Transportation

1. Ба куҷо меравед?

   Ba ku-jo me-ra-ved?

   Where are you going?

   Usage

   Also asked by drivers in shared taxis (marshrutka)

   Grammar Note

   "Me-" (present prefix) + "raved" (you go, formal). Casual: "Ba kujo meri?" (where ya going?). Same "me-" prefix as Persian present tense.

2. Ман ба … меравам

   Man ba … me-ra-vam

   I am going to…

   Usage

   Telling a driver or person your destination

   Grammar Note

   "Meravam" = "me" (present prefix) + "rav" (go stem) + "am" (1st person suffix). Regular present tense conjugation of "raftan" (to go).

3. Чанд пул мегирад?

   Chand pul me-gi-rad?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   Ask the fare before getting in a taxi or shared van (marshrutka)

   Grammar Note

   "Pul" (money) is the same as Persian "pul". "Megirad" = third-person present of "giriftan" (to take). "Chand" = how much, same as Persian.

4. Истгоҳи автобус куҷост?

   Ist-go-hi av-to-bus ku-jost?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Finding the bus or minibus (marshrutka) stop

   Grammar Note

   "Istgoh" = "ista" (stop) + "goh" (place). "Kujost" = "kujo" (where) + "ast" (is), contracted. "Avtobus" is a Russian loanword.

5. Лутфан, инҷо истед

   Lut-fan, in-jo is-ted

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Telling a taxi or shared taxi driver where to stop

   Grammar Note

   "Isted" is the polite imperative of "istodan" (to stand/stop). "Injo" (here) vs "onjo" (there) are key location words.

6. Ба фурудгоҳ чӣ тавр рафтан мумкин аст?

   Ba fu-rud-goh chi tavr raf-tan mum-kin ast?

   How can I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking for directions to Dushanbe International Airport or other airports

   Grammar Note

   "Furudgoh" = "furud" (landing) + "goh" (place) = airport. Same structure as Persian. "Mumkin" (possible) is from Arabic, used for permission/ability.

7. Чанд вақт тӯл мекашад?

   Chand vaqt tul me-ka-shad?

   How long does it take?

   Usage

   Asking about travel duration

   Grammar Note

   "Tul kashidan" literally means "to pull length", idiomatically "to take time". "Vaqt" (time) comes from Arabic "waqt".

8. Такси даъват кунед

   Tak-si daʼ-vat ku-ned

   Please call a taxi

   Usage

   Asking hotel or shop staff to arrange a taxi

   Grammar Note

   "Daʼvat" (invitation/summons, from Arabic "daawa") + "kuned" (please do) = a productive pattern for making polite requests.

9. Роҳ гум кардам

   Roh gum kar-dam

   I got lost

   Usage

   Expressing that you are lost, opening a request for help

   Grammar Note

   "Gum" (lost/missing, same as Persian "gom") + "kardam" (I did) = I got lost on the road. "Kardam" is past tense of "kardan" (to do).

10. Чиптаи қатора харидан мехоҳам

    Chip-ta-i qa-to-ra kha-ri-dan me-kho-ham

    I want to buy a train ticket

    Usage

    Buying tickets for Tajik railways (mainly Dushanbe to Khujand)

    Grammar Note

    "Mekhoham" = "me-" (present) + "khoh-" (want) + "-am" (1st person). Identical to Persian "mikhvaham". "Chipta" (ticket) is a Central Asian term. Note the final -a in "qatora" (train); "qator" without it means "a row/line".

11. Нархи такси чанд аст?

    Nar-khi tak-si chand ast?

    What is the taxi fare?

    Usage

    Important in Tajikistan where taxis are often negotiated — always check the fare first

    Grammar Note

    "Narkh" (price) is the same as Persian "narkh". Tajik taxis rarely use meters; always negotiate the fare before getting in.

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