An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 18-B: Translate into Pali.
1. Talkers are not always doers.
vattaaro / na honti / sadaa / kattaaro
Vattaaro kattaaro sadaa na honti.
2. The leaders are not always conquerors.
netaaro / na honti / sadaa / jetaaro
Netaaro jetaaro sadaa na honti.
3. My father taught my brother well and made him a leader of
the country.
mama / pitaa / ugga.nhaapetvaa / me / bhaatara.m /
saadhuka.m / bhaavesi / (ta.m) / netaara.m / ra.t.thassa
Mama pitaa me bhaatara.m saadhuka.m ugga.nhaapetvaa
ra.t.thassa netaara.m bhaavesi.
4. I made my mother give alms to the disciples of the Teacher.
aha.m / me / maatara.m / daapayaami / daana.m /
saavakaana.m / satthussa
Aha.m me maatara.m satthussa saavakaana.m daana.m daapayaami.
5. My nephew is reading the letter sent by his father.
mayha.m / nattaa / vaaceti / lekhana.m / pesita.m / tassa /
pitaraa
Mayha.m nattaa tassa pitaraa pesita.m lekhana.m vaaceti.