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KONKANI LEKH: Xegunachi Sunn 



XEGUNACHI SUNN
Boroupi: Norman Noronha (Navelim/Kuwait) 



Ek dhuv logn zaun dusre ghorabean bhitor sortana ek visvaxi ghorkarnn aplea 
ghorkarak zalear ek mogachi sunn tea ghorabeak zaun asta. Avoy-bapaychem 
zolmanchem ghor soddun dusrea ghorabean ek novem jivit suru korunk titlem 
sompem nhoi, toruipun to ek jivitacho bhag mhunn ostori mandun gheta ani soglea 
dukha sukhachi vanttekar zata. 
Ostoreank kitlo obhiman favo nhoi? 

Inglez bhaxen ek mhunni asa. Eka dadleachea kallzan bhitor sortolo zalear to 
rosto tachea potant savn suru zata “The way to a man’s heart is through his 
stomach”. 
Oi! Hem sot khorem! Oxech thodde dekhave tumchea fudeant dovortam:- 

Poilo Dhekavo 
Moddganv Kamra lagsar:

Pirr---pirrrr---traffic pulise piluk’ke avazar sogleo motor-gaddi, skuttor, 
motorsaikol ani saikoli porian thambleo. Hanvenui mhoji Activacho krannnch 
korun brek marun mhozo dhavo paim zomnir dovorun pulisalo dusre pilukeche 
avazak ravtana, mhojea uzvea vatten don bhailancheo gozali choltaleo teo kannar 
sadonk lagleo. Tanchea ulovpancher teo ghorkanni (housewife) mhunn mhaka 
kollchea kollun tanchea boddboddi ulovpancher tanchim nanvam mhaka kollit zalim 

Rosy : Hi Meena. Tum mu gho! How are you? Hubbycho fon ba yevunk na go? 

Meena : Ago, amchem Facebookacher daily chat chalu asta. Laptop webcam-a velean 
bedicher nidhun hanv ani hubby ekamekak poit uloitat 

Rosy : Oxem? Ani amgelo adlench ghevn asa. 

Meena : Kitem? 

Rosy : Kadern ani laps. Potrakar nhi to? Asum tem. Kitem ghetlam bazarant? 

Meena : Titlem kainch na. Aggo, sokallim burgeank iskolak soddun ailim ani 
bestench mhunn sofacher visov ghevunk hadd podlelim. Thuinch dolo laglo. 11:45 
vorar zagem zalear ugddas ailo aiz mhojea bikacho Road tax bhorunk nimano dis 
mhunn. Veg-vegim gelim. Sodanche bhaxen kedi voddli line gho baye. Don voram 
laglim tax bhorunk. 

Rosy : Sarkem tujem. Gelea sumanant mhakai serpentine line mevleli. Ek sang. 
Tujea bikar asat tim koslim parselam? 

Meena : Kitem korum baye. Time khoim asa gho randunk? Chinese jevnnachim 
parselam. Borem zalem amcho zorodd sasupai moron. Antam amkam, kitem-i cholta. 
Taka lagon xit-koddi korchi poddtali. Taka zaich asli. Bhailea jevnnacher 
bhurgim khup khuxeal zatat. Tunvem koslem jevonn randlam tor? 

Rosy : Bhendde ghalun sungtachi koddi korunk zai mhunn sokall fuddench mirem 
vanttun ailelim hanv. Sungttam ani bhendde ghetleat. Mhozo vhoddlo put 
sungttam-bhenddechi koddi mhonllear, iskolache kopdde kaddunk visorta ani dhuv 
tor tiche hat levnche levun, mhoja-i bottank lagleli koddi lenvta. 
Dusro Dhekavo 
Kuwaitche eka offisant donparchea jevnna vellar 

Charlotte : Wow! Boro gomgomit vass ailo! Tonddak udok sutlem. Kitem haddlam 
tifinan chepun? 

Shyla: Vatoneacho ross ani chapatti. Ani tuvem? 

Charlotte: Kainch na. Kentinan order kelam. Azun mellelo ailo nam. Potache 
bhuken undir roddtat. 

Shyla : Punn, tujem tifin sodanch ghora thavn haddtalem. 

Charlotte : Sarkem tujem. Hea disamni sasumai Goyam gheleli asa. Tich randop 
korta. Mhaka kitem kollta randpachem? Iskol sompon kollegik gelim uprant kazar 
zalim. Mhoje avoy thaim randunk xikpak time khui mevla? 

Shyla : Hea disamni jevnak kitem kortat tumi? Aggo baye, internet-ar recipe 
pollevn zaiti zannam randop ekdom sompem kortat. Tea bhair kosem randop korunk 
zai tem video pasun asat. Tem pollevn, amchem xezrachem Elvira porian xiklam.

Charlotte : Konak pasiens asa gho? Keddnai hotelan savn haddtat. Na tor two 
minutes noodles, canned stuff kam sompem korta. Kuch bhi chalta hai! 

Shyla : Borem tumchem. Amgeleak zalear ghorchem jevnna xivay zainam nam gho 
baye. 



Tisro Dhekavo 
Navelim Igorjeche patosar. 

Teena : Kitem hadlam Zelia? Zelia : Udipi savn bhaji puri ani Punjabi samosa 
haddleat. Amcheak samosa like zatat. 

Zelia: Boro mugho tumgelo nosto. Mhaka zalear upkaronam oslem. Chapatti korunk 
sokallim pitt moddun dovorlam hanvem. Chopatti mhonllear bhurgim jiv ghaltat. 
Holiday nhi aiz? Nidlelim astelim. Tim utthchea adim bhazun Toyar korunk zai. 
Aiz kitem program tumgelo? 

Zelia : Sanje 3:30 vorancher Agostinache tiatrak vospachi asat ami 

Teena : Arre good. Ami bhi vospachi asat. Mellchim intervalak. Chol chol vegin 
ia ghara Chopatti bhazche bhazun randunk zai. 

Zelia : Randunk? Haven zalear amgeleak sanglam matse vegin bhair soria. 
Hotelacher Chinese jevon , magir vechem mhunn tiatrak. 

Teena : Tumche borem baye. Haven zalear kal roast beef korun dovorlelem. Aiz 
fokot sorak ani xit korpache. 

Hanv sutteant Goyam vetam ten’na mhojea nodrek ailam. Zaiteo bhaileo kamank 
vochonant. Noxib tanchem. Tanche ghorkar bori pagarachi nokri kortat ani 
apleache bhailek suseg diat. Tannim fokot bhurgeanchem ani ghorcho vavr 
samballunk. 
Punn ojeap mhonllear ekuch nhoi pun don-don kamdaram thoddeanchea ghorant kam 
kelelim distat. Ekteach Devak khobor Gulf-ant, tarvar vo zaum tem Europant 
kosle tras kaddtat mhunn. 

Tumche ghorkar sutten ghora pavtat ten’na tumchea hatantlem thoddem bhov 
'special' randun tankam divnchem. Hea vorvim ghorkarakui gomon yetelem, tache 
pasot koxe planning korun tache ruchichem jevonn mezar dhortai tem. 
Sodanch ek bori visvaxi ghorkarn zaunk vavrat. 
Tumche ghorkarank aplem hodd’dem fulloun tankam mhonnpak ek sondh diat. 
Mhoji bail ghor-sonvsari. Tumchea borea gunnank lagon tumchim sasupai-maim 
ghorvan mhuntelim. Putan haddlea “XEGUNACHI SUNN” .
 
 

[Boroinar kheritponnim dhinvasta Lino B. Dourado ani Gaspar Almeida-k]
http://normannoronha.blogspot.com/2012/05/konkani-lekh-xegunachi-sunn.html




Love Apple, Konkan Fruit Festival\
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The stars of the show



Director Nazy Rod, Agnes, Irene and Michael Lopes in a quartet


Comedian Simla, Salu Faleiro, Braz de Parra & Irene Vaz
 
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Konkani Drama ‘Ghonvdho’ performs to great applause!

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Konkani Drama ‘Ghonvdho’ performs to great applause

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Kuwait: Konkani Play ‘Ghonvdho’ performs to great applause! 
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Goanet


The Goan Cook's Guide Book (1937)

Edgar Silveira, famed Goan food photographer, wished to know if there was any 
old Goan cook book. Hence this picture of a book which I found in our kitchen 
collection. "The Goan Cook's Guide vo Goan Cuzneracho Sangat", was written by 
Pedro Damiao Dias. BX Furtado& Sons, Bombay, the pioneering Goan book sellers 
in Bombay, had published as their fourth edition - revised and enlarged - in 
1937. "The Goan Cook's Guide" is a hardbound book in 399 pp including the 
index. The book has been written in Konkani, mother-tongue of Goans. In its 
Foreword, we find: "Hem novem edicao jem ami choutie pautim xaplam, 1937 vorsa, 
galun 50-ec vhoir novim dissanchi reciptam, zim toiar keleant, (1) Senhor 
Benjamin Pereira-anem (Sangolda, Goa), Chefe de Cusine, Bombay Club, and (2) 
Senhor L.S. de Mello (Nerul, Goa), Chefe de Cusine, Brandon's Restaurant, 
G.I.P. Rly, Bori Bunder. Tanche photos ami hea livrar ditaum. Hem tistrem 
edicao, him novim ceiptam galun, quelam up-to-date
 anim zobor gorjechem."   http://www.flickr.com/photos/52243088@N00/
(Joel D'Souza)


 


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