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A tourist in Bhutan would like to know where a particular road leads to and curious to know how far is a particular place?

These are common phrases or questions which can be learnt and used while learning Dzongkha.

The Dzongkha phrase for "Where does this road lead to?" is "Lam Di Gathey Jo Ni Mo?"

This phrase consists of words for

Road = "Lam";
This = "Di";
Where = "Gathey";
Go to or leads to = "Jo Ni"
The interrogative particle which makes it a question = "Mo".

"Gathey Jo Ni Mo" would mean "Where to ?" , this phrase can be used pointing to a road and asking "where is this road leading to?" this same phrase can also be used to ask a person where he or she is going .

Another questions which is typical while one is travelling is "How far from here?" or "How much distance from here?"

The Dzongkha phrase for this is "Dikhar Lay Tharee Gademchi Mo ?" this translates to "How much is the distance from here?"

The new words in this question are

Dikhar: Here
Lay: From, so "Dikhar Lay" means "From Here"
Tharee: Distance
Gademchi: How much

The interrogative particle "Mo" makes it a question.

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