Programme 35

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I.   This Programme introduces to the comparatives and reduplicatives  in Kashmiri
 

	kho:tI	compared to
	va:rI va:rI	slowly
	kara:n kara:n	while doing

II.  Listen to the conversation
 

A:     mohna:tsI kar a:kh kAshi:ri peThI ?	Mohan, when  did  you return from Kashmir ?
M:    bI ha:  a:s  u:trI	I came day before yesterday
A:     tati  kyuth mosam chu az kal ?	How about  the  climate there ?
M:    tati  cha yeti ki kho:tI tI:rIy paham.	It is a bit  colder  there than here.
A:     yeti chi tati ki khotI hame:shI g.mp3i  a:sa:n	It is always hotter here than there.
M:    v>lsA:va:rI va:rI v>ti yeti ti tI:r . vãdI a:v na?	Okay  gradually it will be cold here also. Winter has set in ?
A:     to:ti chu roza:n tati ki khotI vushne:r	Even then it is hotter here in comparision to that place.
M:    hayo: tse vuchthana: mushta:k?	Hey, did you see Mushtaq ?
A:    ahunu: me samkh’av ra:th	Yes, I met him yesterday.
M:    k’ah o:s kara:n ?	What was he doing ?
A:    su o:s Ti:vi: vucha:n	He was watching TV.
M:   katha: ba:tha: kArvah ?	Did you have a chat ?
A:    kathI  kara:n  kara:n gAyi ra:th	We  passed  the  night chatting.
M:   acha pAkiv ne:rav	Okay, let us go.
A:    bI thokus pAk’ pAk’ basi khasav	I feel tired of  walking. Let us board a bus.
M:   adI teli khasav basi	Okay, let us board a bus.

III. The comparatives and reduplicated forms in the conversation are:
 

	kho:tI	va:rI va:rI
	kara:n kara:n	pAk’ pAk’

IV. Listen and repeat 

1.  mohanI chu mya:ni khotI z’u:Th
2.  shi:lI cha kã:tIni kho:tI zi:Th
3.  lAkI chi kor’an hIndi kho:tI moT’
4.  kAshi:ri cha Dili hIndi kho:tI z’a:dI tI:r a:sa:n
5.  pATya:la: chu je:mi khotI du:r
6.  hos chu va:rI va:rI paka:n
7.  sIh chu te:z te:z do:ra:n
8.  ko:ri cha kA:m kara:n kara:n re:Dyo: bo:za:n
9.  bI chus shra:n kara:n kara:n g’ava:n

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