Notebook and postcards written by Florence Hobbes, c 1916-1917 - Part 1

 

Tu - Thou
Main - I 

Voh - He-She-it
Huiu- we 
Dow - Dow to
Tume - Tum you
He - she - it - Woh 
They Woh
Ac
Mouje - we
Humahe - us
Tumha - You
Mouge - Co - to me
Touge Co to you -
Un Co - to them
Get book from Trumble -
Lt Das , Gupta . J.M. I.M.S. first
link with India, Bombay, Aden
28^th May 8^th June. Taj Mahal Hotel
11^th June : to 13^th June.

Tu- thou
Main- I  

Voh - He - She - it                                                    
Hum - we He - She - it
Dow - Dow to
Tume - Tum you
He - she - it - Woh
They - Woh
Ac
Mouje - me
Humahe - us
Tumha - You
Mouge - Co - to me -
Touge Co to you -
Un Co - to them
get book from Trumble -

Passive
Hamara -
Tomara - Yours

 his or hers
Uncara Theirs.
Mara - Mine   

Nouns.
Billi - Cat
Contar - dog
Gohora - Horse -
Hathi - Elephant
Buckrie - Goat -
Guy - Cow
Bail - Bullock
Sciver - Pig
Vheri - Sheep
Rhoti - Bread

Gosst - Meat                                             Kithab book--      

                                                                       book-

                                                                        now

Paui - Water 
Donde - Milk 
Char - Tea
Coffee - Coffee
Chine - Sugar .
Nemuck - Salt
Mirch - pepper -
Course - Chair
Maize -Table
Ghuir - House
Durwariza - door -
Kirkie - Window.
Kihar - were
Wahan - there
Abu - now
Cub - when
Ooper - above
Nichie - below
Hai - is

Rona - this -
tha - was
Mara - Gurr - Kihas
where is my horse
Mara - Rhoti - Kihas

Where is my bread.

Pani yahan hi (is)

water is here -

ache - 1	dus - 10
dow -  2	Guarrra Igarah - 11
teni      3	Barra - 12
ehar     4	Tarra - 13
Barge - 5	Chowda - 14
Cha  - 6	Pungra - 15
Sat  -   7	Solar - 16
art    - 8	Sutra - 17
Nau  - 9	Atra - 18

 

 

Unees 19
Sura 19                                                                     Rhoto Co
Beese 20                                                                 Gelow - light lamp,
Cana - to eat                                                               Ithero - Come here
Penar - to drink                                                         China itherlos
Bisnar - to sit                                                              bring sugar here - 
Oosnar - get-up                                                        Hao jana
                                                                                      Take aw
Gelana - to light                                                        Mara Char les
Sicknar - to write                                                      Bring my tea -
Burnas - to read

Yah Gelanar -          light this
Yah lamp gelow - this lamp light
Couse lao - bring chair -
Veh - course lao -

Chinka
Narm
6
whose horse is this
Comm Iskar 

             bread

\give this ^ to him give
ya ooska dow
ya Rhoti ooska dow

2nd lecture
Nouns
Rhoti - Bread - R also used for dinner
Chawhn - Rice -               Wonde - milk
Subzi - Vegetables
Andah - Egg -
Machhli - fish
Murgi - Chicken
Buttha - duck
Gosht - meal
Chini - Sugar -
Chae - Tea
Coffee - Coffe

Aleka - Good -                   Attara - Chemist
Bourah - Bad                     Waite -
Bahut - very                       Bat - weight
Ziyda - much                     Tuckerie or trauyer
Come - less                        Scales
Naraiu - Soft                      Nap - measure
Sakhat - tough hard        Gaz - Yard measure
Mitha - Sweet                    Jutar - shoes -
Karwa - bitter                    Topee - Hat
Surd - cold                          Pugaree - turban
Guram - Hot                       Cheese thus - what is this
Aloo - Potato                      Narm - name

                                                                      Kahl
Ghobi  cabbage                Iss cheese - Car 
Pool gobi - Cal                  narm hi
Mooli - Radish                  What is the name of this thing -
Shalgum - Turnips          Ya bazar -
Balak - Spinach                Ya Koy
Gagal - carrot                    Is Jute Kemut - Rali
Matar - peas                      parg rupee baht
Cana - to eat                     Insta hi -
Pina - to drink                  in 5R it is very
Pukama - to cook           cheap -

Bihana- to spread             Jhana - to go -

Lajhana- to put-
Wala- to put inside           Warlna to put         

Nicola- to put out              Copra pantes
Pahna- to live                     Mari salt

Past - Verb                         Lica - thort
Licnas - to write
Maima- Ricna - I wrote
Humna Licas - we wrote
Tumms Licas - ^thou you wrote
Usna Licas - he wrote
Unon-na Lica - they wrote.

Perfect Tense
Muna Licah Lai - I have written
Humna Licha Hai
Jesna
Bewakoof - senseless man - 

 

Mana Kica Tha - I had written

etc

Present-Tanse-

mai - likh tha loks - I am well

Ham - likh hai - we are well

Tum likh hai - Thou art

Tum likh ta hum - You are well

who_likh la hai - he is writing

 

tutare  - mai darloonga hai

 

Mai likha lei

Hum Likhagai  we will write

Vho likha gai - thgey will write

Tum darlaga

oolos - owl ulloo

sewer Pie sooar

Sewer - bebitch - son of  a pig

Popul - lunatic

wakmakorg - fool - ahmak

Sadhah - working -

untari - blind

 

Man barge rupea nay donga
I will not give 5 rupee.
Tum-Tieu rupee logae _
You will take three rupee -
Nain Sahib for triu powpers
Mai bahout instahi -

No sir in 5 R it-is very cheap

Yae doola cahar say leahar Selahi

These shoes where from taken,

I bought these in bazar -

in Bazar may roupee Co lehai

You have paid too much for it

Tum na iske Kemert ken

bahut defi

Where is the baker shop -

Lunbie Keidukan Khe

 

Capra pano mai sart on -

You have not put on your shoes -

Ooski juti nahe panhe -

 

 

Lagasna - Sarl - red

His cap is red

Ooski topee larl hi

I bought a red hat

Mana ache larl toppee mole lee

What did you pay for it.

Tum na ooski Kemut Kehardee.

Put some hot water in my cup,

Mera Parla mai guram paui darlo -

There is no tea in it.

Ismai car nainhi

There is no sugar in that tea -

Is chr mai Chisha nahi -

Do you take milk with your tea or not

Tum char mai donde petar

hoo yah naha -

Whose horse is this -

Yae ghorra Kisted hai -

Yae becoms ish when followed

by a preposition & Con becomes

Kis when followed by preposition.

 

Who is in the house 

This ma amhi

Who is this man-

You and me conhi -

He is my father-

Woe more bap hi

na-                  mr chi

bahan-           tisler

bhai-               brothers-

Darda-           grandfather-

Narna-            Mothers father
Marnie -         Mothers mother
Marmie -       Mothers brothers wife
Charche -      Uncle - paternal
Charchie -      Aunt
Bhouhar -      Fathers sister
Phoopha -     fathers sisters husband
Sarlah -          wife brother
Sarlee -         sister

Zinda alive
Massee - Mothers sister
Monthies - Mothers sisters husband
How many brothers have you got -
Your brothers how many are -
Thumare bhat kitna hi -
I have two brothers & three sisters
Maira don bahie au mari trere
bahahin.
Is your grand father living
Tumara bap zinda hi -

Thun book ahismal hi -
Voh              burra gadhai
His is a great donkey -
Tura              sowan - kabutchi
You son of a pig

This water is very hot
Ya pani both supranhi
Put some cold water in it 
Ismiai tunda (Cooch- some
paiu durrow -
He had lit the fire &
brought it
Voh arge jellah - curra, pashi

Put some charcoal on the fire
Iss arg purrah kouch koila darlow
This fire is going out -
Ya arg (bugnar - to go out
bughti hi
This room is very hot
Yai cainere bahut - gurrcur hi
this train is very slow
Yai rail bahut sush
Tez - quick or sharp -
this knife is very sharp
Yai twuie bahut jez 

 

Tail - Oil
This knife is not clean -
Yah ture sarf nahe hi -
This table cloth is very dirty
Yah maizposh malashi
The chimney of this lamp is 
very dirty.
Isk lamp ke chimney sary na-he hi
Put some oil in this lamp
Is lamp nai couch taiuldalo
today - tomouror
Agr - agcut bahut tunda hi
past
I sat - Istre - Iron
Palany kumka - bedroom
Muncla - want
jarley - sweep

Gharum pani - Hot water - trunke - cold
Ithers - come here - gharan - duster
fasco - throw away - much fecks - dont know
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