Assamese Adjectives
Welcome to the second Assamese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Assamese to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black ক'লা [Ka'lā] | grey ধোৱাঁবৰণীয়া [Dhoraambaraniya] | white ব'গা [Ba'gā] | blue নীলা [Nīlā] |
green সেউজীয়া [Sē'ujīẏā] | yellow হালধীয়া [Hāladhīẏā] | red ৰঙা [Raṅā] | brown মটিয়া [Maṭiẏā] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Assamese + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | মোৰ ঘৰটো ব'গা। [Mōra gharaṭō ba gā.] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | আপোনাৰ দেশখন ডাঙৰ। [Āpōnāra dēśakhana ḍāṅara.] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | নতুন কিতাপবোৰ দামী। [Natuna kitāpabōra dāmī.] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | আমি ইয়াত সুখী। [Āmi iẏāta sukhī.] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | তেখেতৰ তিনিটা সৰু কুকুৰ আছে। [Tēkhētara tiniṭā sarau kukura āchē.] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | এই ভাষাটো বৰ সহজ। [Ē'i bhāṣāṭō bara sahaja.] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | মোৰ এটা সৰু সেউজীয়া ঘৰ আছে। [Mōra ēṭā sarau sē'ujīẏā ghara āchē.] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ঠাণ্ডা [Ṭhāṇḍā] | hot গৰম [Garama] | cloudy ডাৱৰীয়া [Ḍāraraīẏā] | rainy বৰষুনীয়া [Baraṣunīẏā] |
snowy তুষাৰাবৃত [Tuṣāraābr̥ta] | sunny ৰ'দাল [Ra'dāla] | windy বতাহী [Batāhī] | warm উষ্ম [Uṣma] |
Conversation in Assamese
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Assamese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | হেৰি | [Hērai] |
| how are you? | কেনে আছে? | [Kēnē āchē?] |
| I'm good, thank you | ভালে আছোঁ, ধন্যবাদ। | [Bhālē āchōm̐, dhan'yabāda.] |
| and you? | আপোনাৰ ভালনে? | [Āpōnāra bhālanē?] |
| what is your name? | আপোনাৰ নাম কি? | [Āpōnāra nāma ki?] |
| my name is Maya | মোৰ নাম মায়া। | [Mōra nāma māẏā.] |
| nice to meet you | (আপোনাক) লগ পাই ভাল লাগিল। | [(Āpōnāka) laga pā'i bhāla lāgila.] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Assamese. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Assamese Nouns |
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