Oriya Nouns
Welcome to the third Oriya lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Oriya to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
potatoes ଆଳୁ [āḷu] |
tomatoes ଟମାଟୋ [ṭamāṭō] |
onions ପିଆଜ [pi'āja] |
carrots ଗାଜର [gājara] |
fruits ଫଳ [phaḷa] |
apples ସେଓ [sē'ō] |
bananas କଦଳୀ [kadaḷī] |
oranges କମଳା [kamaḷā] |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules - Oriya + Pronunciation |
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| do you have milk? [verb + noun] ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ କ୍ଷୀର ଅଛି କି? [āpaṇaṅka pākharē kṣīra achi ki.] |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] ମୋ ପାଖରେ କ୍ଷୀର ଓ କଫୀ ଅଛି [mō pākharē kṣīra ō kaphī achi] |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ତିନୋଟି ସେଓ ଅଛି [tāṅka pākharē tinōṭi sē'ō achi] |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ କେବଳ ମାତ୍ର ଗୋଟିଏ ସେଓ ଅଛି [tāṅka pākharē kēbaḷa mātra gōṭi'ē sē'ō achi] |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] ଆମେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଛୋଟିଆ ଘରେ ରହୁ [āmē gōṭi'ē chōṭi'ā gharē rahu] |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] ମୁଁ ଆମ ଜଳଖିଆକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ [mum̐ āma jaḷakhi'āku bhala pā'ē] |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread ପାଉଁରୁଟି [pā'um̐ruṭi] |
milk କ୍ଷୀର [kṣīra] |
butter ଲହୁଣୀ [lahuṇī] |
cheese ବସା ଛେନା [basā chēnā] |
coffee କଫୀ [kaphī] |
sandwich ସ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡୱିଚ୍ [sẏāṇḍaẇic] |
meat ମାଉଁସ [mā'um̐sa] |
chicken କୁକୁଡା [kukuḍā] |
fish ମାଛ [mācha] |
breakfast ଜଳଖିଆ [jaḷakhi'ā] |
lunch ଦ୍ବିପହର ଖାଦ୍ୟ [dbipahara khādẏa] |
dinner ରାତି ଖାଦ୍ୟ [rāti khādẏa] |
Conversation in Oriya
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
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| Do you speak (English/ Oriya)? ଆପଣ (ଇଂରାଜୀ/ଓଡ଼ିଆ) କୁହନ୍ତି କି? [āpaṇa (inrājī / ōṛi'ā) kuhanti ki.] |
| Just a little ଅଳ୍ପ ଟିକେ [aḷpa ṭikē] |
| I like Oriya ମୁଁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭଲ ପାଏ [mum̐ ōṛi'ā bhāṣā bhala pā'ē] |
| Can I practice with you? ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କରିପାରେ କି? [mum̐ āpaṇaṅka sahita abhẏāsa karipārē ki.] |
| How old are you? ଆପଣଙ୍କର ବୟସ କେତେ? [āpaṇaṅkara baẏasa kētē.] |
| I'm thirty three years old ମୋର ବୟସ ତେତିଶ ବର୍ଷ ଅଟେ [mōra baẏasa tētiśa barṣa aṭē] |
| It was nice talking to you ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସହିତ କଥା ହୋଇ ଭଲ ଲାଗିଲା [āpaṇaṅka sahita kathā hō'i bhala lāgilā] |
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Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |