Order anything by pointing in Tajik
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. 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 11 Tajik phrases in this lesson
- Ман ... мехоҳамman ... me-kho-HAM
- I would like...
- Ҳаминha-MIN
- This one
- Ин чанд пул?in CHAND pul
- How much is it?
- Ҳисоб, лутфанhi-SOB, LOOT-fan
- The bill, please
- Бо кортbo KORT
- By card
- Бо пули нақдbo pu-LI NAQD
- In cash
- ОбOB
- Water
- Қаҳваqah-VA
- Coffee
- Чойchoy
- Tea
- ПивоPI-vo
- Beer
- Бе...be
- Without...
Literally "I want ...".
Point and say it.
Literally "this is how much money?". Prices are in somoni.
Literally just "bill, please". In smaller establishments you pay at the counter; in restaurants catch an eye, say this, and wait. Tipping is not expected but appreciated.
Literally "with ready money". Cash is the norm.
Tap water quality varies by city. In Dushanbe it is generally safe; outside the capital it is riskier. Bottled water is cheap and everywhere.
Green tea, чой (choi), is the everyday drink.
The Russian word is the everyday one.
"Бе шакар" (be sha-KAR), without sugar.