Let us Learn Garhwali -18
Bhishma Kukreti
Present Tense ---- --- vartman kaal
(The lesson is aimed to those migrated Garhwalis who know English , little bit written Hindi . Therefore the lessons are as per English grammar )
A- Does/Do
1- Govind - Do you study Garhwali ?
1-गोविन्द : क्या तुम गढवाळी पढदा छंवां ?
1- Govind- kya , tum Garhwali pdhdaa chhanvan ?
2- Parvati: Yes, I do
2- पार्वती : हाँ
2- Parvati: han !
3-Pankaj - Does Pushkar Singh visit his village every year/?
3- पंकज : क्या, पुष्कर सिंह हर/दर साल/बरस अपण गौं जान्दु च
3- Pankaj- kya pushkar singh hr/dar saal /baras gaon jandu ch ?
4- Mahipal- Yes, he visits his village every year
4-महिपाल : हाँ, वू बर्सकुल अपण गाँव जांद/जान्दु च
4- Mahipal- Han! voo brskul apn gao jand/jaandu ch
5- Mother in law-- Do your brothers also visit their village ?
5-सासू : क्या, तुमर भै बंद बि अपण गाँव जांद/जांदा छन
5- Sasu - kya tumar bhai band bi apn gaon jand/janda chhan ?
6- Daughter in law - Yes they do every year
6- हाँ वो दर/हर साल गाँव जान्दन
6- Bwari - han vo dar/har saal gaon jaandn
Is /am /are
1- Kusum: Is this the pencil you wre searching for?
1- कुसुम : क्या, येई पेन्सिल च जें तू खुज्याणि छे
1-Kusum- kya yei pencil ch jain tain tu khujyaani che ?
2- Sarla- yes, this is it
2-सरिता : हां , येई त पेन्सिल च जें तैं मि खुज्या णु छौ
2- Sarla- han yei t pencil ch jain tain mi khujyanu chhau
3- Seeta : Is Geeta taking breakfast :
3- सीता : क्या, गीता नक्वळ /नास्ता खाणि च
3- Seeta : kya, geeta nakwal/nasta khani ch ?
4- Mamta: no she is washing her face
4- ममता : ना, वा (अपण) मुख धूणि च
4- Mamta : na, vaa (apn )mukh dhuni ch
5- Wife: Are you not going to market, now?
5-घरवाळी/कज्याण : तुम, अब, बजार नि जाणा छंवां
5-Gharwali/Kajyan Tum , ab, bajar ni jana chhanvan?
6- Husband : No, I am not
6- घरवाळ/कजे ना
6- ghaewalu/kaje : na
7- Prakash Rawat: Is your sister in government service?
7- प्रकाश रावत ; क्या, तुमारी बैणि सरकारी नौकरी मा च ?
7- Prakash Rawat ; kya, tumeri baini srkari naukri ma ch ?
8- Dhiraj Bisht: Yes! she is in government service
8-धीरज बिष्ट : हाँ ! वा सरकारी नौकरी मा च
8-Dhiraj Bisht: Han , wa sarkari naukri ma ch
9- Teeka ram Arya: Is your mother cooking some special dish?
9- टीका राम आर्य :क्या तुमारी ब्व़े /मा क्वी ख़ास खाणा बणाणि च
9-Teeka Ram Ary : Kya, tumari bwe/ma kwee khash khana banani ch?
10- Dinesh Tamta: yes, she is cooking gundlu
10- दिनेश टमटा :हाँ वा गुंडळ बणाणि च
10- Dinesh Tamota: han, wa gundul banani ch
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