Internet & WiFi

1. Пароли Wi-Fi чист?

   Pa-ro-li Wi-Fi chist?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password at a hotel or cafe

   Grammar Note

   "Chist" is a contraction of "chi" (what) + "ast" (is). "Parol" is borrowed from Russian "parol" (password).

2. Интернет кор мекунад?

   In-ter-net kor me-ku-nad?

   Is the internet working?

   Usage

   Checking whether internet is available and working

   Grammar Note

   Present tense of "kor kardan" (to work/function). Literally "Is the internet doing work?". "Kor" is cognate with Persian "kār" (work).

3. Телефонамро пур кунед

   Te-le-fo-nam-ro pur ku-ned

   Please charge my phone

   Usage

   Asking someone to charge your phone

   Grammar Note

   "-amro" combines "-am" (my) + "-ro" (accusative marker). "Pur kardan" (to fill) is used idiomatically for charging devices.

4. Барқ нест

   Barq nest

   There is no electricity

   Usage

   Reporting a power outage or lack of electricity

   Grammar Note

   "Nest" is the negation of "ast" (there is). "Barq" is cognate with Persian "barq" (electricity/lightning). Power outages do occur in Tajikistan.

5. Симкорт доред?

   Sim-kort do-red?

   Do you have SIM cards?

   Usage

   When a traveler wants to buy a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   "Simkort" is transliterated from Russian "SIM-karta". Major carriers in Tajikistan include Babilon-T, Tcell, and Megafon Tajikistan.

6. Интернет суст аст

   In-ter-net sust ast

   The internet is slow

   Usage

   Reporting slow internet connection

   Grammar Note

   "Sust" is cognate with Persian "sost" (slow/weak). Internet infrastructure in Tajikistan is still developing, so slow connections are common.

7. Рамзи QR-ро скан кунед

   Ram-zi QR-ro skan ku-ned

   Please scan the QR code

   Usage

   Asking someone to scan a QR code

   Grammar Note

   "Skan kardan" is a hybrid verb: English "scan" + Tajik "kardan" (to do). "Ramz" is from Arabic "ramz" (symbol/code).

8. Почтаи электронӣ дорам

   Poch-ta-i e-lek-tro-ni do-ram

   I have an email address

   Usage

   Sharing that you have an email address as a contact method

   Grammar Note

   Tajik puts the modifier after the head noun, giving "pochtai elektroni". The Russian word order "elektroni pochta" is not used. Colloquially "imeyl" is also common.

9. Акс мегирам

   Aks me-gi-ram

   I am taking a photo

   Usage

   Announcing that you are taking a photo

   Grammar Note

   Present tense of "aks giriftan" (to take a photo). "Aks" is from Arabic "ʿaks" (reflection/image), meaning both photo and reflection.

10. Ба интернет васл шавед

    Ba in-ter-net vasl sha-ved

    Please connect to the internet

    Usage

    Telling someone to connect to the internet

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of "vasl shudan" (to connect). "Vasl" is from Arabic "waṣl" (connection). "Shaved" is the polite imperative of "shudan" (to become).

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