Convenience Store

1. মোনা লাগিবনে? পাঁচ টকা লাগিব

   Mona lagibone? pãs toka lagib

   Do you need a bag? It is five rupees

   Usage

   Said by staff. Thin polythene is restricted in Assam, so many shops charge for a bag

   Grammar Note

   লাগিবনে is লাগিব plus the question particle নে, meaning will it be needed. টকা after a number means rupees

2. মাত্ৰ এশ গ্ৰাম ওজন কৰি দিয়ক

   Matro ex gram ojon kori diyok

   Please weigh out just a hundred grams

   Usage

   Rice, pulses, sugar and tea are sold loose from sacks, so you can buy a tiny amount

   Grammar Note

   ওজন কৰি দিয়ক means please weigh it out. এশ is one hundred. গ্ৰাম also means village, but after a number it is gram

3. মোনা নালাগে, মোৰ নিজৰ মোনা আছে

   Mona nalage, mor nijor mona ase

   I do not need a bag, I have my own

   Usage

   Carrying a cloth bag is increasingly normal; declining saves a few rupees and is taken kindly

   Grammar Note

   নালাগে is লাগে, is needed, with the negative না in front. নিজৰ means own

4. ছপা দামতহে বিক্ৰী কৰোঁ, দাম কম কৰিব নোৱাৰি

   Sopa damotohe bikri korõ, dam kom korib nowari

   We sell at the printed price, it cannot be reduced

   Usage

   Said by staff. Indian packs carry a printed maximum price, and the shop will not go below it

   Grammar Note

   দামতহে is দামত with হে, meaning only at that price. কৰিব নোৱাৰি means cannot do. ছপা means printed

5. ওপৰত থকা এইটো নমাই দিয়ক

   Oporot thoka eito nomai diyok

   Please take that one down from the top for me

   Usage

   A small shop is counter service, and the shopkeeper fetches things from high shelves; point as you say it

   Grammar Note

   থকা is the form of being that describes the next word, so ওপৰত থকা means the one that is above. নমাই দিয়ক means please bring it down

6. কিউআৰ কোড দেখুৱাওক, মই স্কেন কৰি টকা পঠিয়াই দিম

   Kiuar kod dekhuwaok, moi xken kori toka pothiyai dim

   Please show the QR code, I will scan it and send the money

   Usage

   Even small Indian shops have a QR code at the counter, and many people pay by phone app

   Grammar Note

   স্কেন কৰি is scanning and then. পঠিয়াই দিম is I will send it. দেখুৱাওক is a polite request form

7. ফ্ৰিজৰ পৰা মই নিজে লব পাৰোঁনে?

   Phrijor pora moi nije lob parõne?

   May I take it from the fridge myself?

   Usage

   The drinks fridge is usually at the shop front; asking first avoids any awkwardness

   Grammar Note

   ৰ পৰা after a noun means from, so ফ্ৰিজৰ পৰা is from the fridge. লব পাৰোঁনে asks for permission

8. বটলৰ মুখ বন্ধ থকা পানী আছেনে?

   Botolor mukh bondho thoka pani asene?

   Do you have water in a sealed bottle?

   Usage

   Refilled bottles are a known risk, so check that the cap seal is unbroken before you leave

   Grammar Note

   মুখ বন্ধ থকা is with its mouth closed, meaning the seal is unbroken. বন্ধ means shut. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

9. ইয়াত বিদ্যুতৰ বিল দিব পাৰিনে?

   Iyat bidyutor bil dib parine?

   Can I pay an electricity bill here?

   Usage

   Some town shops also take utility bills; show the bill number

   Grammar Note

   বিদ্যুৎ is electricity, and with ৰ it becomes বিদ্যুতৰ, of electricity. বিল দিব is to pay a bill

10. এইটোৰ শেষ তাৰিখ কেতিয়া?

    Eitor xex tarikh ketiya?

    When does this expire?

    Usage

    Stock can linger in a slow shop, so check dates on milk, bread and snacks

    Grammar Note

    শেষ তাৰিখ is literally last date, meaning expiry. The sentence ends with কেতিয়া and needs no verb

11. খুচুৰা নাই, এটা চকলেট দিওঁ নেকি?

    Khusura nai, eta sokolet diõ neki?

    I have no small change, shall I give you a chocolate instead?

    Usage

    Said by staff. Small shops are often short of coins and hand over a sweet in place of change

    Grammar Note

    নেকি at the end makes a question, so দিওঁ নেকি is shall I give. নাই means there is none

12. আজি মোৰ ওচৰত টকা কম আছে, বাকীত দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Aji mor osorot toka kom ase, bakit dib paribone?

    I am short of cash today, could you let me have it on credit?

    Usage

    Neighbourhood shops let regulars buy on credit; do not ask unless you are one

    Grammar Note

    মোৰ ওচৰত is with me. বাকী means balance or debt, and with ত it is on credit. This use is not very common in text. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

13. আপোনাৰ ওচৰত খুচুৰা আছেনে?

    Aponar osorot khusura asene?

    Do you have small change on you?

    Usage

    Said by staff. Hand over a large note and this is the first question; answer আছে or নাই

    Grammar Note

    আপোনাৰ is the of form of the polite আপুনি, you. ওচৰত আছে is have on hand. The answers are আছে or নাই

14. এটা পেকেটহে বেলেগকৈ বিক্ৰী কৰিব পাৰিবনে?

    Eta peketohe belegokoi bikri korib paribone?

    Could you sell me just one packet on its own?

    Usage

    Many shops will break a pack and sell a single biscuit packet or similar

    Grammar Note

    বেলেগকৈ means separately. The হে in পেকেটহে limits it to only a packet. বিক্ৰী কৰা is to sell. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

15. আধা কিলো চাহপাত দিয়ক

    Adha kilo sahopat diyok

    Please give me half a kilo of tea leaves

    Usage

    Assam is tea country and every grocer sells loose tea leaves by weight

    Grammar Note

    চাহপাত joins চাহ, tea, and পাত, leaf, into one word. Compounds are written without a space

16. এটা তামোল-পাণ দিয়ক

    Eta tamol-pan diyok

    Please give me a tamul and pan

    Usage

    Areca nut and betel leaf are offered to guests in Assam and sold in small shops; buying is optional

    Grammar Note

    তামোল-পাণ pairs areca nut with betel leaf and is usually written with a hyphen. এটা is one

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