An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 7-A: Translate into English.

9. Tva.m ajja paataraasa.m na bhuñjo.
you / today / breakfast / did not eat
You did not eat breakfast today.

10. Kuhi.m tumhe tumhaaka.m mittehi saddhi.m apara.nhe
agamittha?
where / you / your / with friends / in afternoon / went
Where did you go with your friends in the afternoon?

11. Kasmaa tumhe'yeva* mama aacariyassa lekhanaani na likhittha?
why / you yourselves / my / to teachers / letters / did not
write
Why did you not write letters to my teachers yourselves?

12. Tumhe cira.m mayha.m putte na passittha.
you / for a long time / my / sons / did not see
You did not see my sons for a long time.

* Tumhe + eva = tumhe yeva. Sometimes 'y' is augmented between vowels.


metta,
Yong Peng