Refer to previous lessons if needed as we practice reading words below.
In Assamese, there are few letters that are phonetically almost identical. Few that we learnt so far:
We have learnt about 8 vowels so far. In Assamese each or these vowels also have a corresponding vowel modifiers that attaches to a consonant and changes how it sounds. i.e আ & া কাৰ, ই & ি কাৰ
The following examples will help you understand when to use each. There are english words and how we write them in Assamese:
tahator ghor Dorongi Sukot (Their home is at Dorongi Suk)
deutar ekhon ronga gari aase (father has a red car)
toi aajir pora khobor kagoj porhibi (you read the news paper from today)
tat bhera eta roi aase (there is a lamb standing)
bhaiti kot roi aasa? (kid, where are you waiting?)
jaar aaru joh (winter & summer)
eta tinyoh (one cucumber)
uri thoka sorai ( a flying bird)
khori kota kuthar (wood cutting axe)
etha doi (sticky yugort)
goposot goi thaka (keep going confidently)
kesa kothal (raw jackfruit)
bota sorai ("Bota" bird)
oirawot hati ("Oirawat" elephant)
eibar aahiba (come this time)
rupor anguthi (silver ring)
jothor bhagor (stiff & tired)
jeura jabor (fencing & trash)
Finding a meaning:
For now, you can skip finding the meaning of the words, just try to read. If you are interested, you can copy the word and check its meaning in www.xobdo.org