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Tajik phrasebook

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Tajik is the main language of Tajikistan, and is closely related to Farsi and Kurdish

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

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[edit] Basics

Common signs

OPEN 
кушода
CLOSED 
махкам
ENTRANCE 
дохл
EXIT 
харч
PUSH 
PULL 
TOILET 
хамом
MEN 
мардон
WOMEN 
занон/заъифон
FORBIDDEN 
мамнуъа
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  ? ( ?)

[edit] Problems

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

[edit] Duration

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[edit] Months

[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] 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)

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

[edit] Directions

[edit] Taxi

[edit] Lodging

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[edit] Eating

Water 
ob
Milk 
shir
Yoghurt 
yogurt
Honey 
asal
Fruit 
miva
Apple 
seb
Bread 
non
Fish 
mohi
Meat/Beef 
guscht-(I gor)
Vegetables 
sabzarot

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

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

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

[edit] Learning more

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