Random guy Facts lol its an Indian language.

[@Manseth]

Random guy Facts it's an Indian regional language particularly from east Indian state " Odisha" .You can google it .

[@pratiksharb257]

I'm odia too

[@jdw1066]

I speak Farsi (primarily Iranian but I can understand Dari) and every time I hear Pashto (or a Pashto speaker speaking Urdu) I feel like I’m having a stroke lol. It sounds so familiar and yet I can’t understand it. I can usually pick out some words and the accent sounds familiar yet I can’t quite understand it. It takes me a second to realize it’s just another language

[@khan54610]

Thank U so much for uploading this video. Much Love Pushto and Persian ❤️

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you ❤️

[@HedayatullahGhairat]

This is the best person for this episode. I wanted someone in this episode who doesn't know Persian and Zirak was best suited for it.

[@nisreenomar8572]

So late but I liked the video, I am Kurdish and I have understood most of the words from both especially pashto😍🇦🇫

[@yousafdaudzai3078]

Really??

[@Zakirkhan-hd6lt]

Nice

[@layla-atomboygirl440]

finally!!! I was waiting for pashto vs persian...😍..

[@liliy6413]

I'm still waiting for the day that you're gonna do similarities between kurdish and persian such a good video btw ❤️

[@BahadorAlast]

Lalw Yasin Thank you so much! We'll be doing Kurdish very soon actually :)

[@zackkahn6992]

Hi; good video. Pashto is not much available to watch content on so I am grateful for this video exploring its similarities with other languages. I am happy to participate in a further video should you wish to make one. Anyhow, I speak the Southern Pashto accent - different to tge Northern one which our Pashtoon friend was using... But once again, thanks for this content - your videos are amazing bro!

[@shahidmirza9679]

Assalam o alaikum,Mr.Bahador its honour for me to respond by u on my coments,inshallah i will continue bond with u.ur nice u can lead us to learn persian

[@BahadorAlast]

Waalaikum salaam, thank you. Sure thing. Feel free to contact me on Instagram (@BahadorAlast)

[@khyberakberzai666]

Thank you bahador !!!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching :)

[@baryalaiyusufzai5798]

Thank You for doing one on Pashto, much appreciated and must say Pashto is quite a diverse language with tons of dialects, but I love the soft or "Sha" Pashto even though I speak Hard "Kha" Pashto. Dera Manana

[@lailakhan3450]

Yusufzai Pashtun , zi hum esafzai yama haha! Love the video and the boy lol

[@bilalmohsin4128]

sha or kha and muzh or mung lar aoo bar yaw afghan 🙄🙄

[@bilalmohsin4128]

😊😊👍👍💪💪

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching! Really glad you enjoyed it :)

[@majidafra]

That was a very nice one. I have always wanted to get the opportunity to learn pashto. This language has always been the dark side of my language curiosity 'cause I've never had good resources to listen and learn pashto. I just know it's spoken in some parts of Afganistan. Thank you

[@adnanraheem5720]

Pashto and Persian are derived from Avestan an old Iranin language.

[@alzicario3466]

Bhanu Pratap Singh no it didn’t, iranian and indic split long before that

[@L20241]

Nakha is nails in Sanskrit and Pariksha is test/exam. Sounded similar in Farsi

[@Sayed778]

Avenstan comes from both Afghanistan and Iran, no one can claim that it came only from one country, plus many people don’t know but even the whole area of Ariana/Khorasan doesn’t include all of Iran only the eastern lands, avenstan became known as Pahlavi then Farsi, so my brother we are both one ☝️

[@cobrazki2147]

I’m an Azerbaijani, this was really interesting to watch!

[@edwardkenway6630]

Thanks for doing this video! Pashto seems to be an interesting language, we want more of that!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching ❤

[@meta_ai]

Edward Kenway it is. Some words even I don't understand. And it's my native language. Pashto changes accent and words every 2 KMs.

[@lailakhan3450]

Bahador Alast , bahador, can you please do more pashto?

[@meta_ai]

Laila you speak pashto ?

[@lailakhan3450]

Hick , yes

[@eeltauy]

I can't get enough of these videos for some reason!

[@newpersia88]

join the club lol

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you!:)

[@adityabhagwat7231]

can you do an small accent comparison between afghan dari persian and iran persian?

[@BahadorAlast]

Aditya Bhagwat I would love to! The Afghans that I know in Toronto are all born here and their Dari is not fluent enough to participate. If I can find a Dari speaker in Toronto who is very fluent, then I would be more than happy to have them participate. :)

[@pakhto-hebrew8091]

Dari is like 12 century Farsi and Farsi is like modernized. Being Afghan I prefer the dari accent because it sounds more nice compared to Iranian accent which is super nasally

[@raminamin9350]

It's like urdu and hindi they are so similar I was in iran also Afghanistan. I also go to the Pakistan and India.

[@krsn77540]

Farsi sounds Gay and Dari sounds Normal I dont hate Iranians but u can ask all Dari Speakers they would agree with me

[@walialqadr8471]

@@krsn77540 i agree

[@Faizanleo]

Very Nice Videos. Informative, Smart and most of all the hosts are so nice and soft spoken people. Their energy just melts you away. Not to forget, guests are awesome too. Do more Urdu challenges as well. Love from Pakistan

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@punjab05]

Bilal Ahmad جی پنجابی اپنی زبان بھول چکے ھیں ۔

[@desimujahid]

Bilal Ahmad پاکستانی مہاجر پنجابی اردو بولتے ہیں؟؟؟

[@punjab05]

Bilal Ahmad جی بنجابیوں کو شرم اتی ھے ۔

[@punjab05]

Bilal Ahmad تم مھاجر ھو کیا ؟

[@hassanz88]

Hey Bahador, Great videos man, keep em coming. How about doing one on the similarities between Sindhi and Persian. With Sindhi being a language from Pakistan and spoken by Sindhi people in India as well. Im based in the GTA incase you need a native sindhi speaker for it. Best

[@BahadorAlast]

Hi Hassan, thanks a lot! Definitely would be great to set that up. Could you reach me on Facebook or Instagram.

[@blacksheep6174]

Yup sindhi has farsi vocab as well, and much older than urdu punjabi

[@Pashto-Slow-Reverb]

*Love from Afghanistan Pashton to all them people's🇦🇫❤*

[@nezihgorkemerturk1922]

China zindebaad

[@sachindeshpande1]

I am a native Marathi speaker, Persian is so much influenced Indian languages like Hindi / Marathi that I can also understand many words easily. Like Karigar, Khud, maghaj, dard, nakhun, shikar, naram, parchi, duniya etc

[@angeliquekhan9735]

Good Job! 😊

[@zareengulabi9569]

Tnx Bahador its nice video. Can u do similarities between pushto nd other languages as well. Also Can u do something with Russian language. Nd can u do any European language like Portuguese or French n hw they similar to farsi

[@BahadorAlast]

Zareen GULABI Thank you! Definitely! We'll eventually get to them all :)

[@HanifKhan-de6zg]

Russian : Pashto Я (ya) : زه Ты (Te). : ته Gulabi you should learn language courses by Rosetta Stone s/w android n pc

[@selie94]

Hanif Khan in Russian they also even say dwa (two) and in Pashto it's also dwa Or: Harbuza (Honey melon) and Pashto/Dari it's Kharbuza

[@saltpepper7525]

Quetta Pashtu speaker here 🙋‍♀️ the softer southern dilect of Pashtu. I LOVE THIS VIDEO. ❤. Shahrzad is very smart. Thanks for the video 👏👏👏👏👏

[@rafirp1342]

Nice one mate It’s really nice👏🏻

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you 😊

[@aeymed]

That Pashtun guy is speaking in Peshawari pashto dialect, but as for pashtu speaking in Balochistan is quite relatable to Persian..

[@absolutespace4]

Thursday is called "zyarat", cz it used to be kind of a cultural thing to visit the ancestorial graves on thursday, hence the original word "panjshabe" [which is present these days in old pushto speaking communiities btw] was changed to zyarat. Or else its still called as panjshambe.

[@abdellahkhatab1836]

Thank you very much Bahadordzhan brother it is very nice and we are thankful for not forgetting about the Tajik people. We Tajiks love you and respect you.

[@BahadorAlast]

❤❤❤

[@amaantariq2348]

urdu and turkish plzzzz

[@BahadorAlast]

Amaan Walid We plan on it for the future! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@daniyalk713]

Yeah definitely that would be an interesting video to watch i am very curious to know how similar are both languages

[@amaantariq2348]

bahador should get native urdu speakers , like the muhajirs or the muslims of north india

[@o_0264]

Love to my Afghani brothers from a Pakistani Pushtoon. Singa yayee rooryano 🇵🇰❤️🇦🇫

[@blessedby786]

Hahahah the funny thing is I’m afghan dari speaker and didn’t understand the pashto parts at all even though we’re from the same country, only the persian. That’s crazy.

[@nihadali9286]

The vedio was awesome. I love it... dont stop making vedios

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching :)

[@Talhajaan]

Great work . Well done .. love from pekhawar

[@zarakkhan9625]

The way Zarak pronounced his name made me chuckle considering my name is also Zarak

[@bushrakhan1529]

Zarak Khan haha I’m Zarak too. Pakhair Zaraka 😉

[@legrandsalame8558]

Shahrzad is really intelligent and charming

[@shahrzadddd]

Legrand Salame Thank you!

[@aliashrafcandid]

Thursday is called ziarat because in older times people used to go to visit (ziarat) shrines of saints on Thursdays in the evening, spent the night there to attend little festivals, offer Friday prayer the next day and then come back to their hometowns. In some parts of Pakistan, especially in Punjab, there are still festivals (میلہ چراغاں ) on thursday nights at the shrines of saints, keeping up to the centuries old tradition of subcontinent.

[@aydnhuseyn7666]

I really loved your videos.And i recommend you to make Azerbaijani Turkish same words or Azerbaijani and Turkmen similar words.I hope soon it will be real

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you! I definitely plan on doing that for a future video :)

[@EagleBaaz]

Irani Frasi is The most sweet language in the world. Few words like dastay shuma dard na konay, befarmo, ba jonay madar hahaha, in urdu we have almost 50% Persian farsi ,Pakistani national anthem is in Farsi. Beautiful country, beautiful language, beautiful people.

[@lovelyartin]

Pashto and Farsi (Persian) are both Iranian languages

[@vatoloco1653]

Farsi is so beautiful language. Every time I watch Iranian movies I just love hearing them speak

[@valyusha98]

The Pashtun guy has such a signature Pashtun look 😊 Lovely languages by the way. Great content

[@reza8544]

I'm a fullblood afghan or also called pashtoon & I proud of my blood brothers ; both of Persian & Kurdish

[@adeelrehman29]

Great stuff bro, still waiting for Urdu-Arabic

[@BahadorAlast]

Adeel Khan Thank you. We will get there :)

[@JanJan-iu3of]

Pashtoo is 2nd biggest language in Pakistan.. I am pashtoon 🇵🇰🇵🇰💪💪

[@MajidKhan-fx8te]

🤣😁😁nisab ki de nshta aw wayi 2nd biggest 🤣

[@lalagamingzone7855]

@@MajidKhan-fx8te makawa alaka 😂

[@Farsaharad]

Again so nice!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you :) ❤

[@1412komal]

I have been binge watching your videos.. pashto , urdu , persian and hindi are so similar. Words are similar except the pronounciation. Interesting!!! You should start a language teaching series!!

[@BahadorAlast]

Vaishali Pandurangan Thank you so much ☺ That's a great idea! I also have a few other ideas I want to implement. I hope you enjoy our future videos and please share any feedback or suggestions you have with us on Facebook or Instagram. We'd love to hear from you.