An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 16-B: Translate into Pali.
1. I gave him four books.
aha.m / adaasi.m / tassa / cattaari / potthakaani
Aha.m tassa cattaari potthakaani adaasi.m.
2. He lived three days in our house.
so / vasi / tii.ni / divasaani / amhaaka.m / ghare
So tii.ni divasaani amhaaka.m ghare vasi.
3. We have two eyes, but only one mouth.
Lit: We have two eyes, and also one mouth.
amhaaka.m / dve / cakkhuuni / ca / api / eka.m / mukha.m
Amhaaka.m dve cakkhuuni, api ca eka.m mukha.m.
4. There are thirty days in one month, and twelve months in one
year.
honti / ti.msa / divasaa / ekasmi.m / maase / pana /
dvaadasaa / maasaa / ekasmi.m / vasse
Ekasmi.m maase ti.msa divasaa honti, pana ekasmi.m vasse
dvaadasaa maasaa.
5. They are now studying the twelfth chapter of the book.
te / idaani / ugga.nhanti / dvaadasama.m / pariccheda.m /
potthakassa
(Te) idaani potthakassa dvaadasama.m pariccheda.m
ugga.nhanti.