Markets & Souvenirs

1. এইটোৰ দাম কিমান?

   Eitor dam kiman?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asks the price of an item at a market stall

   Grammar Note

   কিমান means 'how much'. এইটোৰ is the genitive of এইটো 'this', so 'the price of this'

2. দাম কমাব পাৰিবনে?

   Dam komab paribone?

   Can you bring the price down?

   Usage

   Opens a bargain at a stall or small shop

   Grammar Note

   কমাব is the causative of কমা 'decrease', so 'reduce'. পাৰিবনে asks 'can you'

3. মই পাঁচশ টকা দিম

   Moi pãsox toka dim

   I will pay five hundred rupees

   Usage

   States your offer during bargaining; swap in another number as needed

   Grammar Note

   পাঁচশ is পাঁচ 'five' plus শ 'hundred'. টকা is the Assamese spelling of rupee. দিম is the first-person future

4. অলপ ৰেহাই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Olop rehai dib paribone?

   Can you give a little discount?

   Usage

   Asks for a small discount

   Grammar Note

   ৰেহাই is 'discount' or 'exemption' in the dictionary. ৰেহাই দিব is 'give a discount'. The ৰ is the Assamese letter

5. এইটো হাতেৰে বনোৱা নেকি?

   Eito hatere bonowa neki?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checks whether an item is handmade

   Grammar Note

   হাতেৰে is হাত 'hand' with the means suffix ৰে, 'by hand'. নেকি at the end marks a yes-no question

6. এইটো কিহেৰে বনোৱা?

   Eito kihere bonowa?

   What is this made of?

   Usage

   Asks what material an item is made from, such as silk, bamboo or cane

   Grammar Note

   কিহেৰে means 'with what' and asks about material or means. The question word stays in its normal position

7. এইটো উপহাৰৰ বাবে মেৰিয়াই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Eito upoharor babe meriyai dib paribone?

   Can you wrap this as a gift?

   Usage

   Asks the seller to gift-wrap a purchase

   Grammar Note

   মেৰিয়াই is the linking form of 'wrap'. মেৰিয়াই দিব means 'wrap it for me'

8. ৰাতিৰ বজাৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Ratir bojar kot ase?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Looks for an evening market or street-food area

   Grammar Note

   ৰাতিৰ বজাৰ is 'night market'. No fixed set phrase was found, so the two words are simply combined

9. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক এখন ৰচিদ দিয়ক

   Onugroh kori mok ekhon rosid diyok

   Please give me a receipt

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt after paying

   Grammar Note

   এখন is 'one' with the classifier খন for flat things. দিয়ক is the polite imperative

10. বজাৰ কেইটা বজাত খোলে আৰু কেইটা বজাত বন্ধ হয়?

    Bojar keita bojat khole aru keita bojat bondho hoy?

    What time does the market open and close?

    Usage

    Asks the opening and closing times of a market

    Grammar Note

    কেইটা বজাত is 'at what time'. খোলে is 'opens' and বন্ধ হয় is 'closes'

11. মই মাত্ৰ চাই আছোঁ, ধন্যবাদ

    Moi matro sai asõ, dhonyobad

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Politely turns down a sales pitch

    Grammar Note

    চাই আছোঁ is the continuous 'am looking'. মাত্ৰ means 'only'

12. কাৰ্ডেৰে পেমেণ্ট কৰিব পাৰিবনে?

    Kardere pemento korib paribone?

    Can I pay by card?

    Usage

    Asks whether a card is accepted. Small stalls mostly take cash, so ask first

    Grammar Note

    কাৰ্ডেৰে is কাৰ্ড with the means suffix ৰে. পেমেণ্ট কৰা is 'to pay'

13. মই ইয়াক স্মৃতিচিহ্ন হিচাপে কিনিম

    Moi iyak xmritisihno hisape kinim

    I will buy this as a souvenir

    Usage

    Says you are buying the item as a souvenir

    Grammar Note

    ইয়াক is 'this' as an object. হিচাপে means 'as'. কিনিম is the first-person future

14. এইটো বিদেশলৈ পঠিয়াব পাৰিবনে?

    Eito bidexoloi pothiyab paribone?

    Can this be sent abroad?

    Usage

    Asks whether a purchase can be shipped overseas

    Grammar Note

    বিদেশলৈ is বিদেশ 'foreign land' with the direction suffix লৈ. পঠিয়াব is 'to send'

15. আপোনাৰ ইয়াত আটাইতকৈ ভাল কি?

    Aponar iyat ataitokoi bhal ki?

    What is the best thing you have here?

    Usage

    Asks the seller for the best item on offer

    Grammar Note

    আটাইতকৈ 'than all' forms the superlative. আপোনাৰ is the polite 'your'

16. এইটোৰ দাম অতি বেছি

    Eitor dam oti besi

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Says the price is too high, opening a bargain

    Grammar Note

    দাম বেছি is 'the price is high'. অতি means 'very' or 'excessively'

17. আন আকাৰ আছেনে?

    An akar asene?

    Do you have another size?

    Usage

    Asks for a different size of clothes or shoes

    Grammar Note

    আন is 'other'. আকাৰ is shape or size. আছেনে asks 'is there'

18. এইখন আচল মুগাৰ কাপোৰ নেকি?

    Eikhon asol mugar kapor neki?

    Is this cloth real muga silk?

    Usage

    Checks whether a cloth is genuine muga, Assam's golden silk

    Grammar Note

    এইখন is এই 'this' with the classifier খন for flat things such as cloth. মুগা is the wild silk of Assam

19. মই এখন গামোচা কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ

    Moi ekhon gamosa kinib bisarõ

    I want to buy a gamosa

    Usage

    Buys a gamosa, the traditional handwoven Assamese cloth

    Grammar Note

    এখন is 'one' with the flat-thing classifier খন. কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ is 'I want to buy'

20. আটাইতকৈ ভাল চাহপাত কোনটো?

    Ataitokoi bhal sahopat konoto?

    Which is the best tea?

    Usage

    Assam is tea country; asks a tea seller for the best leaf

    Grammar Note

    চাহপাত joins চাহ 'tea' and পাত 'leaf'. কোনটো means 'which one'

21. ফল

    Phol

    Fruit

    Usage

    Used to ask for or name the fruit stalls in a market

    Grammar Note

    ফল means fruit and also 'result'. ফলমূল is also used for fruit in general

22. মধু

    Modhu

    Honey

    Usage

    Used to ask for honey at a market

    Grammar Note

    মধু is honey in one word. It is close to the adjective মধুৰ 'sweet'

23. জলকীয়া

    Jolokiya

    Chili

    Usage

    Used to ask for or name chilies at a market

    Grammar Note

    জলকীয়া is chili in the dictionary and is also used for the heat itself

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