Marhamat
Here You Are, Please Go Ahead
Marhamat = here you are, please go ahead. The speaker is giving or inviting.
How It Works
Giving, not asking. Marhamat is said by the person who offers. You will hear it all the time from hosts, shopkeepers and officials.
- Handing something over: — Pasportingiz? — Marhamat. (— Your passport? — Here you are.)
- Inviting someone in or to sit: Marhamat, kiring. (Please come in.) Marhamat, oʻtiring. (Please, have a seat.)
- Offering food or drink: Marhamat, choy iching. (Please, have some tea.)
- Letting someone go ahead: Marhamat, savolingizni bering. (Go ahead, ask your question.)
With a verb, marhamat comes first and the verb is a polite command: kiring, oʻtiring, iching.
Asking for something uses Iltimos instead: Bir choy, iltimos. (One tea, please.)
Hosts often say Marhamat together with Xush kelibsiz: Xush kelibsiz! Marhamat, kiring. (Welcome! Please come in.)
Examples (6)
- Marhamat, oʻtiring.
Please, have a seat.
Word by Word: Please, sit.
- Marhamat, kiring.
Please come in.
Word by Word: Please, enter.
- Marhamat, choy iching.
Please, have some tea.
Word by Word: Please, tea drink.
An offer from a host.
- — Pasportingiz? — Marhamat.
— Your passport? — Here you are.
Word by Word: — Your-passport? — Here-you-are.
Marhamat on its own when handing something over.
- Marhamat, savolingizni bering.
Go ahead, ask your question.
Word by Word: Please, your-question give.
- Xush kelibsiz! Marhamat, kiring.
Welcome! Please come in.
Word by Word: Pleasantly you-have-come! Please, enter.
Common Mistakes
Using marhamat when you are the one asking for something.
Marhamat, bir choy.Bir choy, iltimos.Marhamat, bir choy is what a waiter says when bringing you tea: "Here is a tea." To order tea, say Bir choy, iltimos.
Using the dictionary form in -moq after marhamat.
Marhamat, oʻtirmoq.Marhamat, oʻtiring.An invitation needs the polite command form oʻtiring, not the dictionary form oʻtirmoq.
How It Connects
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Builds on Please.
Related Patterns
- -(i)ng (buyruq)Polite Commands: -(i)ng
The verb after marhamat is a polite command: kiring, oʻtiring.
Level 1 - RahmatThank You
When someone says marhamat and gives you something, answer rahmat.
Level 1 - Xush kelibsizWelcome
Hosts often say Xush kelibsiz and Marhamat together.
Level 1 - mana / anaHere It Is, There It Is
Mana (here it is) is another word used when handing something over.
Level 2
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