Alphabet: The Devanagari script has 48 letters: 34 consonants, 10 vowels, and 4 diphthongs. Consonants: Most consonants have two forms: a "full" form and a "half" form. Vowels: The Devanagari script uses three non-alphabetic symbols to modify the quality of a vowel.
Cairo, 1989 (or such) - I wanted to go from Cairo to Alexandria and.... RAN back to the taxi driver for help. I could not read a word. Thankfully, too! He not only told me when and where the train departs (evening), he took us around after his shift, even to his home and wanted no money. So sad internet was not there yet, I wonder what he´s doing now? Maybe 2 years older than me. I wonder, too, how long it takes you to write? This is art to me. I´d sit an hour to copy that by hand! It´s beautiful, though!
...this looks like bumper to bumper traffic!
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DeleteThat Devanagari script looks very interesting. Is it a kind of Alphabet or more like Chinese.
ReplyDeleteAlphabet: The Devanagari script has 48 letters: 34 consonants, 10 vowels, and 4 diphthongs.
DeleteConsonants: Most consonants have two forms: a "full" form and a "half" form.
Vowels: The Devanagari script uses three non-alphabetic symbols to modify the quality of a vowel.
A good contrast.
ReplyDeleteCairo, 1989 (or such) - I wanted to go from Cairo to Alexandria and.... RAN back to the taxi driver for help. I could not read a word. Thankfully, too! He not only told me when and where the train departs (evening), he took us around after his shift, even to his home and wanted no money.
ReplyDeleteSo sad internet was not there yet, I wonder what he´s doing now? Maybe 2 years older than me.
I wonder, too, how long it takes you to write? This is art to me. I´d sit an hour to copy that by hand! It´s beautiful, though!
Writing it is pretty easy once you have the hang of it, it's phonetic.
DeleteHari OM
ReplyDelete...and the wee car to the right clearly has a driver who likes to take chances! I like this image very much - it carries stories! YAM xx
That is a tight squeeze!
ReplyDeleteTraffic can be a pain. Nice explanation about the Devanagari script, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill.
DeleteBusy little part of the road!
ReplyDeleteUy que trafico. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like they have either bumped into each other or they are trying to squeeze through the road past each other - excellent shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy.
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