Photography

1. ইয়াত ফটো তুলিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Iyat photo tulib parõne?

   May I take a photo here?

   Usage

   Checks whether photography is allowed in a temple or museum

   Grammar Note

   ফটো তোলা is to take a photo. পাৰোঁনে is the first-person permission question. ফটো and ছবি are both in use

2. আপোনাৰ এখন ফটো তুলিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Aponar ekhon photo tulib parõne?

   May I take your photo?

   Usage

   Always ask before photographing a person, and accept a no

   Grammar Note

   আপোনাৰ is the polite 'your'; to a close friend use তোমাৰ. এখন is 'one' for flat things such as photos

3. আমাৰ এখন ফটো তুলি দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Amar ekhon photo tuli dib paribone?

   Could you take a photo of us?

   Usage

   Asks a passer-by to photograph your group at a sight

   Grammar Note

   তুলি দিয়া is 'take for someone', with দিয়া adding the sense of doing it for another. আমাৰ is 'our'

4. ইয়াত ফটো তোলা নিষেধ

   Iyat photo tola nixedh

   Photography is not allowed here

   Usage

   What staff say, or what a sign says, when photos are forbidden

   Grammar Note

   তোলা is the verbal noun 'taking'. নিষেধ means prohibition and can stand alone as the predicate

5. ফটো তোলাৰ বাবে ইয়াৰ পোহৰ বৰ ভাল!

   Photo tolar babe iyar pohor bor bhal!

   The light here is great for photos!

   Usage

   An enthusiastic remark about ideal light for photography

   Grammar Note

   তোলাৰ বাবে is 'for taking'. ইয়াৰ is 'of this place'. পোহৰ is the standard word for light

6. অলপ বাওঁফালে ঠিয় হওক

   Olop baõphale thiy hook

   Please stand a little to the left

   Usage

   Directs the subject; for the right, swap বাওঁফালে for সোঁফালে

   Grammar Note

   ঠিয় হোৱা is to stand. হওক is the polite imperative of হোৱা. ফালে means 'on the side', with বাওঁ left and সোঁ right

7. এই ঠাইৰ ফটো তুলিবলৈ আটাইতকৈ ভাল ঠাই ক'ত?

   Ei thair photo tuliboloi ataitokoi bhal thai kot?

   Where is the best place to take a photo of this?

   Usage

   Asks locals for the best vantage point at a landmark

   Grammar Note

   আটাইতকৈ is 'than all', which forms the superlative. তুলিবলৈ is the purpose form. ক'ত is the question word

8. মোৰ কেমেৰাৰ বেটাৰী শেষ হ'ল, ইয়াত চাৰ্জ কৰিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Mor kemerar betari xex hol, iyat sarjo korib parõne?

   My camera battery is dead; may I charge it here?

   Usage

   Asks at a café or hotel for a place to charge

   Grammar Note

   শেষ হ'ল is 'ran out', the natural way to say a battery is dead. চাৰ্জ কৰা is to charge. The two clauses are joined by a comma

9. এই দৃশ্য বৰ মনোমোহা, ফটো এখন তুলিবই লাগিব!

   Ei drixyo bor monomoha, photo ekhon tuliboi lagib!

   This view is breathtaking, I must take a photo!

   Usage

   An exclamation on meeting a stunning view

   Grammar Note

   মনোমোহা means captivating. The ই in তুলিবই is an emphatic particle, 'I simply have to take'

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