Transportation

1. ... खंय आसा?

   ... khaṃy āsā?

   Where is ...?

   Usage

   Put a place name in place of "..."; "where" is खंय

   Grammar Note

   "Where" is खंय (not Marathi कुठे) and "is" is आसा (not आहे). There is no question particle; intonation marks the question. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. रेल्वे स्टेशन खंय आसा?

   relve sṭeśan khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the railway station?

   Usage

   "Railway" is रेल्वे; in Goa the main stations are at Margao and Vasco

   Grammar Note

   "Station" is the English loan स्टेशन; the Sanskrit-style स्थानक also exists, but speech prefers the loan. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. विमानतळ खंय आसा?

   vimānataḷ khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   Goa has two airports: Dabolim (दाबोळी) and the newer Mopa (मोपा)

   Grammar Note

   "Airport" is विमानतळ (confirmed in the dictionary). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. म्हाका ... वचपाक जाय

   mhākā ... vacapāk jāy

   I want to go to ...

   Usage

   Put the destination in place of "..."; useful with taxi and rickshaw drivers

   Grammar Note

   Want/need is person + dative -क + purposive verb + जाय. Marathi मला … जायचं आहे is not used. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. कितलो वेळ लागता?

   kitalo veḷ lāgatā?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Asks how long a trip will take

   Grammar Note

   "How much" agrees with the noun (कितलो m / कितली f / कितलें n); Marathi किती is not used. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. उपकार करून रावात

   upakār karūn rāvāt

   Please stop

   Usage

   A polite way to ask a driver to stop

   Grammar Note

   The polite imperative is stem + -ात. "Please" is उपकार करून, not Marathi कृपया. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. भाडें कितलें आसा?

   bhāḍeṃ kitaleṃ āsā?

   How much is the fare?

   Usage

   Asks the price of a bus, taxi or rickshaw ride

   Grammar Note

   "Fare" is भाडें (neuter, so कितलें); the dictionary has an almost identical example sentence.

8. म्हाका हांगा उतरपाक जाय

   mhākā hāṃgā utarapāk jāy

   I want to get off here

   Usage

   Used when you want to get off a bus or taxi

   Grammar Note

   "Here" is हांगा (not Marathi इथे). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. बस केन्ना येता?

   bas kennā yetā?

   When does the bus come?

   Usage

   Buses in Goa are run by Kadamba and private operators

   Grammar Note

   "When" is केन्ना (not Marathi केव्हा); the present ending is -ता. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

10. आमकां रिक्षा मेळटा?

    āmakāṃ rikṣā meḷaṭā?

    Can we get an auto-rickshaw?

    Usage

    In Goa motorbike taxis ("pilots") are also common

    Grammar Note

    मेळप means "to be found / to be had"; आमकां is "to us". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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