Religion & Temples

1. মই মন্দিৰৰ ভিতৰলৈ যাব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi mondiror bhitoroloi jab parõne?

   Can I go inside the temple?

   Usage

   Check before entering; at temples such as Kamakhya, access is limited to certain areas

   Grammar Note

   মন্দিৰৰ ভিতৰলৈ is into the temple. লৈ marks direction. পাৰোঁনে is the first person form used to ask permission

2. ভিতৰলৈ সোমোৱাৰ আগতে জোতা খুলিব লাগিবনে?

   Bhitoroloi xomowar agote jota khulib lagibone?

   Do I need to take off my shoes before entering?

   Usage

   A basic check before entering temples, mosques and namghars; look for the shoe stand

   Grammar Note

   সোমোৱাৰ আগতে is before entering: the verbal noun with the genitive ৰ and আগতে. লাগিবনে asks whether it is needed

3. ৰমজান মাহত কিবা বিশেষ নিয়ম আছেনে?

   Romojan mahot kiba bixex niyom asene?

   Are there special rules during the month of Ramadan?

   Usage

   Asks about daytime eating and dress during the fasting month; be considerate in Muslim-majority areas

   Grammar Note

   মাহত is মাহ month with the locative ত. কিবা means some or any. আছেনে asks whether there are any

4. মহিলাৰ বাবে কেনে পোছাক পিন্ধিব লাগে?

   Mohilar babe kene posak pindhib lage?

   What should women wear?

   Usage

   Asks the dress rules at temples and religious sites; covering shoulders and knees is safe

   Grammar Note

   মহিলাৰ বাবে is for women. পিন্ধিব লাগে is must wear. The verb পিন্ধা, to put on, is used for clothing

5. দুৰ্গা পূজা কেতিয়া হ'ব?

   Durga puja ketiya hob?

   When will Durga Puja be held?

   Usage

   A major autumn festival; temporary pandals are set up all over Assam

   Grammar Note

   পূজা is worship or a festival. কেতিয়া হ'ব asks when it will take place. Note the conjunct in দুৰ্গা

6. ঈদৰ নামাজ ক'ত হ'ব?

   Idor namaj kot hob?

   Where will the Eid prayer be held?

   Usage

   Asks the place of the Eid prayer, usually a mosque or a large open ground

   Grammar Note

   ঈদৰ নামাজ is the prayer of Eid, using the genitive ৰ. ঈ is the long vowel letter i

7. ইয়াত ফটো তোলা নিষেধ নেকি?

   Iyat photo tola nixedh neki?

   Is photography prohibited here?

   Usage

   Photography is often banned inside religious sites; also check before photographing people

   Grammar Note

   ফটো তোলা is to take a photo. নেকি at the end makes a yes-no question, and নিষেধ means prohibition

8. এই মন্দিৰৰ ইতিহাস কি?

   Ei mondiror itihax ki?

   What is the history of this temple?

   Usage

   Asked of guides or temple staff when sightseeing

   Grammar Note

   মন্দিৰৰ ইতিহাস is the history of the temple, using the genitive ৰ. কি is the question word what

9. মই দান দিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Moi dan dib parõne?

   Can I make a donation?

   Usage

   Asked at a temple when you wish to donate; also ask where to put it

   Grammar Note

   দান দিয়া is to give a donation. দান means alms or donation. পাৰোঁনে is used to ask permission

10. আজান কেতিয়া হ'ব?

    Ajan ketiya hob?

    When will the azan (call to prayer) be?

    Usage

    Asks the time of the call to prayer; it comes five times a day and shifts through the year

    Grammar Note

    আজান is the call to prayer. কেতিয়া হ'ব asks when it will be. It is a word of Arabic origin written as shown

11. এইটো নামঘৰ নেকি?

    Eito namoghor neki?

    Is this a namghar?

    Usage

    Check before entering a namghar, the Assamese prayer hall; remove shoes and enter quietly

    Grammar Note

    এইটো is this. Do not use এটা, which means one. নামঘৰ is a compound of নাম, name or prayer, and ঘৰ, house

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