lesson 13         atithigṛhāgamanam.

                                         arriving at Inn,

 

Girl              susāyam.     pātum icchati ?

                         Good Evening are you thirsty ?

 

Traveller           ām,     yavasūram asti ?

                              yes     do you have beer

 

G         yavasūram asti eva.

                  of course we have beer.

           mahān caṣakaḥ alpaḥ ?

                 would you like a short or tall glass ?

 

T        mahāntaṃ eva,

                a tall glass indeed ,

          rātrau svaptum prakoṣṭhaḥ api āvaśyakaḥ.

                also I need a room for the night.   Do you have one ?

 

G       aham drakṣyāmi, asmākam ekaḥ bhavitum arhati.

                i will check for you , but we should have one.

 

G         atra yavasūram bhavate.

                   here is your beer.

            prakoṣṭhāḥ api bhavanti.

                  also there are rooms.

 

T        dhanyavādaḥ.

                thank you

 

G          bubhukṣuḥ ?

                   are you hungry ?

 

T         atīva bubhukṣuḥ asmi.

                 i am very hungry .

           kim kim praśaṃsati bhavatī?

                what do you recommend ?

 

G         mama rucikaram annam masureṇa aja-kṣīrajena ca saha.

                 my favorite is the rice and lentils with goats cheese

 

T        uttamam.      kiyat tīkṣṇam asti?

                 excellent , How spicy ( hot ) is it ?

 

G       bahu tīkṣṇam,   madhya-tīkṣṇam  tathā hi mṛdu.

                It comes hot , medium and bland

 

T         madhya-tīkṣṇam icchāmi.

                  i  would like it medium,

           niścitam anyat yavasūraṃ api.

                 and  i am sure that i will want another beer

 

G        yavasūreṇa modatām.

                  enjoy your beer