January 28, 2009

Familial Conversations

Snippets of conversations from inside the family: 

Mom: eppazha avide pookunne?
Dad: pookumbam pookum.

Mom: Babychen enna thirichu varunne?
Dad: varumbam varum.

Mom: party engane ondaarunnu?
Dad: angane okke thanne ondaarunnu.

Mom: eda, Friday evening Sheila aunteede veettil njaan pookunnunde. Nee varunno?
Me: Friday evening njaan oru vayaruveedana expect cheyyunnu.
Mom: neere chovve enikke utharam thannillenkil athinu mumbe thanne ninakku vayaruveedana expect cheyyaam. 

Homework: Does it mean she’s gonna cook me bad food or is she gonna punch me in the stomach?

12 comments:

Jane said...

Hope it means both, bad food n a good punch :P. Achante mon thanneyanalle ;)

mathew said...

wow..how similar at my home.!! Infact Appa has got a reputation for giving such answers..he often manages to say both YES and NO in one sentence!!;-D

silverine said...

LOL!! Too good! My dad dare not give such replies to my mom or he is mince! :))

thomas said...

@jane: Don't hope too much. :P

@mathew: It's not just dad, dad's bro's are also of the same type. Now I'm trying to emulate them. ;) And I'm glad to know there's another family to give me company. :D

@silverine: Your dad need to take some risks. :D

silverine said...

"Your dad need to take some risks"

Naah...he prefers to be a gentleman you see! ;)

thomas said...

@silverine: Oh c'mon, let's see what's gonna happen. Koodipooyal oru broken arm, allenkil oru black eye. :D The power of moms!

Praveen said...

HAHAHA...cool answers...

BUT...u r sure to ge soont a bad stomach:P

Thoorika said...

Translation please :(

thomas said...

@praveen: I can see a well wisher in you. :| :P

@thoorika: Err, you know, it loses its sheen when translated. Well, it goes something like this:-

Mom: When are you going there?
Dad: Will go when I go.

Mom: When will you come back?
Dad: Will come when I come.

Mom: How was the party?
Dad: It was like it was.

Mom: I'm going to Sheila aunty's house Friday evening. Are you coming?
Me: I'm expecting a stomach pain this Friday evening.
Mom: You can expect it a lot sooner if you don't give me a clear answer.

Phew. I think the translation was pretty bad. I wish you knew Malayalam. :(

Thoorika said...

So do I !!! :)

Deepti said...

Hehehe nice one ...

thomas said...

@thoorika: :)

@deepti: ;)