Dari

American

[dahr-ee] / ˈdɑr i /

noun

a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.

Dari British

/ ˈdʌrɪ /

noun

the local name for the dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan

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Dari

He had been a tailor in Afghanistan, but also worked with military personnel, translating his native Farsi alongside Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Arabic.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

An employee from the provincial education department said he had been using AI tools on his smartphone to translate between his native Dari and Pashto, the language used in government communications.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Naseri, who is an Afghan national and followed proceedings through a Dari interpreter, has been remanded into custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

Now, the network airs programming in four languages: Persian, Mandarin, Dari and Pashto.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

Dari laughed in an uncomfortable, strangled kind of way.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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