Lesson 5 - Translate into Pāli

Question 1

Merchants bring horses for ministers.

Answer 1

Vāṇijā amaccānaṃ asse āharanti.

Question 2

The hunter kills a goat for the merchant.

Answer 2

Luddako vāṇijāya ajaṃ hanati.

Question 3

The man cuts trees with a saw for the farmer.

Answer 3

Puriso kassakassa/kassakāya kakacena rukkhe chindati.

Question 4

Deer run away from the lion.

Answer 4

Migā sīhamhā dhāvanti.

Question 5

The king worships the Buddha along with lay devotees.

Answer 5

Bhūpālo upāsakehi saddhiṃ Buddhaṃ vandati.

Question 6

Thieves run from villages to the mountains.

Answer 6

Corā gāmehi pabbate dhāvanti.

Question 7

The washerman washes garments for the king.

Answer 7

Rajako bhūpālāya/bhūpālassa sāṭake dhovati.

Question 8

The fisherman brings fish in baskets for farmers.

Answer 8

Dhīvaro piṭakehi kassakānaṃ macche āharati.

Question 9

The teacher enters the monastery, sees the monks.

Answer 9

Ācariyo vihāraṃ pavisati, samaṇe passati.

Question 10

The serpent bites the monkey.

Answer 10

Sappo makkaṭaṃ/vānaraṃ ḍasati.

Question 11

Boys drag the bed for the brahmin.

Answer 11

Kumārā brāhmaṇassa/brāhmaṇāya mañcaṃ ākaḍḍhanti.

Question 12

Thieves enter the palace together with men.

Answer 12

Corā pruisehi/narehi/manussehi saddhiṃ/saha pāsādaṃ pavisanti.

Question 13

Farmers get fish from fishermen.

Answer 13

Kassakā dhīvarehi macche labhanti.

Question 14

Pigs go from the island to the mountain.

Answer 14

Varāhā dīpamhā pabbataṃ gacchanti.

Question 15

The king abandons the palace, the son enters the monastery.

Answer 15

Bhūpālo pāsādaṃ pajahati, putto vihāraṃ pavisati.

Question 16

The lion sleeps, the monkeys play.

Answer 16

Sīho sayati, makkaṭā/vānarā kīḷanti.

Question 17

The teacher protects his sons from the dog.

Answer 17

Ācariyo sunakhamhā/kukkuramhā/soṇamhā putte rakkhati.

Question 18

Hunters shoot deer with arrows for ministers.

Answer 18

Luddakā amaccānaṃ sarehi mige vijjhanti.

Question 19

Children desire rice from the uncle.

Answer 19

Dārakā mātulamhā odanaṃ/bhattaṃ icchanti.

Question 20

The doctor gives a garment to the hermit.

Answer 20

Vejjo tāpasassa sāṭakaṃ dadāti.

Question 21

The merchant brings a goat by cart for the teacher.

Answer 21

Vāṇijo ācariyāya/ācariyassa sakaṭena ajaṃ āharati.

Question 22

Sons see the moon from the mountain.

Answer 22

Puttā pabbatamhā/pabbatasmā candaṃ passanti.

Question 23

Wise men get profit from the dhamma.

Answer 23

Paṇḍitā dhammamhā lābhaṃ labhanti.

Question 24

Monkeys leave the village.

Answer 24

Vānarā gāmamhā nikkhamanti.

Question 25

The son brings a parrot for his friend from the mountain.

Answer 25

Putto pabbatasmā mittāya sukaṃ āharati.

Question 26

The doctor enters the monastery.

Answer 26

Vejjo vihāraṃ pavisati.

Question 27

The jackal runs from the village to the mountain along the road.

Answer 27

Sigālo gāmamhā maggena pabbataṃ dhāvati.

Question 28

The cart falls off the road, the child cries.

Answer 28

Sakaṭo maggamhā patati, dārako rodati.

Question 29

The ministers go up the stairway, the doctor comes down the stairway.

Answer 29

Amaccā sopānaṃ āruhanti, vejjo sopānaṃ oruhati.

Question 30

Wise men ask questions from the Buddha.

Answer 30

Paṇḍitā Buddhasmā pañhe pucchanti.