Tajik phrasebook

Tajik (забо́ни тоҷикӣ́ / zaboni tojikī) is the main language of Tajikistan, and is closely related to Farsi and Kurdish. Since the late 1930s, it is written using a variant of the Cyrillic script (also used by many languages spoken in the former Soviet Union, including Russian).

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

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Basics

Common signs OPEN  кушода CLOSED  махкам ENTRANCE  дохл EXIT  харч PUSH  PULL  TOILET  ҳочатхона MEN  мардон WOMEN  занон/заъифон FORBIDDEN  манъ аcт

Hello. 

ассалому алейкум. (asah-lomu ah-lay-koom)

Hello. (informal) 

салом . (sah-lohm)

How are you? 

Шумо чи xeл? (shoo-moh-chee-khel?)

Fine, thank you. 

Нағз, рахмат. (Naghz, rah-mat )

What is your name?

Hоматон чист? (No-ma-ton chist?)

My name is ______ . 

Номи ман ______. (No-mi man _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

Aз вохуриамон шод ҳастам. (Az vo-khu-ri-amon shod has-tam )

Please. 

Лутфан, Илтимос (Loot-fan/Il-ti-mos )

Thank you. 

. Рахмат(rah-mat)

You're welcome. 

. Саломат бошед(Salomat boshed)

Yes. 

. Ҳa/Бале(Ha/Ba-le )

No. 

. Не (Ne)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Meбaxшeд . (Mebakhshed)

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Мебахшед . (mebakhshed)

Goodbye 

khair. ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

Сихату саломат боши . ( )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

[ ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

Шумо англиси гап мезанед? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Оё кace дар инчо англиси гап мезанад ? (Oyo kase dar injo anglisi gap mezanad?)

Help! 

Ёри диҳед! (Yori dihed!)

Look out! 

Эҳтиёт шавед ! (Eh-ti-yot shaved!)

Good morning. 

Cyбҳ ба xaйр. (Soobh-ba-khair )

Good evening. 

. ( )

Good night. 

. ( )

Good night (to sleep) 

Хоби ширин/Шаби хуш . (Khobi shirin/Shabi khoosh )

I don't understand. 

. Ман немефаҳмам/ман нафаҳмидocтaм (Man na-me-fah-mam/Man na-fah-mi-dos-tam )

Where is the toilet? 

Ҳочатхона кани? (Ho-jat-kho-na kani?)

Problems

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

black 

сиёҳ (see-yoh)

white 

сафед (sah-fed)

gray 

хокистарранг (kho-kee-star-rang)

red 

сурх (soorkh)

blue 

кабуд (ka-bood)

yellow 

зард (zard)

green 

сабз (sah-bz)

orange 

норанҷӣ (no-ran-jee)

purple 

бунафш (boo-nafsh)

pink

гулобӣ (goo-loh-bee)

brown 

қаҳваранг (qah-vah-rang)

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

money 

pul

Tajik somoni 

somoni

Eating

Water 

ob

Milk 

shir

Yoghurt 

yogurt

Honey 

asal

Fruit 

miva

Apple 

seb

Bread 

non

Fish 

mohi

Meat/Beef 

guscht-(I gor)

Vegetables 

sabzarot

Bars

Shopping

I need 

ba-man darkor / losim doram

How much does it cost? 

In chand pul ast?

Driving

Authority

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