A collection of useful phrases in Sylheti (ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ), an eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of Bangladesh and India.
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Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, v-inf = very informal
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| Phrase | ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (Sylheti) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | ꠡꠣꠉꠔꠝ꠆ (shagotom) ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (aukka) |
| Hello (General greeting) | ꠀꠌ꠆ꠍꠣꠟꠣꠝꠥ ꠀꠟꠣꠁꠇꠥꠝ (assalamu alaikum) - used by Muslims ꠘꠝꠡ꠆ꠇꠣꠞ (nomoshkar) - used by Hindus |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠁꠘ ꠘꠤ (bála asoin ni) - frm ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍ ꠘꠤ (bála asoin ni) - inf ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠍ ꠘꠤ (bála asos ni) - v-inf ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠘꠤ (bála ni) - inf ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ (kita xobor) - What’s up? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | ꠎꠤ (ꠅꠄ) (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ (ji (oy) (ami) bála asi) ꠅꠄ (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ (oy (ami) bála asi) |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (afnar nam kita) ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (tumar nam kita) ꠔꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (tor nam kita) |
| My name is ... | ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ … (amar nam …) |
| Where are you from? | ꠇꠥꠀꠁ ꠕꠣꠇꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠁꠘ (kuai táxi aisoin) - frm ꠇꠥꠀꠁ ꠕꠣꠇꠤ ꠀꠁꠍ (kuai táxi aiso) - inf ꠇꠥꠀꠁ ꠕꠣꠇꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠍ )kuai táxi aisos) - v-inf |
| I'm from ... | (… ꠕꠣꠇꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠤ (… táxi aisi) ꠀꠝꠤ … ꠕꠣꠇꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠤ (ami … táxi aisi) |
| Pleased to meet you | (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠙꠞꠤꠌꠤꠔ ꠅꠁꠀ ꠇꠥꠡꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠣꠝ ((ami) afnar loge forisito óiya kúshi óilam) - frm (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠙꠞꠤꠌꠤꠔ ꠅꠁꠀ ꠇꠥꠡꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠣꠝ ((ami) tumar loge forisito óiya kúshi óilam) - inf (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠔꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠙꠞꠤꠌꠤꠔ ꠅꠁꠀ ꠇꠥꠡꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠣꠝ ((ami) tor loge forisito óiya kúshi óilam) - v-inf |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
ꠡꠥꠜ ꠛꠤꠀꠘ (shubó biyan) |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
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| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
ꠡꠥꠜ ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (shubó hainja) |
| Good night | ꠡꠥꠜ ꠞꠣꠁꠔ (shubó rait) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
ꠛꠤꠖꠣꠄ (biday) ꠈꠥꠖꠣ ꠢꠣꠚꠤꠎ (xuda hafiz) - used by Muslims |
| Good luck! | |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
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| Have a nice day | ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠖꠤꠘ ꠡꠥꠘ꠆ꠖꠞ ꠅꠃꠇ (afnar din shundor óuk) - frm ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠖꠤꠘ ꠡꠥꠘ꠆ꠖꠞ ꠅꠃꠇ (tumar din shundor óuk) - inf ꠔꠞ ꠖꠤꠘ ꠡꠥꠘ꠆ꠖꠞ ꠅꠃꠇ (tor din shundor óuk) - v-inf |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
|
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
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| Yes | ꠎꠤ (ꠅꠄ) (ji (oy)) - frm ꠅꠄ (oy) - inf |
| No | ꠎꠤ ꠘꠣ (ji na) - frm ꠘꠣ (na) - inf |
| Maybe | ꠅꠄꠔ (oyto) ꠅꠁꠔ ꠙꠣꠞꠦ (oito fare) |
| I don't know | |
| Do you understand? | (ꠀꠙꠘꠦ) ꠛꠥꠏꠁꠘ ꠘꠤ ((afne) buzóin ni) - frm (ꠔꠥꠝꠤ) ꠛꠥꠏ ꠘꠤ ((tumi) buzó ni) - inf (ꠔꠥꠁ) ꠛꠥꠏꠍ ꠘꠤ ((tui) buzós ni) - v-inf) |
| I understand | (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠛꠥꠏꠔꠣꠝ ꠙꠣꠞꠍꠤ ((ami) buztam farsi) |
| I don't understand | (ꠀꠝꠤ) ꠛꠥꠏꠔꠣꠝ ꠙꠣꠞꠍꠤ ꠘꠣ ((ami) buztam farsi na) |
| Please speak more slowly | ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠞꠅ ꠀꠍꠔꠦ ꠈꠕꠣ ꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (doya xori aro aste xotá xoukka) - frm ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠞꠅ ꠀꠍꠔꠦ ꠈꠕꠣ ꠇꠅ (doya xori aro aste xotá xoo) - inf ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠞꠅ ꠀꠍꠔꠦ ꠈꠕꠣ ꠇ (doya xori aro aste xotá xo) - v-inf |
| Please say that again | ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠢꠤꠞꠛꠣꠞ ꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (doya xori hirbar koukka) - frm ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠢꠤꠞꠛꠣꠞ ꠇꠅ (doya xori hirbar koo) - inf ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠢꠤꠞꠛꠣꠞ ꠇ (doya xori hirbar ko) - v-inf |
| Please write it down | ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠁꠇꠐꠣ ꠟꠦꠈꠁꠘ (doya xori ikṭa lexóin) - frm ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠁꠇꠐꠣ ꠟꠦꠈꠅ (doya xori ikṭa lexó) - v-inf ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠁꠇꠐꠣ ꠟꠦꠈ (doya xori ikṭa lex) - inf |
| Do you speak English? | (ꠀꠙꠘꠦ) ꠁꠋꠞꠦꠎꠤ ꠝꠣꠔꠔꠣ ꠙꠣꠞꠁꠘ ꠘꠤ ( (afne) ingrezi matta faroin ni) - frm (ꠔꠥꠝꠤ) ꠁꠋꠞꠦꠎꠤ ꠝꠣꠔꠔꠣ ꠙꠣꠞꠅ ꠘꠤ ((tumi) ingrezi matta faro ni) - inf (ꠔꠥꠁ) ꠁꠋꠞꠦꠎꠤ ꠝꠣꠔꠔꠣ ꠙꠣꠞꠍ ꠘꠤ ((tui) ingrezi matta faros ni) - v-inf |
| Do you speak Sylheti? | |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
ꠎꠤ ꠅꠄ, ꠄꠇꠎꠞꠣ ji ((oy), exzora) - frm ꠎꠤ ꠅꠄ, ꠕꠥꠠꠣ ꠕꠥꠠꠣ (ji (oy), túṛa túṛa) - frm ꠅꠄ, ꠄꠇꠎꠞꠣ ((oy), exzora) - inf ꠅꠄ, ꠕꠥꠠꠣ ꠕꠥꠠꠣ ((oy), túṛa túṛa) - inf |
| Do you speak a language other than Sylheti? |
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| Speak to me in Sylheti | ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣꠄ ꠇꠕꠣ ꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (doya xori amar loge siloṭi báshay xótá xoukka) - frm ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣꠄ ꠇꠕꠣ ꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (doya xori amar loge siloṭi báshay xótá xoo) - inf ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣꠄ ꠇꠕꠣ ꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (doya xori amar loge siloṭi báshay xótá xo) - v-inf |
| How do you say ... in Sylheti? | … ꠡꠛ꠆ꠖꠐꠣ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣꠄ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠇꠄ (… shobdoṭa siloṭi báshay kita xoy) |
| Excuse me | ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (maf xoroukka) - frm |
| How much is this? | ꠁꠇꠐꠣꠞ ꠖꠣꠝ ꠇꠔ (ikṭar dam xoto) |
| Sorry | ꠖꠥꠇ꠆ꠇꠤꠔ (dukkito) ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (maf xoroukka) - frm |
| Please | ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ (doya xori) |
| Thank you | ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ (dóinnobad) |
| Reply to thank you | |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | ꠐꠄꠟꠦꠐꠐꠣ ꠇꠥꠀꠁ (ṭoyleṭṭa kuai) |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | (ꠀꠙꠘꠦ) ꠙ꠆ꠞꠣꠄꠃ ꠁꠘꠅ ꠀꠁꠘ ꠘꠤ ((afne) prayu ino ain ni) - frm (ꠔꠥꠝꠤ) ꠙ꠆ꠞꠣꠄꠃ ꠁꠘꠅ ꠀꠅ ꠘꠤ ((tumi) prayu ino ao ni) - inf (ꠔꠥꠁ) ꠙ꠆ꠞꠣꠄꠃ ꠁꠘꠅ ꠀꠅꠍ ꠘꠤ ((tui) prayu ino aos ni) - v-inf |
| I miss you | ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠤꠍ ꠇꠞꠤ (afnaare mis xori) - inf ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠝꠤꠍ ꠇꠞꠤ (tumare mis xori) - inf ꠔꠞꠦ ꠝꠤꠍ ꠇꠞꠤ (tore mis xori) - inf |
| I love you | ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠜꠣꠟꠣꠙꠣꠁ (afnare bálafai) - inf ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠜꠣꠟꠣꠙꠣꠁ (tumare bálafai) - inf ꠔꠞꠦ ꠜꠣꠟꠣꠙꠣꠁ (tore bálafai) - inf |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | ꠜꠣꠉ (bág) |
| Leave me alone! | ꠀꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠄꠇꠟꠣ ꠍꠣꠠꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (amare exla sáṛoukka) - frm ꠀꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠄꠇꠟꠣ ꠍꠣꠠꠅ (amare exla sáṛo) - inf ꠀꠝꠣꠞꠦ ꠄꠇꠟꠣ ꠍꠣꠠ (amare exla sáṛ) - inf |
| Help! | |
| Fire! | ꠀꠉꠥꠁꠘ ꠟꠣꠉꠍꠦ (aguin lagse) |
| Stop! | ꠕꠣꠝꠁꠘ (támoin) - frm ꠕꠣꠝꠅ (támo) - inf ꠕꠣꠝ (tám) - v-inf |
| Call the police! | ꠙꠥꠟꠤꠡꠞꠦ ꠒꠣꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ (fulishre ḍaxoukka) - frm ꠙꠥꠟꠤꠡꠞꠦ ꠒꠣꠇꠅ (fulishre ḍaxo) - inf ꠙꠥꠟꠤꠡꠞꠦ ꠒꠣꠇ! (fulishre ḍax) - v-inf |
| Christmas greetings | ꠡꠥꠜ ꠛꠠꠖꠤꠘ (shubó boṛodin) |
| New Year greetings | |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | |
| Congratulations! | ꠝꠣꠞꠢꠣꠛꠣ (marhaba) ꠡꠣꠛꠣꠡ (shabash) |
| One language is never enough | ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠜꠣꠡꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠅ ꠖꠤꠘꠅ ꠎꠕꠦꠡ꠆ꠐ ꠅꠄ ꠘꠣ (exṭa básha kuno dino zotéshṭo óy na) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠢꠜꠣꠞꠇ꠆ꠞꠣꠚ꠆ꠐ ꠛꠣꠁꠝ ꠝꠣꠍ ꠖꠤꠀ ꠜꠞꠣ (amar hobárkrafṭ baim mas diya bóra) |
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