Can English Compete Tamil?.. i mean in expressing thoughts!

[ShivKC]

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Tamil proverbs with their English translation: containing upwards of six ... - P. Percival - Google Books

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

I gave 820 Tamil proverbs NOT WITH their lengthy English translations but with matching SHORT and crisp English proverbs and yet no one had said a word about it till now! out:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

dear Mr. Siva,

I fail to see the connection between your knowledge of Tamil, Tanglish and your falling :faint: ! Can you please be more

explicit?

I thought my knowledge of Tamil was good - till I saw this thread.:faint: I can only try Tanglish, it seems.

 

[B V RAAGHAVAN]

vettu onnu and thundu rendu = cut and right
vetti pechhu = chhatter

 

[Raji Ram]

vettu onnu and thundu rendu = cut and right .........

The English version is similar. But the impact is lost!

Tamil version has a stronger feeling.

 

[renuka]

There is one word in English where no language can ever compete.Its versatile beyond words.

Here is the proof. Osho explains.

[video=youtube_share;rY7Y5S-iDYY]http://youtu.be/rY7Y5S-iDYY[/video]

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Renu,

As Brahmanyan Sir says, the thoughts generally flow in our mother tongue and get translated to other languages we know.

At times, thoughts flow with a few slang words in between! Human nature... So, when I pondered over the video, a thought

flashed: இந்த வார்த்தை என்ன கருமம் - டா?

And suddenly I realized that the word I am searching for is THIS - கருமம்!!

Natives of Coimbatore district will understand this word better.

 

[Brahmanyan]

Dear Renu,

. So, when I pondered over the video, a thought

flashed: இந்த வார்த்தை என்ன கருமம் - டா?

And suddenly I realized that the word I am searching for is THIS - கருமம்!!

Natives of Coimbatore district will understand this word better.

நல்லா சொன்னிங்க அம்மணி . நானும் கோயமுத்தூர்தானுங்க. பொறந்து படிச்சு வளந்தது எல்லாம் நம்மூருதானுங்க. அந்த மண் வாசனை எங்கவருமுங்க? எதோ கருமம் வேலதேடி வெளியூருக்கு வந்துட்டோமுங்க.
வணக்கமுங்க
ப்ரஹ்மண்யன்,
பெங்களுரு.

 

[Raji Ram]

....... ஏதோ கருமம் வேலதேடி வெளியூருக்கு வந்துட்டோமுங்க.
வணக்கமுங்க
ப்ரஹ்மண்யன்,
பெங்களுரு.

ஆமாங்க ஐயா. நம்மளப் போல மரியாதை எந்த ஜில்லாக்காரங்க கொடுப்பாங்க!

எங்களுக்கு, இந்தக் கருமம் புடிச்ச சென்னைச் செந்தமிழக் கேக்கற கொடுமைங்க! :ear:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

நம்ம ஊரு மண் வாசனையும் வராதுங்க! :nono:

நம்ம ஊரு தண்ணி ருசியும் வராதுங்க! :nono:

நம்ம ஊரு கிளைமேட்டு எங்கே கிடைக்கும் சொல்லுங்க!

கருமம் வேறே ஊருக்கு வேலைத் தேடிப்போனாலும்

மறுபடி நம்ம ஊருக்கே வந்துட்டோமுங்க!

எல்லாரும் நல்ல இருக்கணங்க. ray:

வாரேனுங்க. வணக்கமுங்க. ray2:

 

[Rangachari Sampathkumaran]

Whateth son are you to your father?

:happy:

This was the answer my English Professor told us when this question was asked to him.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Grammar goeth down the drain. :doh:

Whateth son are you to your father?

:happy:

This was the answer my English Professor told us when this question was asked to him.

 

[sarang]

Shakespearean scholar. Allowed. And, one cannot ask this question these days because of nuclear family; old grammar acceptable for old questions.

Grammar goeth down the drain. :doh:

 

[ShivKC]

how manie'th child are you to your parents?

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

how manie'th child are you to your parents?

Is it an example or am I supposed to answer it??? :decision:

I am the third child and second daughter to my parents. :grouphug:

Why this weird spelling for manyth???:noidea:

 

[Raji Ram]

................Why this weird spelling for manyth???:noidea:

​May be it is 'Shinglish'!!!

 

[Iyyarooraan]

தம்பி அல்லது அக்காவுக்கு ஒரு வார்த்தை உண்டா? அத்தைக்கும் aunt சித்திக்கும் aunt. one is paternal, another is maternal.. அதேமாதிரி மாமாவுக்கும் சித்தப்பாவுக்கும்.

 

[Iyyarooraan]

Or you can ask a "fishing" question. Are you the third son in your family?

 

[Raji Ram]

அக்காவின் கணவனையும் சிலர் மாமா என்று அழைப்பதால், அன்னையுடன் பிறந்தவர் தாய் மாமா ஆகிவிடுவார்;

அவருக்கு இல்லத் திருமணங்களில் சரியான மதிப்புத் தரவில்லை என்றால், 'நாய் மாமா'வாக மாறிவிடுவார்! :rant:

 

[sarang]

In all movies and tv serials, husband is called mama by the wife, murai mappillai is called mama, and an unsavory person is also called mama. Both husband and wife call their FIL 'mama'. It appears to be a universal term!

அக்காவின் கணவனையும் சிலர் மாமா என்று அழைப்பதால், அன்னையுடன் பிறந்தவர் தாய் மாமா ஆகிவிடுவார்;

அவருக்கு இல்லத் திருமணங்களில் சரியான மதிப்புத் தரவில்லை என்றால், 'நாய் மாமா'வாக மாறிவிடுவார்! :rant:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Mama has become a versatile term. I feel like laughing aloud

when the 70 year old mami addresses the temple priest in his

early twenties as "mama".

 

[renuka]

Mama has become a versatile term. I feel like laughing aloud

when the 70 year old mami addresses the temple priest in his

early twenties as "mama".

And so is the word aunty.
I have lots of indian patients out here who are in their 60's but call me Aunty instead of doctor.
They feel doctor is less respectful and Aunty is more respectful.
But they never call any male doc Uncle.

Once I had a patient who was much older to me and kept on calling me non stop "aunty,aunty" in every sentence.

Then I joked with her saying "Ok Paatti"

And she started crying in my room saying"How can you call me Paatti? I am not your grandmother"

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Did you ask her whether you were her

aththai, chithi, maami or periammaa??? :becky:

And so is the word aunty.
I have lots of indian patients out here who are in their 60's but call me Aunty instead of doctor.
They feel doctor is less respectful and Aunty is more respectful.
But they never call any male doc Uncle.

Once I had a patient who was much older to me and kept on calling me non stop "aunty,aunty" in every sentence.

Then I joked with her saying "Ok Paatti"

And she started crying in my room saying"How can you call me Paatti? I am not your grandmother"

 

[renuka]

Did you ask her whether you were her

aththai, chithi, maami or periammaa??? :becky:

No cos she was already crying so much and I was thinking she might start wailing and I never saw her again in my clinic after that.!!!LOL

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Good riddance of a bad patient! :high5:

No cos she was already crying so much and I was thinking she might start wailing and I never saw her again in my clinic after that.!!!LOL