Nature & Outdoors

1. মই কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান চাবলৈ যাব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi kajironga rastriy udyan saboloi jab bisarõ

   I want to go and see Kaziranga National Park

   Usage

   The World Heritage park famed for its one-horned rhinos; a basic way to state where you want to go

   Grammar Note

   চাবলৈ যাব বিচাৰোঁ is want to go to see. চাবলৈ is the purpose form. The place name is used in its plain form without an ending

2. বৰষা কেতিয়া আৰম্ভ হয়?

   Boroxa ketiya arombho hoy?

   When does the rainy season start?

   Usage

   Asked when choosing travel dates; Assam's rains are long and rivers can swell

   Grammar Note

   বৰষা means rain or the rainy season. আৰম্ভ হয় is starts. হয় is the present form for a regular fact

3. ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ নদীত নাওত উঠিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Brohmoputro nodit naot uthib parõne?

   Can I take a boat on the Brahmaputra?

   Usage

   Used to look for river trips or ferries; services change in flood season

   Grammar Note

   নদীত is নদী river with the locative ত. নাওত উঠা is to board a boat. নাও is boat

4. গঁড় ক'ত দেখা পাব পাৰি?

   Gõr kot dekha pab pari?

   Where can I see rhinos?

   Usage

   Looks for the one-horned rhino, the symbol of Assam; Kaziranga and Pobitora are known for them

   Grammar Note

   দেখা পোৱা is to catch sight of, and পাব পাৰি makes it can see. গঁড় is the rhino, and ঁ marks a nasal vowel

5. ইয়াত বাঘ দেখা পোৱাৰ সম্ভাৱনা আছেনে?

   Iyat bagh dekha powar xombhawona asene?

   Is there a chance of seeing tigers here?

   Usage

   Asked of guides or park staff; wild animals cannot be guaranteed

   Grammar Note

   পোৱাৰ is the verbal noun with the genitive ৰ, of getting to see. সম্ভাৱনা আছে is there is a possibility

6. বানপানীৰ সময়ত এই ঠাইখন নিৰাপদনে?

   Banopanir xomoyot ei thaikhon nirapodone?

   Is this place safe during flood season?

   Usage

   Check before going to riverbanks or sandbars in the rains; Assam is hit by floods every year

   Grammar Note

   সময়ত is at the time of. ঠাইখন is ঠাই place with the definite classifier খন. The adjective নিৰাপদ takes নে to ask a question

7. মাজুলী ইয়াৰ পৰা কিমান দূৰ?

   Majuli iyar pora kiman dur?

   How far is Majuli from here?

   Usage

   Asks the distance to Majuli, one of the world's largest river islands; also check the ferry times

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াৰ পৰা is from here. পৰা is a separate postposition that follows the genitive form. কিমান দূৰ asks how far

8. চৰাই চাবলৈ ভাল ঠাই কোনখন?

   Sorai saboloi bhal thai konokhon?

   What is a good place for bird watching?

   Usage

   Asks for a good birdwatching spot; wetlands and national parks are popular

   Grammar Note

   চৰাই চাবলৈ is in order to watch birds. কোনখন is which, carrying the classifier খন, used to pick among places

9. ইয়াত ভূমিকম্প হয়নে?

   Iyat bhumikompo hoyone?

   Do earthquakes occur here?

   Usage

   Asks if quakes are common; north-east India, Assam included, is seismically active

   Grammar Note

   ভূমিকম্প হোৱা is for an earthquake to happen. হয়নে is হয় with the question particle নে

10. আজি বতৰ কেনেকুৱা হ'ব?

    Aji botor kenekuwa hob?

    What will the weather be like today?

    Usage

    Asked before going out, especially in the rainy season

    Grammar Note

    কেনেকুৱা means what kind. হ'ব is the future of be, and the apostrophe marks a dropped vowel

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