Ven Narada Thera - An Elementary Pali Course Lesson III

Exercise 3-A: Translate into English.

1. Aha.m aacariyasmaa dhamma.m su.naami.

I / from teacher / doctrine / hear

I hear the doctrine from the teacher.


2. Aha.m maatulasmaa pa.n.naakaara.m ga.nhaami.

I / from uncle / gift / receive

I receive the gift from the uncle.


3. Aha.m assasmaa pataami.

I / from horse / fall

I fall from the horse.


4. Aha.m maatulassa aaraamasmaa nikkhamaami.

I / uncle's / from garden / leave

I leave the uncle's garden.


5. Aha.m aapa.nasmaa ambe ki.naami.

I / from shop / mangoes / buy

I buy mangoes from the shop.


6. Maya.m pabbatasmaa oruhaama.

we / from mountain / descend

We come down from the mountain.


7. Maya.m aacariyehi ugga.nhaama.

we / from teachers / learn

We learn from the teachers.


8. Maya.m aacariyassa ovaada.m labhaama.

we / teacher's / advice / receive

We receive the teacher's advice.


9. Maya.m aacariyaana.m putte sa`nganhaama.

we / teachers' / sons / treat

We treat the teachers' sons (with kindness).


10. Maya.m assaana.m aahaara.m aapa.nehi ki.naama.

we / for horses / food / from shops / buy

We buy food for the horses from the shops.


11. Sissaa sama.naana.m aaraamehi nikkhamanti.

pupils / ascetics' / from temples / depart

The pupils depart from the ascetics' temples.


12. Aacariyo maatulassa assa.m aaruhati.

teacher / uncle's / horse / climbs

The teacher mounts the uncle's horse.


13. Maya.m rathehi gaamaa gaama.m gacchaama.

we / by chariots / from village / [to] village / go

We go from village to village by chariots.


14. Tumhe aacariyehi pa.n.naakaare ga.nhaatha.

you / from teachers / gifts / receive

You receive the gifts from the teachers.


15. Naraa sissaana.m daasaana.m ambe vikki.nanti.

men / to pupils / slaves' / mangoes / sell

The men sell the slaves' mangoes to the pupils.


16. Maya.m sama.naana.m ovaada.m su.naama.

we / ascetics' / advice / hear

We listen to the advice of the ascetics.


17. Rukkhaa pabbatasmaa patanti.

trees / from mountain / fall

The trees fall from the mountain.


18. Aha.m sunakhehi ta.laaka.m oruhaami.

I / with dogs / [into] pool / descend

I descend into the pool with the dogs.


19. Maya.m aaraamasmaa aaraama.m gacchaama.

we / from temple / [to] temple / go

We go from temple to temple.


20. Puttaa aadarena janakaana.m ovaada.m ga.nhanti.

sons / with esteem / fathers' / advice / take

The sons take (their) fathers' advice with esteem.


Exercise 3-B: Translate into Pali.

1. I receive a gift from the teacher.

aha.m / ga.nhaami / pa.n.naakaara.m / aacariyasmaa

Aha.m aacariyasmaa pa.n.naakaara.m ga.nhaami.


2. I depart from the shop.

aha.m / nikkhamaami / aapa.nasmaa

Aha.m aapa.nasmaa nikkhamaami.


3. I treat the uncle's teacher (with kindness).

aha.m / sa`nga.nhaami / maatulassa / aacariya.m

Aha.m maatulassa aacariya.m sa`nga.nhaami.


4. I take the advice of the teachers.

aha.m / ga.nhaami / ovaada.m / aacariyaana.m

Aha.m aacariyaana.m ovaada.m ga.nhaami.


5. I am descending from the mountain.

aha.m / oruhaami / pabbatasmaa

Aha.m pabbatasmaa oruhaami.


6. We buy mangoes from the markets.

maya.m / ki.naama / ambe / aapa.nehi

Maya.m aapa.nehi ambe ki.naama.


7. We hear the doctrine of the Buddha from the teacher.

maya.m / su.naama / dhamma.m / Buddhassa / aacariyasmaa

Maya.m Buddhassa dhamma.m aacariyasmaa su.naama.


8. We are coming out of the pond.

maya.m / aaruhaama / ta.laakasmaa

Maya.m ta.laakasmaa aaruhaama.


9. We are mounting the uncle's horse.

maya.m / aaruhaama / maatulassa / assa.m

Maya.m maatulassa assa.m aaruhaama.


10. We fall from the mountain.

maya.m / pataama / pabbatasmaa

Maya.m pabbatasmaa pataama.


11. We treat the father's pupil with affection.

maya.m / sa`nga.nhaama / janakassa / sissa.m / aadarena

Maya.m aadarena janakassa sissa.m sa`nga.nhaama.


12. Pupils get gifts from the teachers.

sissaa / ga.nhanti / pa.n.naakaare / aacariyehi

Sissaa aacariyehi pa.n.naakaare ga.nhanti.


13. You are selling a horse to the father's physician.

tva.m / vikki.nasi / assa.m / janakassa / vejjassa

Tva.m janakassa vejjassa assa.m vikki.nasi.


14. We go from mountain to mountain with the horses.

maya.m / gacchaama / pabbatasmaa / pabbata.m / assehi

Maya.m assehi pabbatasmaa pabbata.m gacchaama.


15. Teachers give advice to the fathers of the pupils.

aacariyaa / denti / ovaada.m / janakaana.m / sissaana.m

Aacariyaa sissaana.m janakaana.m ovaada.m denti.


16. We are learning from the ascetics.

maya.m / ugga.nhaama / sama.nehi

Maya.m sama.nehi ugga.nhaama.