Lesson 3
KUDUMBI Numbers (Kulumbi Ankedde)
Kudumbi numbers | Sounds Like | English Translation |
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Ek | "E" as in "egg" but substitute "k" for "g" | One |
Doni | "Doh-owni" as in "bone" | Two |
Tini | "theeni": "t" is soft as in "theme" | Three |
Chari | "Ch" as in "Chat"(middle of tongue touches the roof) | Four |
Panche | "punch": "ch" is soft (tip of tongue between the teeth) | Five |
Souve | "sowe" | Six |
Sathe | "sathe" with 'a" sound as in British pronunciation of "bath" not as in American pronunciation "bath" | Seven |
Atte | Hard "th" as in the ending of "bought" or "fought" | Eight |
Nouva | "nova" as in "november" | Nine |
Dha | Hard "Dh" as in "Dharma" | Ten |
Ikera | "eeke-rah" | Eleven |
Bara | Bah-rah | Twelve |
Tera | "T e h- rah" with a soft "t" as in "the" | Thirteen |
Choudah | "choh-the-ah" with a soft "ch" (tip of tongue between the teeth) | Fourteen |
Ponnera | Pawn-ne-rah | Fifteen |
Souvla | "Saw-lah", the double lls have a unique sound that has no english equivalent; refer to the Konkani Alphabet and corresponding sound files | Sixteen |
Sothera | "Sowethe-rah" | Seventeen |
Ahara | "Aha-rah" | Eighteen |
Ekunnise | "Ekk-oon-eese" but substitute the "g" in egg with "k" | Nineteen |
Bis | "Bees" | Twenty |
KUDUMBI Numbers in sentences.
Let's go shopping
Scenario 1:
You saw a nice T-shirt and want to ask how much it costs:
You: Ekka kithi mola?
(How much is this worth?)
The vendor: ekka Ponnera rupoya.
(Fifteen rupees)
You(choosing to bargain): Dha Puroive?
(Is ten enough ?)
Vendor(shaking his head): Na. Bara rupoya.
No. Twelve rupees.
You(shaking your head): Na. Dha rupoya.
No. Ten rupees!
Vendor(finally giving up). purom.
Ok.
Scenario 2:
You met a friendly kudumbi who wants to know about your family.
Friend: Tumgue gharkede kithoo bhurgin ahai?
(How many children in your family?)
You: Amche gharkede panche bhurgin ahai..
You: Ami tin bhau anike don bhoinniyon.
(We are three brother and two sisters)
Friend: Tuka kithoo vorosu jalyaayi?
(How many years do you have/how old are you?)
You(giving more information than s/he asked just so you can practice your
Konkani numbers):
Mhaka ekunnise vorose jalyaayi. Hanv the vollo.
(I have nineteen years/I'm nineteen. I'm the oldest.)
Ek bhavake sothera vorose anike ekl bhavake choudha vorose.
(One brother has seventeen years/is seventeen and the second has
fourteen/is fourteen.)
Mage ek bhoinni ke ikera vorse anike bhoinni ke panche vorose.
(One sister is of eleven years and the smallest sister is of five years).
- Kudumbi For Beginners
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Tutor : Shaji Lekshmanan - Email: [email protected]