Off late I've taken up learning Gujarati, before you go off on a tangent let me clarify that there is no Gujarati guy that I'm trying to impress (empraeess as the Gujju will pronounce it) or patau as it were, so hold on to your horses.
Its just that I have too many gujarati speaking colleagues and friends and believe that a language is best picked up by hearing and speaking it, so have enlisted my colleague as my Guru and she on her part has taken her task rather seriously.
These are the first two important sentences that I've learnt, which according to her will help me sail through most conversations.
1) one is to be used when anyone ask how are you -
Conversation
Question : Tame Kem Cho ?? (meaning-how are you?)
Reply: Badha Majjama... (meaning-I'm fine or the popular 'All is well')
2) The other to be used when everything seems to be going the wrong way, she is of the opinion that we should not console ourselves with the dialogue made popular by 3 Idiots ..viz. All is Well...
Instead declare to all and sundry...Tel leva gayu badhu...meaning the world can go take a hike...
I intend to keep updating this post with sentences that I learn...
3) 14/04/2011 - Su Khadu ? - Meaning what did you have for lunch ?
4) 15/04/2011 - A ane hu ghar jaaoo chu, tu besine kaam kar... meaning A and I are going home, you sit and complete the work (we are nearly drowning under all the reporting deliverables that need to be sent out by EOD today, hence this dialogue thrown at me :-p).
5) 18/04/2011 - Mane katala aveche - Meaning - I'm bored
6) 19/04/2011 - Chal farava jaeye - Meaning - lets go out
Jamva mate chalo - meaning - let go for lunch
Su thayu ?? - Meaning - what happenned ?
7) 20/04/2011 - Hu nikadu chu - Meaning - I am leaving
Mane Vaar lagse - Meaning - I will take some time
8) 21/04/2011 - Tu taru sambhad, hu maru sambhadish - meaning - You look after yourself & I will look after myself
9) 25/04/2011 - Sau boghi che... - You are a lost case - total duffer
10) 28/04/2011 - Mane koi vando nathi/ Koi Vando nathi - I've no problem with this/ No Problem
- Anu matlab aa che / Anu matlab aam thaiche - This means this/ I meant this
- Aje hu tane be vakya sikhwadish - I'll teach you two sentences today.
11) 29/04/2011 - Mara ghare ravivare, ghana badha mehemaan aavana che - I have lots of guests coming home on Sunday.
- Mate mare ghani badhi taiyari karvani che - I've to do a lot of preparation for them.
12) 12/05/2011 - Mara bhai bimar che, atle hu ghare ekli jaish - My brother is ill, hence I will go home alone. (I normally get a free ride to anf back from office as my brother and I work in the same area).
13) 13/05/2011 - Mane kai padi nathi, jane je karnanu hoi te kare – I don’t care, everyone can do what they want…
14) 16/05/2011 - Biju kai kahevu che ? – Do you want to say/ add anything else ?
- Aa bija mate che – This is for others
- Aa mara mate che – this is for me
- Bau saras che – This is very beautiful
- Peli chokri bau sundar che – She is very beautiful
- Pelo bahu chikno lage che – He is very handsome
15) 17/05/2011 - Mare vual odva che – I want to comb my hair
- Hu vual odu chu – I’m combing my hair
-Tame mara vual odi aapsho – Will you please help comb my hair ?
16) 18/05/2011 - Main aje jamva ma idli sambhar banavya che – I have made idli sambhar for lunch today
- Chal bahar jamva jaieye – Lets eat out today
- Chal aje baharti jamvanu mangaviye - Lets order takeaway for lunch today...
17) 23/05/2011 - Tara vakyanu mara upar bau asar thai – Your sentence had a profound impact on me
- Aje vadadiyu hatu – It was cloudy today
- Varsaad aavyo – It is raining
- Hu bheeni thaiyu – I got wet
Instead declare to all and sundry...Tel leva gayu badhu...meaning the world can go take a hike...
I intend to keep updating this post with sentences that I learn...
3) 14/04/2011 - Su Khadu ? - Meaning what did you have for lunch ?
4) 15/04/2011 - A ane hu ghar jaaoo chu, tu besine kaam kar... meaning A and I are going home, you sit and complete the work (we are nearly drowning under all the reporting deliverables that need to be sent out by EOD today, hence this dialogue thrown at me :-p).
5) 18/04/2011 - Mane katala aveche - Meaning - I'm bored
6) 19/04/2011 - Chal farava jaeye - Meaning - lets go out
Jamva mate chalo - meaning - let go for lunch
Su thayu ?? - Meaning - what happenned ?
7) 20/04/2011 - Hu nikadu chu - Meaning - I am leaving
Mane Vaar lagse - Meaning - I will take some time
8) 21/04/2011 - Tu taru sambhad, hu maru sambhadish - meaning - You look after yourself & I will look after myself
9) 25/04/2011 - Sau boghi che... - You are a lost case - total duffer
10) 28/04/2011 - Mane koi vando nathi/ Koi Vando nathi - I've no problem with this/ No Problem
- Anu matlab aa che / Anu matlab aam thaiche - This means this/ I meant this
- Aje hu tane be vakya sikhwadish - I'll teach you two sentences today.
11) 29/04/2011 - Mara ghare ravivare, ghana badha mehemaan aavana che - I have lots of guests coming home on Sunday.
- Mate mare ghani badhi taiyari karvani che - I've to do a lot of preparation for them.
12) 12/05/2011 - Mara bhai bimar che, atle hu ghare ekli jaish - My brother is ill, hence I will go home alone. (I normally get a free ride to anf back from office as my brother and I work in the same area).
13) 13/05/2011 - Mane kai padi nathi, jane je karnanu hoi te kare – I don’t care, everyone can do what they want…
14) 16/05/2011 - Biju kai kahevu che ? – Do you want to say/ add anything else ?
- Aa bija mate che – This is for others
- Aa mara mate che – this is for me
- Bau saras che – This is very beautiful
- Peli chokri bau sundar che – She is very beautiful
- Pelo bahu chikno lage che – He is very handsome
15) 17/05/2011 - Mare vual odva che – I want to comb my hair
- Hu vual odu chu – I’m combing my hair
-Tame mara vual odi aapsho – Will you please help comb my hair ?
16) 18/05/2011 - Main aje jamva ma idli sambhar banavya che – I have made idli sambhar for lunch today
- Chal bahar jamva jaieye – Lets eat out today
- Chal aje baharti jamvanu mangaviye - Lets order takeaway for lunch today...
17) 23/05/2011 - Tara vakyanu mara upar bau asar thai – Your sentence had a profound impact on me
- Aje vadadiyu hatu – It was cloudy today
- Varsaad aavyo – It is raining
- Hu bheeni thaiyu – I got wet
- Hu varsaad ma bheeni thaiyu – I got wet in the rain
18) 26/05/2011 - White color na dhokla sara che, tran colour na dhokla nathi madta – The white colour Dhokla is quite nice, however the three colour Dhokla (Sandwich Dhokla) isn’t available…
19) After a long haitus... 01/09/2011 - Hu aaiya rahu chu - I live here
- Hu Andherima rahu chu - I live in Andheri.
- Tame kya raho cho ? - Where do you live ? (this is to be used
when addressing elders)
- Tu kya rahe che ? - Where do you live ? (this is to be used
when addressing someone younger to you)
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