3. | My native village is Bendora: | enghai asar-padda bendo.ra hike*. |
Where is Bendora?: | bendo.ra eksan ra'i? | |
Near Chainpur. On the road to Gumla: | cainpur hedde, gumla roo.d nu ra'i |
4 | Are you married?: | ninghai benja manjki ra'i? -ha' |
Do you have children?* | endra ninghai xaddar ra'nar? | |
No. I got married last year. | mala. een kerka bachar benjrka ra'dan | |
My wife is expecting a baby next year. | en aaliige barna bachar xaddar manu ra'nar |
5. | This is my eldest son | iis enghai k~oha xaddas taldas. |
He has become 14 years old. | iisghi ee.rnaax bachar manjki ra'i. | |
He has become as tall as I am. | iis enghai meccha manjka kerka ra'das. |
6. | Who is she? | aad eka aali hike? |
He is my teacher's wife. | aad enghai mas.tarsghi tanxai hike. | |
Who is he? | aas eka ortas hikdas? | |
He is his uncle. | aas aasghi tanba.ras hikdas. | |
Who are they? | ab.ra ne talnar? | |
They are my fellow students. | ab.ra ormar enghai iskul xaddar hiknar. |
7. | Hi. Is this your bag? | mena nin. endra iid ninghai thaila hike? |
Yes. This is mine. | ha'. iid enghai hike. | |
It's very good. | iid bees dau ra'i. | |
Where did you buy it? | niin estek xindrka ra'dai? | |
I made it myself. | iinim kamcka ra'dan. |
8. | When are you coming to Gumla by bus? -Four in the afternoon. | ekaabari gumla ga.rii to baraa lagdai? -putbaarii naax baje |
What time is it now? -It is three o'clock now. | akkun eonda bajacki ra'i? -akkun tiin bajacki ra'i. |
9. | Is this a bus to Gumla? -Yes. | iid gumla ga.ri hike? -ha'a |
Can you give me two seats? | endr niin engaage du .thu sii.t ci'a ongdai? -ha'a | |
Please put my bag on top of the bus. | niin enghai tailan ma~y~yaa uiya ci'a. | |
There is no seat on this bus. Take another one. | ii ga.ri nu sii.t malla. nanna bas nu kala. |
10. | How much is this mango? | is tatxa ghi ekaase bhau ra'ii? |
Two hundred rupees per kilo. That is three hundred. | du sau rupiya kilo ra'i. aad tiin sau rupiyaa kilo hike. | |
Okay. I want two pieces. | .thiik ra'i. engaage du .thur tatxa caahie. | |
That is too much. Please give me some discount. | niin bagge backickai (?). engaage tanik jukki nanaki ci'a. |
11. | Hello. How are you? -I'm fine. | hai. niin ekaase ra'dai? -een dau ra'dan. |
How about you? -We are all fine. | niim ekaase ra'dar? eem hormam ba.rhiyaa ra'dam. | |
How is your son? | ninghai xaddas ekaase ra'das? | |
He is not so well. | aas aonda koo.re malkas. | |
He has been sick since last week. | aas kerka hapta ti mal koo.re ra'das. |
12. | Why is the baby (boy) crying? | xaddas engaage c~iixa lagdas? |
Did you give him milk? | endr niin xaddasin duudh ontacki ra'di? | |
Yes I did. But he keeps crying since morning. | ha'a. annuh~o aas pairintim c~iixa lagdas. |