Useful Phrases

1. हांव जपानी

   hāṃv japānī

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Says your nationality when introducing yourself

   Grammar Note

   Nominal sentences need no copula. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. हांव पर्यटक

   hāṃv paryaṭak

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Says you are a traveller

   Grammar Note

   Nominal sentences need no copula; पर्यटक is the same for men and women. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. हांव एकलो / एकली भोंवतां

   hāṃv ekalo / ekalī bhoṃvatāṃ

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Men say एकलो, women एकली

   Grammar Note

   एकलो means "without company" (dictionary example: "तो घरांत एकलोच आशिल्लो"). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. हांव पयलें फावट हांगा आयलों / आयली

   hāṃv payaleṃ phāvaṭ hāṃgā āyaloṃ / āyalī

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Men say आयलों, women आयली

   Grammar Note

   "First time" is पयलें फावट (फावट means "time / occasion", confirmed in the dictionary). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. आमी वांगडा फोटो काडूं?

   āmī vāṃgaḍā phoṭo kāḍūṃ?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Asks someone you met for a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Together" is वांगडा. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. म्हाका फटोवूं नाकात

   mhākā phaṭovūṃ nākāt

   Don't cheat me

   Usage

   Said when you suspect you are being overcharged

   Grammar Note

   A prohibition is infinitive (-ूं) + नाकात. फटोवप "to cheat" is confirmed in the dictionary. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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