Hotel

1. Ман ҳуҷра брон кардаам

   Man huj-ra bron kar-da-am

   I made a room reservation

   Usage

   Informing the front desk of a prior reservation

   Grammar Note

   "Брон кардан" means "to reserve" (Russian-derived "бронь" + "кардан"). "Кардаам" is the first-person singular present perfect, meaning "I have reserved".

2. Хонаи холӣ дорад?

   Kho-na-i kho-li do-rad?

   Do you have a vacant room?

   Usage

   Walking in without a reservation

   Grammar Note

   "Kholi" (empty/vacant) is from Arabic "khali". The "-i" suffix is the ezafe connector linking nouns to adjectives, a key feature of Iranian languages.

3. Нархи шаб чанд аст?

   Nar-khi shab chand ast?

   How much per night?

   Usage

   Asking the nightly rate

   Grammar Note

   "Narkhi shab" = "the price of night" = nightly rate. The "-i" (ezafe) links the noun "narkh" to "shab", a characteristic Iranian language structure.

4. Хонаи ман тоза нест

   Kho-na-i man to-za nest

   My room is not clean

   Usage

   Requesting housekeeping for your room

   Grammar Note

   "Nest" is the negative copula (is not), the opposite of "ast" (is). "Toza" (clean/fresh) is the same as Persian "taze".

5. Калиди хонаи манро гум кардам

   Ka-li-di kho-na-i man-ro gum kar-dam

   I lost my room key

   Usage

   Reporting a lost room key to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   "Kalid" (key) is the same as Persian "kelid". "Kalidi khonai man" = my room's key — the "-i" (ezafe) chains the nouns.

6. Обу барқ нест

   O-bu barq nest

   There is no water and electricity

   Usage

   Important in Tajikistan where power outages and water shortages can occur

   Grammar Note

   "U" (and) between "ob" and "barq" is the conjunction. "Barq" (electricity, originally "lightning") comes from Arabic "barq".

7. Wi-Fi дорад?

   Wi-Fi do-rad?

   Do you have Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   Checking for Wi-Fi availability at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Dorad" is the present tense of "dashtan" (to have). "Wi-Fi" is normally written in Latin letters in Tajik; the Cyrillic spelling "Вай-фай" is rare. Wi-Fi quality varies widely across Tajikistan.

8. Субҳона дохил аст?

   Sub-ho-na do-khil ast?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checking if breakfast is included in the room rate

   Grammar Note

   "Subhona" (breakfast) derives from "subh" (morning). "Dokhil" (included/inside) comes from Arabic "dakhil" (entered/inside).

9. Аз ҳуҷра баромадан мехоҳам

   Az huj-ra ba-ro-ma-dan me-kho-ham

   I want to check out

   Usage

   Used when checking out of a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Hujra" (room/chamber) comes from Arabic "hujra". "Az" (from) is the same preposition as in Persian. Checkout literally means "I want to leave from the room".

10. Ҳаммом дорад?

    Ham-mom do-rad?

    Does it have a bathroom?

    Usage

    Asking if the room has a private bathroom

    Grammar Note

    "Hammom" comes from Arabic "hammam" (bathhouse). Central Asia still has hamam traditions. Reflects the Islamic cultural emphasis on cleanliness.

11. Бағоҷамро дар ин ҷо мемонам

    Ba-gho-jam-ro dar in jo me-mo-nam

    I'll leave my luggage here

    Usage

    Leaving luggage at the hotel after check-out

    Grammar Note

    "Memonam" = first-person present of "mondan" (to place/leave). Luggage is "baghoj"; the possessive suffix -am gives "baghojam" (my luggage). "Ro" marks the direct object. "Anbor" means a warehouse, not luggage.

12. Сачоқ

    Sa-choq

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for an extra or a fresh one

13. Болишт

    Bo-lisht

    Pillow

    Usage

    For asking for another pillow

14. Кӯрпа

    Kur-pa

    Quilt / Blanket

    Usage

    Mountain guesthouses get cold at night — point at it to ask for another

15. Собун

    So-bun

    Soap

    Usage

    For asking for a refill

16. Шампун

    Sham-pun

    Shampoo

    Usage

    For asking for a refill

17. Чӯткаи дандон

    Chut-ka-i dan-don

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Many places do not provide one, so point at it to ask

18. Қоғази ҳоҷатхона

    Qo-gha-zi ho-jat-kho-na

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Many toilets have none, so point at it to ask

19. Фен

    Fen

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    For asking whether one can be lent; the Russian loanword is standard here

20. Овезаи либос

    O-ve-za-i li-bos

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    For asking for extra hangers; oveza (hanger) + libos (clothes)

21. Тоза кардани хона

    To-za kar-da-ni kho-na

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    To request cleaning, or to say you would rather skip it

22. Хонаи ором

    Kho-na-i o-rom

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Show it at check-in when asking for a particular room

23. Садо баланд аст

    Sa-do ba-land ast

    It is too noisy

    Usage

    Show it as the reason when asking to change rooms

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