Feelings

1. সুখী

   Xukhi

   Happy

   Usage

   মই সুখী means I am happy. Safe with anyone

   Grammar Note

   সুখী is an adjective meaning happy; put it after মই, I, to form a sentence

2. আনন্দ

   Anondo

   Joy

   Usage

   The noun, a bigger joy than সুখী. You hear it at festivals and celebrations

   Grammar Note

   আনন্দ is the noun joy and the base of the adjective আনন্দিত, delighted

3. উত্তেজনা

   Uttejona

   Excitement

   Usage

   For looking forward to a place or a festival. It sounds slightly formal

   Grammar Note

   উত্তেজনা is excitement or thrill, a dictionary noun, and the adjective উত্তেজিত means excited

4. গৌৰৱান্বিত

   Gourowanwit

   Proud

   Usage

   Also works as a reply to praise of one's language or culture. People in Assam are proud of their culture

   Grammar Note

   গৌৰৱান্বিত is an adjective built from গৌৰৱ, pride. It is a long word, and গৌৰৱ alone also works

5. স্বস্তি

   Xwoxti

   Relief

   Usage

   For when a lost item turns up or you catch the vehicle. The dictionary also lists help or aid

   Grammar Note

   স্বস্তি is relief. The স্ব is a conjunct of স and ব

6. শান্তি

   Xanti

   Peace

   Usage

   Praise for a quiet place or a piece of music. A compliment that lands well about a guesthouse or a riverbank

   Grammar Note

   শান্তি is peace or calm, a basic word that is both a dictionary headword and an article title

7. মই আপোনাক ভাল পাওঁ

   Moi aponak bhal paõ

   I love you

   Usage

   Used for romantic and family love alike. Said to a stranger it is a declaration, so use ভাল লাগে for liking a thing or a place

   Grammar Note

   ভাল পাওঁ means love or like, literally to find good. আপোনাক is the polite you as object

8. মোৰ এইটো ভাল লাগে

   Mor eito bhal lage

   I like this

   Usage

   The safest way to praise food or a town

   Grammar Note

   ভাল লাগে means is liked. The subject is মোৰ, to me, because Assamese often puts a feeling as something that comes to you

9. মনত পৰিছে

   Monot porise

   I miss it

   Usage

   Literally it has fallen in the mind. Works for people and places and is natural to send a host or friend after you leave

   Grammar Note

   মনত পৰা means to come to mind: মন, mind, takes the locative ত and is followed by পৰা, to fall

10. মন বেয়া লাগিছে

    Mon beya lagise

    Feeling low

    Usage

    Lets you say you are down without giving a reason, and is common in conversation

    Grammar Note

    Literally the mind feels bad. লাগিছে marks that you feel this now

11. দুখিত

    Dukhit

    Sad / Sorry

    Usage

    Covers sadness and apology alike, and is polite enough for condolences

    Grammar Note

    দুখিত is an adjective built from দুখ, sadness. It is in the dictionary but is not very frequent in daily speech

12. হতাশ

    Hotax

    Disappointed

    Usage

    Says something fell short. Directed at a shop or service it reads as a firm complaint, so pick your moment

    Grammar Note

    হতাশ is the adjective disappointed, and the noun is হতাশা

13. অকলশৰীয়া

    Okoloxoriya

    Lonely

    Usage

    For saying you are travelling alone, use অকলে. অকলশৰীয়া is the feeling of loneliness

    Grammar Note

    অকলশৰীয়া is an adjective built from অকল, alone, meaning lonely or solitary

14. খং

    Khong

    Anger

    Usage

    মোৰ খং উঠিছে means I am getting angry. It is strong, so keep it as a last resort in a complaint

    Grammar Note

    খং is anger, and খং উঠা is to get angry. It is a dictionary headword with an encyclopedia article

15. বিৰক্ত

    Birokto

    Irritated

    Usage

    Milder than খং. Safest aimed at traffic or a long wait; pointed at a person it stings

    Grammar Note

    বিৰক্ত is an adjective for fed up; the noun is বিৰক্তি and বিৰক্তিকৰ means annoying

16. ভয়

    Bhoy

    Fear

    Usage

    For a dark street or a boat that is rolling too much. মোৰ ভয় লাগিছে means I am scared

    Grammar Note

    ভয় is fear, and ভয় লাগা is to feel afraid. It is a basic dictionary word

17. আচৰিত

    Asorit

    Surprised

    Usage

    Neutral, so it fits good and bad surprises alike, and works well for reacting to a view or a scale

    Grammar Note

    আচৰিত means astonishing, and the dictionary also lists extraordinary. আচৰিত হোৱা is to be surprised

18. চিন্তা

    Sinta

    Worry

    Usage

    চিন্তা নকৰিব means please do not worry, a handy way to reassure someone

    Grammar Note

    চিন্তা is worry or thought, and নকৰিব is the polite negative request, please do not

19. মানসিক চাপ

    Manoxik sap

    Stress

    Usage

    Literally mental pressure, the right register with a doctor

    Grammar Note

    মানসিক is an adjective meaning mental and goes before the noun চাপ, pressure

20. লাজ

    Laj

    Shy / Embarrassed

    Usage

    Covers bashfulness and shame alike. Reply to a compliment with লাজ লাগিছে, meaning you are making me shy

    Grammar Note

    লাজ is shame or shyness, and লাজ লাগা is to feel shy

21. আমনি

    Amoni

    Boredom

    Usage

    Fine about a wait or a long journey, but rude if aimed at a person or their town

    Grammar Note

    আমনি is annoyance or boredom in the dictionary, and আমনি লগা is a way to say to feel bored

22. ভাগৰুৱা

    Bhagoruwa

    Tired

    Usage

    Use it after a long journey to signal you want to rest

    Grammar Note

    ভাগৰুৱা is an adjective built from ভাগৰ, fatigue, meaning worn out

23. টোপনি আহিছে

    Toponi ahise

    I am sleepy

    Usage

    Literally sleep is coming. A bodily state is described as something that arrives

    Grammar Note

    টোপনি is sleep and আহিছে is has come, so the phrase says sleepiness has arrived

24. মই ভালে আছোঁ

    Moi bhale asõ

    I am fine

    Usage

    The standard reply when asked how you are, and also how you say you are all right after a stumble

    Grammar Note

    ভালে আছোঁ means am well. আছোঁ is the form for মই, and the ending changes for other people

25. মোৰ গা বেয়া লাগিছে

    Mor ga beya lagise

    I feel unwell

    Usage

    When you cannot name the symptom, showing this gets a doctor or your host moving

    Grammar Note

    গা is the body, and গা বেয়া লাগিছে means the body feels bad, for when you cannot pin down a fever or a pain

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