Assamese Nouns
Welcome to the third Assamese lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Assamese to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
potatoes আলুবোৰ [Ālubōra] |
tomatoes বিলাহীবোৰ [Bilāhībōra] |
onions পিয়াঁজবোৰ [Piẏām̐jabōra] |
carrots গাজৰবোৰ [Gājarabōra] |
fruits ফলমূল [Phalamūla] |
apples আপেলবোৰ [Āpēlabōra] |
bananas কলবোৰ [Kalabōra] |
oranges কমলাবোৰ [Kamalābōra] |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules - Assamese + Pronunciation |
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| do you have milk? [verb + noun] আপোনাৰ তাত গাখীৰ আছেনে? [Āpōnāra tāta gākhīra āchēnē?] |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] মোৰ গাখীৰ আৰু কফি আছে। [Mōra gākhīra ārau kaphi āchē.] |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] তেখেতৰ তিনিটা আপেল আছে। [Tēkhētara tiniṭā āpēla āchē.] |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] তেখেতৰ মাথো এটাহে আপেল আছে। [Tēkhētara māthō ēṭāhē āpēla āchē.] |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] আমি এটা সৰু ঘৰত বাস কৰোঁ। [Āmi ēṭā sarau gharata bāsa karaōm̐.] |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] ব্রেকফাষ্টটো মোৰ ভাল লাগিছে। [Brēkaphāṣṭaṭō mōra bhāla lāgichē.] |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread ৰুটি [Rauṭi] |
milk গাখীৰ [Gākhīra] |
butter মাখন [Mākhana] |
cheese চ্ছিজ [Cchija] |
coffee কফি [Kaphi] |
sandwich চেইন্ডৱিচ্ছ [Cē'inḍaraiccha] |
meat মাংস [Mānsa] |
chicken মূৰ্গীমাংস [Mūrgīmānsa] |
fish মাছ [Mācha] |
breakfast ব্রেকফাষ্ট্ [Brēkaphāṣṭ] |
lunch লান্স [Lānsa] |
dinner দিনাৰ [Dināra] |
Conversation in Assamese
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English - Assamese - Pronunciation |
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| Do you speak (English/ Assamese)? আপুনি অসমীয়া কব পাৰেনে? [Āpuni asamīẏā kaba pāraēnē?] |
| Just a little নামমাত্ৰ [Nāmamātra] |
| I like Assamese মোৰ অসমীয়া ভাল লাগে। [Mōra asamīẏā bhāla lāgē.] |
| Can I practice with you? মই আপোনাৰ সৈতে অনুশীলন কৰিব পাৰোঁনে? [Ma'i āpōnāra saitē anuśīlana karaiba pāraōm̐nē?] |
| How old are you? আপোনাৰ বয়স কিমান? [Āpōnāra baẏasa kimāna?] |
| I'm thirty three years old মোৰ বয়স ত্রিস বছৰ। [Mōra baẏasa trisa bachara.] |
| It was nice talking to you আপোনাৰ সৈত কথা পাতি ভাল লাগিল। [Āpōnāra saita kathā pāti bhāla lāgila.] |
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Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |