An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 7-A: Translate into English.

13. Aha.m tuyha.m pa.n.naakaare hiiyo na alabhi.m.
I / your / gifts / yesterday / did not receive
I did not receive your gifts yesterday.

14. Aham'eva* gilaanaana.m ajja osadha.m adaasi.m.
I myself / to sick people / today / medicine / gave
I gave medicine to the sick myself today.

15. Aha.m asse passitu.m visikhaaya.m a.t.taasi.m.
I / horses / to see / on street / stood
I stood on the street to see the horses.

16. Maya.m tuyha.m aacariyassa sisse ahosimhaa.
we / your / teacher's / pupils / were
We were your teacher's pupils.

* Aha.m + eva = aham'eva. When a niggahita is followed by a vowel it
is sometimes changed into 'm'.


metta,
Yong Peng