Transportation

1. ইয়াত ৰিক্সা আছেনে?

   Iyat rikxa asene?

   Is there a rickshaw here?

   Usage

   To ask where to find a rickshaw for a short ride; autos and taxis also run in towns

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াত is 'here'. আছেনে is আছে 'there is' plus the question suffix নে, the standard way to ask whether something exists; the suffix is written attached

2. মই ...লৈ যাব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi ...loi jab bisarõ

   I want to go to ...

   Usage

   A frame for telling a driver where you want to go; put the place name in the gap and attach লৈ

   Grammar Note

   The direction case -লৈ attaches straight to the place name. যাব বিচাৰোঁ is 'wish to go': a future-form verb followed by বিচাৰোঁ 'seek, want'

3. ভাড়া কিমান?

   Bhara kiman?

   How much is the fare?

   Usage

   Ask before you get in, especially with vehicles that have no meter

   Grammar Note

   ভাড়া means a fare and also rent. কিমান asks for an amount or price, 'how much'

4. ইয়াতে ৰ'ব

   Iyate rob

   Please stop here

   Usage

   To ask the driver to halt when you reach your stop

   Grammar Note

   ইয়াতে is ইয়াত 'here' with an emphatic -ে, 'right here'. ৰ'ব is the polite request form of ৰোৱা 'stop, wait'; the apostrophe marks a dropped vowel

5. বাছ ষ্টেণ্ড ক'ত আছে?

   Bas stendo kot ase?

   Where is the bus stand?

   Usage

   To find the stand for long-distance or city buses

   Grammar Note

   বাছ is borrowed from English bus; spelled বাস it would mean 'residence'. ষ্টেণ্ড is English stand. The two words are written apart

6. মই বিমানবন্দৰলৈ যাম

   Moi bimanobondoroloi jam

   I will go to the airport

   Usage

   Tell a taxi driver your destination is the airport; Guwahati's airport is the usual gateway

   Grammar Note

   বিমানবন্দৰ is a compound of 'aircraft' and 'port', written as one word. -লৈ gives 'to', and যাম is the first-person future of যোৱা

7. অলপ লাহে লাহে যাওক

   Olop lahe lahe jaok

   Please go a little slower

   Usage

   To ask a driver to slow down on mountain roads or in traffic

   Grammar Note

   লাহে লাহে repeats 'slowly' for emphasis. যাওক is the polite request form of যোৱা, directed at the driver

8. এইটো সঠিক ৰাস্তা নেকি?

   Eito xothik raxta neki?

   Is this the right road?

   Usage

   For checking you are on the way to the right place when unsure of the route

   Grammar Note

   নেকি closes a yes/no question, slightly more formal than নে. সঠিক means correct. বাট and পথ can stand in for ৰাস্তা

9. ৰেলৱে ষ্টেচন ক'ত আছে?

   Relowe steson kot ase?

   Where is the railway station?

   Usage

   To find the railway station; Guwahati and Dibrugarh are major hubs for long-distance trains

   Grammar Note

   ষ্টেচন is from English station, with the sound written চ in the standard spelling. The ৱ in ৰেলৱে is the Assamese-only /w/ letter, not Bengali ব

10. গুৱাহাটী ইয়াৰ পৰা কিমান দূৰ?

    Guwahati iyar pora kiman dur?

    How far is Guwahati from here?

    Usage

    A frame for asking the distance to a destination; swap গুৱাহাটী for another town

    Grammar Note

    ইয়াৰ পৰা is 'from here'; the postposition পৰা is a separate word after the genitive, as in ঘৰৰ পৰা. কিমান দূৰ asks the distance

11. এই বাছখন গুৱাহাটীলৈ যায়নে?

    Ei basokhon guwahatiloi jayone?

    Does this bus go to Guwahati?

    Usage

    To confirm the destination before boarding, useful on busy long-distance routes

    Grammar Note

    -খন is a classifier meaning 'the' for flat things and vehicles. যায় is the third-person present 'goes', and adding the question suffix নে gives যায়নে

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