Sentences for Translation: Reader Lessons
42-45
Consult transliteration table
I. Translate the following sentences
from English to Tamil:
1. I wish to write a story about Americans
living in India.
2. Instead of eating in the restaurant where we
usually (i.e. habitually) eat, shall we eat in the new restaurant near the bus
stand? restarant: Ñ¥¹§ (hotel); habitually: ½Ã¡´¾Ô´; bus stand:
½öÓ öÓ¹Ôý¥ or ؽçÿâ ¼ÕÙÁ¿£
3. They say that (i.e., apparently) Tamilnadu
has more temples than any other Indian state. (There are more temples in
Tamilnadu than in other Indian states.)
4. You have told me about the time you
spoke to the prime minister at least three times. ("your speaking to the
prime minister") time, occasion (as in "x number of times"): »¹ÙÂ; prime
minister: ½ÕÀ»¾ ¾ÿ»ÕÀÕ
5. While searching in the road for the money
which had fallen from his pocket, Sundaram (ßÿ»À£) found a pearl fit for
a queen. pocket: Ù½, pearl: å¢â
II. Summarize one of the four readings
covered in this exercise in one or two paragraphs.