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Lesson 96: A Morning

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This page is not a new ending. It is a morning, written with endings you have.

SentenceMeaning
प्रातः अहं तिष्ठामि।In the morning I stand up. बिहान म उभिन्छु।
अहं मुखं क्षालयामि।I wash my face. क्षालयति means “he washes,” and it follows पाठयति. मुखम् is written मुखं before a consonant.
ततः अहम् ओदनं खादामि।Then I eat rice. ततः means “then.”
अहं विद्यालयं गच्छामि।I go to school.
तत्र अहं पुस्तकं पठामि।There I read a book.
मध्याह्ने अहं गृहम् आगच्छामि।At noon I come home. गृहम् keeps म् because आगच्छामि starts with a vowel.
सायं गुरवे नमः करोमि।In the evening I bow to the teacher. सायम् is written सायं before a consonant.
सूर्ये अस्तं गते अहं पठामि।When the sun has set, I read.

Practice

  1. Read the eight sentences aloud, in order.
  2. Say which sentence uses an infinitive? None. Say which uses इति? None. The page is only the day.
  3. Change अहं to सा and say प्रातः सा तिष्ठति।

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Lesson 97: A Letter is a letter from बिकास to the teacher.