Malayalam-too tough
Aahaaaa…..Finally got something to post about. Was suffering from writer’s block... he.. hee.he. Spent a few days at my granny’s place with net access denied and got back home just this weekend. Now when I am back to blogsville something has taken back my writing skills. Thought too much about what to post and my mom could see a smoke coming through my ears.
Now getting back to topic. Since I had no special work to carry on I was ransacking my shelves to find some good old books to read. My hands fell on a book and it was my Malayalam book. When my exams got over I was bent on making mom help me learn Malayalam. That turned out to be a disaster. Though I am a malayalee, being born and brought up in Chennai is the only reason I can’t read and write my mother tongue. That’s a shame. I wanted to learn before I reach trivandrum for my training at TCS. So with the same vigor I bought a book to help me, since mom had certain confusion with new version and started learning the alphabets. After some rigorous sessions of learning the ultimate point was that I couldn’t remember them at all. Then when it came to dictation I made too many mistakes to trigger my sweet mom’s anger. Thus my Malayalam tuition with mom ended up with fights and sulks.
Yesterday retrieved that book back and started off again –Phase 2. This time I decided not to take mom’s help. This time with the help of online tutor. I never knew this was sucha difficult language. I was amazed by the variety [also irritated]. One of the problems in learning to write/read Malayalam is the large number of letters in the alphabet. The problem is further aggravated by the changes in scripts introduced from time to time. To start with there were 56 letters, one of the largest number for any language. These letters may belong to these broad categories: equivalent to the vowels; equivalent to the consonants; conjugated alphabets. There are 15 vowels and 36 consonants in addition to the many conjugated and miscellaneous letters. The conjugated letters are combinations of two consonants, but they are written distinctly. Oh my God!!!!
With all these problems I am reconsidering my options. Is it that necessary to learn mother tongue?
Now getting back to topic. Since I had no special work to carry on I was ransacking my shelves to find some good old books to read. My hands fell on a book and it was my Malayalam book. When my exams got over I was bent on making mom help me learn Malayalam. That turned out to be a disaster. Though I am a malayalee, being born and brought up in Chennai is the only reason I can’t read and write my mother tongue. That’s a shame. I wanted to learn before I reach trivandrum for my training at TCS. So with the same vigor I bought a book to help me, since mom had certain confusion with new version and started learning the alphabets. After some rigorous sessions of learning the ultimate point was that I couldn’t remember them at all. Then when it came to dictation I made too many mistakes to trigger my sweet mom’s anger. Thus my Malayalam tuition with mom ended up with fights and sulks.
Yesterday retrieved that book back and started off again –Phase 2. This time I decided not to take mom’s help. This time with the help of online tutor. I never knew this was sucha difficult language. I was amazed by the variety [also irritated]. One of the problems in learning to write/read Malayalam is the large number of letters in the alphabet. The problem is further aggravated by the changes in scripts introduced from time to time. To start with there were 56 letters, one of the largest number for any language. These letters may belong to these broad categories: equivalent to the vowels; equivalent to the consonants; conjugated alphabets. There are 15 vowels and 36 consonants in addition to the many conjugated and miscellaneous letters. The conjugated letters are combinations of two consonants, but they are written distinctly. Oh my God!!!!
With all these problems I am reconsidering my options. Is it that necessary to learn mother tongue?
Comments
Welcome to my blogworld..
@Ramanujam
Yeah I know that but still not knowing mother tongue..hmmmm doesn't sound good...
Btw thnks for visiting my blog.. Do keep visiting :-)
btw...there is no harm in learning another language..
Yeah Agreed...Salam to U...
@Ramanujam
Ha.. Ha.. It is not the question of importance of language here, Just a new language into the basket. Thats it.
@Harish
It will take a week for me to finish a paper.. So in that case you sound better ;)
I had all the problems u had when trying to learn my mother tongue (telugu)... but just that I didnt prefer to adopt these methods... books, magazines are just so boring to learn the latest accents & tweaks in a language...
I watch TV / Radio Telugu Channels and try to read film names & other writings out there... This will also help to keep up with the changes in a language... This is how I am staying close with Telugu community...
Wat do u say?
Its difficult to learn a new language , i kw. but taking this much time and difficulty for learning mothertongue...ummm..not good :) And im sure frnd you will learn it within one month of ur joining date here in Thiruvananthapuram. Its not very difficult as you think. The grammer is tough but not the language.
Try this :)
"ente priyapetta koottukarikku Oru nalla bhavi aasamsikkunnu. Veettile ellavarodum aneshanam parayanam ketto”
And How was ur days with ur grany? Is there nothing to post abt it?
yessu..thats what I am following. But alphabets theriyanum le.
@Lijin
hmm.. Those words in malayalam. Check this out :-)
Föus ‹ïiödˆ JòˆñJjï¼ñ Hjñ Ekë glï Boùoï¼ñªñ. lþðšïökë Fkëlöjêañù AöEnEù djiEù öJöˆê
Nothing special about my trip.
seri seri no comments....
u dunno to read n write...me dunno to speak either.... :))) edho konjam konjam....no no koracchu korachhu ariyum....but i can read upto an extent...courtesy buses there durin my inplant training....(no englipis boards in buses at all...)
pls read my blogs,n giv me sm tips 2 improv ( 4 im a novice here).ny way ur blogs r nice
Seri seri.. kandukathee. ithu ellam sagacham...
Hmmm.. naanum athai thaannambi irundhen. BUt sathi nadanthu pochu. Read my next post to know that :-)
@Ramanujam
Sorry no trip to kerala.
btw I saw your blogs. 3 blogs at the same time :o
Will surely comments to your posts.
Hmmmm..what a conundrum..
Freeya vittuten.. kkonjam konjam kathu vechukiteen. Apuram enn kids ennai asingama parka kudathu le athu ku safe guard pana thaan.
Yeah pronunciation is bit difficult. But letters are even more confusing.
@Bricktop
Ha. Haa.. athum pothum nu solla vareengala..ithu kuda nala thaan irukku.
btw unga malayalam superba irukku
If you can read this, your malayalam is good now.
i want to learn malayalam language both to write & speak in person. If you know any one who can teach me in chennai please contact me seuluvme@gmail.com