Beach & Activities

1. ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰৰ পাৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Brohmoputror par kot ase?

   Where is the Brahmaputra riverbank?

   Usage

   Assam has no sea, so people enjoy the banks of the great Brahmaputra instead of a beach; asks the way there

   Grammar Note

   পাৰ is a bank or shore; the suffix ৰ makes 'of the Brahmaputra'. The same spelling also means 'can', so context decides

2. মই নদীত সাঁতুৰিম

   Moi nodit xãturim

   I will swim in the river

   Usage

   Said before a swim; the Brahmaputra has strong currents, so check with locals first

   Grammar Note

   নদী is river and ত gives 'in the river'. সাঁতুৰি is the verb stem 'swim' and ম makes the first-person future; the stem is common, though this exact form is rare in text

3. ঢৌবোৰ বৰ ডাঙৰ

   Dhoubor bor dangor

   The waves are very big

   Usage

   Describes the big waves on the river, especially in flood season; also a warning

   Grammar Note

   ঢৌ is wave and the ending বোৰ makes it plural. ডাঙৰ is big and serves as the predicate

4. মই সূৰ্যাস্ত চাম

   Moi xuryaxto sam

   I will watch the sunset

   Usage

   Says you will watch the sun set from the riverside

   Grammar Note

   সূৰ্যাস্ত is sunset, from Sanskrit সূৰ্য 'sun' and অস্ত 'set'. চাম is the first-person future of চোৱা 'look, watch'

5. ছাতি এটা ভাড়াত পোৱা যায়নে?

   Sati eta bharat powa jayone?

   Can I rent an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asks whether a sunshade can be rented on a sunny riverbank

   Grammar Note

   পোৱা যায় is the 'can be obtained' pattern. ভাড়া is rent or fare and ত gives 'for rent'. এটা here is the numeral 'one'

6. ইয়াত তাজা মাছ পোৱা যায়নে?

   Iyat taja mas powa jayone?

   Can I get fresh fish here?

   Usage

   Asks at a riverside market whether fresh river fish is available; fish is a staple in Assam

   Grammar Note

   তাজা is fresh and মাছ is fish; the adjective comes first. পোৱা যায়নে asks whether it can be had

7. বালি বৰ গৰম

   Bali bor gorom

   The sand is very hot

   Usage

   Notes that the sand on a river sandbar gets hot in the daytime

   Grammar Note

   বালি is sand and the predicate গৰম means hot, for weather or objects. Keep the final ি: the shortened form means something else

8. মই নাৱত ভ্ৰমণ কৰিম

   Moi nawot bhromon korim

   I will go for a boat ride

   Usage

   Says you will take a boat trip or ferry on the Brahmaputra

   Grammar Note

   নাও is boat and with ত it becomes নাৱত 'in a boat'. ভ্ৰমণ কৰা means to travel or tour

9. ইয়াত সাঁতুৰিলে নিৰাপদ নেকি?

   Iyat xãturile nirapod neki?

   Is it safe to swim here?

   Usage

   Asks locals whether a spot is safe for swimming; rivers can have dangerous currents

   Grammar Note

   সাঁতুৰিলে is the conditional 'if one swims'. নিৰাপদ নেকি asks 'is it safe'. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

10. মাজুলী ক'ত আছে?

    Majuli kot ase?

    Where is Majuli?

    Usage

    Asks where Majuli is, the large river island reached by ferry

    Grammar Note

    মাজুলী is the river island in the Brahmaputra. The frame ক'ত আছে works with any place name

Browse all TravelPhrases languages