म्हाका तुजी याद येता
mhaka tuji yaad yeta
The English phrase "I miss you" is said in Konkani as म्हाका तुजी याद येता (mhaka tuji yaad yeta).
Konkani also contains words like mojem for "my" and mhojem for "mine".
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "To me, your memory comes".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase utilizes the word याद (yaad), which is a loanword from Hindi/Urdu meaning "memory" or "remembrance".
How do you pronounce it?
mhaka tuji yaad yeta
Did you know?
- Konkani is spoken in different scripts depending on the region, meaning this phrase can be written in Devanagari in Goa or in the Latin script in other communities.
- The word याद used in this phrase is a linguistic traveler that journeyed from Classical Persian through Hindi and Urdu before settling into Konkani.
- Using याद instead of native terms can imbue the phrase with a more poetic or sentimental weight.
Example conversation
Amit and Sneha are talking on the phone.
- अमित Amitस्नेहा, म्हाका तुजी याद येता.Sneha, mhaka tuji yaad yeta.Sneha, I miss you.
- स्नेहा Snehaम्हाका सुद्धा तुजी याद येता, अमित.mhaka suddha tuji yaad yeta, Amit.I miss you too, Amit.
- अमित Amitतुमी केद्यान येताले?tumi kedyan yetale?When will you come?
- स्नेहा Snehaहांव पुढल्या म्हयन्याक येताले.hanv pudlya mhaynak yetale.I will come next month.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries याद, CC BY-SA 4.0.
