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Lesson 1 - The Alphabet
How many letters vowels and conso...,
Which are the vowels,
Of the consonants which are the p...
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Lesson 1 - Pronunciation
How is pronounced,
How is pronounced,
How is pronounced
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Lesson 1 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Tathagata,
Sugata,
Manussa
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Lesson 1 - Verbs
Bhasati,
Pacati,
Kasati
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Lesson 1 - Nominative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
Nara,
Man person,
Matula
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Lesson 1 - Conjugation of verbs
Bhasati pl,
How is present tense third person...,
Bhasati
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Lesson 1 - Examples in sentence formation
Naro bhasati,
Matulo pacati,
Kassako kasati
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Lesson 1 - Translate into English
Bhupalo bhunjati,
Putta sayanti,
Va ija sayanti
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Lesson 1 - Translate into Pāli
Sons run,
The uncle sees,
The buddha comes
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Lesson 2 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Dhamma,
Bhatta,
Odana
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Lesson 2 - Verbs
Harati,
Aharati,
Aruhati
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Lesson 2 - Accusative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
Man,
Man acc,
Uncle
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Lesson 2 - Examples in sentence formation
Putto nara passati,
Braha o matula rakkhati,
Va ijo kassaka paharati
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Lesson 2 - Translate into english
Tathagato dhamma bhasati,
Brahma a odana bhunjanti,
Manusso suriya passati
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Lesson 2 - Translate into Pāli
Men go to the monastery,
Farmers climb mountains,
The brahmin eats rice
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Lesson 3 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Ratha,
Saka a,
Hattha
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Lesson 3 - Instrumental case of masculine nouns ending in -a
By means of the man,
Narena,
With the uncle
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Lesson 3 - Examples in sentence formation
Sama o narena saddhi gama gacchati,
Putto matulena saha canda passati,
Kassako kakacena rukkha chindati
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Lesson 3 - Translate into English
Buddho savakehi saddhi vihara gac...,
Puriso puttena saha dipa dhavati,
Kassako sarena sigala vijjhati
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Lesson 3 - Translate into Pāli
The recluse sees the buddha with ...,
Disciples go to the monastery wit...,
The horse runs to the mountain wi...
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Lesson 4 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Dhivara,
Maccha,
Pi aka
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Lesson 4 - Verbs
Patati,
Dhovati,
Icchati
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Lesson 4 - Ablative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
From the man,
Nara naramha narasma,
From the uncle
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Lesson 4 - Examples in sentence formation
Yacako naramha bhatta yacati,
Putto matulamha panha pucchati,
Kassako rukkhasma patati
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Lesson 4 - Translate into English
Cora gamamha pabbata dhavanti,
Darako matulasma odana yacati,
Kumaro sopanamha patati
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Lesson 4 - Translate into Pāli
Horses run from the village to th...,
Merchants come from the island to...,
Thieves shoot pigs with arrows
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Lesson 5 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Tapasa,
Acariya,
Vejja
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Lesson 5 - Verbs
Rodati,
Hasati,
Labhati
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Lesson 5 - Dative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
For or to the man,
Naraya narassa,
For or to the uncle
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Lesson 5 - Examples in sentence formation
Dhivaro naraya maccha aharati,
Putto matulassa odana dadati,
Va ijo kassakassa aja dadati
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Lesson 5 - Translate into English
Va ijo rajakassa sa aka dadati,
Vejjo acariyassa dipa aharati,
Miga pasa amha pabbata dhavanti
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Lesson 5 - Translate into Pāli
Merchants bring horses for ministers,
The hunter kills a goat for the m...,
The man cuts trees with a saw for...
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Lesson 6 - Genitive case of masculine nouns ending in -a
Of the man,
Gen sing of nara,
Of the uncle
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Lesson 6 - Examples in sentence formation
Narassa putto bhatta yacati,
Matulassa sahayako ratha aharati,
Kassakassa sukaro dipa dhavati
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Lesson 6 - Translate into English
Kassakassa putto vejjassa sahayen...,
Brahma assa kuddalo hatthamha patati,
Miga ava ehi nikkhamanti
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Lesson 6 - Translate into Pāli
The brahmins sons bathe with the ...,
Uncles friend cooks rice with the...,
The fisherman brings fish to the ...
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Lesson 7 - Masculine nouns ending in -a
Navika,
Akasa,
Samudda
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Lesson 7 - Verbs
Ahi ati,
Carati,
Nisidati
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Lesson 7 - Locative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
In on at the man,
Nare naramhi narasmi,
In on at the uncle
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Lesson 7 - Examples in sentence formation
Sappo narasmi patati,
Putto matulamhi pasidati,
Va ijo kassakasmi pasidati
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Lesson 7 - Translate into English
Brahma o sahayakena saddhi ratham...,
Asappurisa corehi saha gamesu car...,
Va ijo kassakassa nivase bhatta p...
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Lesson 7 - Translate into Pāli
The lion stands on the rock in th...,
Thieves enter the house of the te...,
Children run from the road to the...
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Lesson 8 - Vocative case of masculine nouns ending in -a
O man,
Nara,
O uncle
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Lesson 8 - The full paradigm of the declension of masculine nouns ending in -a
Nara sing nom,
Nara sing acc,
Nara sing ins
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Lesson 8 - Declension of neuter nouns ending in -a
Fruit,
Phala sing acc,
Fruit sing nom
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Lesson 8 - Neuter nouns ending in-a
Nayana locana,
Locana,
Udaka jala
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Lesson 8 - Verbs
Vivarati,
Naccati,
Nikkhipati
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Lesson 8 - Translate into English
Upasako pupphani aharati,
Aranne miga vasanti rukkhesu makk...,
Go a ti a khadanti
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Lesson 8 - Translation into Pāli
Daraka kukkurena saha udake ki anti,
Asappuriso rukkhasma pa ani chindati,
Bhupala amaccehi saddhi rathehi u...
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Lesson 9 - The Gerund, the Absolutive or the Indeclinable Participle
Pacitva,
Pacitva,
Khaditva
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Lesson 9 - Attention may be paid to the following forms
Bhunjati,
Agacchati,
Hanati
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Lesson 9 - Examples in sentence formation
Kassako khettamha agantva bhatta ...,
Vanara rukkha aruyha phalani khad...,
Darako bhatta yacitva rodati
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Lesson 9 - Translate into English
Upasako vihara gantva sama ana da...,
Savako asanamhi nisiditva pade dh...,
Daraka pupphani sa haritva matula...
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Lesson 9 - Translate into Pāli
Kassako geha gehamha gehasma nikk...,
Buddho dhamma desetva see lesson ...,
Bhupalo buddhe buddhamhi buddhasm...
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Lesson 10 - The Infinitive
Pacitu,
Pac i tu pacitu,
Khaditu
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Lesson 10 - Examples in sentence formation
Kassako khetta kasitu icchati,
Darako phalani khaditu rukkha aru...,
Manussa sama ehi pa he pucchitu v...
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Lesson 10 - Translate into English
Kumara vanamhi mittehi saha ki it...,
Miga ti a khaditva udaka patu pab...,
Va ijassa putto bha ani aharitu r...
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Lesson 10 - Translate into Pāli
Goats roam in the park to eat lea...,
The wicked man wishes to hit the ...,
Friends go to the park to play wi...
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Lesson 11 - Neuter nouns ending in -a
Apa a,
Punna,
Papa
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Lesson 11 - Verbs
Pariyesati,
Arabhati,
Ussahati
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Lesson 11 - The Present Participle
The present participle,
Paca nta mana pacanta pacamana,
Gaccha nta mana gacchanta gacchamana
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Lesson 11 - Examples in sentence formation
Bhatta pacanto paca ano puriso ha...,
Vejjo bhatta pacanta pacamana pur...,
Vejjo bhatta pacantena pacamanena...
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Lesson 11 - Translate into English
Paniya yacitva rodanto darako man...,
Vatthani labhitu icchanto va ijo ...,
Upasako padumani adaya vihara gac...
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Lesson 11 - Translate into Pāli
The man washing clothes speaks wi...,
The brahmin sees the deer coming ...,
Goats in the park eat leaves fall...
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Lesson 12 - Conjugation of Verbs
So pacati,
Tva pacasi,
Aha pacami
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Lesson 12 - Examples in sentence formation
So bhatta pacati,
Tva bhatta pacasi,
Aha bhatta pacami
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Lesson 12 - Translate into English
Tva mittehi saddhi rathena apa am...,
Aha udakamha padumani aharitva va...,
Tumhe sama ana datu civarani pari...
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Lesson 12 - Translate into Pāli
Aha kukkurassa kaya phusanta dara...,
Maya viharasmi sannipatantehi sam...,
Uyyane nisidanta tumhe mittehi sa...
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Lesson 13 - Conjugation of Verbs which have the base ending in -e
How are verbs which have the base...,
Core,
So coreti
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Lesson 13 - Some verbs similarly conjugated
Deseti,
Cinteti,
Pujeti
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Lesson 13 - Conjugation of verbs which have the base ending in -nā
Ki a,
So ki ati,
Tva ki asi
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Lesson 13 - Some verbs similarly conjugated
Vikki ati,
Su ati,
Minati
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Lesson 13 - Attention should be paid to the following forms
How do the present tense verbal t...,
What is the gerund absolutive of ...,
What is the infinitive of janati
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Lesson 13 - The verb atthi (to be)
Atthi,
Asi,
Asmi amhi
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Lesson 13 - The verb karoti (to do)
Karoti,
Karosi,
Karomi
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Lesson 13 - Translate into English
Buddho viharasmi sannipatantana m...,
Buddhassa pujetu cintento upasako...,
Te patte udakena purenta gita gay...
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Lesson 13 - Translate into Pāli
Having picked fruits from the tre...,
Having heard the buddha preach th...,
Thinking of collecting corn i go ...
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Lesson 14 - The Future Tense
How is the future tense formed,
Paca,
So pacissati
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Lesson 14 - Attention may be paid to the following forms
Gacchati gamissati,
Agacchati agamissati,
Dadati dadissati dassati
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Lesson 14 - Translate into English
So pabbatamha udenta canda passit...,
Bhupalo corehi dipa rakkhitu amac...,
Aha samudda taritva dipa papu itv...
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Lesson 14 - Translation into Pāli
Aha buddhamha dhamma ugga hitva d...,
Aha amaccehi saddhi dhammena dipa...,
Asanamhi sa aka hapetva kumaro na...
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Lesson 15 - The Optative or the Potential Mood
How is the optative or the potent...,
So paceyya,
Tva paceyyasi
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Lesson 15 - The following particles are useful for construction of sentences
Sace yadi,
Ca,
Pi
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Lesson 15 - Examples in sentence formation
Sace so bhatta paceyya aha bhunje...,
Sace tva iccheyasi aha cora pucch...,
Yadi aha nagare vihareyyami so pi...
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Lesson 15 - Translate to English
Yadi te gitani gayitu ugga heyyu ...,
Sace tva dhamma su eyyasi addha c...,
Sace tva bijani pahi eyyasi kassa...
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Lesson 15 - Translate into Pāli
If you cover the evil deeds your ...,
If you pl want to become virtuous...,
If we look with our eyes we will ...
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Lesson 16 - The Imperative
So pacatu,
So pacatu,
Tva paca pacahi
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Lesson 16 - Examples in sentence formation
So va ijana bhatta pacatu,
Tva rathena nagara gaccha gacchahi,
Aha dhamma ugga hami
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Lesson 16 - Translate into English
Bhupala dhammena dipa palentu,
Ma manusso bhayatu sace so sacca ...,
Tumhe papa karonte putte ovadatha
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Lesson 16 - Translate into Pāli
May the king ruling the island pr...,
Let the farmers and merchants ass...,
Let the children playing in the p...
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Lesson 17 - The Past Tense
So apaci paci,
So apaci paci,
Tva apaci paci
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Lesson 17 - Examples in sentence formation
Bhupalo dipe cari acari,
Sama o dhamma desesi,
Tva bha ani vikki i
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Lesson 17 - Translate into English
Kassako khetta kasitva nahayitu u...,
Ugga hantana darakana datu acariy...,
Upasaka asanehi u hahitva dhamma ...
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Lesson 17 - Translate into Pāli
The child sprinkled the lotuses w...,
Having received the pay the men w...,
The fisherman brought fish from t...
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Lesson 18 - Declension of feminine nouns ending in -ā
Vanita,
Sing nom of vanita,
Sing voc of vanita
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Lesson 18 - The following nouns are similarly declined
Kanna,
Darika,
Ga ga
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Lesson 18 - Verbs
Sakkoti,
Parivareti,
Nivareti
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Lesson 18 - Translate into English
Sace sabhaya kannayo katheyyu aha...,
Darikayo pupphani ocinitva salaya...,
Vanita rukkhassa sakhayo chinditv...
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Lesson 18 - Translate into Pāli
The man stood on the road asking ...,
Having prepared rice with faith f...,
You can live righteously and seek...
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Lesson 19 - The Past Participle
How is the past participle formed,
Pacati pac i ta pacita,
Bhasati bhas i ta bhasita
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Lesson 19 - The following are some past participles
Past participle of kasati,
Past participle of pucchati,
Past participle of pacati
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Lesson 19 - Examples in sentence formation
Upasakehi vihara pavi ho buddho d...,
Te buddhena desita dhamma su i su,
Darikaya aha ani bha ani amma pi ...
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Lesson 19 - Translate into English
Ammaya manjusaya pakkhitta suva a...,
Dhotani vatthani gahetva bhariya ...,
Kassakehi uyyane ropitesu rukkhes...
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Lesson 19 - Translation into Pāli
The man who came to the assembly ...,
The child ran to the shop taking ...,
The king is seated in the chariot...
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Lesson 20 - Declension of Feminine Nouns ending in -i
Bhumi,
Bhumi,
Nom sg of bhumi
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Lesson 20 - Feminine nouns ending in -i
A guli,
A avi,
Ratti
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Lesson 20 - Feminine nouns ending in -ī
Nadi,
Nari,
Itthi
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Lesson 20 - Verbs
Vyakaroti,
Pattheti,
Vissajjeti
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Lesson 20 - Translate into English
Bhupalo rajiniya saddhi navaya na...,
Paniya pivitva darikaya bhumiya n...,
Kassakana gaviyo a aviya ahi itva...
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Lesson 20 - Translate into Pāli
There are lotuses and fishes in p...,
The queen spoke with her sisters ...,
The young women picked lotuses fr...
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Lesson 21 - The Present Participle (contd.)
What is added to verbs whose base...,
What is added to verbs whose base...,
What is added to verbs whose base...
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Lesson 21 - Examples in sentence formation
Amma bhatta pacanti kannaya saddh...,
Kanna bhatta pacanti amma passati,
Kanna bhatta pacantiya ammaya uda...
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Lesson 21 - Translate into English
Khette phalani corenti darika kas...,
Buddhassa savakena desita dhamma ...,
Sayanta sunakha amasanti kumari g...
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Lesson 21 - Translate into Pāli
Seated on the bed the girl drank ...,
Taking the pots gha e and talking...,
Without wishing to harass the bir...
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Lesson 22 - The Future Passive Participle
How is the future passive partici...,
The future passive participle or ...,
The future passive participle or ...
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Lesson 22 - Examples in sentence formation
Amma pacitabba pacaniya ta ula ra...,
Darikaya bhunjitabba bhojaniya od...,
Kassakena katabba kara iya kamma ...
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Lesson 22 - Translate into English
Upasakehi sama a vanditabba honti,
Manjusaya nikkhipitabba suva a ma...,
Sappurisa pujaniye pujenti asappu...
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Lesson 22 - Translate into Pāli
At night people should light lamps,
The merchant brought horses to be...,
Objects should be seen with eyes ...
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Lesson 23 - The Causative
How is the causative formed,
The causative form ofpacati,
The causative form of
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Lesson 23 - Examples in sentence formation
Amma bhagini bhatta pacapeti,
Bhupalo sama e ca yacake ca bhoja...,
Coro mittena kakaca corapetva van...
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Lesson 23 - Translate into English
Amma sama ehi asappurise putte an...,
Tumhe manusse pi ente core amanta...,
Sama o upasake sannipatapetva dha...
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Lesson 23 - Translate into Pāli
The wicked man gets his sons to s...,
Women get their children to honou...,
The lay devotees will get the mon...
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Lesson 24 - Declension of Feminine Nouns ending in -u
Dhenu,
Dhenu,
Dhenu
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Lesson 24 - Some nouns similarly declined are as follows
Yagu,
Kasu,
Vijju
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Lesson 24 - Vocabulary - Verbs
Thaketi,
Naseti,
Sammajjati
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