Fashion & Clothing

1. মোৰ মাপৰ এইটো আছেনে?

   Mor mapor eito asene?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   Hold up the item and ask whether it comes in your size

   Grammar Note

   মাপ is measurement or size. মোৰ মাপৰ means of my size and describes the এইটো that follows

2. মই এইটো পিন্ধি চাব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi eito pindhi sab parõne?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Ask the shop staff before you go into the fitting room

   Grammar Note

   পিন্ধি চাব is to try wearing. The linking form plus চাব, to see, means to try doing something

3. পিন্ধি চাবলৈ কোঠা ক'ত আছে?

   Pindhi saboloi kotha kot ase?

   Where is the fitting room?

   Usage

   Use it to find the fitting room; small shops may not have one

   Grammar Note

   চাবলৈ gives the sense of for trying. ক'ত means where and carries an apostrophe; without it কত is a different word

4. এইটো মোৰ বাবে বৰ ঠেক / ঢিলা / দীঘল / চুটি

   Eito mor babe bor thek / dhila / dighol / suti

   This is too tight / loose / long / short for me

   Usage

   Pick the one word that fits and say what is wrong after trying it on

   Grammar Note

   ঠেক is narrow, meaning tight in clothes. ঢিলা is loose, দীঘল long and চুটি short. The sentence needs no word for is

5. ইয়াৰ আন ৰং আছেনে?

   Iyar an rong asene?

   Do you have this in another colour?

   Usage

   Ask when you like the style but not the colour; naming a colour helps

   Grammar Note

   আন means other, and ৰং is colour. ইয়াৰ is the of form of this

6. এইটো কি কাপোৰেৰে বনোৱা?

   Eito ki kaporere bonowa?

   What fabric is this made of?

   Usage

   Asks whether it is cotton, silk or synthetic

   Grammar Note

   কাপোৰেৰে is কাপোৰ, cloth, with the instrumental ৰে, meaning with cloth. বনোৱা means made

7. এইটো মেচিনত ধুব পাৰি নেকি?

   Eito mesinot dhub pari neki?

   Can this be washed in a machine?

   Usage

   Silk and handwoven cloth are normally hand-washed, so check before you buy

   Grammar Note

   মেচিনত is মেচিন, machine, with ত. ধুব পাৰি is can be washed. The final নেকি makes it a question

8. ইয়াতকৈ ডাঙৰ মাপ আছেনে?

   Iyatokoi dangor map asene?

   Do you have a bigger size than this?

   Usage

   Asks for a larger size of the same item; swap ডাঙৰ for সৰু to ask for a smaller one

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াতকৈ is this with the comparative কৈ, meaning than this. ডাঙৰ is big and সৰু is small

9. ইয়াৰ দাম কিমান?

   Iyar dam kiman?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Point and ask when there is no tag; in markets the price may be negotiable

   Grammar Note

   দাম কিমান is how much is the price. It is a noun sentence and needs no verb

10. কিবা ৰেহাই আছেনে?

    Kiba rehai asene?

    Is there any discount?

    Usage

    Ask during a sale or when buying several items

    Grammar Note

    ৰেহাই means discount or concession in the dictionary. কিবা means some or any

11. মই এইটো ল'ম

    Moi eito lom

    I will take this

    Usage

    Say it once you have decided; you will then be asked how you will pay

    Grammar Note

    ল'ম is the first person future of লোৱা, to take. The apostrophe marks a dropped vowel

12. মই মাত্ৰ চাই আছোঁ, ধন্যবাদ

    Moi matro sai asõ, dhonyobad

    I am just looking, thank you

    Usage

    A friendly way to decline when shop staff approach you

    Grammar Note

    চাই আছোঁ is the continuous form, I am looking. মাত্ৰ means only or just

13. কিনাৰ পিছত এইটো সলনি কৰিব পাৰিবনে?

    Kinar pisot eito xoloni korib paribone?

    Can I exchange this after buying it?

    Usage

    Asks whether purchases can be exchanged; ask before you buy

    Grammar Note

    কিনাৰ পিছত is after buying. সলনি কৰা is to exchange. No verified word for refund was found, so only exchange is asked

14. আপোনালোকৰ ওচৰত বিদেশী মাপৰ কাপোৰ আছেনে?

    Aponalokor osorot bidexi mapor kapor asene?

    Do you have clothes in international sizes?

    Usage

    Asks whether the shop stocks clothes in international sizes

    Grammar Note

    আপোনালোক is the plural of আপুনি, you all, used for a shop and its staff. কাপোৰ means cloth or clothes

15. এইটো আপোনাক বৰ ধুনীয়া লাগিছে

    Eito aponak bor dhuniya lagise

    This looks lovely on you

    Usage

    A compliment from staff; it is often part of the sales pitch

    Grammar Note

    আপোনাক is আপুনি with ক, to you. লাগিছে can also mean looks or seems

16. এইটো মোৰ মাপত ঠিক কৰি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Eito mor mapot thik kori dib paribone?

    Can you alter this to my size?

    Usage

    Asks the shop to adjust the length or fit of a garment

    Grammar Note

    ঠিক কৰা is to put right or adjust. মাপত is to the size. No verified special word for tailoring was found, so this phrasing is used

17. এইটো হাতেৰে বোৱা নেকি?

    Eito hatere bowa neki?

    Is this handwoven?

    Usage

    Assam is known for handloom cloth, which costs much more than machine-made, so check before buying

    Grammar Note

    হাতেৰে is হাত, hand, with ৰে, by hand. বোৱা is the participle of weaving, meaning woven

18. মেখেলা চাদৰ ক'ত পোৱা যায়?

    Mekhela sador kot powa jay?

    Where can I find a mekhela chador?

    Usage

    The traditional Assamese women's dress in two pieces; silk ones make popular souvenirs

    Grammar Note

    মেখেলা is the wrapped lower cloth and চাদৰ the upper cloth, named together. পোৱা যায় means can be found

19. মোক এখন গামোচা লাগে

    Mok ekhon gamosa lage

    I need a gamosa

    Usage

    The white handwoven cloth with a red border, used as a gift and a mark of respect; a good souvenir

    Grammar Note

    মোক ... লাগে is the frame for I need. এখন is one counted with the classifier খন for flat things such as cloth

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