Learn how to to ask and answer questions like Tũi hoṛe tako? “Where do you live?” and Tũwara hoṛiar? “Where are you from?”
The word order in simple sentences is: Subject Object Verb. Verb always comes at the end of the clause. In the sentence Ãra eṛe taki “We live here,” ãra “we” is the Subject, taki “live” is the Verb.
Below are are some sample questions and answers.
| Q: O bái, tũi hon zagar? A: Ãi Burmar. | “Brother, where are you from?“ “I am from Burma.” |
| Q: O boin, tũi hon zagar? A: Ãi Ḍakar. | “Sister, where are you from?” “I am from Dhaka.” |
| Q: Tũwara hoṛiar? A: Ãra eṛiar. | “Where are you (pl) from?” “We are from here.” |
| Q: Tũi honttu ašsodde? A: Ãi Amerikar ašsidde. | “Where did you (sg) come from?” “I came from America.” |
| Q: Tũwara hoṛe tako? A: Ãra eṛe taki. | “Where do you (pl) live?” “We live here.” |
| Q: Hitara hoṛe take? A: Hitara Ḍakat take. | “Where do they live?” “They live in Dhaka.” |
New words
bái /ˈbɑⁱ/ – “brother”
boin /bɔⁱn/– “sister”
eṛe /ʌˈɛɽɛ/ – “here”
heṛe /ˈhɛɽɛ/ – “there”
hoṛe /ˈhɔɽɛ/ – “where (at)“
hoṛiar /ˈhɔɽiɑɾ/ – “where (of)“
honttu /ˈhɔntːu/ – “where (from)“
tak- /tɑkʰ/ – “to live, to stay”
boin /bɔⁱn/– “sister”
eṛe /ʌˈɛɽɛ/ – “here”
heṛe /ˈhɛɽɛ/ – “there”
hoṛe /ˈhɔɽɛ/ – “where (at)“
hoṛiar /ˈhɔɽiɑɾ/ – “where (of)“
honttu /ˈhɔntːu/ – “where (from)“
tak- /tɑkʰ/ – “to live, to stay”
| Tũi hoṛe tako? | “Where do you live?” |
| Tũwara hoṛiar? | “Where are you from?” |
| Tũi honttu aššodde? | “Where did you come from?” |
| Present tense of tak- "to live, stay" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1p | ãi, ãra "I, we" | taki | "I, we live" |
| 2p | tũi, tũwara "you (SG and PL)" | tako | "you live" |
| 3p | hiba, hite, hitara "she, he, they" | take | "she, he, they live |