learning pali

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Gena1480
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learning pali

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where to start?
note my English skill are lacking.
i do not have the skills
that i would use to a learn language.
for example using first learn language skills
to learn a second language.
i want to learn this language as i would be learning
the first language.
much merit to everyone.
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Re: learning pali

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What is your first language?
Mettāya,
Kåre
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Bhikkhu Pesala
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Re: learning pali

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I recommend getting started by learning by heart one Pali sutta that interests you such as the Dhammacakka Sutta. Familiarise yourself with the pronunciation and sentence structure of Pali first, before going into the grammar in any detail.

Other texts to consider learning are the Mangala Sutta, the Satipatthāna Sutta, or Dependent Origination.
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Gena1480
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Re: learning pali

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my first language is Russian
and i don't have any skill in that too.
how would a first grade in pali look like.
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Re: learning pali

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Venerable Bhikkhu Pesala
how would i familiarize myself with sentence structure.
and pronunciation.
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The same way as you learnt Russian, by listening to it a lot.
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Re: learning pali

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Hi Gena,

There's a lot of Pali learning resources on our website in Russian:

http://dhamma.ru/paali/

You can start from listening:

http://dhamma.ru/paali/chanting/chanting.htm

And then move on:

http://dhamma.ru/forum/index.php?topic=1257.0

Good luck!
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