An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 4-A: Translate into English.

13. Aha.m aakaase suriya.m passaami, na ca canda.m.
I / in sky / sun / see / but not / moon
I see the sun in the sky, but not the moon.

14. Ajja vaa.nijo aapa.ne vasati.
today / merchant / in shop / dwells
Today the merchant dwells in the shop.

15. Kasmaa tumhe daarakehi saddhi.m magge kii.latha?
why? / you / with children / on road / play
Why do you play on the road with the children?

16. Aama, idaani so* 'pi gacchati, aham** 'pi gacchaami.
yes / now / he too / goes / I too / go
Yes, now he is going too, I am going too.

* so + pi = so'pi.

** The vowel following a niggahita (.m) is often dropped, and the
niggahita is changed into the nasal of the group consonant that
immediately follows; e.g. aha.m + pi = aham'pi.


metta,
Yong Peng