saMskRt baalapuYpma\ 1

Let us do an exercise with First Person:

Frame 10 sentences with the words given in the box.

Ahma\

Aavaama\
vayama\ / Aip
sava-da
mauhuma-uhu:
Ahina-Xama\ / pzava:
pzaima
pzama:

Example: Ahma\ sava-da pzaima .

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paz: 3 maQyamapu$Ya:

Lesson 3 – Second Person

k) %vama\ (Aisa) - YOU (are)

Masculine Gender: (puilla=\ga:) (play audio)

AhM iXaxak: Aisma . %vaM Ca~: Aisa. %vaM pzisa .

I am a teacher. you are a student. You read.

AhM rama: Aisma . %vaM kRYNa: Aisa. %vaM ilaKisa .

I am Ram.You are Krishna.You read.

Ahma\ AakaXa: Aisma. %vaM baalak: Aisa. %vama\ ]ccaO: hsaisa .

I am Akaash.You are a boy.You laugh loudly.

Feminine Gender: (s~Iila=\ga:)

AhM maalaa Aisma. %vaM laIlaa Aisa. %vaM Kolaisa.

I am Maalaa.You are Leela.You Play.

AhM lata Aisma. %vaM roKa Aisa . %vaM namaisa .

I am Latha.You are Rekha.You Salute(worship)

Neuter Gender: (napuMsakila=\ga:)

AhM flama\ Aisma . %vaM vaRxa: Aisa . %vaM raohisa .

I am a fruit.You are a tree.You grow.

AhM nao~ma\ Aisma. %vaM mauKma\ Aisa . %vaM Kadisa .

I am an eye.You are mouth.You eat.

(stop audio)

We understand:

%vama\ means YOU, used in all three genders.
isa is the ending of verbs in Second person.
Words ending with A: are masculine words.
Words ending with Aa are feminine words.
Words ending with ma\ are neuter gender words.

Practice & Exercise:

Fill in the blank with the words given below. (oral and written)

1%vama\ …………………………. Aisa .

naarayaNa: Aja-una: piNDt: vaIr: Ca~: mau#yamain~: saicava: sadsya: naayak:

baalaa maalaa iXalaa gaIta Ambaa rmaa Ca~a maata dUrBaaYaa pazSaalaa

kmalama\ gaRhma\ yaanama\ maindrma\ pustkma\ Bavanama\ nao~ma\ SarIrma\ p~ma\ pa~ma\

Write the sentences here under:

1)%vama\ ------Aisa .

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2%vama\ …………………………. vadisa .

sa%yama\ Asa%yama\ na saMskRtma\ Slaaokma\ man~ma\ SaIGa`ma\ (quickly) ]ccaO: (loudly) t~ (there) A~ (here)

Write the sentences here under:

1) %vaM sa%yaM vadisa .

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3%vama\ …………………………. pzisa .

p~ma\ ramaayaNama\ gaItama\ Slaaokma\ puraNama\ man~ma\ vaodma\ pustkma\ kivatama\ laoKma\ Saakuntlama\ stao~ma\ A~ (here) t~ (there) ku~? (where)

Write the sentences here under:

1) %vama\ p~M pzisa .

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Now try to use maximum number of verbs from the verb list given in the previous lesson.

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