Cooking & Markets

1. স্থানীয় বজাৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Xthaniy bojar kot ase?

   Where is the local market?

   Usage

   Used when looking for fresh local produce

   Grammar Note

   The adjective comes before the noun. ক'ত means 'where' and stays in place. Word order is subject, object, verb

2. এই সামগ্ৰীটোৰ নাম কি?

   Ei xamogritor nam ki?

   What is this ingredient called?

   Usage

   Asks the name of an unfamiliar ingredient

   Grammar Note

   সামগ্ৰী is material or an item. টো makes it 'the' and ৰ makes it 'of'. কি means 'what', and no copula is needed

3. এইটোত জলকীয়া বেছি নেকি?

   Eitot jolokiya besi neki?

   Is this very spicy?

   Usage

   Checks whether a dish is very hot

   Grammar Note

   জলকীয়া means chilli and stands for the heat too. 'এইটোত জলকীয়া বেছি' is 'this has a lot of chilli'. নেকি makes it a question

4. ৰন্ধন শিকিব পৰা ভাল ঠাই এটা ক'ব পাৰিবনে?

   Rondhon xikib pora bhal thai eta kob paribone?

   Can you suggest a good place to learn cooking?

   Usage

   Asks a local to point out a place that teaches cooking

   Grammar Note

   শিকিব পৰা ঠাই is 'a place where one can learn'. ক'ব পাৰিবনে is the polite 'could you tell'. ৰন্ধন is cooking. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

5. এইটো কেনেকৈ ৰান্ধিব লাগে?

   Eito kenekoi randhib lage?

   How is this cooked?

   Usage

   Asks how a dish is prepared

   Grammar Note

   কেনেকৈ is 'how'. ৰান্ধিব লাগে is 'one has to cook', the usual way of asking for a method

6. তাজা শাক-পাচলি ক'ত পোৱা যায়?

   Taja xak-pasoli kot powa jay?

   Where can I get fresh vegetables?

   Usage

   Asks where to buy fresh vegetables

   Grammar Note

   শাক-পাচলি pairs leafy greens and vegetables and is written with a hyphen. পোৱা যায় is the impersonal 'can be obtained'

7. মই স্থানীয় খাদ্য ৰান্ধিবলৈ শিকিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi xthaniy khadyo randhiboloi xikib bisarõ

   I want to learn to cook local food

   Usage

   Shows interest in learning the local cuisine

   Grammar Note

   ৰান্ধিবলৈ is the purpose form 'in order to cook'. শিকিব বিচাৰোঁ is 'I want to learn'. খাদ্য is food in general

8. নিৰামিষ খাদ্যবস্তু আছেনে?

   Niramix khadyoboxtu asene?

   Do you have vegetarian ingredients?

   Usage

   Asks for ingredients without meat

   Grammar Note

   নিৰামিষ means without meat or fish. খাদ্যবস্তু is a food item. Compounds are written as one word

9. এই আঞ্জাত কি কি মছলা দিয়া হৈছে?

   Ei anyjat ki ki mosola diya hoise?

   Which spices are used in this curry?

   Usage

   Asks which spices go into a dish

   Grammar Note

   আঞ্জা is the Assamese word for a curry. দিয়া হৈছে is a passive perfect, 'has been put in'

10. অলপ সোৱাদ লৈ চাব পাৰোঁনে?

    Olop xowad loi sab parõne?

    Can I taste a little?

    Usage

    Asks for a taste at a market or shop

    Grammar Note

    সোৱাদ লোৱা is to taste. The 'take and see' pattern লৈ চোৱা means to try, so together it is 'to taste'

11. লোণ

    Lon

    Salt

    Usage

    Asks for salt, or to leave it out

    Grammar Note

    A bare noun is enough to ask. লোণ is the standard Assamese word for salt

12. চেনি

    Seni

    Sugar

    Usage

    Asks for sugar, or for none in your tea

    Grammar Note

    চেনি is sugar. Put an adjective before it to adjust, as in কম চেনি 'less sugar'

13. জালুক

    Jaluk

    Black pepper

    Usage

    Black pepper; chilli is a different word, জলকীয়া

    Grammar Note

    জালুক is black pepper. Do not confuse it with জলকীয়া, chilli, which is a different word

14. তেল

    Tel

    Cooking oil

    Usage

    Also used when asking for less oil

    Grammar Note

    তেল is oil in general. The oil most used in Assamese kitchens is সৰিয়হৰ তেল, mustard oil

15. ভিনেগাৰ

    Bhinegar

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Used to ask for vinegar or whether a dish contains it

    Grammar Note

    ভিনেগাৰ is an English loanword. In everyday cooking, sourness more often comes from lemon than from vinegar

16. নহৰু

    Nohoru

    Garlic

    Usage

    Point at it when buying or asking for a dish without it

    Grammar Note

    নহৰু is garlic; naming the word alone is enough to ask

17. পিয়াঁজ

    Piyãj

    Onion

    Usage

    Used when buying onions or asking for a dish without them

    Grammar Note

    পিয়াঁজ is onion. The mark ঁ shows nasalisation and belongs in the spelling

18. আদা

    Ada

    Ginger

    Usage

    Used when buying ginger or asking for ginger tea

    Grammar Note

    আদা is ginger and can qualify tea, as in আদা চাহ 'ginger tea'

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