Laundry

1. ওচৰৰ লণ্ড্ৰী ক'ত আছে?

   Osoror londri kot ase?

   Where is the nearest laundry?

   Usage

   Used to find a place that will wash clothes

   Grammar Note

   লণ্ড্ৰী is an English loanword listed in the dictionary. ওচৰৰ is 'nearby'. The question word stays in place

2. কাপোৰ ধুই শুকুৱাবলৈ কিমান টকা লাগিব?

   Kapor dhui xukuwaboloi kiman toka lagib?

   How much does it cost to wash and dry clothes?

   Usage

   Asks the price of washing and drying

   Grammar Note

   ধুই is the linking form 'washing'. শুকুৱাবলৈ is the purpose form 'in order to dry'. কিমান টকা লাগিব asks the cost

3. কাপোৰ ধুবলৈ কিমান সময় লাগিব?

   Kapor dhuboloi kiman xomoy lagib?

   How long will the laundry take?

   Usage

   Asks how long until the clothes are ready

   Grammar Note

   সময় লাগিব is 'will take time'. ধুবলৈ is the purpose form, 'for washing'

4. আজিয়েই কাপোৰবোৰ ধুই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Ajiyei kaporobor dhui dib paribone?

   Could you wash the clothes today?

   Usage

   Asks for same-day service

   Grammar Note

   আজিয়েই is আজি 'today' with the emphatic ই. বোৰ makes a plural. ধুই দিয়া is 'wash for someone'

5. এইখন পাতল কাপোৰ, অলপ সাৱধানে ধুই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Eikhon patol kapor, olop xawodhane dhui dib paribone?

   This is a delicate cloth; could you wash it carefully?

   Usage

   Asks for careful washing of a delicate garment

   Grammar Note

   পাতল means thin or light. সাৱধানে is the adverb 'carefully'. অলপ 'a little' softens the request

6. এই চোলাটোত দাগ লাগি আছে, ভালদৰে ধুই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Ei solatot dag lagi ase, bhalodore dhui dib paribone?

   This shirt has a stain; could you wash it well?

   Usage

   Said when handing over a shirt with a stain

   Grammar Note

   দাগ লাগি আছে describes the state 'a stain is stuck'. চোলা is a shirt. ভালদৰে is 'well, properly'

7. কাপোৰ ধোৱা চাবোন আছেনে?

   Kapor dhowa sabon asene?

   Do you have washing soap?

   Usage

   Asks whether soap for washing can be bought or borrowed

   Grammar Note

   কাপোৰ ধোৱা চাবোন is 'soap for washing clothes'. The nouns stack up to form one noun phrase. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

8. কাপোৰবোৰ ভালদৰে পৰিষ্কাৰ হোৱা নাই, আকৌ ধুই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Kaporobor bhalodore porixkar howa nai, akou dhui dib paribone?

   The clothes are not clean; could you wash them again?

   Usage

   Asks for a re-wash when the result is not clean enough

   Grammar Note

   হোৱা নাই is the negative perfect 'has not become'. আকৌ means 'again'. The request ends with পাৰিবনে

9. মই নিজে মেচিন ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi nije mesin byowohar korib parõne?

   May I use the machine myself?

   Usage

   Checks whether you may run the machine yourself

   Grammar Note

   নিজে is 'by myself'. মেচিন is an English loanword for machine, here the washing machine. ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা is to use

10. ইস্ত্ৰী কৰি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Ixtri kori dib paribone?

    Could you iron them?

    Usage

    Asks for pressing after washing

    Grammar Note

    ইস্ত্ৰী কৰা is to iron. ইস্ত্ৰী is a loanword. কৰি দিয়া is 'do for someone'

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