Public Transport

1. बस थांबो खंय आसा?

   bas thāṃbo khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   "Bus stop" is बस थांबो

   Grammar Note

   थांबो is listed in the dictionary as a place to stop on a journey. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. म्हाका मडगांव स्टेशनाक वचपाक जाय

   mhākā maḍagāṃv sṭeśanāk vacapāk jāy

   I want to go to Margao station.

   Usage

   Margao is a main station of Goa

   Grammar Note

   मडगांव has 128 hits in gom.wikipedia. -क marks direction. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. ह्या रिक्षाचें भाडें कितलें?

   hyā rikṣāceṃ bhāḍeṃ kitaleṃ?

   How much will this rickshaw cost?

   Usage

   रिक्षा is a loan found in the dictionary

   Grammar Note

   भाडें is used as in the dictionary example "what is the fare to Delhi?". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. मुंबयची रेल्वे केन्ना सुटता?

   muṃbayacī relve kennā suṭatā?

   What time is the train to Mumbai?

   Usage

   The Goan Konkani name is मुंबय

   Grammar Note

   मुंबय has 255 hits in gom.wikipedia. रेल्वे is treated as feminine. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. एक तिकेट दिवात

   ek tikeṭ divāt

   One ticket, please.

   Usage

   Buying a ticket on a bus or train

   Grammar Note

   तिकेट is listed in the dictionary with भाडें. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. ही वाट रेल्वे स्टेशनाक वता?

   hī vāṭ relve sṭeśanāk vatā?

   Does this road go to the railway station?

   Usage

   Goa has no metro, so the question uses the railway station

   Grammar Note

   वाट is feminine; the verb is the same as in the dictionary example "the road goes up to my house". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. बस केन्ना सुटता?

   bas kennā suṭatā?

   When does the bus leave?

   Usage

   Asks the departure time

   Grammar Note

   सुटप is listed in the dictionary. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. म्हाका हांगा देंवपाक जाय

   mhākā hāṃgā deṃvapāk jāy

   I want to get off here.

   Usage

   Used when leaving a bus or car

   Grammar Note

   देंवप "to descend" is dictionary-confirmed. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. ही बस खंय रावता?

   hī bas khaṃy rāvatā?

   Where does this bus stop?

   Usage

   Asks where the bus stops

   Grammar Note

   बस is an English loan treated here as feminine (its gender is not confirmed in a source). रावप "to stop" is dictionary-confirmed. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

10. टॅक्सी आपोवात

    ṭeksī āpovāt

    Please call a taxi.

    Usage

    Asked of hotel or shop staff

    Grammar Note

    टॅक्सी and आपोवप "to call" are dictionary-confirmed. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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