An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 7-B: Translate into Pali.

3. I sat on a bench in the hall to write a letter to his friend.
aha.m / nisiidi.m / pii.the / salaaya.m / likhitu.m /
lekhana.m / tassa / mittaaya
Aha.m tassa mittaaya lekhana.m likhitu.m salaaya.m pii.the
nisiidi.m.

4. We bathed in the river in the early morning*.
maya.m / nahaayimhaa / ga'ngaaya.m / paato'va
Maya.m paato'va ga'ngaaya.m nahaayimhaa.

5. We ourselves** treated the sick yesterday.
mayam'eva / sa'nga.nhimhaa / gilaane / hiiyo
Mayam'eva hiiyo gilaane sa'nga.nhimhaa.

6. For a long time we lived in our uncle's house in the city.
cira.m / maya.m / vasimhaa / amhaaka.m / maatulassa /
gharamhi / nagarasmi.m
Cira.m maya.m nagarasmi.m amhaaka.m maatulassa gharamhi vasimhaa.

* Use paato'va.

** Use mayam'eva.


metta,
Yong Peng