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83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

८३ [तिरासी] 83 [tiraasee]	भूतकाल ३ bhootakaal 3

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In Africa, a great deal of different languages are spoken. No other continent has so many different languages. The variety of African languages is impressive. It is estimated that there are about 2,000 African languages. However, all of these languages are not alike! Quite the opposite – they are often completely different! The languages of Africa belong to four different language families. Some African languages have one-of-a-kind characteristics. For example, there are sounds that foreigners cannot imitate. Land boundaries are not always linguistic boundaries in Africa. In some regions, there are a great deal of different languages. In Tanzania, for example, languages from all four families are spoken. Afrikaans is an exception among the African languages. This language came into being in the colonial period. At that time people from different continents met each other. They came from Africa, Europe and Asia. A new language developed out of these contact situations. Afrikaans exhibits influences from many languages. It is most closely related to Dutch, however. Today Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia more than anywhere else. The most unusual African language is the drum language. Every message can be theoretically sent with drums. The languages that are communicated with drums are tonal languages. The meaning of words or syllables depends on the pitch of the tones. That means that the tones have to be imitated by the drums. The drum language is even understood by children in Africa. And it is very efficient… The drum language can be heard for up to 12 kilometers!

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to make a call	ट_ल_फ_न क_न_ t_l_p_o_ k_r_n_ टेलिफोन करना teliphon karana ट______ क___ t_______ k_____ टेलिफोन करना teliphon karana _______ ____ ________ ______ टेलिफोन करना teliphon karana
I made a call.	म_ं_े ट_ल_फ_न क_य_ m_i_n_ t_l_p_o_ k_y_ मैंने टेलिफोन किया mainne teliphon kiya म____ ट______ क___ m_____ t_______ k___ मैंने टेलिफोन किया mainne teliphon kiya _____ _______ ____ ______ ________ ____ मैंने टेलिफोन किया mainne teliphon kiya
I was talking on the phone all the time.	म_ं_े प_र_ स_य ट_ल_फ_न क_य_ m_i_n_ p_o_a s_m_y t_l_p_o_ k_y_ मैंने पूरा समय टेलिफोन किया mainne poora samay teliphon kiya म____ प___ स__ ट______ क___ m_____ p____ s____ t_______ k___ मैंने पूरा समय टेलिफोन किया mainne poora samay teliphon kiya _____ ____ ___ _______ ____ ______ _____ _____ ________ ____ मैंने पूरा समय टेलिफोन किया mainne poora samay teliphon kiya

to ask	प_छ_ा p_o_h_a_a पूछना poochhana प____ p________ पूछना poochhana _____ _________ पूछना poochhana
I asked.	म_ं_े प_छ_ m_i_n_ p_o_h_a मैंने पूछा mainne poochha म____ प___ m_____ p______ मैंने पूछा mainne poochha _____ ____ ______ _______ मैंने पूछा mainne poochha
I always asked.	म_ं_े ह_े_ा प_छ_ m_i_n_ h_m_s_a p_o_h_a मैंने हमेशा पूछा mainne hamesha poochha म____ ह____ प___ m_____ h______ p______ मैंने हमेशा पूछा mainne hamesha poochha _____ _____ ____ ______ _______ _______ मैंने हमेशा पूछा mainne hamesha poochha

to narrate	स_न_न_ s_n_a_a सुनाना sunaana स_____ s______ सुनाना sunaana ______ _______ सुनाना sunaana
I narrated.	म_ं_े स_न_य_ m_i_n_ s_n_a_a मैंने सुनाया mainne sunaaya म____ स_____ m_____ s______ मैंने सुनाया mainne sunaaya _____ ______ ______ _______ मैंने सुनाया mainne sunaaya
I narrated the whole story.	म_ं_े प_र_ क_ा_ी स_न_ई m_i_n_ p_o_e_ k_h_a_e_ s_n_e_ मैंने पूरी कहानी सुनाई mainne pooree kahaanee sunaee म____ प___ क____ स____ m_____ p_____ k_______ s_____ मैंने पूरी कहानी सुनाई mainne pooree kahaanee sunaee _____ ____ _____ _____ ______ ______ ________ ______ मैंने पूरी कहानी सुनाई mainne pooree kahaanee sunaee

to study	स_ख_ा s_e_h_n_ सीखना seekhana स____ s_______ सीखना seekhana _____ ________ सीखना seekhana
I studied.	म_ं_े स_ख_ m_i_n_ s_e_h_ मैंने सीखा mainne seekha म____ स___ m_____ s_____ मैंने सीखा mainne seekha _____ ____ ______ ______ मैंने सीखा mainne seekha
I studied the whole evening.	म_ं_े श_म भ_ स_ख_ m_i_n_ s_a_m b_a_ s_e_h_ मैंने शाम भर सीखा mainne shaam bhar seekha म____ श__ भ_ स___ m_____ s____ b___ s_____ मैंने शाम भर सीखा mainne shaam bhar seekha _____ ___ __ ____ ______ _____ ____ ______ मैंने शाम भर सीखा mainne shaam bhar seekha

to work	क_म क_न_ k_a_ k_r_n_ काम करना kaam karana क__ क___ k___ k_____ काम करना kaam karana ___ ____ ____ ______ काम करना kaam karana
I worked.	म_ं_े क_म क_य_ m_i_n_ k_a_ k_y_ मैंने काम किया mainne kaam kiya म____ क__ क___ m_____ k___ k___ मैंने काम किया mainne kaam kiya _____ ___ ____ ______ ____ ____ मैंने काम किया mainne kaam kiya
I worked all day long.	म_ं_े प_र_ द_न क_म क_य_ m_i_n_ p_o_a d_n k_a_ k_y_ मैंने पूरा दिन काम किया mainne poora din kaam kiya म____ प___ द__ क__ क___ m_____ p____ d__ k___ k___ मैंने पूरा दिन काम किया mainne poora din kaam kiya _____ ____ ___ ___ ____ ______ _____ ___ ____ ____ मैंने पूरा दिन काम किया mainne poora din kaam kiya

to eat	ख_न_ k_a_n_ खाना khaana ख___ k_____ खाना khaana ____ ______ खाना khaana
I ate.	म_ं_े ख_य_ m_i_n_ k_a_y_ मैंने खाया mainne khaaya म____ ख___ m_____ k_____ मैंने खाया mainne khaaya _____ ____ ______ ______ मैंने खाया mainne khaaya
I ate all the food.	म_ं_े स_र_ ख_न_ ख_य_ m_i_n_ s_a_a k_a_n_ k_a_y_ मैंने सारा खाना खाया mainne saara khaana khaaya म____ स___ ख___ ख___ m_____ s____ k_____ k_____ मैंने सारा खाना खाया mainne saara khaana khaaya _____ ____ ____ ____ ______ _____ ______ ______ मैंने सारा खाना खाया mainne saara khaana khaaya

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