English Phrases in English & Garo

01/12/2024

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01/12/2024

UNDER THE WEATHER (idiom)

"Under the weather" inode ian be•en an•senggijako, be•en ning•o sajrimako miksonga.

Example sentence:

ENGLISH: I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so I'm not going to school today.

GARO: Anga be•en an•sengbrejaenga, indaken anga da•alde skulchi re•angjaenga.

01/12/2024

HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD (idiom)

"Hit the nail on the head" inode ian maiba obostani ba kamni bidingo uko namdapatanina tiktak nangenggipa kattako aganako, tiktak dakna nanggipa kamko dakako indake agana. Ba, maiba obostani asol ja•pangko aganako indake agana.

Example:

ENGLISH: The principal hit the nail on the head when he said that the failure of the students in the examinations is because of their negligence.

GARO: Student rangni porikkao fail ong•ara uamangni gisik nanggijani a•sel ong•a ine principal ni aganara tiktak ong•a kattakoan aganaha.

N.B. "hit the nail on the head" ingipako katta baibai pe•e aganode, gojalni pelgapgipa skoo (tiktako) hatorichi data ine ong•genchim. Gojalko hatori chi daton sko tiktako nangjaode gojal gonggea ba datchakgipa bol nosto ong•a aro miksonga gita bolko datkapanio chu•sokna man•ja; indiba, gojalni sko tiktako hatori nangode gojal miksonga gita tiktak napange miksonga gita bolko datkapanio chu•sokna man•a. Apsan dake, maiba obostao tiktak nanggipa kattako aganosa dolni manderangna namgniko ra•bana man•a.

26/11/2024

ABSTAIN FROM ( something/doing something)

An•tangni namnikgipa aro cha•ronggipa cha•aniko cha•gija donga ba ringronggipa ringaniko ringgija donga; nima.

Mesokani sentence:

ENGLISH: Na.a gusuenga, unigimin sada ringako nimbo.
GARO: You have a cough, so abstain from smoking to***co.

26/11/2024

ABIDE BY (something)

"Abide by" inode, ian dongimin niamna bamako, dongimin niam ko maniako ba niamko ja•rike dakako miksonga.

Mesokani sentence:

English: Students should abide by the rules and regulations of the school.

Garo: Chatro-chatrirang skulni niamrangko manina nanga.
Ba,
Chatro-chatrirang skulni niamrangko ja.rikna nanga.
Ba,
Chatro-chatrirang skulni niamrangna bamna nanga.

02/07/2023

OUT OF DANGER
= saknana kengnioni ba janggi jama bon.na kengnioni naljokgipa biapo ba obostao ong.a; kenani dongja(ha)

Jedake;
1.Eng: He is not completely cured, but he is now out of danger.
Garo: Ua saade namsrangkuja, indiba da.ode kenani dongjaha. (sina kenani dongjaha)

2.Eng: We have crossed the forest. So we are now out of danger.
Garo: An.ching buring ko ga.batman.aha. Da.ode kenani dongjaha.

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02/07/2023

IN DANGER (of sth)
= namgija obostao ba janggi jama bon.na kenna nanggipa obostao.
Jekae;
1.Eng: Their lives are in danger.
Garo: Uamangni janggi kenanio ong.enga.
Ba,
Uamangni janggina kenchakani donga.

2.Eng: This stadium is in danger of collapsing.
Garo: Ia stadium be.gropna kenani donga.

*sth = something*
*Collapse = be.gropa*

15/11/2018

15/11/2018

Don't try to be perfect, just be you.

05/09/2018

TAKE AFTER (sb)
= "take after" Saniba mikkang bimang uni ma.gipani ba ma.gipani mikkang bimang gita ba atchutang ambitangni mikkang bimang gita dakangode, ba ma.gipachipakniba ong.ja maiba, pagipachipakniba ong.ja maina, uamangni maharioni saniba mikkang bimang gita dakangode, uko "take after" ine agana; cholon ni apsan dakanganinaba jakkala.

Jedake;
👉Eng: He takes after his father.
Garo: Ua pagipa gita dakanga.(ba, ua pagipako ra.a).

👉Eng: She takes after her father's side of the family.
Garo: Ua pagipachi pakko ra.a. (=uni mikkang bimang pagipani maharichipakni saniba mikkang bimang gita dakanga).