Getting around in Tajik
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Tajik words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Tajik phrases in this lesson
- Ҳоҷатхона куҷост?ho-jat-kho-NA ku-JOST
- Where is the toilet?
- Чӣ тавр ба ... равам?chi tavr ba ... ra-VAM
- How do I get to...?
- ЧапCHAP
- To the left
- РостROST
- To the right
- Мустақимmus-ta-QIM
- Straight ahead
- Ин ҷоin JO
- Here
- Истгоҳи қатораist-go-HI qa-to-RA
- Train station
- Автобусav-to-BUS
- Bus
- Фурудгоҳfu-rud-GOH
- Airport
- Як билет, лутфанYAK bi-LET, LOOT-fan
- One ticket, please
The clear direction. Tajik directions are simple: chap (left), rāst (right), ravān (straight). Dushanbe is laid out logically; smaller towns are maze-like.
The opposite. Use with a hand gesture; all else fails and you point.
Literally "straight". Рост (rost) also means right, so this avoids confusion.
Literally "this place".
Trains are few; shared taxis cover most routes.
Straight from Russian. Buses are the main transport in Tajikistan, running on fixed routes but stopping anywhere. Fares are cheap.
Literally "landing place".
Bilyet is from Russian. Bus tickets cost a few diram, bought from the driver or conductor. No system, cash only.