Thursday, January 26, 2012

Learning Dutch - Web Pages

 
 
 
 
 
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Learning Dutch Alphabet

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Russian Pronouns


  • я (I)
  • мы (we)
  • ты (you - singular; thou*)
  • вы (you - plural)
  • он (he)
  • онá (she)
  • онó (it)
  • они (they).

http://masterrussian.com/aa110100a.shtml


Я иду в школу   - I am going to school

Я  - I
иду  - go
в  - in, to
школу  - School

и - and
но - But
к - to

Learning Russian - Web Pages



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How to learn Russian

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Some Russian Words Associated with Knol


Справка  -   Help
ссылка  - Link
общество - Society
Гуманитарные - Humanities



Приветствия  - Greetings
День России - Russia Day
Россия - Russia
день - Day
Приветствий День России  Russia day greetings



Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 1 Meanings of Words in Some Shlokas

Chapter 1
 
Shloka 6
 

asmakam tu visishishtaa ye tannibodha dwijottama |
naayaka mama sainyasya sangnyartham tanbraveemi te

 

dwijottama:  O, the best of the twice born (Brahmanas);

nibodha- know
ye vishishta :  (the)distinguished;

asmakam tu:  amongst us also;

nayaka- leaders;

mama: our;

sainyasya: army;

sangnyartham:- for(your) information and identification ;

braveemi: shall name (them);

te:  to you

 

Sloka 16

 

 

anantavijayam rajaa kuntiputro yudhistthirah
nakulah sahadevascha sughoshamanipushpakou

 

 

rajaa: the king;

yudhistthirah: Yudhishtthira ;

kuntiputrah: Kunti's son ,

anantavijayam:  conch with the name Anantavijayam;

nakulah: Nakula;

sughosha: conch with the name Sughosha;

sahadeva cha:  and Sahadeva;

manipushpakou: conch named Manipushpakou.

Sanskrit Words and Meanings in Vishnu Sahasranama

Bhaavah: Bhavati iti bhaavah
 
Bhoota-krit: Bhootani karoti iti bhoota-krit or bhootani krindati iti bhoota-krit
 
Vishnu: Vishnu is dissolved as Veveshti Vyaapnoti iti Vishnuh
 
Vis - the root vis means enter
 
Visvam comes from from the root Vis, to enter

Sameeranah:  The dictionary meaning is the breath

Learning Sanskrit Through English - Part 2 - Pronouns

17.12..2008
 
Aham: I
 
Tvam: you
 
Sah: he
 
Saa: she
 
tat: that

Learning Sanskrit - Part 3 - Sentences using I and We

 
The sanskrit word for 'I' is 'aham'
 
Sentences using I (aham in sanskrit)
The verb is in present tense
 
aham pathami: I am reading.
 
aham kreedami: I am playing.
 
aham suryam pasyami: I am seeing the sun.
 
26.12.2008
 
The sanskrit word for 'we' is 'vayam'
 
Sentences using we (vayam  in sanskrit)
The verb is in present tense
 
vayam vadaamah: We are speaking
 
vayam dhavaamah: We are running
 
vayam aagachamah: We are coming
 
vayam likhamah: We are writing
 
vayam tishtamah: We are sitting
 
 
22-12.2008
 
Visit this page to read more sentences using using 'my' (mama in sanskrit)
"my" is a word denoting possessive case. It is called as sixth case in sanskrit grammar.
 

Learning Sanskrit Through English - Part 4 - Adjectives

Colours

 
 
Svetah: white
Krishnah: black
Peetah: yellow
Raktah: red
Haritah: green
Neelah: blue
 
 
 
In Sanskrit the forms of adjectives change gender agreeing with the noun.

Learning Sanskrit - Part 5 - Second Person - You

You is used more for questions on what somebody is doing and what possessions somebody is having and also to give orders or make requests.
 
30.12.2008
 
tvam: you
 
kah: who
katham: how
kim: what
 
 
tvam kim karoshi: What are you doing?
 
Visit the page for some questions involving you

Learning Sanskrit - Part 6 - Vocabulary - Masculine Nouns - 1

Masculine Gender
 
 
Chetah: mind
 
 
 
 
Moordhanah: head
 
nandanah: son
 
 
 
pradeepah: light
 
 
 
 
Started posting on 1.1.2009

Learning Sanskrit - Part 7 - Vocabulary -Feminine Nouns – 2

Nouns - Feminine Gender

abhidhaa: name
 
chanchu: beak
 
dris: eye
 
langalee: tender coconut
 
sibikaa: palanquin
 
vibhuuti: prosperity
 
 
 
Started on 2.1.2002

Learning Sanskrit - Part 8 - Vocabulary - Neuter Gender Nouns – 3 - Neuter Gender

vyanjan: An article used in cooking food
shasan: order
Vyoman: sky
Gurukul: school run by a teacher
paar: the other bank of canal or river
 
 
 
First Posted on 5.1.2009 on Knol

Learning Sanskrit - Part 9 - Vocabulary - Adjectives


 
 
kshar: salty, saline
kulin: born of a noble family
mardit: rubbed
 
nihswan: noiseless
niratisay: unsurpassed, matchless
 
 
First posted 6.1.2009

Saturday, January 7, 2012

The Articles: A, An, and The - English Grammar


In the English language there are two types of articles: definite (the) and indefinite (a and an).
 
Indefinite articles are used to denote singular number nouns where identity of the person or thing is not established.
'an' is the indefinite articles used before words starting with a,e,i,o or u. 'a' is used before all other words.
 
'The' the definite article is used before nouns that refer to particular thing, person, animal or place or noun which is already mentioned in the essay, article or a sentence.
 
Example: I lost the pen, that I purchased yesterday in the shop along with you.
I implemented the suggestion, you had given me.
 
The is used before a single noun when it is used to represent a whole class.
 
The dog is a friendly animal.
The lion is the king of forest.
 
The is used before the names of seas, rivers, oceans, gulfs, groups of islands (but not used before single island) and mountain ranges.
 
The is also used before the names of holy books, newspapers, magazines, ships, trains and well known buildings.
 
The is used before directions and unique objects.
 
The is used before superlative degree terms. Sometimes it is used before comparative degree term.
 
Ordinal numbers are preceded by the.
 
The used with people of a particular country and community. But it is not used before languages.
 
The is used before dates.