Tajik Vocabulary

The Tajik vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: як [jak]	Two: ду [du]
Three: се [voś]	Four: чор [čor]
Five: панҷ [panҷ]	Six: шаш [šaš]
Seven: ҳафт [ҳaft]	Eight: ҳашт [ҳašt]
Nine: нўҳ [nŭҳ]	Ten: даҳ [daҳ]
First: якум [jakum]	Second: дуюм [dujum]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: Душанбе [Dušanbie]	Tuesday: Сешанбе [Siešanbie]
Wednesday: Чоршанбе [Čoršanbie]	Thursday: Панҷшанбе [Panҷšanbie]
Friday: Ҷумъа [Ҷumʺa]	Saturday: Шанбе [Šanbie]
Sunday: Якшанбе [Jakšanbie]	Now: ҳозир [ҳozir]
Yesterday: дирўз [dirŭz]	Today: имрўз [imrŭz]
Tonight: имшаб [imšab]	Tomorrow: пагоҳ [pahoҳ]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: меваҳо [mievaҳo]	Apples: себҳо [siebҳo]
Bananas: бананҳо [bananҳo]	Tomatoes: помидорҳо [pomidorҳo]
Potatoes: картошкаҳо [kartoškaҳo]	Onions: пиёзҳо [pijezҳo]

Colors that we think are imprtant to remember

Red: сурх [surch]	Green: сабз [sabz]
Blue: кабуд [kabud]	White: сафед [safied]
Black: сиёҳ [sijeҳ]	Grey: хокистарранг [chokistarranh]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: ноништа [noništa]	Lunch: хӯроки пешин [chūroki piešin]
Dinner: хўроки шом [chŭroki šom]	Milk: шир [šyr]
Coffee: қаҳва [k'aҳva]	Bread: нон [non]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: гармӣ [harmī]	Windy: шамол [šamol]
Rainy: борон меборад [baron mieborad]	Snowy: барф меборад [barf mieborad]
Cold: хунук [chunuk]	Hot: гарм [Harmi]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: писар [pisar]	Girl: духтар [duchtar]
Son: писар [pisar]	Daughter: духтар [duchtar]
Brother: бародар [barodar]	Sister: хоҳар [choҳar]
Man: мард [Mardzi]	Woman: зан [zan]
Father: падар [padar]	Mother: модар [modar]
Grandfather: бобо [bobo]	Grandmother: бибӣ [bibī]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: хона [chona]	Toilet: ҳоҷатхона [ҳoҷatchona]
Room: ҳуҷра [ҳuҷra]	Bedroom: хобгоҳ [chobhoҳ]
Kitchen: ошхона [ošchona]	Table: миз [miz]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: гурба [hurba]	Dog: саг [sah]
Mouse: муш [muš]	Bird: парранда [parranda]
Cow: гов [hov]	Horse: асп [ASD]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: ҷўроб [ҷŭrob]	Shoes: пойафзол [pojafzol]
Trousers: шим [šim]	Shirt: курта [kurta]
Sweater: ҷемпер [ҷjempier]	Coat: плаш [plaš]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: такси [taksi]	Bus: автобус [aŭtobus]
Hotel: меҳмонхона [mieҳmonchona]	Reservation: захира [Zachir]
Airport: фурудгоҳ [furudhoҳ]	Passport: шиноснома [šinosnoma]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: донишҷӯ [donišҷū]	Teacher: омўзгор, муаллим [omŭzhor, Mualiem]
Pen: ручка [ručka]	Books: китобхона [kitobchona]
Page: саҳифа [saҳifa]	Dictionary: луғат [luġat]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: бозу [bozu]	Feet: кафи пой [kafi spiavaj]
Hair: мўй [mŭj]	Eye: чашм [čašm]
Mouth: даҳон [daҳon]	Nose: бинӣ [binī]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: мошини ёрии таъҷилӣ [mošini jerii taʺҷilī]	Doctor: духтур [duchtur]
Hospital: беморхона [biemorchona]	Pharmacy: дорухона [doruchona]
Police: милитсия [militsija]	Stomach Ache: шикамдард [šikamdard]

As you can see, this Tajik vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.

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Did you know? People use only a small amount of their vocabulary on a daily basis. The rest of the words are either unused or not used often.

English: англисӣ [anhlisī]	French: фаронсавӣ [faronsavī]
German: олмонӣ [olmonī]	Spanish: испанӣ [ispanī]
Italian: италиявӣ [italijavī]	Portuguese: португалӣ [portuhalī]
Greek: юнонӣ [junonī]	Russian: забони русӣ [zaboni rusī]
Arabic: арабӣ [arabī]	Hindi: ҳинбӣ [ҳinbī]
Chinese: чинӣ [činī]	Japanese: ҷопонӣ [ҷoponī]