Tajik Adjectives
Welcome to the second Tajik lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Tajik to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black сиёҳ [sijeҳ] |
grey хокистарранг [chokistarranh] |
white сафед [safied] |
blue кабуд [kabud] |
green сабз [sabz] |
yellow зард [zard] |
red сурх [surch] |
brown қаҳваранг [k'aҳvaranh] |
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 - Tajik + Pronunciation |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] Хонаи ман сафед аст [Chonai man safied astra] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] Давлати шумо калон аст [Davlati šumo Kalon astra] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] Китобҳои нав гарон мебошанд [Kitobҳoi nav Haron miebošand] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] Мо дар инҷо шод ҳастем [Mo dar inҷo šod ҳastiem] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] Ӯ се саги майда дорад [Ū sioje sahi Majda Dorada] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] Ин забон хеле осон аст [Jan zabon chielie oson astra] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] Ман хонаи майдаи сабз дорам [Man chonai majdan sabz doram] |
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 хунук [chunuk] |
hot гарм [Harmi] |
cloudy абрнок [abrnok] |
rainy борон меборад [baron mieborad] |
snowy барф меборад [barf mieborad] |
sunny гармӣ [harmī] |
windy шамол [šamol] |
warm [] |
Conversation in Tajik
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 - Tajik - Pronunciation |
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| hi Салом [Salam] |
| how are you? Чӣ ҳол доред? [Čī ҳol doried?] |
| I'm good, thank you Хуб, ташаккур [Chub, tašakkur] |
| and you? Шумо чӣ? [Šumo čī?] |
| what is your name? Номи шумо чист? [Naminalie šumo čysty?] |
| my name is Maya Номи ман Майя [Naminalie man Majia] |
| nice to meet you Аз шиносои бо шумо шодам [Az šinosoi bo šumo šodam] |
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