Gujarati Exercises, Or, a New Mode of Learning to Read, Write, or Speak the Gujarati Language, on the Ollendorffian System

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...you very well. How does this hat fit your brother? It fits him extremely well. Is your brother as tall as you? He is taller than I, but I am older than he. How high is this man? He is five feet four inches high. How high is the house of our tavern-keeper? It is sixty feet high. Is your well deep? Yes, sir, for it is fifty feet deep. How long have these men attended your father? It is already more than three years since they serve him. Is it a long time since your cousin was in Surat? It is nearly six years since he was there. Who has spoilt my knife? No one has spoilt it, for it was spoilt when he wanted it. Is it true that the king has promised you his assistance? I assure you (that) it is true. Is it true that the six thousand men whom we expected are arrived? I have heard it said. Will you dine with us? I cannot dine with you, for I have just eaten. Will your brother drink a glass of wine? He cannot drink, for I assure you that he has just drunk. Do you throw your hat away? I do not throw it away, for it fits me beautifully. Does your friend sell his coat? He does not sell it, for it fits him extremely well. There are many clever people in Berlin, are there not? said Cuvier to a citizen of Berlin. Not so many as when you were there, replied the citizen. Why do you pity that man? Because he has trusted his money to a rich merchant of Bombay, and he will not return it to him. Do you trust anything to this citizen? I trust him with nothing. Has he already kept anything from you? I have never trusted him with anything, so that he keeps nothing from me. Will you trust your money to my father? I will trust it to him. What secret has my brother confided to you'? I cannot trust you with what he has trusted to me, for he begged of me'to keep the secret. To whom d...