Re: study books

Thanks for the suggestions, Nina. I'm not sure yet what to do about
vocabulary. I just remember memorizing many, long lists of words in
my Greek (and Chinese) days, and then finding that I'd forgotten most
of them within a few days - frustrating! This is especially
troublesome when the grammar is largely consolidated, real reading
starts, and the vocabulary really starts to grow. I'm surely not at
that point yet with Pali, but the day will come soon enough.

I wonder how everyone else deals with vocabulary. I would like to
find a way to avoid looking up the same word six or ten times before
learning it. Maybe there is no other way...

Dan

--- In palistudy@..., Nina van Gorkom <nilo@...> wrote:
> Dear Dan, nice to see you here. Personally I like Warder, because
you come
> to reading texts very soon, applying the grammar. Wihout grammar we
shall
> twist meanings. There is a grammatical index, and I do not mind to
go
> through the book to find what I am looking for, it is a way of
reviewing. I
> agree it may not be so systematical. Greek will help with the verbs
and also
> the abl absolute will not be a problem for you. Although I am not
the
> teacher here, if I can help with Warder, it is an opportunity for
me to
> review. But I am sure you manage.Watch out for sandhi's but you get
used to
> it. Jim, when he has access again to his library, can give you all
the fine
> points. For reading the Buddhadatta dict is so handy to get on with
your
> reading, looking up words quickly, and when you need more info the
PTS dict
> is good. When reading I jot down the words that I do not know or
have
> forgotten, as a way to memorize.
> Success with your studies. By the way, you will have to do with
subject/
> object :-)  With appreciation, Nina.
> Hallo Robert, I looked up: sukkha means dry and sukha is happines,
although
> there is an example kaayika sukkha with two k's to my surprise.
> Nina.