||Gujarati: Bole tena Bor vahechay|| - Page 11

Originally posted by: poshah

Vidhi, how do we say the following in gujarati,
I wish the rules were no strict ?

Originally posted by: vidhisalot

FRUITS

Mint leaves = fudina

Lemon = nimbu

Originally posted by: poshah

Is it fudina or pudina and limbu or nimbu ?

How abt adding tomatoes?

Mummy tu aam kem kare che etc etc? Is it common?

I would not call my mom as tu in hindi, it would be aap only. But in guj tame is not used to so frequently? Has it been due to the gen xy culture or it has generally been like that or is it the trend in Mumbai?

Cultural Connections:

Today we will like to point out some specifics of this region -

1) Gujarat has the longest coastline than any other state in India.

2) Gir is the only place in India to find Asiatic lions.

3) Nal-Sarovar - Bird sanctuary in Gujarat- Besides a few mammalian species including the endangered wild ass and the blackbuck, its migratory bird population includes Rosy Pelicans, Flamingoes, White Storks, Brahminy Ducks and Herons.

4) Little Run of Kutch - Sanctuary that homes the Gudkhar or wild donkeys. They run faster than Nano car.
Not only this is famous for it Gudkhar but also for having salt beds in middle of the desert. This place still produces salt from the sea water in middle of the dessert.

5) Lothal - one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Located in Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat and dating from 2400 BCE. Discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from February 13, 1955 to May 19, 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), the official Indian government agency for the preservation of ancient monuments. Lothal's dock'the world's earliest known, connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea .It was a vital and thriving trade center in ancient times, with its trade of beads, gems and valuable ornaments reaching the far corners of West Asia and Africa. The techniques and tools they pioneered for bead-making and in metallurgy have stood the test of time for over 4000 years.

7) Balasinor- In the early 1980s, palaeontologists stumbled upon dinosaur bones and fossils during a regular geological survey of this mineral-rich area. The find sent ripples of excitement through neighbouring villages and many residents picked up fossilised eggs, brought them home and worshipped them. Since then excavations have thrown up a veritable trove of dinosaur remains - eggs, bones, a skeleton which is now kept in a Calcutta (Kolkata) museum - bringing hordes of scientists and tourists to the place.

Piecing together the evidence in Balasinor, researchers now believe that Gujarat is home to one of the largest clutch of dinosaur hatcheries in the world. At least 13 species of dinosaurs lived here, possibly for more than 100 million years until their extinction some 65 million years ago. The soft soil made hatching and protecting eggs easier for the animals. So well-protected are the fossilised eggs found here that many researchers call them the best-preserved eggs in the world after the ones found in Aix-en-Provence in France.These fossilised dinosaur remains have begun triggering off what tourism officials of the Gujarat state call "dinosaur tourism".

For those who need more information on above visit the following web site:

https://www.gujaratindia.com/about-gujarat/historical-places.htm

Originally posted by: poshah

Bhavi, Vidhi,

I have noticed one more thing, gujaratis generally address ppl with Tu?

Mummy tu aam kem kare che etc etc? Is it common?

I would not call my mom as tu in hindi, it would be aap only. But in guj tame is not used to so frequently? Has it been due to the gen xy culture or it has generally been like that or is it the trend in Mumbai?