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Telling your age in Pashto

Postby paul_a_j » 2011-11-15, 12:17

Hi
When telling someone how old you are in Pashto do you use the equivalent of the verb "to be" as in 'I am forty eight years old' or the verb to have as in 'I have forty eight year'
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Re: Telling your age in Pashto

Postby Meera » 2011-11-16, 5:23

Yes. We use the verb "to be." How old are you is:

tsu kalan yaast?
(how old are you?)

ze 21(yaw wisht) kalen yam.
(I am 21)
yaast is the formal "you are" and yam is "I am."
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Re: Telling your age in Pashto

Postby paul_a_j » 2011-11-21, 8:21

Many thanks!
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Re: Telling your age in Pashto

Postby Meera » 2011-11-22, 4:41

np :)
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Re: Telling your age in Pashto

Postby laila » 2012-06-18, 16:29

what is the meaning of raghla?
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