Omkar N. Wakhlu & Bharat Wakhlu

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Chapter 10
Order of Words

English	Kashmiri
1. I am happy.
2. She is pretty.
3. He is ill.
4. You are tired.
5. We are ready.
6. They are Kashmiris.
7. I am late.
8. Am I late?
9. Is she a Kashmiri?
10. She is a Kashmiri.
11. Are we all here?
12. I speak Kashmiri.
13. I don't know Kashmiri.
14. How is your wife?
15. See you again soon.
16. You are looking very nice.
17. It's fine weather today.
18. Forgive me for interrupting.
19. He had much to relate.
20. Everybody listened with great interest.
21. I have met you before.
22. What is this?
23. Keep these books properly.

In the above sentences notice the various pronouns used and their inflexional f.mp3s.
 

As you might have noticed the order of words in the above sentences is more or less comparable to English. However, when we ask questions in Kashmiri the sound at the end of the verb (designating action) indicates whether you are asking a question or otherwise; see examples above sentences Nos. 7, 8, 9, & 10. Compared with English more words are used in Kashmiri to express the same idea, sometimes fewer.
 

Do you understand? Yo do understand? Do you speak? Are you speaking? Kashmiri is easy to speak. See the order of words. In Kashmiri we say the English sentence somewhat in this mental f.mp3:

Kashmiri, to speak is, easy. In Kashmiri the equivalent of the verb "to do" is not used to f.mp3 questions or to make negative statements e.g. She is not eating. She does not eat. Both the statements in English are understood by one Kashmiri sentence which is to be understood in the context of the situation.

Now repeat the following sentences carefully till you get a hang of the pronouns in various f.mp3s:
 

1. I have a pen.
2. You have a book.
3. He/she has a notebook.
4. We have pens.
5. You have books.
6. They have notebooks.

In the next section we will get more practice in the use of words and sentences in the f.mp3 of asking questions and giving answers.

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