Art & Museums

1. ইয়াত ছবি তুলিবলৈ অনুমতি আছেনে?

   Iyat sobi tuliboloi onumoti asene?

   Is photography allowed here?

   Usage

   Checks whether photography is permitted in a museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   ছবি তোলা is to take a picture. তুলিবলৈ is the purpose form 'in order to take'. অনুমতি আছেনে asks 'is there permission'

2. এই শিল্পকৰ্মৰ শিল্পী কোন?

   Ei xilpokormor xilpi kon?

   Who is the artist of this work?

   Usage

   Asks who made an artwork

   Grammar Note

   শিল্পকৰ্ম joins শিল্প 'art' and কৰ্ম 'work' into one word. কোন is 'who', with no copula

3. এই শিল্পকৰ্মটোৰ নাম কি?

   Ei xilpokormotor nam ki?

   What is this work called?

   Usage

   Asks for the title of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   টো marks definiteness and ৰ the genitive. নাম serves for the title of a work

4. এই সংগ্ৰহালয়খন কেতিয়া নিৰ্মাণ কৰা হৈছিল?

   Ei xonggrohaloyokhon ketiya nirman kora hoisil?

   When was this museum built?

   Usage

   Asks about the history of a museum building

   Grammar Note

   নিৰ্মাণ কৰা হৈছিল is the passive past 'was built'. খন is the classifier ending used with this noun

5. ইয়াত গাইড এজন পোৱা যায়নে?

   Iyat gaid ejon powa jayone?

   Can one get a guide here?

   Usage

   Asks whether a guide is available for a tour

   Grammar Note

   এজন is 'one' for people. গাইড is an English loanword. পোৱা যায়নে asks 'can one get'

6. উপহাৰৰ দোকান ক'ত আছে?

   Upoharor dokan kot ase?

   Where is the gift shop?

   Usage

   Used to find the shop for gifts and souvenirs

   Grammar Note

   উপহাৰ is a gift and ৰ makes it 'of gifts'. দোকান is a shop; the two are written as separate words

7. মই এই চিত্ৰখনৰ ছপা কপি কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi ei sitrokhonor sopa kopi kinib bisarõ

   I want to buy a print of this painting

   Usage

   Says you would like a printed copy of a picture

   Grammar Note

   ছপা means printed and কপি is the English 'copy', so ছপা কপি is a printed copy. কপি can also mean monkey, but the context makes it clear. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

8. এই চিত্ৰখন কোনে আঁকিছে?

   Ei sitrokhon kone ãkise?

   Who painted this picture?

   Usage

   Asks who painted a picture

   Grammar Note

   কোনে is 'who' as the agent, with the ending ে. আঁকা is to draw or paint, and আঁকিছে is its perfect

9. সংগ্ৰহালয়খন কেইটা বজাত খোলে?

   Xonggrohaloyokhon keita bojat khole?

   What time does the museum open?

   Usage

   Asks the opening time of the museum

   Grammar Note

   খোলে is the third-person present of খোলা 'open'. For closing time use বন্ধ হয়

10. এই চিত্ৰখন বৰ ধুনীয়া

    Ei sitrokhon bor dhuniya

    This painting is beautiful

    Usage

    Praises a painting or artwork

    Grammar Note

    চিত্ৰ is a picture and খন makes it 'the picture'. The adjective is the predicate; no copula is needed

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