Sustainability & Eco

1. এইটো পুনৰ ব্যৱহাৰৰ বাবে ক'ত দিব পাৰি?

   Eito punor byowoharor babe kot dib pari?

   Where can I hand this in for recycling?

   Usage

   Asks where to take rubbish for recycling. No reliable loanword for recycle was found, so it says reuse

   Grammar Note

   পুনৰ ব্যৱহাৰ is 'reuse', written as two words. ৰ বাবে means 'for the purpose of'. পাৰি in দিব পাৰি is the general 'one can' form. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

2. বাৰে বাৰে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পৰা মোনা আছেনে?

   Bare bare byowohar korib pora mona asene?

   Do you have bags that can be used again and again?

   Usage

   Asks a shop for a reusable bag

   Grammar Note

   বাৰে বাৰে means 'again and again'. কৰিব পৰা is 'that can be done' and modifies মোনা, which means bag

3. পৰিৱেশৰ ক্ষতি নকৰা থকাৰ ঠাই আছেনে?

   Poriwexor khoti nokora thokar thai asene?

   Is there a place to stay that does not harm the environment?

   Usage

   Looks for an eco-friendly stay. No settled word for eco-friendly was found, so it says 'does not harm the environment'

   Grammar Note

   ক্ষতি নকৰা 'not causing harm' is a negative modifier of ঠাই. থকাৰ ঠাই is 'a place to stay'. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

4. মোৰ পানীৰ বটলটো ভৰাই দিব পাৰিবনে?

   Mor panir botoloto bhorai dib paribone?

   Could you fill my water bottle?

   Usage

   Asks to have your own bottle filled instead of buying a new one

   Grammar Note

   বটলটো is বটল 'bottle' with the definite টো. ভৰাই দিব is 'fill for me', the pattern for doing something for someone

5. ইয়াত নিৰামিষ খাদ্য পোৱা যায় নেকি?

   Iyat niramix khadyo powa jay neki?

   Is vegetarian food available here?

   Usage

   Asks for vegetarian food. No reliable word for vegan was found, so only vegetarian is asked

   Grammar Note

   পোৱা যায় means 'can be obtained'. নেকি at the end marks a yes-no question, like নে

6. [ঠাই]লৈ বাছেৰে কেনেকৈ যাব পাৰি?

   [Thai]loi basere kenekoi jab pari?

   How can I get to [place] by bus?

   Usage

   Asks how to reach a place by public bus; put the place name in the [ঠাই] slot

   Grammar Note

   The suffix লৈ marks direction and ৰে marks means, both attached directly to the noun. Put the place name where [ঠাই] stands

7. জৈৱিক পাচলি পোৱা ওচৰৰ বজাৰ ক'ত আছে?

   Joiwik pasoli powa osoror bojar kot ase?

   Where is the nearest market that sells organic vegetables?

   Usage

   Looks for a nearby market that sells organic vegetables

   Grammar Note

   জৈৱিক means organic. জৈৱিক পাচলি পোৱা বজাৰ is 'a market where organic vegetables can be had'. ওচৰৰ means 'nearby'. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

8. মোক প্লাষ্টিকৰ মোনা নালাগে

   Mok plastikor mona nalage

   I don't need a plastic bag

   Usage

   Declines a plastic bag in a shop. It stands in for the request for less packaging, which has no reliable wording

   Grammar Note

   নালাগে is the negative of লাগে 'is needed', so 'not needed'. মোক ... নালাগে is the pattern for declining

9. ইয়াত পৰিৱেশ পৰ্যটনৰ কি কি সুযোগ আছে?

   Iyat poriwex poryotonor ki ki xujog ase?

   What ecotourism opportunities are there here?

   Usage

   Asks what nature-based or low-impact tourism options exist

   Grammar Note

   পৰিৱেশ পৰ্যটন is ecotourism, written as two words. Doubling কি কি asks 'which kinds'

10. মই মোৰ কাৰ্বন নিৰ্গমনৰ ক্ষতিপূৰণ দিব বিচাৰোঁ

    Moi mor karwon nirgomonor khotipuron dib bisarõ

    I want to offset my carbon emissions

    Usage

    Asks to compensate for emissions, for example when buying a ticket. It uses ক্ষতিপূৰণ, 'compensation'

    Grammar Note

    কাৰ্বন নিৰ্গমন is 'carbon emission'. ক্ষতিপূৰণ দিব বিচাৰোঁ is 'I want to compensate'. The genitive ৰ links the nouns. This phrase is composed from verified words with regular grammar, not checked as a fixed expression

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