Directions

1. ইয়াৰ পৰা [ঠাই] ক'ত আছে?

   Iyar pora [thai] kot ase?

   Where is [place] from here?

   Usage

   A basic frame: put the place you want in the [ঠাই] slot

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াৰ পৰা is 'from here'. পৰা is written as a separate word, unlike most case endings. ঠাই means place

2. পোনে পোনে যাওক

   Pone pone jaok

   Go straight

   Usage

   The basic instruction both when asking and when giving directions

   Grammar Note

   পোনে পোনে repeats the word for 'straight'. যাওক is the polite imperative of যোৱা 'go'

3. বাওঁফালে ঘূৰিব

   Baõphale ghurib

   Turn left

   Usage

   The instruction for a left turn at a junction

   Grammar Note

   বাওঁ is left and ফাল a side, so বাওঁফালে is 'to the left'. ঘূৰিব is a polite future-form instruction

4. সোঁফালে ঘূৰিব

   Xõphale ghurib

   Turn right

   Usage

   The instruction for a right turn at a junction

   Grammar Note

   সোঁ is right and সোঁফালে 'to the right'. Learn it as a pair with বাওঁফালে 'to the left'

5. এইটো ওচৰতে নে দূৰত?

   Eito osorote ne durot?

   Is it nearby or far?

   Usage

   Asks how far something is to decide whether to walk

   Grammar Note

   নে joins the options like 'or' in a choice question. ওচৰতে and দূৰত both carry place endings

6. খোজ কাঢ়ি যাব পাৰিবনে?

   Khoj karhi jab paribone?

   Can I walk there?

   Usage

   Checks whether a nearby place can be reached on foot

   Grammar Note

   খোজ কঢ়া is the idiom 'to walk' (literally take steps); কাঢ়ি is its linking form. যাব পাৰিবনে asks 'can one go'

7. পিছৰ চিগনেলত ৰ'ব

   Pisor sigonelot rob

   Stop at the next traffic light

   Usage

   Tells a taxi or auto driver where to stop

   Grammar Note

   পিছৰ is 'next, following'. চিগনেল is the English signal and ত gives 'at'. ৰ'ব is the polite form of ৰোৱা 'stop, wait'

8. মই বাট হেৰুৱাইছোঁ

   Moi bat heruwaisõ

   I am lost

   Usage

   A short line to ask for help when lost

   Grammar Note

   বাট হেৰুওৱা is 'lose the road', i.e. to be lost. হেৰুৱাইছোঁ is the first-person perfect

9. মানচিত্ৰত দেখুৱাব পাৰিবনে?

   Manositrot dekhuwab paribone?

   Can you show me on the map?

   Usage

   Asks someone to point on the map when spoken directions are not enough

   Grammar Note

   মানচিত্ৰ is map and ত gives 'on the map'. দেখুৱাব পাৰিবনে is a polite request pattern reusable elsewhere

10. এইখন কোন ৰাস্তা?

    Eikhon kon raxta?

    Which street is this?

    Usage

    Asks the name of the street to confirm where you are

    Grammar Note

    এইখন is 'this' with the classifier for flat, extended things such as roads. কোন asks 'which'

11. সোঁ

    Xõ

    Right

    Usage

    A basic direction word; best used with a gesture

    Grammar Note

    সোঁ is right, written with the nasal sign; সোঁফালে means 'to the right side'

12. বাওঁ

    Baõ

    Left

    Usage

    A basic direction word

    Grammar Note

    বাওঁ is left, written with the nasal sign; বাওঁফালে means 'to the left side'

13. পোনে পোনে

    Pone pone

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A short way of saying 'straight on' when giving directions

    Grammar Note

    পোনে is doubled to mean straight on, the most common way to say it in directions

14. উভতি যাওক

    Ubhoti jaok

    Go back

    Usage

    Tells someone to go back the way they came, or is said to you

    Grammar Note

    উভতি is 'returning'. উভতি যোৱা means to turn back and যাওক is the polite imperative

15. ইয়াত ৰ'ব

    Iyat rob

    Stop here

    Usage

    Asks the driver to stop where you want to get off

    Grammar Note

    ৰ'ব is the polite request form of ৰোৱা 'stop, wait'. The apostrophe marks a dropped vowel

16. উত্তৰ

    Uttor

    North

    Usage

    A compass direction used with maps and signs

    Grammar Note

    উত্তৰ is north. The same spelling also means 'answer', so context decides

17. দক্ষিণ

    Dokhin

    South

    Usage

    A compass direction used with maps and signs

    Grammar Note

    দক্ষিণ is south, a Sanskrit word with the ক্ষ conjunct

18. পূব

    Pub

    East

    Usage

    A compass direction used with maps and signs

    Grammar Note

    পূব is east, the everyday form; the Sanskrit form is পূৰ্ব

19. পশ্চিম

    Poxsim

    West

    Usage

    A compass direction used with maps and signs

    Grammar Note

    পশ্চিম is west, a Sanskrit word with the শ্চ conjunct

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