guest, _maláshi_. host, _malásh-khais_. breakfast, _vépli_. midday meal, _ashari-goli_. luncheon, _mazardiṇ-goli_. evening meal, _bilalú-ki-goli_. sour dough, _kham birá_. light, _lawár_. I, _má_. thou, _tú_. he, _úṇ_. we, _améṇ_. you, _tus_. they, _áiṇ_. great, _ghéroṇ_. small, _lakho_. much, _che_. beautiful, _sugá_. ugly, _adash_. clean, _sáf_. dirty, _mulgán_. deep, _khatoṇ_. rich, _poyandá_. poor, _kám toáṇ_. miserly, _sakh_. oath, _súgáu_. _Dialogues._ What is your name? _tiṇ ná gi thú?_ Where do you come from? _tú guláṇ ethú?_ Where do you go to? _tú guláṇ byáṇ thú?_ When did you come? _tú kal ethú?_ Come quickly, _zino é_. Go slowly, _suple bhá_. Beat him now, _as uskéṇ koteh_. Kill him afterwards, _as hilék pásrih máreh_. How is the road between this and there? _uṇgáí shálgái har páṇ goshe the?_ Very bad and dangerous, _chaí kharáb thi, chai gi aụ thi_. Very easy; a plain, and nothing to fear, _chaí hasán thi; bodi maiaán kingi bhíl nithi_. Is there any water on the road? _paú mazé wi thú ya na thú_ (way-in water is or not is)? Why should there not be any? _giné nithú?_ There is plenty, and good water, _cho thú, sains thú_. The water is bad and salty, _achhak thú, lúsuláe milál thú_. There is a big river on the road, which you will not be able to cross, _pánda mazé, ghái sin thi, pir-khingí_ (on that side) _ni biháṇt_. Why? Is there no bridge? _ginah? síú nithú?_ There was a rope bridge, but to-day it broke, _bilálá síú áṇs, áz sher thi_. Can it be not repaired? _sáṇdhat nai éṇ?_ There are no men for two days’ march all round. There are neither twigs nor ropes to be got. How am I to do? _shásh taraf se másh nithu, doṇ diṇ so mazaló-mazé, gishí sandhyí?_ How can he come; he has gone about some business, _sóh gishé éshóto, soh kámi béjthú_. Go! be silent. Bring him at once, or else I shall be very angry, _bóh! chubbó; má khapá hothiú, zino bádi á_. What do you want? _tú gi lukhát?_ I do not want anything except to drink and eat, _mà kiṇgeh ni lukhaṇt, kháṇ púr lukháṇt_. I have nothing; what can I give you? _minge kíngé nithú, má gi dáwá?_ First of all bring cold water, _buttó mú tḥo tú mitḥa wi á_. Afterwards bring milk, ghi, butter, _paitóṇ shír, ghil, shishaṇ_. How many days will you stay here? _tú ondháṇ ketúk desi bhayáṇto?_ I will start to-morrow early, _má ráli béṇto_. Get coolies (porters), _petwáre á_. How many coolies do you want? _ketúk petwáre pakár thú?_ The road is full of stones, _páṇdá maze batáh chaí vaṇte_. Your loads are very heavy, _tíṇ aíṇ_ (-this) _peté chaí abur thíṇ_. The coolies will not be able to carry them, _zaṇ petwaré búí ner haṇthé_.