Religion & Temples

1. म्हाका हें देवूळ पळोवपाक जाय

   mhākā heṃ devūḷ paḷovapāk jāy

   I want to visit this temple.

   Usage

   देवूळ is a Hindu temple

   Grammar Note

   देवूळ is neuter. Marathi मंदिर is also in the dictionary, but देवूळ is the main Konkani word. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. हिंदू न्हय तांकां भितर वचूं येता?

   hiṃdū nhay tāṃkāṃ bhitar vacūṃ yetā?

   Can non-Hindus enter?

   Usage

   Ask politely at a temple entrance

   Grammar Note

   न्हय means "is not". The sentence is built from dictionary words. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. हांगा जोतीं काडात

   hāṃgā jotīṃ kāḍāt

   Please take off your shoes here.

   Usage

   Asks for shoes to be removed at a temple door

   Grammar Note

   जोतें is listed with बूट and चप्पल in the dictionary; the plural is जोतीं. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. प्रसाद म्हणल्यार कितें?

   prasād mhaṇalyār kiteṃ?

   What is prasad?

   Usage

   Food offered to a deity

   Grammar Note

   प्रसाद and म्हणल्यार are dictionary-confirmed. "What" is कितें, not Marathi काय. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. आरती केन्ना जाता?

   āratī kennā jātā?

   When is the aarti?

   Usage

   A lamp-waving worship; gom.wikipedia has "the aarti takes place"

   Grammar Note

   केन्ना is "when" (not Marathi केव्हा). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. पूजा जाता

   pūjā jātā

   A puja is in progress.

   Usage

   पूजा is Hindu worship

   Grammar Note

   पूजा has many examples in gom.wikipedia. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. हांगा फोटो काडूं नाकात

   hāṃgā phoṭo kāḍūṃ nākāt

   Please do not take photos here.

   Usage

   Used where photography is prohibited

   Grammar Note

   Prohibition is purposive form + नाका(त), like वचूं नाकात. Marathi नको is not used. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. इगर्ज खंय आसा?

   igarj khaṃy āsā?

   Where is the church?

   Usage

   इगर्ज comes from Portuguese; used by Goan Catholics

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary defines इगर्ज as a place where Christians pray. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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