Wednesday, December 3, 2008
We are having a great time getting acquainted in the time we are spending at the hotel. Nanda feels very comfortable when we are at the hotel. She will chat away in Gujarati like I can understand her. She does get frustrated that we can't communicate very well. She discovered the phone today as I was talking to our guide, Mini on it. She wanted to say hello to him, and so I handed her the phone. She was amazed! Then when I was ordering room service, she picked up the other line and said, "hello?". I think I may be in trouble......
Nanda tries spaghetti.
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Two posts! See- checking your blog several times a day pays off! Great photos - it sounds and looks like Nanda feels really comfortable with her family!
How's mom?
love, Jody
See, many of us check the blog often! Loved the pictures, too.
Yea, how's Pam??
Love, Nan
નમસ્તે ણન્દ (translation - Hello Nanda)
પધારો (Welcome)
કેમ છો (How are you?)
મારુ નામ ... છેપમેલ (my name is pamela)
કહુશ ? (happy?)
આઅમે તુમ્ને ચયેહ છે (we love you)
આઅમે તુને ખુબિ નેહિ ચોદે કે જયન્ગે (we will never leave you)
આવજો (goodbye. hopefully informal version)
Hi All! Great Pictures Again! I love all the colors! Nanda looks right at home eating pasta ..... like a true Italian ;-) and here is one meaning of Nanda: meaning: Meritorious, great achiever
i found this on the web, thought it might be helpful to all of our family & friends: http://utopianvision.co.uk/gujarati/dictionary/
English Gujarati Translation Pronunciation
Ear કાન kaan
Eye આંખ aankh
Hair વાળ vaal
Hand હાથ haath
Mouth મોઢું modhu
Nail નખ nakh
Nose નાક naak
Butterfly તિતલી titlee
Cat બિલાડી bilaari
Cow ગાય gaaya
Crocodile મગર magar
Deer હરણ hararn
Dog કૂતરો kuutaro
Donkey ગધેડું gathedu
Elephant હાથી haathee
Giraffe જીરાફ giraffe
Goat બકરી bakaree
Bed ખાટલો khaatalo
House ઘર ghur
Knife છરી chharee
Rolling Pin વેલણ velarn
Spoon ચમચી chamchee
Strainer છાલણી chhaalnee
Window બારી baaree
School નિશાળ nishal
Temple મંદિર mandir
Black કાળો kaalo
Blue ભૂરો bhooro
Golden સોનેરી soneree
Green લીલો leelo
Orange નારંગી naarangee
Pink ગુલાબી gulaabee
Red લાલ laal
White સફેદ safed
Yellow પીળો peerlo
Apple સફરજત safarjun
Banana કેળું kerlun
Fig અંજીર anjeer
Mango કેરી keree
Orange નારંગી naarangee
Pineapple અનેનાસ anenaas
Water Melon તરબૂચ tarabooch
Sunday રવિવાર ravivaar
Monday સોમવાર somvaar
Tuesday મંગળવાર mangalvaar
Wednesday બુધ્વાર buthvaar
Thursday ગુરુવાર guruvaar
Friday શુક્રવાર shukravaar
Saturday શનિવાર shanivaar
Goodbye આવજો aavjo
Hello નમસ્તે namaste
How are you કેમ છો kem chho
Thank You ધન્યાવાદ dhanyaawaad
Welcome પધારો padhaaro
1, One એક ek
2, Two બે be
3, Three ત્રણ traan
4, Four ચાર chaar
5, Five પંચ panch
6, Six છ chho
7, Seven સાત saat
8, Eight આઠ aath
9, Nine નવ nav
10, Ten દસ das
Carpenter સુથાર suthaar
Jeweller ઝવેરી zaveree
Nurse આચા aachaa
Shepherd ભરવાડ bharavaad
Tailor દરજી darajee
Teacher, Professor અધ્યાપક adhyaapak
Brother ભાઈ bhai
Father's Sister ફોઈ foee
Mother મા maa
Mother's Sister મસી maasi
Sister બહેન bahen
Day દિવસ divas
Evening સાંજ saanj
Hour કલાક kalaak
Minute મિનિટ minit
Month મહિનો mahino
Morning સવાર savaar
Night રાત raat
Second ક્ષણ kshaarn
Today આજ aaj
Tomorrow કાલ kaal
Bicycle સાઇકલ cycle
Bus બસ bus
Car ગાડી gaadee
Train આગ ગાડી aag gaadee
Cabbage કોબી kobee
Carrot ગાજર gaajar
Cauliflower કુલાવર kulaavar
Potato બટેટા batetaa
Spinach પાલક paalak
Turnip સલગમ salagam
challenging but fun!
Fun & Safe wishes for you all!
pamela
Melinda,
Here is my blog address if Nanda wants to see the snow in Mequon. This was yesterday. We got 4 more today (still snowing).
http://burfieldwisconsin.blogspot.com/
Tina
Melinda, Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to post such detailed blogs with such wonderful photos! All four of us really enjoy hearing about your adventures and getting to know Nanda through your eyes. I think it's great that you can already discern her strong personality--hopefully it will serve her well in her new life.
Enjoy your warm weather while you have it!
Lauren
Hi Guys! I was looking through the pics from the last week, and it is quite interesting the difference in the pictures as you have progressed. Nanda seems much more relaxed and comfortable in her body language and expressions, and so does Molly when they are together. They have each received a wonderful gift in each other! When are you coming home?
I'm ready for you to be back home - I've practically memorized your blog because I've reread it so many times! I need to TALK to you!
love, your sisterly/daughterly stalker
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