Oriya Adjectives
Welcome to the second Oriya lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Oriya to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black କଳା [kaḷā] |
grey ଧୂଷର [dhūṣara] |
white ଧଳା [dhaḷā] |
blue ନୀଳ [nīḷa] |
green ସବୁଜ [sabuja] |
yellow ହଳଦୀଆ [haḷadī'ā] |
red ନାଲି [nāli] |
brown ମାଟିଆ [māṭi'ā] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Oriya + Pronunciation |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] ମୋ ଘର ଧଳା ଅଟେ [mō ghara dhaḷā aṭē] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] ଆପଣଙ୍କର ଦେଶ ବଡ଼ ଅଟେ [āpaṇaṅkara dēśa baṛa aṭē] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] ନୂଆ ବହିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଦାମିକିଆ [nū'ā bahiguṛika dāmiki'ā] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ଆମେ ଏଠାରେ ଖୁସିରେ ଅଛୁ [āmē ēṭhārē khusirē achu] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ତାଙ୍କର ତିନୋଟି ଛୋଟ କୁକୁର ଅଛନ୍ତି [tāṅkara tinōṭi chōṭa kukura achanti] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ଏହି ଭାଷାଟି ବହୁତ ସହଜିଆ ଅଟେ [ēhi bhāṣāṭi bahuta sahaji'ā aṭē] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ମୋର ଗୋଟିଏ ଛୋଟ ସବୁଜ ଘର ଅଛି [mōra gōṭi'ē chōṭa sabuja ghara achi] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ଥଣ୍ଡା [thaṇḍā] |
hot ଗରମ [garama] |
cloudy ମେଘୁଆ [mēghu'ā] |
rainy ବର୍ଷା [barṣā] |
snowy ତୁଷାର [tuṣāra] |
sunny ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟାଲୋକ [sūryẏālōka] |
windy ପବନ [pabana] |
warm ଉଷୁମ [uṣuma] |
Conversation in Oriya
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Oriya - Pronunciation |
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| hi ହାଏ [hā'ē] |
| how are you? ଆପଣ କିପରି ଅଛନ୍ତି? [āpaṇa kipari achanti.] |
| I'm good, thank you ମୁଁ ଭଲ ଅଛି, ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ [mum̐ bhala achi, dhanẏabāda] |
| and you? ଆଉ ଆପଣ? [ā'u āpaṇa.] |
| what is your name? ଆପଣଙ୍କର ନାମ କ’ଣ ? [āpaṇaṅkara nāma ka 'ṇa.] |
| my name is Maya ମୋ ନାଁ ହେଉଛି ମାୟା [mō nām̐ hē'uchi māẏā] |
| nice to meet you ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ଭେଟି ଭଲ ଲାଗିଲା [āpaṇaṅku bhēṭi bhala lāgilā] |
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