Unit 7 · Getting around · Lesson 21 of 24

Auto, taxi and bus

ଅଟୋ, ଟାକ୍ସି ଓ ବସ୍

You’ll be able to: Hire an auto or taxi, agree a fare, tell the driver where to stop and find the right bus.

You flag down an auto-rickshaw outside the market to get to the station, then later need a bus to Puri.

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Words and phrases in this lesson

Odia	Say it	Meaning
ଅଟୋ	auto	auto-rickshawCalling out "ଅଟୋ!" is how you hail one.
ଟାକ୍ସି	taxi	taxi; cab
… ଯିବେ?	… jibe?	will you go to …?formalSay the place first: ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯିବେ? No word for "to" is needed.
… ଯିବା ପାଇଁ କେତେ ନେବେ?	… jiba pain kete nebe?	how much will you charge to go to …?formal
ଏଠି ରଖନ୍ତୁ	ethi rakhantu	stop here (please)formal
ଧୀରେ ଚଳାନ୍ତୁ	dhire chalantu	drive slowly (please)formal
ଟିକେଟ୍	ticket	ticket
କେଉଁ ବସ୍ … ଯିବ?	keun bus … jiba?	which bus goes to …?

Examples

ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯିବେ?
station jibe?
Will you go to the station?
ବଜାର ଯିବା ପାଇଁ କେତେ ନେବେ?
bajara jiba pain kete nebe?
How much to go to the market?
ଭାଇ, ଏଠି ରଖନ୍ତୁ।
bhai, ethi rakhantu.
Stop here, please.
ଟିକେ ଧୀରେ ଚଳାନ୍ତୁ।
tike dhire chalantu.
Please drive a bit more slowly.
କେଉଁ ବସ୍ ପୁରୀ ଯିବ?
keun bus Puri jiba?
Which bus goes to Puri?
ଦୁଇଟା ଟିକେଟ୍ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ।
duita ticket diantu.
Two tickets, please.

Dialogue: Taking an auto to the station

Rina
ଅଟୋ! ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯିବେ?
auto! station jibe?
Auto! Will you go to the station?
Bapi
ହଁ, ଯିବି।
han, jibi.
Yes, I'll go.
Rina
ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯିବା ପାଇଁ କେତେ ନେବେ?
station jiba pain kete nebe?
How much will you charge to the station?
Bapi
ଶହେ ଟଙ୍କା।
sahe tanka.
A hundred rupees.
Rina
ବହୁତ ମହଙ୍ଗା! ଅଶୀ ଟଙ୍କା ନିଅନ୍ତୁ।
bahut mahanga! asi tanka niantu.
That's too expensive! Take eighty rupees.
Bapi
ଠିକ୍ ଅଛି, ବସନ୍ତୁ।
thik achhi, basantu.
Okay, get in.

Tip

ଯିବେ, ଯିବି, ଯିବ

The future of ଯିବା (to go) changes with the person: ଯିବେ? "will you go?" (polite ଆପଣ), ଯିବି "I will go", ଯିବ "it/he will go" (for a bus: କେଉଁ ବସ୍ ପୁରୀ ଯିବ?). With autos it is common to agree the fare before the ride starts.