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ꠍꠤꠜꠐꠤ ꠝꠣꠔ-ꠇꠕꠣ (Sylheti Conversation)

Speaker	Sylheti Nagri Script	Pronunciation (Romanized)	English Meaning
A	ꠀꠍꠍꠣꠟꠣꠝꠥ ꠀꠟꠣꠁꠇꠥꠝ / ꠘꠝꠡ꠆ꠇꠣꠞꠤ	Assalamu Alaikum / Nomoshkar	Hello / Greetings.
B	ꠃꠀꠟꠣꠁꠇꠥꠝ ꠀꠍꠍꠣꠟꠣꠝ / ꠘꠝꠡ꠆ꠇꠣꠞꠤ	Walaikum Assalam / Nomoshkar	Greetings to you too.
A	ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠇꠦꠝꠘꠦ ꠀꠍꠂꠘ?	Apne kemne asoin?	How are you?
B	ꠀꠝꠤ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ, ꠡꠥꠇꠥꠞꠤꠀꠔ। ꠀꠞ ꠀꠙꠘꠦ?	Ami bhala asi, shukuria. Ar apne?	I am fine, thanks. And you?
A	ꠀꠝꠤꠃ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ। ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ?	Ami-o bhala asi. Apnar naam kita?	I am also fine. What is your name?
B	ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ [ꠘꠣꠝ]। ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ?	Amar naam [Name]. Apnar naam?	My name is [Name]. Your name?
A	ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ [ꠘꠣꠝ]। ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠇꠃ ꠕꠣꠇꠂꠘ?	Amar naam [Name]. Apne koi thakoin?	My name is [Name]. Where do you live?
B	ꠀꠝꠤ ꠁ ꠐꠣꠃꠘꠅ ꠕꠣꠇꠤ। ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠇꠞꠂꠘ?	Ami ee taun-o thaki. Apne kita koroin?	I live in this town. What do you do?
A	ꠀꠝꠤ ꠄꠇꠎꠘ ꠝꠣꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠞ। ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ?	Ami ekjon mashtar. Apnar kaam kita?	I am a teacher. What is your work?
B	ꠀꠝꠤ ꠛꠦꠛꠡꠣ ꠇꠞꠤ। ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠟꠉꠦ ꠝꠣꠔꠤꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ।	Ami bebsha kori. Apnar loge matia bhala laglo.	I do business. Nice talking to you.
A	ꠀꠝꠣꠞꠅ ꠈꠥꠛ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠍꠦ।	Amaro khub bhala lagse.	I enjoyed it too.
B	ꠀꠍꠍꠣ, ꠀꠛꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠇꠣꠔ ꠅꠁꠛ।	Accha, abar nokat oibo.	Okay, we will meet again.
A	ꠘꠤꠡ꠆ꠌꠅ, ꠈꠥꠖꠣ ꠢꠣꠙꠦꠎ / ꠛꠤꠖꠣꠁ।	Nishchoi, Khoda Hafez / Biday.	Surely, Goodbye.

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Key Sylheti Differences:

• Verb Endings: In Sylheti, "Achen" (Are you) becomes Asoin (ꠀꠍꠂꠘ), and "Koren" (Do you) becomes Koroin (ꠇꠞꠂꠘ).
• Vocabulary: The word "What" changes from "Ki" to Kita (ꠇꠤꠔꠣ). "Where" changes from "Kothay" to Kou (ꠇꠃ) or Khane.
• Phonetics: Sylheti often swaps the "sh" sound for an "h" or "s" sound depending on the dialect, and the "p" sound often becomes an "f" (though in Nagri script, the characters remain distinct).
• Meeting: Instead of "Dekha hobe," Sylheti often uses Nokat oibo (ꠘꠣꠇꠣꠔ ꠅꠁꠛ), meaning to encounter or meet.

 

 

Basic Introduction Conversation

Person A: Hello, greetings.

Person B: Greetings to you too.

Person A: How are you doing?

Person B: I am doing well, thank you. And how about you?

Person A: I am also doing well. What is your name?

Person B: My name is [Name]. And what is yours?

Person A: My name is [Name]. Where do you live?

Person B: I live here in this city. What do you do for a living?

Person A: I am a teacher. What is your profession?

Person B: I am a businessman. It was a pleasure talking to you.

Person A: I enjoyed it very much as well.

Person B: Alright, I will see you again.

Person A: Certainly, goodbye.

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Helpful Phrases for Fluency

If you want to vary the conversation slightly, you can swap out some of the standard phrases for these alternatives:

• Instead of "How are you?": "How is everything going?" or "How have you been?"
• Instead of "Where do you live?": "Where are you based?" or "Which neighborhood are you from?"
• Instead of "Goodbye": "Take care" or "Have a great day."