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Some days ago, a Canadian friend donated domain and hosting for a website which is under strong construction this time. We are working to provide all that you need to read write and speak Pashto. You can visit the site here.

During our work on the site, it will be good to hear from you to know what should you think be placed on the site. Your suggestions and comments mean a lot to us.

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پوښتنه Question

When you inquire, ask about something, you put it as a question to get some information. In Pashto, we say پوښتنه کول. But questioning someone means پلټنه کول.

دا پوښتنه ځواب غواړي
This question needs answer.

ملزم تر پلټنو لاندې دى
Culprit is under questioning.

د ملالۍ نه پوښتنه وکړه چې ګل خان کله راځي
Ask Malalai when Gul Khan is coming.

Something questionable means پوښتنې راولاړول

Related words د ورته مانا توري

سوال
زما لومړنى سوال ورک دى
My first question is missing.

تپوس
تپوس وکړه چې د کتاب څومره بيه ده
Ask about the price of the book.

These words also have some different meanings. Like سوال کول also means to beg and تپوس کول means to enquire after.

Peace Jirga opens in Kabul

امن جرګه په کابل کې پېل شوې ده aman jarga pa kabul ke pail shawey da
Peace Jirga opened in Kabul

مېلمانه څوک دي؟ melmana tsok dee?
Who are the guests?

کله به سره وينو؟ kala ba sara weeno?
When will we meet?

وخت ماسپښين دى wakht maspakhin dai
It is afternoon.

راځه چې کابل ته لاړ شو raza che Kabul ta larr sho
Let’s go to Kabul.

کابل کې نن سبا ډېر ښه موسم دى Kabul ke nan saba der kha mosam dai.
The weather is very good in Kabul nowadays.

مونږ څو ورځې وروسته کابل ته روان يو mong tso wrazey wroosta Kabul ta rawan yoo
We are going to Kabul after a few days.

ته کله کابل ته تللى يې؟ ta kala Kabul ta tlalai ye?
Have you ever visited Kabul?

امن زمونږ ارزو او جرګې مو دود دى aman zamong arzoo aw jargey mo dod dai
Peace is our desire and jirga is our custom.

ښه پښتو وېبپاڼه کومه يوه ده؟ kha pakhto webpana koma yawa da?
Which is the good Pashto website?

On Knowledge

Poem by REHMAN BABA

عالمان دي روښنايي ددې دنيا
عالمان دي د تمام جهان پېشوا

Lights in the world are those, who know,
Guides of mankind are those, who know

که څوک لار غواړي و خداى ته و رسول ته
عالمان دي ددې لارې رهنما

When looking for the road to God
And prophet, ask from those, who know

کيمياگر که د کيميا په طلب گرځي
همدمي د عالمانو ده کيميا

The alchemist in his research
Finds sympathy with those, who know

په مجلس  د عالمانو به سرۀ زر شي
که څوک کاڼى وي که لُوټه د صحرا

A desert stone will turn to gold
In company with those, who know

جاهلان دي په مثال د مرده گانو
عالمان دي په مثال د مسيحا

An ignorant is like a corpse,
Like Jesus Christ are those, who know

چې مرده يې له نفسه ژوندي کېږي
عالمان دي واړه هسې اوليا

For by His breath the dead arose,
The saintly breath of those, who know

هر سړى چې رتبه نۀ لري د علم
سړى نۀ دى خالي نقش دى گويا

Those are not humans, only shells,
The empty ones, who do not know

زه رحمان حلقه بگوش د هر عالم يم
که اعلٰى دى که اوسط دى که ادنىٰ

No matter to which low degree,
REHMAN will serve the ones, who know

(Translated by Jens Enevoldsen. The Nightingale of Peshawar: Selection from Rehman Baba. Published by InterLit Foundation, Peshawar)

Prominent journalist killed

د امريکا د کاليفورنيا ايالت پوليسو ويلي چې اوه پنځوس کلن چانسى بايلي د يو نامعلوم وسله وال تن لخوا د آکلنډ په سيمه کې په رڼا ورځ په ګوليو وويشتل شو او ووژل شو.

د پوليسو له مخې ښاغلى بايلي د سيمې يو ياد او نامتو ژورنالست و او خپل کار ته روان و چې يو وسله وال د شا لخوا يو ډز په ملا او بل په سر وويشتو.

د وژل شوي ژورنالست نژدې دوستان وايي چې هغه يو ډېر زړه ور ليکوال او رپورټر و او تل به يې د رشوت او فساد پر ضد لړزونکې ليکنې او خبرې کولې.

پوليس وايي چې په دې وروستيو کې هغه د آکلنډ پوسټ په نامه د سيمې تر ټولو سترې ورځپاڼې مسئول ټاکل شوى و.

By Tolafghan

Words:

وسله وال armed

زړه ور brave

ټاکل شوى appointed

Pashto proverbs پښتو متلونه

علم د ښه سړي نه ډېر ښه او د بد سړي نه ډېر بد جوړوي
Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse.

خپل کار سره کار لره
Let each one turn his mind to his own troubles.

داسې متل نشته چې رښتيا نه وي
There is no proverb which is not true.

وخت د هر غم دوا دى
Time softens all grieves.

تللى وخت بېرته په لاس نه راځي
Time flies never to be recovered.

عزت کوه عزت به دې کېږي
He that respects is respected.

شتمنه ښځه به درنه غلام جوړوي
He that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

دلته دم او قدم دواړه په حساب دي
Every wrong is avenged on earth.

کار په کولو کېږي
You cannot do anything by doing nothing.

د طاقت نه مهارت ښه دى
Skill is stronger than strength.