Sightseeing

1. কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ক'ত আছে?

   Kajironga rastriy udyan kot ase?

   Where is Kaziranga National Park?

   Usage

   Used at a hotel or travel desk to ask about the rhino reserve that is the highlight of a trip to Assam

   Grammar Note

   ক'ত means 'where' and carries an apostrophe; কত without it is a different word. ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান 'national park' follows the proper name

2. কামাখ্যা মন্দিৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Kamakhya mondir kot ase?

   Where is the Kamakhya Temple?

   Usage

   Asks the way to the famous Hindu shrine on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati; check the visiting customs locally

   Grammar Note

   মন্দিৰ means temple and follows the proper name. The frame '... ক'ত আছে?' works for any place

3. এখন ছবি তুলিব পাৰোঁনে?

   Ekhon sobi tulib parõne?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Asks permission before photographing people, museums or temples; especially important at religious sites

   Grammar Note

   এখন is 'one' with the classifier for flat things. ছবি তোলা means to take a picture. পাৰোঁনে is the first-person 'may I / can I' question

4. প্ৰৱেশ মূল্য কিমান?

   Prowex mulyo kiman?

   What is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Checks the admission fee at the ticket counter of a sight or museum

   Grammar Note

   প্ৰৱেশ is entry and মূল্য is price or value. This is a rather formal wording seen on notices; everyday price talk uses দাম. Note the ৱ in প্ৰৱেশ

5. ৰাজ্যিক সংগ্ৰহালয় ক'ত আছে?

   Rajyik xonggrohaloy kot ase?

   Where is the State Museum?

   Usage

   Asks the way to the Assam State Museum in Guwahati, which shows the history and ethnic cultures of Assam

   Grammar Note

   সংগ্ৰহালয় is the word for museum, literally a house of collections. ৰাজ্যিক means 'of the state' and goes before the noun

6. এই বাটেৰে যাব লাগিবনে?

   Ei batere jab lagibone?

   Should I go this way?

   Usage

   Confirms the route on the way to a sight

   Grammar Note

   বাট is road and the suffix ৰে marks the way taken, 'by way of'. যাব লাগিবনে is 'do I have to go', a handy way to confirm a route

7. মই ৰংঘৰ চাব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi rongghor sab bisarõ

   I want to see Rang Ghar

   Usage

   Says you want to visit the Ahom-era amphitheatre pavilion at Sivasagar; also a pattern for telling a driver your goal

   Grammar Note

   চাব বিচাৰোঁ is 'want to see': the future form of the verb plus বিচাৰোঁ 'I seek', which expresses a wish. মই is 'I'

8. মই মাজুলীলৈ যাব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi majuliloi jab bisarõ

   I want to go to Majuli

   Usage

   Says you want to reach the large river island in the Brahmaputra; useful at the ferry ghat

   Grammar Note

   The suffix লৈ marks the destination and attaches to the place name. যাব বিচাৰোঁ means 'want to go'

9. গাইড ক'ত পাম?

   Gaid kot pam?

   Where can I find a tour guide?

   Usage

   Used when looking for a guide at a park or a historic site

   Grammar Note

   গাইড is an English loanword. পাম is the first-person future of পোৱা 'get, find', the natural way to ask where something can be found

10. এইটো কেইটা বজাত খোলে?

    Eito keita bojat khole?

    What time does this open?

    Usage

    Asks the opening time of a temple, museum or shop

    Grammar Note

    কেইটা বজাত means 'at what o'clock'; বজা is o'clock and the suffix ত gives 'at'. খোলে is the third-person present of খোলা 'open'

11. অসম বিধানসভা ভৱন ক'ত আছে?

    Oxom bidhanoxobha bhowon kot ase?

    Where is the Assam Legislative Assembly building?

    Usage

    Asks for the state legislature building in Dispur

    Grammar Note

    বিধানসভা is the state legislative assembly and ভৱন a large building. The state name is written অসম in Assamese. Note the ৱ in ভৱন

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