A collection of useful phrases in Tajik, a variety of Persian spoken mainly in Tajikistan.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| Phrase | тоҷики (Tajik) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Хуш омадед (Huš omaded) Хуш омадӣ (Huš omadī) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Ассалому алейкум (Assalomu alejkym) Ва алайкум ассалом (Valajkum assalom) - reply Салом (Salom) - inf |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Шумо чи xeл? (Šymo či xel?) Чӣ ҳол доред?(Čī ḩol doried?) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Нағз, рахмат, шумо чӣ? (Naġz, ramat, šumo čī?) Хуб, ташаккур, шумо чӣ? (Xub, tašakkur, šumo čī?) |
| Long time no see | Хеле вакт шуд надида будем (Hele vakt šud nadida budem) |
| What's your name? | Hоми шумо чист? (Nomi šumo čist?) - frm Hоми ту чист? (Nomi tu čist?) - inf |
| My name is ... | Номи ман ... (Nomi man ...) |
| Where are you from? | Шумо зодаи кучо хастед? (Šumo zodai kučo hasted?) |
| I'm from ... | Ман аз ... хастам (Man az ... hastam) |
| Pleased to meet you | Aз вохуриамон шод ҳастам (Az voxuriamon šod ḩastam) Аз шиносои бо шумо шодам (Az šinosoi bo šumo šodam) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Cyбҳ ба xaйр. (Subḩ ba xajr) |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Рӯз ба хайр! (Rūz ba xajr!) |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Шаб ба хайр (Šab ba xajr) |
| Good night | Шаб ба хайр (Šab ba xajr) Шаби хуш (Šabi xuš) Хоби ширин (Xobi širin) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Хайр! (Xajr!) Сихату саломат боши (Sixatu salomat boši) - inf То дидан!(To didan) - see you later Саломат бошед (Salomat bošed) - be healthy |
| Good luck! | Барори кор! (Barori kor!) Бароятон муваффакият! (Baroâton muvaffakiât!) |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | Рӯзи хуш! (Rūzi xuš) |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Нуши чон! (Nuši čon!) - enjoy! |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Сафари хуб дошта бошед! (Safari hub došta bošed!) |
| Yes | Ҳa (Ḩa) Бале (Bale) |
| No | Не (Ne) |
| Maybe | Шояд (Šoâd) |
| I don't know | Ман намедонам (Man namedonam) |
| I understand | Мефаҳмам (Mefaḩmam) |
| I don't understand | Нафаҳмидам (Nafaḩmidam) Ман нaмефаҳмам (Man namefaḩmam) Ман нафаҳмидам (Man nafaḩmidam) |
| Please speak more slowly | Илтимос, охиста гап занед (Iltimos, ohista gap zaned) Оҳистатар гап зан (Oḩistatar gap zan) |
| Please say that again | Илтимос, такрор кунед (Iltimos, takror kuned) |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak English? | Шумо бо забони Англисӣ гап мезанед? (Šumo bo zaboni Anglisī gap mezaned?) Шумо забони Англисиро медонед? (Šumo zaboni Anglisiro medoned?) |
| Do you speak Tajik? | Шумо Тоҷикӣ гап мезанед? (Šumo Toçikī gap mezaned?) Шумо забони Тоҷикиро медонед? (Šumo zaboni Toçikiro medoned?) |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Камтар (Kamtar) |
| Speak to me in Tajik | |
| How do you say ... in Tajik? | Ба тоҷики чи мешавад? (Ba tojiki či mešavad) |
| Excuse me | Meбaxшeд (Mebaxšed) - getting attention Бубахшед (Bubaxšed) - begging pardon |
| How much is this? | Ин чанд пул меистад? (Jan čand pul mieistad?) |
| Sorry | Мебахшед (Mebaxšed) |
| Please | Лутфан (Lutfan) Илтимос (Iltimos) |
| Thank you | Рахмат (Raxmat) Ташаккур (Tašakkyr) Ташаккури зиёд! (Tašakkuri ziëd!) |
| Reply to thank you | Саломат бошед (Salomat bošed) |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Ҳочатхона кани? (Ḩočatxona kani?) |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Ман шумор дуст медорам (Man šumor dust medoram) |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | Ёри диҳед! (Ëri diḩed!) Ёрӣ! (Ërī!) |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | Ист! (Ist!) |
| Call the police! | Милисаро занг занед! (Milisaro zang zaned!) |
| Christmas greetings | Димоғчоқӣ Мавлуди Исо ва як соли нав муборак (Dimoġčoķī Mavludi Iso va âk soli nav muborak) Соли нав муборак (Soli nav muborak) |
| Easter greetings | Писҳо Муборак! (Pisҳo Muborak!) |
| Birthday greetings | Таваллудатон муборак (Tavalludaton muborak) Зодруз муборак (Zodruz muborak) |
| Congratulations! | Табрикот! (Tabrikot!) |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Tajik | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Tajik on: Amazon.comand Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Tajik phrases
http://wikitravel.org/en/Tajik_phrasebook
http://learn101.org/tajik_phrases.php
http://mylanguages.org/tajik_phrases.php
http://polymath.org/tajik_phrases_list.php
http://www.memrise.com/course/41116/tajik-survival-phrases/1/
http://www.101languages.net/tajik/tajik-language-survival-kit/
http://talktajiktoday.com/documents/SurvivalTajik.pdf
Dari, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Mazandarani, Ossetian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Tajik, Zazaki
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