Friday, May 6, 2011

more pAdukA- logic...

After wiping and vacuuming the mess that pAdukA made on the carpet

ammA - pAdukA, nee romba paduthara (you are troubling me a lot) amma kku mudhugu valikardhu (my back is aching) ammA later holds her hips in pain

pAdukA (with a lot of sympathy) - ammA, nee koLLu pAtti aattam walking stick vechindA valikAdu. okay ammA.... ( If you use a walking stick like my great grandma, you will not have this pain)

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appA - yaaru Jacob? (who is Jacob?)
pAdukA - avan school la irukkaan (he is at my school)
pAdukA - avanukku shelf ettum (he can reach the shelf)
appA - avan onna vida tall-a? (is he taller than you?)
pAdukA - amaam (yes)
appA - evalavu tall ona vida (how tall is he compared to you?)
pAdukA - enna vida 2 minutes tall, appa (he is 2 minutes taller than me!)

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On the first day of swimming class without parental presence at the swimming pool

ammA - pAdukA, teacher English la pesuvA. (teacher will talk in English)
pAdukA - English na enna (What is English?)
while ammA was trying to figure out how to explain pAdukA quipped
pAdukA - English na "How are you? I am fine" amma

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