Culture & Etiquette

1. कोंकणी ही भारतांतली एक भास

   koṃkaṇī hī bhāratāṃtalī ek bhās

   Konkani is one of the languages of India

   Usage

   Used to talk about the language of Goa

   Grammar Note

   The opening of the Konkani article on the language. "Language" is भास (not Marathi भाषा). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. हांव गोंयचो / गोंयची

   hāṃv goṃyaco / goṃyacī

   I am from Goa

   Usage

   Says where you are from; men say गोंयचो, women गोंयची

   Grammar Note

   The genitive agrees with the speaker: -चो (m) or -ची (f). The same shape as the well-known line "गोंयकार हांव गोंयचो". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. गोंयकार

   goṃyakār

   Goan (a person from Goa)

   Usage

   Refers to a person from Goa, Hindu or Christian alike

   Grammar Note

   गोंय "Goa" + -कार "person of".

4. गोंयांत हिंदू, क्रिस्तांव आनी मुसलमान एकठांय रावतात

   goṃyāṃt hiṃdū, kristāṃv ānī musalamān ekaṭhāṃy rāvatāt

   In Goa Hindus, Christians and Muslims live together

   Usage

   Introduces Goa's mixed society

   Grammar Note

   "In Goa" is गोंयांत (-ंत "in"). रावप means "to live", and also "to stay". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. तियात्र म्हणल्यार नाट्यकलेंतलो एक आगळो वेगळो प्रकार

   tiyātr mhaṇalyār nāṭyakaleṃtalo ek āgaḷo vegaḷo prakār

   Tiatr is a distinctive form of theatre

   Usage

   Describes Konkani musical theatre

   Grammar Note

   The definition as in the Konkani article. "Means / that is" is म्हणल्यार (also written म्हळ्यार). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. तियात्र खंय पळोवपाक मेळटा?

   tiyātr khaṃy paḷovapāk meḷaṭā?

   Where can I see a tiatr?

   Usage

   Asks where to watch a performance

   Grammar Note

   "Can be seen" is verb + मेळटा; the tourism article uses the same pattern, "पळोवंक मेळटात". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. मांडो हो एक नाच प्रकार

   māṃḍo ho ek nāc prakār

   Mando is a kind of dance

   Usage

   Introduces a traditional art that blends East and West

   Grammar Note

   The opening of the Konkani article, as written. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. फुगडी हो गोंयच्या बायलांचो आवडीचो नाच

   phugaḍī ho goṃyacyā bāyalāṃco āvaḍīco nāc

   Fugdi is a dance loved by Goan women

   Usage

   A folk dance performed at occasions such as Chavoth

   Grammar Note

   The encyclopedia has "फुगडी हो गोंयकार बांयलाचो आवडीचो नाच"; the spelling is normalised here to बायलांचो. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. धालो

   dhālo

   Dhalo (women's song and dance)

   Usage

   Songs and dance by women in the Shigmo season

   Grammar Note

   A word used in Goan Konkani.

10. घुमट

    ghumaṭ

    Ghumot (pot-shaped drum)

    Usage

    A drum used in Goan folk music and temple events

    Grammar Note

    The opening line of the Konkani article, as written.

11. गोंयची संस्कृती म्हणल्यार शिगमो आनी धालो

    goṃyacī saṃskrutī mhaṇalyār śigamo ānī dhālo

    Goan culture means Shigmo and Dhalo

    Usage

    Explains Goa's traditional festival culture

    Grammar Note

    Shortened from the Konkani article line "गोंयची संस्कृती म्हणल्यार ... शिगमो आनी धालो". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

12. गोंयकार नुस्त्या बगर रावपाक शकना

    goṃyakār nustyā bagar rāvapāk śakanā

    A Goan cannot live without fish

    Usage

    A common saying about Goan food culture

    Grammar Note

    Shortened from the Konkani article "गोंयकार आनी नुस्तें". "Without" is बगर. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

13. गोंयचे बीच 125 कि.मीटराची दर्यादेग व्यापून आसात

    goṃyace bīc 125 ki.mīṭarācī daryādeg vyāpūn āsāt

    Goa's beaches cover about 125 km of coast

    Usage

    Talks about the length of the Goan coast

    Grammar Note

    Lightly adapted from the tourism article. "Coast" is दर्यादेग (feminine). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

14. गोंयच्यो इगर्जो संवसारीक वारसो थळां म्हुण जाहीर केल्यात

    goṃyacyo igarjo saṃvasārīk vāraso thaḷāṃ mhuṇ jāhīr kelyāt

    Goa's churches are declared World Heritage Sites

    Usage

    Introduces the churches of Old Goa

    Grammar Note

    Shortened from the tourism article line about churches and convents declared World Heritage by UNESCO. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

15. वारसो घर

    vāraso ghar

    Heritage house

    Usage

    A large house from the Portuguese era, now sometimes a hotel or a visitor site

    Grammar Note

    The tourism article uses the plural, वारसो घरां.

16. हांगा फोटो काडपाक मेळटा?

    hāṃgā phoṭo kāḍapāk meḷaṭā?

    May I take photos here?

    Usage

    Asks about photography in a church, temple or museum

    Grammar Note

    "Take a photo" is फोटो काडप, using काडप "take out". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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