LEARN GARO-BASIC SURVIVAL PHRASES-WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING

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Questions (1): 

👉What do you want, Sir?

=Nang⋅na maiko nanga, Saheb?👉What do you want, Sir?=Maiko nangachim, Saheb?

👉Want something?

= Maikoba nangama?

Answers (1): 

I want this= Angna iako nanga.

I want that=Angna uako nangachim.

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📖 Dictionary-(Garo to English) :

🔑Angna= to me, for me.

🔑nang⋅na= to you, for you.

🔑 maiko= What. maikoba= Something. 

🔑nanga= want, need. 

🔑 nangama= do you want,do you need? 

  (ma= a suffix for question word) 

🔑 nangachim= in need (formal or polite).

🔑Ia= this.

🔑Ua= that.

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👉Do you have a Colgate?=Nang⋅o Colgate dongama?

👉Is Colgate available?= Colgate man⋅genma?

Answers (2): 

 Yes we do have= Oe chingo dongaba.

Yes it's available  = Ho⋅e man⋅genba.

📖 Dictionary-(Garo to English) :

🔑nang⋅o= with you.

🔑chingo= with us.

🔑donga= have. (dongaba= have affirmed)

🔑 man⋅gen= available. man⋅genba= affirmation of availability.

 (ba= a suffix for confirmation word). 

🔑 nangama= do you want,do you need? 

  (ma= a suffix for question word) 

🔑 Oe = Yes (also Ho⋅e= Yes)

Questions (3): 

👉How much?=Baita?

👉How much is this?= Iako baita?

👉How much for a bottle of water?= Chi botol sako baita?

👉How much for a packet of  cigarette?= Sigaret depsako baita?

👉How much for a kilo of  rice?= Merong kilosako baita?

👉How much for a loaf of  bread?= Ruti dotsako baita?

👉How much for a bar of soap?= Sabon teng⋅sako baita?

👉How much is this chocolate?= Ia chocolate ko baita?

👉How much for an egg?= do⋅chi rongsako baita?

📖 Dictionary-(Garo to English) :

🔑dep = packet.(also tep) depsa= a packet.

🔑merong= rice. 

🔑 kilosa= a kilo. 

🔑 ruti= bread. 

🔑 dotsa = a loaf. 

🔑 rongsa = single count of  somewhat spherical shaped items.

  (example: do⋅chi rongsa= an egg. Epil rongsa= an apple, Gominda rongsa= a pumpkin.) 

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Command or Request: 

👉Give me =Angna on⋅bo.

👉Please Give me =Ka⋅sapae angna on⋅bo.

👉Give me a kilo of dal= Angna dal kilosa on⋅bo/ on⋅pabo.

👉Take this = Iako ra⋅bo.

👉Do you have change?= Nang⋅o kusra dongama?

👉Yes I do have change=Oe ango kusra dongaba.

👉I am sorry I don't have change = kema ka⋅bo  ango kusra  dongja.

👉How much altogether?= Gimik baita ong⋅aha?

👉It comes to 100= ritchasa ong⋅aha.

📖 Dictionary-(Garo to English) :

🔑 dongama= do you have? 
🔑kusra = change or smaller denomination money.

🔑 kema ka⋅bo = I am sorry. (kema ka⋅bo is actually 'pardon me' which is effectively used as I am sorry) 

🔑 dongja = don't have. (donga=have, dongja= don't have; 'ja' being the suffix for negation)

🔑 gimik = all, altogether.