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Pashto· پښتو

Pashto translation, built for the reader.

Pashto is written right to left in an extended Arabic script. Our Pashto linguists translate, localize, and certify documents with the variant and register your readers expect.

60M+
Speakers worldwide
4+
Regions we cover
3
Dialect varieties
24 / 7
Availability

Pashto at a glance.

Pashto (پښتو) has around 60 million speakers in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the diaspora. It belongs to the Indo-European, Iranian family and is written in the Arabic-derived script, read right to left. You'll hear it across Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States (post-2021), UK.

سلام

salām — “hello”
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • United States (post-2021)
  • UK
  • Northern (Yusufzai)
  • Southern (Kandahari)
  • Central
Writing system
Arabic-derived script
Direction
Right to left
Language family
Indo-European, Iranian

What Pashto translation demands.

Pashto is written right to left in an extended Arabic script. It adds extra letters for sounds Arabic lacks, spelling conventions vary by region, and RTL layout plus correct fonts all need explicit attention in the final files.

  • Variant and register confirmed before work begins
  • Native-speaker linguists with domain expertise
  • Right-to-left layout and typography checked in final files
  • Certificate of accuracy available on request

Three ways we deliver Pashto translation.

Document translation

Pashto ↔ English documents handled by domain specialists — medical records, contracts, school records, and technical manuals.

Localization

Websites, apps, and product content adapted for Pashto-speaking users — variant, register, and layout handled together, not as an afterthought.

Certified translation

USCIS-accepted, court-ready Pashto translations delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy.

Where Pashto translation is in demand.

  • Asylum & SIV processing
  • Refugee resettlement
  • Healthcare & clinical
  • Legal aid

Have Pashto documents on a deadline?

Send the files, the target audience, and your deadline. We'll confirm variant, turnaround, and pricing same-day.