Lesson 15 - Translate into Pāli

Question 1

If you cover the evil deeds your sons do, they will become thieves.

Answer 1

Sace tvaṃ puttānaṃ pāpakammāni chādeyyāsi te corā bhaveyyuṃ. / Yadi tvaṃ puttehi karonte akusalakammāni
chādeyyāsi te corā bhavissanti.

Question 2

If you (pl.) want to become virtuous men avoid evil.

Answer 2

Sace tumhe sappurisā bhavituṃ iccheyyātha pāpaṃ parivajjetha/parivajjeyyātha.

Question 3

If we look with our eyes we will see objects in the world, if we look with our minds we will see good and evil.

Answer 3

Sace mayaṃ nayanehi olokeyyāma loke rūpāni passeyyāma, sace mayaṃ cittehi olokeyyāma puññaṃ ca pāpaṃ ca passeyyāma.

Question 4

If you (sg.) start singing a song, the children will start dancing.

Answer 4

Yadi tvaṃ gītaṃ gāyituṃ ārabhasi/ārabheyyāsi, dārakā naccituṃ ārabhissanti/ārabheyyuṃ.

Question 5

If we depart from the human world we will not fear to be born in the human world.

Answer 5

Sace mayaṃ manussalokamhā caveyyāma manussaloke uppajjituṃ na bhāyissāma.

Question 6

If gods are born in the human world they will do meritorious deeds.

Answer 6

Sace devā manussaloke uppajjeyyuṃ te puññakammāni karissanti/kareyyuṃ.

Question 7

If you search for the truth you will approach the Buddha living in the monastery.

Answer 7

Sace tumhe saccaṃ pariyesatha/pariyeseyyātha vihāre vasantaṃ Tathāgataṃ upasaṅkameyyātha.

Question 8

If you admonish the merchant he will become a virtuous man.

Answer 8

Sace tvaṃ vāṇijaṃ ovadeyyāsi so sappuriso bhavissati.

Question 8

If I invite the monk he will come home to preach the dhamma.

Answer 8

Yadi ahaṃ samaṇaṃ pakkoseyyāmi so dhammaṃ desetuṃ/desituṃ gehaṃ āgamissati.

Question 9

If you are a good man you will not kill oxen roaming in the forest.

Answer 9

Sace tvaṃ sappuriso bhavasi araññe āhiṇḍante goṇe na māressasi.

Question 10

If you do work in the field you will get wealth and corn.

Answer 10

Yadi tumhe khette kammaṃ kareyyātha tumhe dhanaṃ ca dhaññaṃ ca labhissatha.

Question 11

If the king wishes to govern the island righteously he will discuss with wise men and ministers.

Answer 11

Yadi bhūpālo dhammena dīpaṃ pāletuṃ
iccheyya/ākaṅkheyya so paṇḍitehi ca amaccehi ca mantessati/manteyya.

Question 12

If you work in the field you will see farmers ploughing.

Answer 12

Sace tvaṃ khette kammaṃ karissasi kasante kassake passeyyāsi.

Question 13

I see boys playing in the park with a monkey.

Answer 13

Ahaṃ makkaṭena saha uyyāne kīḷante kumāre passāmi.

Question 14

If you listen to the dhamma you will be able to live righteously.

Answer 14

Sace tumhe dhammaṃ suṇeyyātha dhammena jīvituṃ sakkissatha.

Question 15

If they want to see birds singing they will go to the park.

Answer 15

Yadi te gāyante sakuṇe passituṃ iccheyyuṃ te uyyānaṃ gamissanti.

Question 16

If you avoid evil friends (pāpamitte) you will become a good man.

Answer 16

Sace tvaṃ pāpamitte parivajjeyyāsi tvaṃ sappuriso bhavissasi.

Question 17

If the minister is not a good man we will not approach him.

Answer 17

Sace amacco sappuriso na hoti mayaṃ (taṃ) na upasaṅkamissāma.

Question 18

If there are fruits on the tree I will climb to pick them (tāni).

Answer 18

Sace rukkhe phalāni honti ahaṃ tāni ocinituṃ rukkhaṃ aruhissāmi.

Question 19

If I pick fruits you will eat them with friends.

Answer 19

Sace ahaṃ phalāni ocineyyāmi tumhe mittehi saha bhuñjissatha.