Markets & Souvenirs

1. कांदो

   kāṃdo

   Onion

   Usage

   A word for the market

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary headword (synonym पियांव).

2. कोथमीर

   kothamīr

   Coriander leaves

   Usage

   A word for the market

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary headword.

3. आलें

   āleṃ

   Ginger

   Usage

   A word for the market

   Grammar Note

   A neuter noun.

4. हें हातान केल्लें?

   heṃ hātān kelleṃ?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Ask when buying souvenirs or crafts

   Grammar Note

   Instrumental -न + a past participle. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. हांव फकत पळयतां

   hāṃv phakat paḷayatāṃ

   I am just looking

   Usage

   A polite way to decline help from a shopkeeper

   Grammar Note

   "To look" is पळोवप; the 1st person present ends in -तां. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. रातीचो बाजार खंय आसा?

   rātīco bājār khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Goa is known for evening markets such as the Saturday night market

   Grammar Note

   "Night market" is built as "market of the night". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. बाजार केन्ना उकतो जाता?

   bājār kennā ukato jātā?

   When does the market open?

   Usage

   Asks the opening time

   Grammar Note

   "To open" is उकतो जावप, with उकतो agreeing with the masculine बाजार. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. सगळ्यांत ताजें कितें आसा?

   sagaḷyāṃt tājeṃ kiteṃ āsā?

   What is the freshest?

   Usage

   Ask when buying fish or vegetables

   Grammar Note

   The superlative is सगळ्यांत ("among all") + adjective. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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