How do we say the Days of the week in Pashto language
When you are on a journey in Afghanistan and people questions you in Pashto “what day is it today?” you’ll want to understand how to communicate the days of the full week in Pashto easily and quickly. What if people asks “when am I going to meet you next?” You ought to write the time in Pashto maybe. Make use of our day sentences in Pashto under to find out the week days in Pashto. Learn More
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Telling the Days of The Week in Pashto
today | نن [nən] (NEN) |
yesterday | پرون [parun] (pa-ROON) |
tomorrow | سبا [sabaa] (sa-BAA) |
day after tomorrow | بل سبا [bəl sabaa] (BEL sa-baa) |
next week | بله اوونۍ [bəla uwənəi] (BE-la oo-we-nei) |
this week | دا اوونۍ [daa uwənəi] (DAA oo-we-nei) |
last week | تېره اوونۍ [tēra uwənəi] (TEH-ra oo-we-nei) |
| NOTE: The first day of the week corresponds with Sunday of the planetary week. |
Sunday | يوه نۍ [yawanəi] (ya-wa-NEI) |
Monday | دوه نۍ [dwanəi] (dwa-NEI) |
Tuesday | درې نۍ [drēnəi] (dreh-NEI) |
Wednesday | منځونۍ [mandzonəi] (man-zoh-NEI) |
Thursday | پنځه نۍ [pindzənəi] (pin-ze-NEI) |
Friday | جمعه [juma] (joo-MA) |
Saturday | خالي ورځ [khaali wradz] (khaa-LEE wraz) |
Months in Pashto Language
The internationally accepted Gregorian calendar is commonly used by Pashtuns for day-to-day affairs (along with the two Islamic calendars). Below are the names of Gregorian months: | |
January | جنوري [janwari] (jan-wa-REE) |
February | فبروري [fabruri] (fa-broo-REE) |
March | مارچ [maarch] (MAARCH) |
April | اپريل [april] (ap-REEL) |
May | مې [mē] (MEH) |
June | جون [jun] (JOON) |
July | جولاى [julaay] (joo-LAAY) |
August | اګست [agast] (a-GAST) |
September | سيتمبر [sitambər] (see-tam-BER) |
October | اکتوبر [aktubər] (ak-too-BER) |
November | نومبر [nawambər] (na-wam-BER) |
December | ديسمبر [disambər] (dee-sam-BER) |
Solar Islamic calendar | Afghans officially use the solar Jalali calendar according to which all national holidays and administrative issues are fixed. The year of Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina (622 CE) is fixed as the first year in the calendar. |
| The New Year always falls on the spring equinox (Gregorian March 21 or sometimes March 20). Each of the twelve months corresponds with a zodiac sign. The first six months have 31 days, the next five have 30 days, and the last (kab) has 29 days in usual years but 30 days in leap years. Pashto months are: |
Mar20/21 - Apr19/20 | ورى [wray] (WRAI); lit. "lamb" |
Apr20/21 - May20/21 | غويى [ghwayay] (ghwa-YAI); lit. "bull" |
May21/22 - Jun20/21 | غبرګولى [ghbargolay] (ghbar-GOH-lai); lit. "twin" |
Jun21/22 - Jul21/22 | چنګاښ [changaak'h] (chang-GAAKH); lit. "crab" |
Jul22/23 - Aug21/22 | زمرى [zmaray] (zma-RAI); lit. "lion" |
Aug22/23 - Sep21/22 | وږى [wagay] (wa-GAI); lit. "virgin" |
Sep22/23 - Oct21/22 | تله [təla] (TE-la); lit. "weighing scale" |
Oct22/23 - Nov20/21 | لړم [larram] (la-RRAM); lit. "scorpion" |
Nov21/22 - Dec20/21 | ليندۍ [lindəi] (leen-DEI); lit. "bow" |
Dec21/22 - Jan19/20 | مرغومى [marghumay] (mar-ghoo-MAI); lit. "ibex" |
Jan20/21 - Feb18/19 | سلواغه [salwaagha] (sal-waa-gha); lit. "pail" |
Feb19/20 - Mar19/20 | کب [kab] (KAB); lit. "fish" |
Lunar Islamic calendar | To date religious holidays and events, the lunar Hijri calendar is used. Each of the 12 months can have either 29 or 30 days, and a year is 354 or 355 days long (i.e. shorter than a solar year). The lunar months are not linked with the seasons and drift each solar year by about 11 days. Lunar months in Pashto are: |
Muharram | حسن او حسين [hasan aw hussain] (ha-SAN aw hu-SEHN), or simply: حسن [hasan] (ha-SAN); lit. "Hasan and Hussein (ibn Ali)" |
Safar | صفره [safara] (sa-PA-ra) |
Rabi' al-Awwal | لومړۍ خور [lumrrəi khor] (loom-RREI khohr); lit. "first sister" |
Rabi' ath-Thani | دوهمه خور [dwahəma khor] (DWA-ma khohr); lit. "second sister" |
Jumada al-Awwal | دريمه خور [drəyəma khor] (DREH-ma khohr); lit. "third sister" |
Jumada ath-Thani | څلورمه خور [tsalorəma khor] (tsa-loh-RE-ma khohr); lit. "fourth sister" |
Rajab | خداى مياشت [khwdaay myaasht] (khw-DAAY myaasht); lit. "God's month" |
Sha'ban | برات [baraat] (ba-RAAT); the month of the holy night of Shab-e Baraat |
Ramadan | روژه [rozha] (roh-ZHA); lit. "fasting" |
Shawwal | کمکى اختر [kamkay akhtar] (kam-KAI akh-tar); lit. "lesser Eid" |
Dhu al-Qa'da | منځوۍ [mandzawəi] (man-za-WEI); lit. "middle (month)" |
Dhu al-Hijja | لوى اختر [loy akhtar] (LOY akh-tar); lit. "greater Eid" |
Select the links below to see a list of beneficial Pashto travel words which are arranged by group. For every travel phrase in Pashto, there’ll be the actual English interpretation.
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