Jan 21, 2007

Learn Spanish and Tamil and Hindi (via English)

A simple list of words and their equivalents in the languages of Tamil, Spanish (Venezuelan) and English (US). The words in tamil would be crudely spelled without phonetic additions as of now, but that could be added later on.
The authors of this section are Nari and Claudia.

The format will be
English | Spanish | Tamil | Hindi
As time goes on, we plan to add more words. Suggestions are welcome.

Now for the actual words!
1. What | que | enna | kyaa
2. Day| dia | Naal | din ("l" sounds like "rl" I think)
3. Home | Casa | Veedu | ghar
4. Friend | amigo (f: amiga) | nunbun (pronounced None-bun) (f: nunbi)
5. Water | agua | thanni | paani
6. Cool | chevere | "superr", "aha"| waah
7. Yes | si | Aa-maam | Haan
8. No | no | illai/vayndam | Nahin
9. maybe | a lo mejor (quizas) (it depends on the context) | oru-velai | Shaayad
19. movies | cine | padam/cinema | pichchar

Carroms and Pool/Billiards

The more i play either of these games, I realize that I really like them very much. Probably it is the simple mechanics involved (for an engineer) which excites me that I am able to figure out the angles needed and the forces to move the ball (coin) to the pocket. But also the biggest problem has been in execution. one place where someone like "Straight Face and Steady Hands" could do a great job, but probably not me. I try not to blame the cue or the powder (or lack thereof) for any slips or misdirected shots and as always try to be a perfect gentleman at the table.