I Bedtime talk
Jillu : yennoda friend a irukkiyaa?? (Will u be my friend?)
Me : (silent)
Jillu : Ammaa
Me : hmmm?
Jillu : nee yennoda friend a irukkiyaa?? (Will u be my friend?)
Me : sure.. irukken da kannnaa. (After a pause..) Friend na, yeppidi da irukkanum ? yenna pannanum? (sure. What do friends do? what should i do to be your friend?)
Jillu : Jolly ya irukkanum...yen kooda vilaiyadanum (We have to be jolly. You have to play with me)
Me (completely zapped by now): Appidiyaa da chellamaa? sure da. Amma ippo konja naalaa busy yaa irukkrn la. Adhaan vilaiyaada mudila. But function apram, sure a unnoda vilaiyaadaren, okvaa ? (Sure, kannna. I have been busy these days and thats why I am unable to play with you. We will surely play lots after the function, OK vaa?)
Jillu : OK
II
Jillu rubs her fingers over the kolam (Rangoli) outside our home and applies the powder over her forehead like a kumkum or veebudhi.
I chide her for the same, citing all reasons for not doing so.
Me : Velila kolam yellarum medikkaaraa da, chellamma. Adha azhukellaam nee thoda koodaadhu.uvaa varum
(Everybody walks over the kolam. So you shouldn't be touching the dirt. You will be sick)
Jillu : Naan medhikala paa ( I didn't stamp)
Me : Nee medhikala, but mathavaa medhikaraa ( I know u didn't, but others do)
Jillu: Yen medhikaraa? (Why do they walk all over it?)
Me : (Ahaa, nallaa maatinen !) theriyaama medhikaraa da, chellam (They do it unknowingly da, chellamaa)
Jillu : Appo, naanum theriyaama medhikanum (Then, even I want to stamp unknowingly)
Me : ?@#$@#
III
"hey, balloon, parakkaadhe.. Nann tight a pidichindu irukken... parakkave midiyaadhu...Amma, neeyum tight a pidichindu irukke.. naanum balloon na tight a pidichindu irukken , illa? Ahaaa...nnoooooo.. Balloon, Balloon, parakkaadhe...apram Police pidichittu poyidum unnaa.."
"Hey, balloon, dont fly, I am holding tight, not possible to take flight, Amma, both you and me are holding the balloon tight right? Ahaa.. Noooooooo..Baloon, Balooon, NO, dont, otherwise, Police will catch hold of you"
Jillu's talk with the balloon while me riding my bike and Jillu standing in the front holding a big balloon
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13 hours ago
Loooong break-ke-baad, cute post!
ReplyDeleteRomba Naal Aachu !! Where have you disappeared to ?
ReplyDeletethe 'friend' bit is super cute... how can you not melt to that :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Deepavali to you guys!!
Vidya, :) yah long time! will catch up with you soon :(
ReplyDeletePV, clue in the first talkies :) but I think I told you about it right ?
Uma, Oh yeah ! the things they come up with !