Sentences for Translation: Reader Lessons
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I. Write the following sentences in
Tamil:
1. Because Ramesh (ÀؾøÓ) and Rajan grew up
(were raised) in the same house, they felt affection for one another (between
them there was affection). Âį (W) be raised vs. Âį (S) raise (a
child)
2. In order to view the procession, we stood on
the roof of my sister's husband's house. ̯ÂÁ£: procession; ¾ÔÜ
upper storey of a building, roof terrace; Ç¢»Ô¨: brother-in-law (also
¾«¶Ô¨)
3. So that everyone would hear what he said, he
spoke forcefully. ½Á£: strength, force
4. While everyone watched with amazement,
the child sat on the lion's back. È«¶ÀÕ¿£: wonder, amazement; ¶Õõ´£:
lion; åâÞ: back
5. He behaved as if he hated his family. ×Âì
(S): hate, feel disgust; ¼¹ (S) behave
6. As soon as his mother left the room (and
went outside), Murti ate all the vadais which she had fried. ßà (W): fry,
be hot
7. Yesterday I worked all day long (all of
yesterday) without speaking to anyone. x åêÂâ£: all of x, the whole of
x
8. Because I was out of town (in an "outside
town") last week, I wasn't able to come to see you. ×ÂÄÕæÛ¯: "outside
town"
9. One and only one person in this town knows
where I was (the place where I was) the day before yesterday. åÿ»Ô¼Ôª:
day before yesterday
10. Valli called (to) her friend and began to
talk about her new job, her sister's wedding and other matters. Õà
(W): call, ¶Õؼ´Õ»Õ: female friend, ¶Õؼ´Õ»¨, ¼ý½¨: male
friend