Simple translations for young learners

1. ବାଘଟିକୁ ଗାଁ ବାଲା ଗୋଡ଼ାଇ ଗୋଡ଼ାଇ ଗାଁ ରୁ ବାହାର କରିଦେଲେ। The villagders chased the tiger out of the village.   .. Active voice Or The villagers hounded the tiger from the village.   .. Active voice Or The tiger was chased out of the village by the … Read more

Enhance English skill through translation

Translate these Odiya sentences to English. 1. ମୋର ଚିକିତ୍ସା ରେ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ହେଲା। One thousand rupees were spent on my treatment. Or My treatment cost me one thousand rupees. 2. ମୋର ଚିକିତ୍ସାରେ ହଜାର ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ହେଲା। My medical bill ran to thousands of … Read more

Learning to use effective vocabulary

Reciprocity… Model sentence… Sasmita presented a new flower painting to Monalisa. As a gesture of reciprocity, the latter (Monalisa ) gave a big chocolate pack to the former (Sasmita) as a gesture of reciprocity.                            Or Israel exports a lot of its missiles and missile … Read more

Srengthen your vocabulary -2

Restraint … While arguing a matter in a court, both the lawyers and the judges show maximum restraint in their choice of words, and body language in order not to spoil the dignity of the chamber.r                             Or        All salaried employees exercise … Read more

Strengthen your vocabulary

Flareup as noun .. The political leader’s firy speech against a particular community led to a communal flareup in the town. Flare up as phrasal verb… Violence flared up in the village after a wicked Brahmin boy physically abused some Dalit women taking bath in … Read more

Grammar and writing practice

Read the whole piece, and understand it. Paraphrase the first two paragraphs. Choose any one paragraph and identify the words as noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb etc. (This piece appeared in The Economist magazine. We gratefully acknowledge it.) ————————————————————————————————.————————- Last month I was part of a … Read more