Shopping

1. Ин чанд пул аст?

   In chand pul ast?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Basic question for asking prices at markets and shops

   Grammar Note

   "Pul" (money) is the same as Persian "pul". Tajikistan's currency is the somoni. Price bargaining is common in markets.

2. Гарон аст. Арзонтар кунед

   Ga-ron ast. Ar-zon-tar ku-ned

   It's expensive. Please make it cheaper

   Usage

   Used for price bargaining at bazaars and outdoor markets

   Grammar Note

   "-Tar" is the comparative suffix. "Arzon" (cheap) + "tar" = cheaper. Persian uses the same "-tar" suffix. "Garon" means both "heavy" and "expensive".

3. Инро мегирам

   In-ro me-gi-ram

   I'll take this

   Usage

   Saying you'll buy or take something

   Grammar Note

   "Megiram" is first-person present of "giriftan" (to take). "Taking" is used to mean "buying". "Ro" is the object marker for specific objects.

4. Намехоҳам, ташаккур

   Na-me-kho-ham, ta-shak-kur

   No thank you, I don't want it

   Usage

   Politely declining street vendors or hawkers

   Grammar Note

   "Namekhoham" is the negative present of "khostan" (to want). Adding "tashakkur" makes the refusal polite — same pattern as Persian.

5. Рангашро иваз кардан мумкин аст?

   Rang-ash-ro i-vaz kar-dan mum-kin ast?

   Can you change the color?

   Usage

   Looking for a different color option in clothing or fabric

   Grammar Note

   "Rang" (color) is shared across many Asian languages from Sanskrit origin. "Ivaz" (exchange) comes from Arabic "iwad".

6. Ин аслиаш аст?

   In as-li-ash ast?

   Is this genuine / authentic?

   Usage

   Checking authenticity of goods at bazaars

   Grammar Note

   "Asli" (genuine/original) comes from Arabic "asli" (origin). Tajik possessive suffixes: "-am" (my), "-at" (your), "-ash" (its/his/her).

7. Бозор куҷост?

   Bo-zor ku-jost?

   Where is the bazaar?

   Usage

   Asking for directions to the local bazaar

   Grammar Note

   "Bozor" (market) is the same as Persian "bazar", the source of English "bazaar". Bazaars have been central to Silk Road commerce for millennia.

8. Тӯҳфа барои оилаам мехоҳам

   Tuh-fa ba-ro-i o-i-la-am me-kho-ham

   I want a gift for my family

   Usage

   At a souvenir shop looking for gifts

   Grammar Note

   "Tuhfa" (gift) comes from Arabic "tuhfa" (rare thing/gift) and is spelled with ӯ and ҳ in Tajik. "Oilaam" = "oila" (family) + "-am" (possessive suffix "my").

9. Андоза доред?

   An-do-za do-red?

   Do you have my size?

   Usage

   Asking about clothing sizes

   Grammar Note

   "Andoza" (size/measure) is the same as Persian "andaze". "Dored" is the polite second-person form of "dashtan" (to have).

10. Ин ба ман мувофиқ аст

    In ba man mu-vo-fiq ast

    It fits me

    Usage

    Telling the shopkeeper that something fits

    Grammar Note

    "Мувофиқ аст" means "is suitable / fits". "Ba man muvofiq ast" = "it suits / fits me". Used for clothes and shoes.

11. Чек медиҳед?

    Chek me-di-hed?

    Can you give me a receipt?

    Usage

    Requesting a receipt after a purchase

    Grammar Note

    "Medihed" is polite second-person present of "dodan" (to give). "Chek" (receipt/check) is a Russian loanword, widely used in Tajik commerce.

12. Ба ман чек лозим нест

    Ba man chek lo-zim nest

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Used to decline a receipt at checkout.

    Grammar Note

    The negative of "lozim ast" (is needed) is "lozim nest". The person who needs is marked by the preposition "ba" plus a pronoun. This card inserts the noun into "Ba man lozim nest".

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