Laundry

1. Ҷомашӯйхонаи худкор дар куҷост?

   Jo-ma-shuy-kho-na-i khud-kor dar ku-jost?

   Where is the laundromat?

   Usage

   Used to ask where the laundromat is

   Grammar Note

   "Jomashuykhona" = laundry place (cloth + wash + place)

2. Мошини ҷомашӯиро чӣ тавр истифода мебарем?

   Mo-shi-ni jo-ma-shu-i-ro chi tavr is-ti-fo-da me-ba-rem?

   How do we use the washing machine?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to operate a washing machine

   Grammar Note

   "Chi tavr" = "how/in what way"

3. Оё маводи шустушӯй ҳаст?

   O-yo ma-vo-di shus-tu-shuy hast?

   Is there laundry detergent?

   Usage

   Used to ask if laundry detergent is available

   Grammar Note

   "Shustushuy" = washing (compound from "to wash")

4. Оё сушкунак ҳаст?

   O-yo sush-ku-nak hast?

   Is there a dryer?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a clothes dryer is available

   Grammar Note

   "Sushkunak" is derived from Russian "to dry" with Tajik suffix

5. Ҷомашӯй барои як бор чанд аст?

   Jo-ma-shuy ba-ro-i yak bor chand ast?

   How much is one wash?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price per wash cycle

   Grammar Note

   "Yak bor" = "one time/once"

6. Оё ин либос химчистӣ лозим аст?

   O-yo in li-bos khim-chis-ti lo-zim ast?

   Does this garment need dry cleaning?

   Usage

   Used to ask if dry cleaning is required

   Grammar Note

   "Khimchisti" is from Russian "himchistka" (dry cleaning)

7. Химчистӣ дар куҷост?

   Khim-chis-ti dar ku-jost?

   Where is the dry cleaner?

   Usage

   Used to find a dry cleaning shop

   Grammar Note

   "Khimchisti" can mean both the service and the shop

8. Оё ин либосро дастӣ шустан мумкин?

   O-yo in li-bos-ro das-ti shus-tan mum-kin?

   Can this garment be hand washed?

   Usage

   Used to ask if hand washing is possible

   Grammar Note

   "Dasti" = "by hand" (adjective form of "dast" = hand)

9. Ҷомаҳо то кай хушк мешаванд?

   Jo-ma-ho to kay khushk me-sha-vand?

   How long does the laundry take to dry?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long drying takes

   Grammar Note

   "To kay" = "until when" — asks about duration

10. Оё дарзмол ҳаст?

    O-yo darz-mol hast?

    Is there an iron?

    Usage

    Used to ask if an iron is available

    Grammar Note

    The iron is "darzmol". "Darz" alone means a crack or seam, not the appliance.

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