An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 4-B: Translate into Pali.

9. We do not see the sun and the moon in the sky now.
maya.m / na passaama / suriya.m ca / canda.m ca /
aakaasamhi / idaani
Idaani maya.m aakaasamhi suriya.m ca canda.m ca na passaama.

10. Why do not ascetics live always in the mountains?
kasmaa? / sama.naa / vasanti / sadaa / pabbatesu
Kasmaa sama.naa sadaa pabbatesu na vasanti?

11. Yes, father, we are not playing in the garden today.
aama / janaka / maya.m / na kii.lanti / aaraame / ajja
Aama janaka, maya.m ajja aaraame na kii.lanti.

12. Why do not the sick sleep on beds?
kasmaa? / gilaanaa / na supanti / mañcesu
Kasmaa gilaanaa mañcesu na supanti?


metta,
Yong Peng