Sunday, September 16, 2007

Asking about work and things in general

So, now we move a little further on. We ask how's work? How's life? Etc.

Here goes:

How is work?

Kaaj [pronounced Kaa-j] kormo [pronounced Kor which rhymes with 'for' & Mo which rhymes with 'so'] kemon cholchey?

Way-lie [== Work] yep-padi [padi rhymes with 'ready'][== How] e-ruk-ku? 

In Tanglish (majority influence of English over Tamil) it would sound as Work smooth-aa po-dha? [dha as in 'dada']. Tanglish is almost become the colloquial tamil language especially in chennai and bangalore.

Is everyone at home ok?

Baadi [pronounced Baa which rhymes with the Indian musical note 'Saa' & di which rhymes with 'sea'] tey [rhymes with 'hay'] shob [sh like sh in sheep ob like ob in 'object'] bhalo [pronounced Bha-Low] to [rhymes with 'sow']?

Veet-till [== Home] yell-la-rum [rum sounds like 'room', but with a shorter 'oo' in the middle][== Everyone]  na-la-ma? [== Fine?/OK?] 


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