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1. এই শব্দটো অসমীয়াত কেনেকৈ ক'ব?

   Ei xobdoto oxomiyat kenekoi kob?

   How do you say this word in Assamese?

   Usage

   Asked while pointing at the thing or word you want to learn

   Grammar Note

   অসমীয়া is Assamese, and ত makes 'in Assamese'. ক'ব is the future of কোৱা 'say', asking in general 'how does one say'

2. আপুনি অলপ লাহে লাহে ক'ব পাৰিবনে?

   Apuni olop lahe lahe kob paribone?

   Could you speak a little more slowly?

   Usage

   Asked when someone speaks too fast

   Grammar Note

   Repeating লাহে gives 'slowly, little by little'. আপুনি is the polite 'you', which keeps the request courteous

3. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি এইটো লিখি দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Onugroh kori eito likhi dib paribone?

   Could you write that down for me?

   Usage

   Asks someone to write a word down for you

   Grammar Note

   লিখি দিয়া is 'write for someone', with দিয়া adding the benefactive sense. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি is 'kindly'

4. এই শব্দটোৰ অৰ্থ কি?

   Ei xobdotor ortho ki?

   What does this word mean?

   Usage

   Asks the meaning of an unfamiliar word

   Grammar Note

   অৰ্থ is meaning. শব্দটোৰ অৰ্থ is 'the meaning of the word'. No copula is needed in the question

5. মই অসমীয়া শিকি আছোঁ, আমি একেলগে অভ্যাস কৰিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi oxomiya xiki asõ, ami ekeloge obhyax korib parõne?

   I'm learning Assamese; can we practice together?

   Usage

   Invites a local person to be your practice partner

   Grammar Note

   শিকি আছোঁ is the progressive, 'I am learning'. আমি means 'we', unlike মই 'I'. অভ্যাস কৰা is to practise

6. ইয়াক কেনেকৈ উচ্চাৰণ কৰিব লাগে?

   Iyak kenekoi ussaron korib lage?

   How do you pronounce this?

   Usage

   Asks how a written word is pronounced

   Grammar Note

   উচ্চাৰণ কৰা is to pronounce. কৰিব লাগে is 'one has to do', the usual way of asking for the proper way

7. অসমীয়া শিকিবলৈ ভাল কিতাপ এখনৰ নাম ক'ব পাৰিবনে?

   Oxomiya xikiboloi bhal kitap ekhonor nam kob paribone?

   Can you tell me the name of a good book for learning Assamese?

   Usage

   Asks a local or a bookseller for a learning resource

   Grammar Note

   শিকিবলৈ is the purpose form 'to learn'. কিতাপ is a book, with এখন counting one. ক'ব পাৰিবনে is 'could you tell'

8. ইয়াত অসমীয়া কথা কোৱা অভ্যাস কৰিব পৰা ঠাই আছেনে?

   Iyat oxomiya kotha kowa obhyax korib pora thai asene?

   Is there a place here to practice speaking Assamese?

   Usage

   Looks for a conversation group or a place to practise speaking

   Grammar Note

   কথা কোৱা is to speak. অভ্যাস কৰিব পৰা ঠাই is 'a place where one can practise'. No fixed term for a language exchange was verified, so this is a paraphrase

9. মই শিকাৰু, অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি অলপ ধৈৰ্য ধৰিব!

   Moi xikaru, onugroh kori olop dhoiryo dhorib!

   I'm a learner; please be a little patient with me!

   Usage

   Tells people you are a beginner and asks for their patience

   Grammar Note

   শিকাৰু means a learner. ধৈৰ্য ধৰা is to be patient. ধৰিব is the future form used as a polite request

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