Directions

1. Ин ҷо куҷост?

   In jo ku-jost?

   Where is this place?

   Usage

   Basic question to confirm one's location

   Grammar Note

   "Kujo" (where) + "ast" (is) contracts to "kujost". "Jo" shares roots with Persian "jā" (place).

2. Ба рост гардед

   Ba rost gar-ded

   Turn right

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   "Garded" is the polite imperative of "gardidan" (to turn/become). "Ba rost" means "to the right".

3. Ба чап гардед

   Ba chap gar-ded

   Turn left

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   "Chap" is the same as Persian "chap" (left). Compare with "rost" (right) to learn directional vocabulary.

4. Рост равед

   Rost ra-ved

   Go straight

   Usage

   Directing someone to go straight

   Grammar Note

   "Raved" is the polite imperative of "raftan" (to go). "Rost" is a polyseme meaning both "right direction" and "straight".

5. Наздик аст

   Naz-dik ast

   It is nearby

   Usage

   Informing that the destination is close

   Grammar Note

   "Nazdik" shares roots with Persian "nazdik" (near). The copula "ast" forms the predicate.

6. Дур аст

   Dur ast

   It is far

   Usage

   Informing that the destination is far away

   Grammar Note

   "Dur" is the same as Persian "dur" (far). Learn "nazdik / dur" as an antonym pair.

7. Истгоҳи метро куҷост?

   Ist-go-hi met-ro ku-jost?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Finding the metro station in Dushanbe

   Grammar Note

   "Istgoh" = "istodan" (to stop) + "goh" (place). The "-i" is the ezafe, making it "station of metro".

8. Ман гум шудам

   Man gum shu-dam

   I am lost

   Usage

   Asking for help when you are lost

   Grammar Note

   "Gum shudan" is an idiom for "to get lost". "Shudan" (to become) is used for state changes, same structure as Persian "gom shodan".

9. Харита доред?

   Kha-ri-ta do-red?

   Do you have a map?

   Usage

   Asking if someone has a map

   Grammar Note

   "Kharita" (map) is from Arabic "kharita". "Dored?" is the polite question form of "doshtan" (to have).

10. Ин кӯча чӣ ном дорад?

    In ku-cha chi nom do-rad?

    What is the name of this street?

    Usage

    Asking the name of the current street

    Grammar Note

    "Chi nom doshtan" literally means "to have what name", i.e. "what is it called". "Kucha" is from Persian "kuche" (alley/street).

11. Ба тарафи рост

    Ba ta-ra-fi rost

    To the right

    Usage

    The driver can read it at a glance while moving

    Grammar Note

    "Rost" on its own also means "straight ahead", so "ba tarafi" (towards) is added to disambiguate

12. Ба тарафи чап

    Ba ta-ra-fi chap

    To the left

    Usage

    The driver can read it at a glance while moving

13. Баргардед

    Bar-gar-ded

    Turn back / Go back

    Usage

    For asking a driver to turn back after overshooting

14. Истед

    Is-ted

    Stop

    Usage

    Show it where you want to get out — it works when your voice does not carry

15. Шимол

    Shi-mol

    North

    Usage

    For matching a map or a road sign

16. Ҷануб

    Ja-nub

    South

    Usage

    For matching a map or a road sign

17. Шарқ

    Sharq

    East

    Usage

    For matching a map or a road sign

18. Ғарб

    Gharb

    West

    Usage

    For matching a map or a road sign

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