Hello,
This week I was taught the many familial terms in Dari. There are a lot and it gets so much more specific than the English language as you will see. For example, there are specific words for "child of your sister" ( as opposed to niece/nephew) , wife's brother, father's brother, etc. It will definitely take me a while to get used to all of this. Below, I have listed many of the words I have learned to build a family tree.
پدر: Father
مادر: Mother
خسر: Wife's Father
خيا شنه: Wife's Sister
کا کا: Father's Brother
ما ما : Mother's Brother
شو هر: Husband
زن: Wife
بچه: Boy/Son
رختر: Girl/Daughter
I also learned about some new phrases for questions, as well as been refreshed on what I already learned in past courses.I was already familiar with "why" ( چرا), " what" (چي) and" who" (کی). I learned that I can add "دیگر" in front of who and what to ask ( who else? and what else?).
I also learned that "با" means "with," which was helpful as I responded.
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