Tajik 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).

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?)

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)

Eating

Water

ob

Milk

shir

Yoghurt

yogurt

Honey

asal

Fruit

miva

Apple

seb

Bread

non

Fish

mohi

Meat/Beef

guscht-(I gor)

Vegetables

sabzarot

Shopping

I need

ba-man darkor / losim doram

How much does it cost?

In chand pul ast?