Dear Goanetter reading this post, As a non-speaker or reader of Konkani I feel I am missing out on a lot of Goan "chit chat" but also the way in which Konkani is spoken often times, if I remember a bit of it from my childhood, albeit half a century ago, there were some meanings & words that were difficult to transcribe into English, though some were easier into Portuguese. I am totally baffled now as an aging old man. Konkani is not just a spoken & written language, one that is properly recognised in the Indian Constitution etc, but for a man reaching his 60's it would be so very difficult to re-learn it (but I would give it a try if there was a way forward here, by the way - some say its just like learning to ride a bike again, after an accident, do it quickly or you will not have the nerve to do it ever...........), so can someone, whatever the subject line, be able to take some time out and translate as much as possible any Konkani posters into English (pretty please?). John Monteiro
lino dourado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kam Zalem, Voiz Melo Sumar 4 vorsanchea porak ghevn, bosint bhitor sorlele ostorek mhaka lagun tras zavnchem nhoi mhonn, hanv boslelea sita velo uttunk kori tednam, tinnem mhonnlem.. Naka, naka. Tras ghevum nakat Mhoje bayek mhagelea paymer bosoitam. Ani tinnem, tigele dhuvek. apnnalea zangddar dovorun, ti sitar bosli. Tednam hanv 19 vorsancho tornatto. Mhagele eka kama khatir hanv Moddganv ghellom. Mhojea khuxik bosleli ostori sobit distali, punn tea von tigelem por. Mhaka pollet boslelem tem. Mhaka porachi apurbay zali. Porak mhagelea kakeant ghetlem ani vicharlem. Baye, tujem nanv kitem? Uncle .., Xhu! Ogi rav. To uncle nhi. Mister. porak fuddem ulovnk di nastanam mhaka uncle nhoi, punn Mister mhonnchem mhonn, dhengxo ghalun porache avoyn porak sanglem. Mister, mhojem nanv Amanda vicharlelea prosnank soroll zap dili ani lhan por fuddem boddboddlem Mister poi, poi. Bhair poi. Xetant redde zogoddtat Amanda! Mister-ak chodd sotai naka. Avoin porak xiddkailem. Asum di. Bhurgem tem. Mhaka porache tras zainant mhonn hanv tika sangtanam, bosicho kondaktor ailo ani tinnem Utorda-Molar ek tikett magoili. Utorda konnagher vhetat kai? Hanvem mhakach vichar kelo. Punn tika vicharunk mhaka puttlem nam. Vo dusre bhoxen, mhaka curiosidade (curiosity) nasli. Hanv ani por khellachea umedir astanam, bos kenna Utorda-Mollar pavli ti pasun mhaka zanniv na zali. Bos, Utorda-Mollar pavtoch porak ghevn ti ostori dhenvli ani amche Igorjiche dixen vetelea rostean, cholunk lagli. Babddem por, fattlean volun ani thambo nastanam mhaka mister, mister mhunnit aslem. Toddea vellachi bhett amchi. Pora koddsun pois zanvchem, mhaka khub dukhlem. Hanv bhavnnik (emotional) zalom. Ani hanv bosivelo dhevntokoch mhagelo ixtt Wency gavlo. Dusre sumanant, tagelo ek lokam-khell, Ponnje Akaxvannicher mudravpache (recording) asle. Tagelea lokam-khellant mhagelo aspav aslelean tachea sangata tagelea ghora gelom ani ami tallim vo rehearsal donparche dhed meren choloilem. Hanv, amche ghorache sopnnam (stairs) choddtalom. Bolkavant mhagele sorgest avoychea sangata, mhaka bosint gavlelim avoy-dhuv dislim. Tim dog-aim, amgher pavchem kharan mhaka somzolem. Hanv tanchea pattlean ubo aslelean tannim mhaka pollevnk nam dista, vo tanchi nodor mhojer poddunk nam. Mhoje avoyn aplea hatanim, Amandachi bonkachi noddi (anus) ugti keli ani ti bore toren topaslea uprant tinnem mhonnlem. Kitlo vhodd mhonn khatro go ho? Hanga yevnk itle dis kiteak laile? Duens chodd zalem mhonntoch, tumi dotorank uloitat. Cheddvak khanddar mar ani ghott dhor Amandak khanddar marpak mhoje avoyn tika hukom dilo ani fatrir dolloilelem zhadd-palleachem vokhod kaddun agpachea noddin lottlem tedna mhojea islean pollevn, poran bobo-hueli ghatleo. Mhoji sorgest avoi, bhurgeank zhadd-palleachem vo Khatreachem vokhod ditali. Lhan bhurgeank, agpache tras zale mhonntoch, tankam portean-portean pattol agop zatalem ani bhonkachea purmutteak vo noddik khatro poddun rogot-bhairem suntalem. Kaim voizam kodden hem duens borem zainam zatotokoch, xevottak ho lok mhojea avoyxim yetalo. Koddok pothk-achi (mandatory diet) bhurgeank, toxech bhurgeanche avoyank samballunk zata zalear, tednach mhoji sorgest avoy aplem ghuttachem vokhod ditali. Ani tin disam modim, bhurgim sap bhorim zatalim vo tanchem rogot-bhairem bond zatalem. Amandache noddik vokhodd ghalun tagelea bendar dovo kuddko mhoje avoyn bandlo. Amanda, mhaka polloit aslem ani roddkulea avazan mhonnlem. Mummy! Mister .mister mister Borem borem. Ogi rav baye. Mister yetolo Dakhttem por azun mhoji yad korta oxem Amandachi avoy somzoli. Ani porachea pattir hat oddit taka fuslayun, roddpache ogem kortali tednam mhojea avoin tika mhonnlem. Ghoddie tujem cheddum, tujea pattlean asleleak mister mhonntta astelem. Ani ti soroll pattlean vovli ani tthotakun vicharlem Tum hanga? To mhozo tisro put, mhoje sorgest avoin vollok dili Mummy! dhuven modench avoyk ulo marlo Kitem zalem bai? Mister-achai bhonkachea purmutteak khatro poddla ghe? Ani Nimnnem: Mhojea sorgest avoin khub bhurgeank apnnalea Khatreachea vokhdan borim keleant. Toddeanim porxin yevn upkar attoileat ..Punn toddeanim Kam Zalo Voiz Melo amchea jivitachi hi ek chal asa ti apnaili. Lino B. Dourado http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=Lino+B.+Dourado ____________________________________________________________________________________ Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: Blockbuster Total Access for one month at no cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text4.com