Sentence Practice 5

Question 1

Munayo mañcesu nisīdiṃsu.


Answer 1

monks / [on] beds / sat


The monks sat on the beds.

Question 2

Ahaṃ dīpamhi acariṃ.

Answer 2


I / [on] island / walked


I walked on the island.

Question 3

Corā gahapatino nidhiṃ coresuṃ.


Answer 3

thieves / [of] householder / hidden treasure / stole


The thieves stole the hidden treasure of the householder.

Question 4

Mayaṃ bhūpatino asiṃ olokayimha.


Answer 4

we / [of] king / sword / looked at


We looked at the king’s sword.

Question 5

Tvaṃ atithino odanaṃ adado.


Answer 5

you / [to] guest / food / gave


You gave the food to the guest.

Question 6

Adhipati væṇijamhā maṇayo kiṇi.


Answer 6

leader / [from] merchant / gems / bought


The leader bought gems from the merchant.

Question 7

Pati kassakaṃ vīhīṃ yāci.


Answer 7

husband / farmer / paddy / begged


The husband begged the farmer for paddy.

Question 8

Isayo kavīnaṃ dhammaṃ desesuṃ.


Answer 8

sages / [to] poets / doctrine / preached


The sages preached the doctrine to the poets.

Question 9

Kapayo girimhā rukkhaṃ dhālviṃsu.


Answer 9

monkeys / [from] mountain / [to] tree / ran


The monkeys ran from the mountain to the tree.

Question 10

Vāṇijā udadhimhi gacchiṃsu.


Answer 10

merchants / [on] ocean / went


The merchants went on the ocean.

Question 11

Mayaṃ maggena gāmaṃ gacchimha.


Answer 11

we / [by] path / [to] village / went


We went to the village by the path.

Question 12

Dīpi kapiṃ māresi.

Answer 12


leopard / monkey / killed


The leopard killed the monkey.

Question 13

Tumhe patino padīpe gaṇhittha.


Answer 13

you / [of] husband / lamps / took


You took the husband’s lamps.

Question 14

Ahaṃ Buddhassa pāde pūjesiṃ.


Answer 14

I / [of] Buddha / feet / honour

I honoured the Buddha’s feet.

Alt: I paid homage at the Buddha’s foot.

Question 15

Kavayo kapīnaṃ odanaṃ dadiṃsu.


Answer 15

poets / [to] monkeys / cooked rice / gave


The poets gave the cooked rice to the monkeys.

Question 16

Arayo asī ānesuṃ.


Answer 16

enemies / swords / brought


The enemies brought the swords.

Question 17

Ahi kapino pāṇiṃ ðasi.


Answer 17

serpent / [of] monkey / hand / bit


The serpent bit the monkey’s hand.

Question 18

Mayaṃ girimhā candaṃ passimha.


Answer 18

we / [from] mountain / moon / saw


We saw the moon from the mountain.

Question 19

Tumhe munīnaṃ āhāraṃ adadittha.


Answer 19

you / [to] monks / food / gave


You gave food to the monks.

Question 20

Bhūpati nidhayo pālesi.


Answer 20

king / hidden treasures / protected


The king protected the hidden treasures.