Oriya phrases greetings namaskaar yes ha/ no naahi/ thanks kRta~njataa excuse me k.samaa karantu goodbye bhagavaan rak.saa karantu will you come? aapa.n aasibe? yes, I will aa~njaa ha/, asibi no, I will not naahi/ aa~njaa, asibi naahi/ are you waiting? aapa.n apek.saa karuachanti (karuchanti)? yes, please ha/ aa~njaa no, please naahi/ aa~jaa what has happened? ka{}a.n helaa? it looks as if there has been a quarrel kajiaa helaa pari laaguchi are you ill? aapaan ka'.na asustha (ki)? no, I am tired naahi/ aa~njaa, haaliaa hoi pa.richi is this enough? ka'.na ehaa .yathe.s.ta (ki)? no, I want some more naahi/, aau .tikie (kichi) darakaar what is your name? aapa.na"nka naam ka'.n? my name is Sultan Ahmed mo naam saltaan ahmad where have you come from? aapa.n keu/.thaaru aasichanti? I have come from London mu/ la.n.danaru aasichi where will you go from here? aapa.n e.thaaru keu/n.thaaku .yibe? I will go to Agra mu/ aagraa .yibi are you vegetarian? aapa.n niraami.saashii? when did you come here? aapaa.n e.thaaku kebe aasile? I came here only today mu/ aajit aasili what do you do? aapa.n ka'.na karanti? I teach in a college mu/ kalejare pa.rhaae which station is this? ehaa keu/ .s.tesan? this is Bandi Kui eha baa/dii kui do you know Hindi aapa.n ka'.n hindii jaa.nanti? aapa.n hindii jaa.nanti ki? do you know English aapa.n ka'.n i.mrejii jaa.nanti? aapa.n i.mrejii jaa.nanti ki? I know Hindi, not English mu/ hindii jaa.ne, i.mrejii jaa.nanaa I know English, not Hindi mu/ i.mrejii jaa.ne, hindii jaa.nanaa where have you been to? aapa.n keu/.thaaru buli aasile? I have been to the market mu/ bajaar ku .yaai aasili what is your mother-tongue? aapa.na"nka bhaa.saa ka'na? do you know Hindi aapa.n hindii jaa.naanti ki? where do you live? aapa.n keu/.thaare rahanti? which state does the place belong to se sthana.ti keu/ raajyare? how do you go there, by bus or by train? se.thaaku kimiti .yaaaanti? basare, naa re.lane? which is the nearest town? paakha nikatare ba.r sahar ka'.n achi? where are you putting up? aapa.n keu/n.thaare rahichanti? what is your home address? aapa.na"nka ghara.thika.naa ka'.na? I am glad to see you aapaa.na"nka sa"nge dekhaakari khusii heli he is my father e mor baapaa he is my paternal grandfather e mor jeje baapaa he is my maternal grandfather e mor jeje a.yaa he is my maternal uncle e mor jeje maamu/ these are my sons ie mor pua he is my brother e mor bhaai e is my uncle e mor kakaa these are my nephews ie more paturaa he is my son-in-law e mor joi/ he is my husband e mor svaamii she is my mother e mor maa she is my paternal grandmother e mor jeje maa she is my maternal grandmother e mor jeje aaii she is my maternal aunt e mor jeje maai/ she is my daughter e mor jhia she is my sister e mor bhau.nii she is my sister-in-law e mor bhaauja she is my aunt e mor khu.ri she is my niece e mor jhiaarii she is my wife e mor strii which is the language of your state? aapa.na"nka raajya bhaa.saa ka'.na? what languages do you know? aapa.n keu/ bhaa.saa jaa.nanti? undoubtedly ni.hsandeha yes, certainly ha/, abashya it's prefectly alright sabu .thik& please sign svaak.sar karantu I agree mu/ raaji I am ready mu/ prastut I accept it mu/ sviikaar karuchi I like it mu/ pasand karuchi don't worry aapa.n cintaa karuntu naahi/ you are right aapa.n .thik& kahuchanti I have full faith in you aapa.na"nka upare puuraa bharasaa achi this question does not arise at all ehaar ta prashnahi/ u.thu naahi/ I shall come on time mu/ .thik& samaya re aasi.yibi yes, you come ha/, aapa.n aasi.yaaaantu may I take leave of you? mote anumati diantu? no, not at all naahi/, aadau nuhe/ not now ebe naahi/ certainly not nishcita bhaabe naahi/ nothing kichi naahi/ I don't know mu/ jaa.ne naahi/ I don't want it mu/ caahe/na I don't like it mor pasand nuhe/ I don't agree mu/ sviikaar karu naahi/ It cannot be ehaa hoi paarena I don't think so mu/ epari bhaabuni naahi/ this is of no use ethiru laabh kichi naahi/ I cannot do this mu/ ehaa kari paarenaa I am not bothered about him mor sethiki parabaaya naahi/ I don't agree with you mu/ aapa.na"nka sahit ekamat nuhe/ I can't tell you mu/ aapa.na"nka kah paarenaa it's totally impossible ehaa adau sambhabapar nuhe/ ehaa bil&kul asambhar I don't believe it mu/ ehaa maanuni I have no faith in... mor .tikie hele bharasaa naahi/ I have not the least idea mor .tikie hele dhaara.naa naahi/ I don't care for such a man epari lokaku mu/ parabaaya karenaa I cannot meet him mu/ taa' sahit saak.sat kari paarenaa I cannot believe that... mor bishvaas naahi/ .ye... he is not at home se ghare naahaanti welcome! aasantu! how are you? kimiti achanti? when did you come? aapa.n kebe aasile? what has brought you here? kimiti aasile? what will you have, tea or coffee? ka'.na khaaibe, caahaa naa kafi? what is your programme? aapa.na"nka kaar.yyakrama ka'na achi? please come home gharku aasantu I am glad to see you aapa.na"nku dekhaa kari khusi heli we shall meet again aauthare sak.saat& hebaa we shall meet tomorrow kebe mishibaa? (sic) we will meet soon aame shiighra dekhaasaak.saat hebaa may you be happy aapa.n khusire rahantu may you be prosperous aapa.n samruddhi heu thanks for the invitation aamantra sakaashe dhanyavaad give me leave to go aj~naa, barttamaan .yibi? I'll go now mu/ .yaauchi all right, thanks! aachaa, dhanyabaad thanks kRtaj~nataa thanks dhanyabaad gladly aanandare I am grateful to you mu/ kRtaj~na it's by your kindness! aapa.na"nkar dayaa it's by your grace! aapa.na"nkar dayaa what does it matter? ethire ka'.n kathaa achi? excuse me! k.samaa karantu it doesn't matter kichi .yaae aase naahi/ I am very sorry! mu/ ba.r du.hkhit I have given you trouble mu/ aapa.na"nku ka.s.ta deli I was delayed, excuse me! mor deri hoigalaa---k.samaa kaantu you have been put to trouble, excuse me! aapa.na"nku ka.s.ta helaa, k.samaa karantu are you put to any inconvenience? apaa.na"nku k.sati heuchi ki? --- I doubt it mora sandeha heuchi perhaps bodh hue it's difficult to say kahibaa ka.s.ta have a little patience! .tikie dhair.yya dharantu why is the hurry? tara tara kaahi/ki? what is wrong? asubidhaa ka'.na? he may be available bodha hue se thibe most probably bahut sambhaba it seems so emiti laaguchi as you please aapa.na"nka .yemiti (.yepari) icchaa this is possible epari hoipaare people say so loke epari kahanti it's possible hoi paare do you really believe so? ka'.na aapa.n ebebi ehaa bishwaas karanti? I am not surprised mote aashcar.yya laagu naahi/ CONTINUE p156