17. Maya.m ajja pubba.nhe na ugga.nhimhaa.
we / today / in forenoon / did not learn
We did not learn in the forenoon today.
18. Sama.naa viya mayam'pi* saddhaaya dhamma.m su.nimhaa.
ascetics / like / we too / with faith / doctrine / heard
Like the ascetics, we heard the doctrine with faith too.
* Maya.m + api =mayam'pi. Here the following vowel is dropped and
niggahita is changed into 'm'.
Exercise 7-B: Translate into Pali.
1. I slept on my bed.
aha.m / supi.m / mayha.m / mañce
Aha.m mayha.m mañce supi.m.
2. I stood in their garden in the evening.
aha.m / a.t.thaasi.m / tesa.m / aaraamamhi / pubba.nhe
Aha.m pubba.nhe tesa.m aaraamamhi a.t.thaasi.m.