Oriya phrases

greetings                               namaskaar
yes                                             ha/
no                                              naahi/
thanks                                  kRta~njataa
excuse me                               k.samaa karantu
goodbye                                 bhagavaan rak.saa karantu
will you come?                  aapa.n aasibe?
yes, I will                             aa~njaa ha/, asibi
no, I will not                  naahi/ aa~njaa, asibi naahi/
are you waiting?                aapa.n apek.saa karuachanti (karuchanti)?
yes, please                             ha/ aa~njaa
no, please                              naahi/ aa~jaa
what has happened?              ka{}a.n helaa?
it looks as if there has been a quarrel         kajiaa helaa pari laaguchi
are you ill?                    aapaan ka'.na asustha (ki)?
no, I am tired                  naahi/ aa~njaa, haaliaa hoi pa.richi
is this enough?                 ka'.na ehaa .yathe.s.ta (ki)?
no, I want some more    naahi/, aau .tikie (kichi) darakaar
what is your name?              aapa.na"nka naam ka'.n?
my name is Sultan Ahmed mo naam saltaan ahmad
where have you come from?                                       aapa.n keu/.thaaru aasichanti?
I have come from London mu/ la.n.danaru aasichi
where will you go from here?                            aapa.n e.thaaru keu/n.thaaku .yibe?
I will go to Agra               mu/ aagraa .yibi
are you vegetarian?             aapa.n niraami.saashii?
when did you come here? aapaa.n e.thaaku kebe aasile?
I came here only today  mu/ aajit aasili
what do you do?                 aapa.n ka'.na karanti?
I teach in a college    mu/ kalejare pa.rhaae
which station is this?  ehaa keu/ .s.tesan?
this is Bandi Kui               eha baa/dii kui
do you know Hindi               aapa.n ka'.n hindii jaa.nanti?                  aapa.n hindii jaa.nanti ki?
do you know English             aapa.n ka'.n i.mrejii jaa.nanti?                aapa.n i.mrejii jaa.nanti ki?
I know Hindi, not English       mu/ hindii jaa.ne, i.mrejii jaa.nanaa
I know English, not Hindi       mu/ i.mrejii jaa.ne, hindii jaa.nanaa
where have you been to? aapa.n keu/.thaaru buli aasile?
I have been to the market       mu/ bajaar ku .yaai aasili
what is your mother-tongue?     aapa.na"nka bhaa.saa ka'na?
do you know Hindi               aapa.n hindii jaa.naanti ki?
where do you live?              aapa.n keu/.thaare rahanti?
which state does the place belong to            se sthana.ti keu/ raajyare?
how do you go there, by bus or by train?        se.thaaku kimiti .yaaaanti? basare, naa re.lane?
which is the nearest town?                                      paakha nikatare ba.r sahar ka'.n achi?
where are you putting up?                                       aapa.n keu/n.thaare rahichanti?
what is your home address?                                      aapa.na"nka ghara.thika.naa ka'.na?
I am glad to see you    aapaa.na"nka sa"nge dekhaakari khusii heli
he is my father                 e mor baapaa
he is my paternal grandfather   e mor jeje baapaa
he is my maternal grandfather   e mor jeje a.yaa
he is my maternal uncle                 e mor jeje maamu/
these are my sons               ie mor pua
he is my brother                e mor bhaai
e is my uncle                   e mor kakaa
these are my nephews    ie more paturaa
he is my son-in-law             e mor joi/
he is my husband                e mor svaamii
she is my mother                e mor maa
she is my paternal grandmother  e mor jeje maa
she is my maternal grandmother  e mor jeje aaii
she is my maternal aunt                 e mor jeje maai/
she is my daughter              e mor jhia
she is my sister                e mor bhau.nii
she is my sister-in-law e mor bhaauja
she is my aunt                  e mor khu.ri
she is my niece                 e mor jhiaarii
she is my wife                  e mor strii
which is the language of your state?            aapa.na"nka raajya bhaa.saa ka'.na?
what languages do you know?                                     aapa.n keu/ bhaa.saa jaa.nanti?
undoubtedly                             ni.hsandeha
yes, certainly                  ha/, abashya
it's prefectly alright  sabu .thik&
please sign                             svaak.sar karantu
I agree                                 mu/ raaji
I am ready                              mu/ prastut
I accept it                             mu/ sviikaar karuchi
I like it                               mu/ pasand karuchi
don't worry                             aapa.n cintaa karuntu naahi/
you are right                   aapa.n .thik& kahuchanti
I have full faith in you                                        aapa.na"nka upare puuraa bharasaa achi
this question does not arise at all                     ehaar ta prashnahi/ u.thu naahi/
I shall come on time    mu/ .thik& samaya re aasi.yibi
yes, you come                   ha/, aapa.n aasi.yaaaantu
may I take leave of you?                                        mote anumati diantu?
no, not at all                  naahi/, aadau nuhe/
not now                                 ebe naahi/
certainly not                   nishcita bhaabe naahi/
nothing                                 kichi naahi/
I don't know                    mu/ jaa.ne naahi/
I don't want it                 mu/ caahe/na
I don't like it                 mor pasand nuhe/
I don't agree                   mu/ sviikaar karu naahi/
It cannot be                    ehaa hoi paarena
I don't think so                mu/ epari bhaabuni naahi/
this is of no use               ethiru laabh kichi naahi/
I cannot do this                mu/ ehaa kari paarenaa
I am not bothered about him                                     mor sethiki parabaaya naahi/
I don't agree with you  mu/ aapa.na"nka sahit ekamat nuhe/
I can't tell you                mu/ aapa.na"nka kah paarenaa
it's totally impossible ehaa adau sambhabapar nuhe/                     ehaa bil&kul asambhar
I don't believe it              mu/ ehaa maanuni
I have no faith in...   mor .tikie hele bharasaa naahi/
I have not the least idea                                               mor .tikie hele dhaara.naa naahi/
I don't care for such a man                                             epari lokaku mu/ parabaaya karenaa
I cannot meet him               mu/ taa' sahit saak.sat kari paarenaa
I cannot believe that...                                                mor bishvaas naahi/ .ye...
he is not at home               se ghare naahaanti
welcome!                                aasantu!
how are you?                    kimiti achanti?
when did you come?              aapa.n kebe aasile?
what has brought you here?                                              kimiti aasile?
what will you have, tea or coffee?                              ka'.na khaaibe, caahaa naa kafi?
what is your programme? aapa.na"nka kaar.yyakrama ka'na achi?
please come home                gharku aasantu
I am glad to see you    aapa.na"nku dekhaa kari khusi heli
we shall meet again             aauthare sak.saat& hebaa
we shall meet tomorrow  kebe mishibaa?                  (sic)
we will meet soon               aame shiighra dekhaasaak.saat hebaa
may you be happy                aapa.n khusire rahantu
may you be prosperous   aapa.n samruddhi heu
thanks for the invitation                                               aamantra sakaashe dhanyavaad
give me leave to go             aj~naa, barttamaan .yibi?
I'll go now                             mu/ .yaauchi
all right, thanks!              aachaa, dhanyabaad
thanks                                  kRtaj~nataa
thanks                                  dhanyabaad
gladly                                  aanandare
I am grateful to you    mu/ kRtaj~na
it's by your kindness!  aapa.na"nkar dayaa
it's by your grace!             aapa.na"nkar dayaa
what does it matter?    ethire ka'.n kathaa achi?
excuse me!                              k.samaa karantu
it doesn't matter               kichi .yaae aase naahi/
I am very sorry!                mu/ ba.r du.hkhit
I have given you trouble                                                mu/ aapa.na"nku ka.s.ta deli
I was delayed, excuse me!                                               mor deri hoigalaa---k.samaa kaantu
you have been put to trouble, excuse me!                aapa.na"nku ka.s.ta helaa, k.samaa karantu
are you put to any inconvenience?                               apaa.na"nku k.sati heuchi ki?
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I doubt it                              mora sandeha heuchi
perhaps                                 bodh hue
it's difficult to say   kahibaa ka.s.ta
have a little patience! .tikie dhair.yya dharantu
why is the hurry?               tara tara kaahi/ki?
what is wrong?                  asubidhaa ka'.na?
he may be available             bodha hue se thibe
most probably                   bahut sambhaba
it seems so                             emiti laaguchi
as you please                   aapa.na"nka .yemiti (.yepari) icchaa
this is possible                epari hoipaare
people say so                   loke epari kahanti
it's possible                   hoi paare
do you really believe so?                                               ka'.na aapa.n ebebi ehaa bishwaas karanti?
I am not surprised              mote aashcar.yya laagu naahi/

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