Pashto-English/English-Pashto Dictionary & Phrasebook

by Nicholas Awde, Asmatullah Sarwan

The essential Pashto language resource! Pashto, also known as Pakhto, Pakhtu, or Pushto, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in the neighboring Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is an Indo-Iranian language spoken by over 40 million people worldwide. Pashto is written in the Arabic Naskh script, but entries in this dictionary are Romanized with phonetic pronunciation for English speakers. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Afghanistan and neighboring regions with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

235 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Brett C]

This is a good reference resource to learning Pashto. The hinderance to this book is that the words/phrases are presented in a transliterated format instead of the Perso-Arabic script. The Pashto alphabet can be tricky (the phonology, the multiple characters with the same sound, etc.) and romanizing these words can make learning confusing.

This is not a bad book at all and will help accelerate your learning. This has the standard Hippocrene layout with a brief grammar introduction, the two-way dictionary, and phrasebook. The phrasebook has the standard chapters of greetings, food, shopping, etc. I would recommend it definitely. Thanks!

[Sabiha Rajjab]

I love pashto language but it's too hard

[Fenixbird SandS]

Hmmmm Afghanis speak Pashto?

[Usmantsmim]

I AM UsmanTasmim

[Naqeeb]

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