Internet & WiFi

1. ইয়াৰ ৱাই-ফাইৰ পাছৱৰ্ড কি?

   Iyar wai-phair pasowordo ki?

   What is the Wi-Fi password here?

   Usage

   Often the first thing asked at hotels and cafes; ask for it in writing to be sure

   Grammar Note

   ৱাই-ফাইৰ is ৱাই-ফাই with the genitive ৰ. The letter ৱ writes the English w sound, and the question word কি stays at the end

2. ইয়াত ৱাই-ফাই আছেনে?

   Iyat wai-phai asene?

   Is there Wi-Fi here?

   Usage

   Checks whether you can connect at a hotel, cafe or station

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াত is here with the locative ত. আছেনে asks about existence: the verb takes the question particle নে

3. চিম কাৰ্ড ক'ত কিনিব পাৰি?

   Sim kardo kot kinib pari?

   Where can I buy a SIM card?

   Usage

   Asked at airports or phone shops; buying may require a passport and photo

   Grammar Note

   চিম is a loanword for SIM and is not very common in print, so showing the screen at a phone shop also helps. কিনিব পাৰি is can buy

4. ইণ্টাৰনেট বৰ লেহেমীয়া

   Intaronet bor lehemiya

   The internet is very slow

   Usage

   Says the connection is slow, a prompt to ask staff for another spot or time

   Grammar Note

   লেহেমীয়া is an adjective for slow or sluggish. It works as a predicate on its own, with no copula

5. ফোন চাৰ্জ কৰিবলৈ ঠাই আছেনে?

   Phon sarjo koriboloi thai asene?

   Is there a place to charge my phone?

   Usage

   Asked at cafes or shops when your battery is running low

   Grammar Note

   কৰিবলৈ expresses purpose, in order to do. চাৰ্জ কৰা is to charge. ঠাই is place or space

6. আপোনাৰ ইণ্টাৰনেট অলপ ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Aponar intaronet olop byowohar korib parõne?

   May I use your internet for a moment?

   Usage

   A plain way to ask for a hotspot; it uses the other person's data, so ask politely

   Grammar Note

   ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা is to use. পাৰোঁনে is the first person may I. The word হটস্পট is seldom seen in print, so this plain wording is used instead. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

7. মই ইণ্টাৰনেট ডাটা কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi intaronet data kinib bisarõ

   I want to buy internet data

   Usage

   Used at phone shops to buy a data pack

   Grammar Note

   কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ is want to buy: a verb stem plus ব with বিচাৰোঁ. ডাটা comes from English

8. নেটৱৰ্ক নাই

   Netoworko nai

   There is no network

   Usage

   Says that there is no signal

   Grammar Note

   নাই is the negative of existence and follows the noun directly. নেটৱৰ্ক comes from English

9. মোৰ ফোনত ইণ্টাৰনেট চলা নাই

   Mor phonot intaronet sola nai

   The internet is not working on my phone

   Usage

   Said when asking a shop for help, often right after inserting a SIM

   Grammar Note

   চলা নাই means is not running: the verbal noun চলা followed by নাই gives a negative present-state sense. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

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