Learning Konkani

stu2000 · Jul 1st, 2005, 05:30

Hi all, we are going out to goa in october for six months and hoping to returnevery year for similar time. From previous visits I know that english is very widely spoken but I hate being the ignorant brit abroad and thought I would make the effort to learn the local language. As we've got about four months to go before we leave the uk, I thought I would start nowish. Anyone used any resources that they found helpfull?

Thanks Stuart

crvlvr · Jul 1st, 2005, 05:59

I suspect a lot "local" of the people in Goa you meet will be from other parts of India who have come to Goa in search of work and don't speak Konkani. Most of them do speak broken hindi which is used to communicate with Indian tourists. However, for Konkani, here is one resource on the web that I found - http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/

stu2000 · Jul 2nd, 2005, 02:27

do you think it might be better to learn hindi then. We do intend to do some traveling in the rest of india over the coming years. Just thought it would be more polite to learn the local one.

Goandentist · Jul 2nd, 2005, 02:34

Okay a little start from me ..

English : How are you ?
Konkani: koso asa re ( pronounced koh-saw , aah-sah , ray )

If you can get that one then i will come up with some more

stu2000 · Jul 2nd, 2005, 03:43

thats a deal

anjunaangel · Jul 2nd, 2005, 15:06

please give us a few more phrases i am also moving to goa next year and would like to learn a little local language
thanks

Goan Crazy · Jul 2nd, 2005, 23:58

Here's a starter, I am sure there are more web sites out there with phrases on.

www.mangalore.com/documents/languages.html

Richard

stu2000 · Jul 9th, 2005, 02:25

thanks this is all usefull stuff. What would be great would be if somebody could do some digital audio of some easy phrases so we could get used to how things are mean't to sound.
Probably pushing my luck

Goandentist · Jul 9th, 2005, 09:48

Hi,

Okay I did promise to help you . And here is the best link on the net made by Goans to speak Goan Konkani. http://www.goa-world.com . Look for the Konkani Tutor on the site . It has words , speech and wav files for you to try and learn the language. GO more into depth into the site for
Konkani for beginers http://www.goaworld.com/goa/konkani/...ers_only.ht m
Names of common fruits and veggies :
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/recipes...di-konkani.htm
Konkani names for common fish:
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/fishnames.htm

Remember Manglorean Konkani and Goan Konkani though similar is vastly different. ( we can understand them a little bit but not too much ).

edwardseco · Jul 9th, 2005, 10:23

How the language varies by short distances..

Jul 9th, 2005, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goandentist

Hi,

Remember Manglorean Konkani and Goan Konkani though similar is vastly different. ( we can understand them a little bit but not too much ).

So very true. There is the Konkani of the Gowda Saraswat Brahmins, the Saraswat Brahmins, the Chitrapur Brahmins, the Rajapur Brahmins, the Mangalorean Catholics, the Goans & importantly a certain group of Muslims out in Bhatkal speak konkani too. (Forgot about the Kochi konkani, the kudmi konkani and so on........)

GoanCanuck · Jul 9th, 2005, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardseco

How the language varies by short distances..

You bet. Even the konkani spoken in Bardez(North Goa) is distinctive from that spoken in Canacona(South Goa).

charlotte · Jul 20th, 2005, 06:53

Just stick to English - it is easier.

We have friends from many parts of the world who live in Calangute and we speak a mix of - Hindi - English - Spanish - Kashmiri - Swedish - German -French - Konkani - Cockney and Yorkshire. (all at one time)

We get along fine together by language - sign - or laughter and it is brilliant.

Late at night it can get a little loud when we are all speaking (shouting) in our own language but we do understand each other and have a good time.

Jul 1st, 2005, 05:30	#1
stu2000 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brighton England Posts: 8	Learning Konkani Hi all, we are going out to goa in october for six months and hoping to returnevery year for similar time. From previous visits I know that english is very widely spoken but I hate being the ignorant brit abroad and thought I would make the effort to learn the local language. As we've got about four months to go before we leave the uk, I thought I would start nowish. Anyone used any resources that they found helpfull? Thanks Stuart

Jul 2nd, 2005, 02:34	#4
Goandentist Resident Dentist of Indiamike Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GOA India Posts: 187	Okay a little start from me .. English : How are you ? Konkani: koso asa re ( pronounced koh-saw , aah-sah , ray ) If you can get that one then i will come up with some more __________________ Dr. Ambert Pimenta www.goadentist.com The India Mike Dental thread

Jul 9th, 2005, 09:48	#9
Goandentist Resident Dentist of Indiamike Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GOA India Posts: 187	Konkani Hi, Okay I did promise to help you . And here is the best link on the net made by Goans to speak Goan Konkani. http://www.goa-world.com . Look for the Konkani Tutor on the site . It has words , speech and wav files for you to try and learn the language. GO more into depth into the site for Konkani for beginers http://www.goaworld.com/goa/konkani/...ers_only.ht m Names of common fruits and veggies : http://www.goa-world.com/goa/recipes...di-konkani.htm Konkani names for common fish: http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/fishnames.htm Remember Manglorean Konkani and Goan Konkani though similar is vastly different. ( we can understand them a little bit but not too much ).

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Jul 1st, 2005, 05:59	#2
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,498	I suspect a lot "local" of the people in Goa you meet will be from other parts of India who have come to Goa in search of work and don't speak Konkani. Most of them do speak broken hindi which is used to communicate with Indian tourists. However, for Konkani, here is one resource on the web that I found - http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/

Jul 2nd, 2005, 02:27	#3
stu2000 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brighton England Posts: 8	do you think it might be better to learn hindi then. We do intend to do some traveling in the rest of india over the coming years. Just thought it would be more polite to learn the local one.

Jul 2nd, 2005, 03:43	#5
stu2000 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brighton England Posts: 8	thats a deal

Jul 2nd, 2005, 15:06	#6
anjunaangel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: uk Posts: 192	please give us a few more phrases i am also moving to goa next year and would like to learn a little local language thanks

Jul 2nd, 2005, 23:58	#7
Goan Crazy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 17	Here's a starter, I am sure there are more web sites out there with phrases on. www.mangalore.com/documents/languages.html Richard

Jul 9th, 2005, 02:25	#8
stu2000 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brighton England Posts: 8	thanks this is all usefull stuff. What would be great would be if somebody could do some digital audio of some easy phrases so we could get used to how things are mean't to sound. Probably pushing my luck

Jul 9th, 2005, 10:23	#10
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	How the language varies by short distances..

Jul 20th, 2005, 06:53	#13
charlotte Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 119	Just stick to English - it is easier. We have friends from many parts of the world who live in Calangute and we speak a mix of - Hindi - English - Spanish - Kashmiri - Swedish - German -French - Konkani - Cockney and Yorkshire. (all at one time) We get along fine together by language - sign - or laughter and it is brilliant. Late at night it can get a little loud when we are all speaking (shouting) in our own language but we do understand each other and have a good time.

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