Music & Entertainment

1. আজি ৰাতি ক'ত গানৰ অনুষ্ঠান আছে?

   Aji rati kot ganor onusthan ase?

   Where is there a music event tonight?

   Usage

   Used to find where music is being played this evening

   Grammar Note

   আজি ৰাতি is tonight. অনুষ্ঠান is an event or programme. The question word ক'ত is not moved to the front

2. এই বাদ্যযন্ত্ৰটোৰ নাম কি?

   Ei badyojontrotor nam ki?

   What is this instrument called?

   Usage

   Asks the name of an unfamiliar instrument

   Grammar Note

   বাদ্যযন্ত্ৰ is one word for musical instrument. টো gives 'the' and ৰ 'of'. No copula is needed

3. আজি ৰাতি সংগীতানুষ্ঠান আছেনে?

   Aji rati xonggitanusthan asene?

   Is there a concert tonight?

   Usage

   Asks whether a concert is on tonight

   Grammar Note

   সংগীতানুষ্ঠান joins সংগীত 'music' and অনুষ্ঠান 'event' into one word. আছেনে asks whether it exists

4. মই অনুষ্ঠানটোৰ এখন টিকট কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi onusthanotor ekhon tikot kinib bisarõ

   I want to buy a ticket for the show

   Usage

   Says you want a ticket for the show

   Grammar Note

   এখন is 'one' for flat things such as paper. টিকট is an English loanword. কিনিব বিচাৰোঁ is 'I want to buy'

5. পৰম্পৰাগত কিবা এটা বজাব পাৰিবনে?

   Poromporagot kiba eta bojab paribone?

   Could you play something traditional?

   Usage

   A polite request to a performer for traditional music

   Grammar Note

   কিবা এটা is 'something, one thing'. বজোৱা is to play an instrument. পাৰিবনে makes a polite request

6. ইয়াত স্থানীয় সংগীতৰ চিডি ক'ত কিনিব পাৰি?

   Iyat xthaniy xonggitor sidi kot kinib pari?

   Where can I buy CDs of local music?

   Usage

   Asks where recordings of local music are sold

   Grammar Note

   কিনিব পাৰি is 'one can buy', a general statement with no subject. চিডি is an English loanword

7. এই গানটোৰ নাম কি?

   Ei ganotor nam ki?

   What is the name of this song?

   Usage

   Asks the title of the song that is playing

   Grammar Note

   গান is a song. টো gives 'the' and ৰ 'of'. The copula is left out when asking a name

8. মই এনে ধৰণৰ সংগীত বৰ ভাল পাওঁ

   Moi ene dhoronor xonggit bor bhal paõ

   I really like this kind of music

   Usage

   Tells people you enjoy this kind of music

   Grammar Note

   ভাল পোৱা means to like or love; the pattern here is মই ... ভাল পাওঁ. এনে ধৰণৰ is 'of this kind'

9. অনুষ্ঠান কেইটা বজাত আৰম্ভ হ'ব?

   Onusthan keita bojat arombho hob?

   What time does the performance start?

   Usage

   Asks when the show starts

   Grammar Note

   আৰম্ভ হোৱা is to begin. হ'ব is the future, fitting a scheduled start. কেইটা বজাত is 'at what time'

10. এই সংগীত বৰ ধুনীয়া

    Ei xonggit bor dhuniya

    This music is beautiful

    Usage

    Compliments the music

    Grammar Note

    The adjective stands last as the predicate with no copula. ধুনীয়া is used of people and things alike

11. ইয়াত বিহুগীত শুনিব পাৰি নেকি?

    Iyat bihugit xunib pari neki?

    Can one hear Bihu songs here?

    Usage

    Looks for a place to hear the traditional songs of Assam

    Grammar Note

    বিহুগীত joins বিহু, the Assamese festival, and গীত 'song' into one word. শুনিব পাৰি is 'one can listen'

12. মই ঢোল বজোৱা শুনিবলৈ ভাল পাওঁ

    Moi dhol bojowa xuniboloi bhal paõ

    I like listening to the dhol

    Usage

    Says you enjoy the dhol, the drum of Assam

    Grammar Note

    ঢোল is a double-headed drum, central to Bihu music. শুনিবলৈ ভাল পাওঁ is 'I like to listen'

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