Tajik phrasebook

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Tajik (забо́ни тоҷикӣ́ / zaboni tojikī) is the main language of Tajikistan, and is closely related to Farsi, Dari and Kurdish. Since the late 1930s, it is written using a variant of the Cyrillic script (also used by many languages spoken in the former Soviet Union, including Russian).

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

Common signs

; OPEN : кушода
; CLOSED : махкам
; ENTRANCE : дохл
; EXIT : харч
; PUSH :
; PULL :
; TOILET : ҳочатхона
; MEN : мардон
; WOMEN : занон/заъифон
; FORBIDDEN :манъ аcт

Some of the basics of everyday Tajik vocabulary are below. For words with two or more translations, the most common is listed first. When two translations vary due to having formal and informal variants, the markers formal and informal will be added.
; Hello. :ассалому алейкум (asah-lomu ah-lay-koom)
; Hello. (informal) :салом (sah-lohm), ассалом (a-sah-lohm)
; How are you? :Шумо чи xeл? (shoo-moh-chee-khel), чи xeл Шумо? (chee-khel-shoo-moh)
; Fine, Well. :Нағз (naghz), Coz (sohz),
; Fine, thank you. :Нағз, рахмат (naghz, rah-mat )
; What is your name?:Hоматон чист? (No-ma-ton chist?), Hоми Шумо чист? (No-mi shoo-mo chist?)
; My name is ______ . :Номи ман ______. (No-mi man _____ .)
; Nice to meet you. :Aз вохуриамон шод ҳастам. (Az vo-khu-ri-amon shod has-tam )
; Please. :Лутфан, Илтимос (Loot-fan/Il-ti-mos )
; Thank you. :. Рахмат(rah-mat)
; You're welcome. :. Саломат бошед(Salomat boshed)
; Yes. :. Ҳa (Ha) (informal) , Бале(bah-le) (formal)
; No. :. Не (Ne)
; Excuse me. (getting attention) :Meбaxшeд . (Mebakhshed)
; Excuse me. (begging pardon) ::Meбaxшeд . (Mebakhshed)
; I'm sorry. :Мебахшед . (mebakhshed)
; Goodbye :khair. (khair) pronounced like the English word 'hire' but with a KH sound at the beginning
; Goodbye (informal) :Сихату саломат боши . ()
; I can't speak Russian . :русӣ намедонам (Rus-si na-me-do-nam)
; Do you speak English? :Шумо англиси гап мезанед? (Shumo ang-li-si gap me-za-nad)
; Is there someone here who speaks English? :Оё кace дар инчо англиси гап мезанад ? (Oyo kase dar injo anglisi gap mezanad?)
; Help! :Ёри диҳед! (Yori dihed!)
; Look out! :Эҳтиёт шавед ! (Eh-ti-yot shaved!)
; Good morning. :Cyбҳ ба xaйр. (Soobh-ba-khair )
; Good evening. :шаб ба хайр (Shab-ba-khair)
; Good night. :шаб ба хайр (Shab-ba-khair)
; Good night (to sleep) :Хоби ширин/Шаби хуш . (Khobi shirin/Shabi khoosh )
; I don't understand. :. Ман немефаҳмам (Man na-me-fah-mam), ман нафаҳмидocтaм (Man na-fah-mi-dos-tam )
; Where is the toilet? :Ҳочатхона кани? (Ho-jat-kho-na kani?)

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

; money : pul
; Tajik somoni : somoni

Eating

; Water :об (ob)
; Milk : молоко (mo-lo-ko), шир (shir) (rarely spoken in cities)
; Yoghurt : йогурт (yo-gurt)
; Honey : асал (a-sal)
; Fruit : мева (me-va)
; Apple : себ (seb)
; Grapes : ангур (ang-oor)
; Watermelon : тарбуз (tar-booz)
; Bread : нон (non)
; Sliced Bread : хлеб (klep)
; Fish : моҳӣ (mo-hi)
; Meat : гӯшт (gusht)
; Beef : гӯшти гов (gusht-i-gov)
; Vegetables : сабзавот (sabz-a-vot)

Bars

Shopping

; I need : ba-man darkor / losim doram
; How much does it cost? : In chand pul ast?