Tajik phrasebook
From traveller-now
Contents
Tajik is the main language of Tajikistan, and is closely related to Farsi. and Kurdish
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Basics
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Common signs
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- Hello.
- ассалому алейкум. (sah-lom-ah-lay-koom)
- Hello. (informal)
- салом . (sah-lohm)
- How are you?
- Шумо читуед? (shoo-moh-chee?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Нагз, рахмат. ( )
- What is your name?
- ? ( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- ______. ( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- . ( )
- Please.
- iltimos. ( )
- Thank you.
- . Рахмат(rah-mat)
- You're welcome.
- . ( )
- Yes.
- . Хо/Бале( )
- No.
- . Не ( )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . ( )
- I'm sorry.
- mehbarshed. ( )
- Goodbye
- khair. ( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Сихату саломат боши . ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- Шумо англиси гап мезанед? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Оё як кас еси ки англисия гап мезанад ? ( ?)
- Help!
- ! ( !)
- Look out!
- ! ( !)
- Good morning.
- . ( )
- Good evening.
- . ( )
- Good night.
- . ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ( )
- I don't understand.
- . Ман немефахмам/ман нафахмсодим ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Тоилет кучое? Тоилет кани ? ( ?)
Problems
Time
Clock time
Duration
Days
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
- black
- сиёҳ (see-yoh )
- white
- сафед (sah-fed )
- gray
- хокистарранг (kho-kee-star-rang )
- red
- сурх (soorkh )
- blue
- кабуд (ka-bood )
- yellow
- зард (zard )
- green
- сабз (sah-bz )
- orange
- норанҷӣ (no-ran-jee )
- purple
- бунафш (boo-nafsh )
- pink
- гулобӣ (goo-loh-bee)
- brown
- қаҳваранг (qah-vah-rang)
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Eating
- Water
- ob
- Milk
- shir
- Yoghurt
- yogurt
- Honey
- asal
- Fruit
- miva
- Apple
- seb
- Bread
- non
- Fish
- mohi
- Meat/Beef
- guscht-(I gor)
- Vegetables
- sabzarot
Bars
Shopping
- I need
- ba-man darkor / losim doram
- How much does it cost?
- In chand pul ast?
