Sentences for Translation: Reader Lesson
36 and Review
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I. Write the following sentences in
Tamil:
1. I was in India a year ago. (= It has been one
year since I was in India.)
2. I began to study Tamil seven months ago.
3. When I lived in Madurai, I used to go to the
movies every week.
4. When my sister was a young girl, she
used to climb trees.
5. As soon as the bus came, a big crowd appeared
from somewhere. (crowd: £)
6. As soon as Valli saw the man who was
hidden behind the tree, she began to scream. (scream: ÇÁì)
7. If people want to stare at us, let them stare.
(stare: Ë±ì¤ ½Ô¯)
8. Why don't you tell me about what you did last
week? (In the sense of, "How about telling me about...)