Useful Phrases

1. মই এই এপটো তৈয়াৰ কৰিছোঁ

   Moi ei epoto toiyar korisõ

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing the app to someone

   Grammar Note

   এপ is the English word app with the ending টো for 'the'. তৈয়াৰ কৰা means to make, and কৰিছোঁ is the first-person perfect, 'I have made'

2. এই এপটো বিনামূলীয়া

   Ei epoto binamuliya

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explains that the app costs nothing

   Grammar Note

   বিনামূলীয়া is built from বিনা 'without' and মূল্য 'price', meaning free of charge. It can stand as the predicate

3. ডাউনলোড কৰি চাওক

   Daunolod kori saok

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourages someone to get the app

   Grammar Note

   কৰি চোৱা is the 'try doing' pattern and চাওক is its polite imperative. ডাউনলোড is an English loanword

4. মই জাপানী

   Moi japani

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   States your nationality

   Grammar Note

   A noun alone does the work of 'I am ...'; no copula is needed. জাপানী means Japanese person or language

5. মই এজন পৰ্যটক

   Moi ejon poryotok

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Says you are a tourist

   Grammar Note

   এজন is 'one' with the person classifier জন. পৰ্যটক means tourist

6. মই অকলে ভ্ৰমণ কৰি আছোঁ

   Moi okole bhromon kori asõ

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tells people you are travelling on your own

   Grammar Note

   কৰি আছোঁ is the progressive, 'I am doing'. ভ্ৰমণ কৰা means to travel and অকলে is the adverb 'alone'

7. মই এই প্ৰথমবাৰ আহিছোঁ

   Moi ei prothomobar ahisõ

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Mentioning that it is your first visit often draws extra kindness

   Grammar Note

   প্ৰথমবাৰ joins প্ৰথম 'first' and বাৰ 'time'. আহিছোঁ is the first-person perfect of আহা 'come'

8. এখন ছবি তুলিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Ekhon sobi tulib parõne?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Asks permission before photographing a person or a shop

   Grammar Note

   এখন is 'one' with the classifier for flat things. পাৰোঁনে is the first-person 'may I' question

9. আমি একেলগে এখন ছবি তুলিম নেকি?

   Ami ekeloge ekhon sobi tulim neki?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Proposes a souvenir photo to someone you have met, or to a family

   Grammar Note

   আমি means 'we'. তুলিম is the first-person future, used for 'we' as well, and নেকি turns it into a suggestion 'shall we'

10. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি কিউআৰ ক'ড স্কেন কৰক

    Onugroh kori kiuar kod xken korok

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Asks someone to scan the app's QR code

    Grammar Note

    কিউআৰ ক'ড and স্কেন are English loanwords written by sound. স্কেন কৰা is 'to scan' and কৰক makes the polite request

11. মোক নঠগিব

    Mok nothogib

    Don't cheat me

    Usage

    Said firmly when quoted an inflated price; it is blunt, so choose the moment

    Grammar Note

    ঠগা means to cheat. The negative ন attaches to the verb and -িব gives 'please do not'. The verb is rare in text and sounds quite blunt

12. মোক তুচ্ছ নকৰিব

    Mok tusso nokorib

    Don't look down on me

    Usage

    A strong line for when you feel belittled; not for ordinary travel

    Grammar Note

    তুচ্ছ কৰা means to belittle. নকৰিব is the polite negative request, and তুচ্ছ is a rather literary word

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