Saturday, 13 August 2016

Confusion words alter/altar

Confusing words.
Hieght
Height

Speek
Speak

Call
Calle

Near
Nare

Reach
Reech

Occasion
Ocasion

Sleep
Sleap

Which
Whitch

Velley
valley

Flower
Flover

Substrate
Subtracte

Middle
Midal

Treat
Treet

Harrass
Harass

Simply
Simpaly

Touch
tuche

Company
Compeny

Please
Pleese

Plastic
Plastek

Nue
New

Angry
angary

Havy
Heavy

Exceed
Exeede

Attention
Attantion

Attack
Atacke

Nature
Nateur

1. Advise, Advice

Advise (सलाह देना) - Offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone.

Advice (सलाह) - an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.

Example: Neha advised me to give Pooja an advice on what to wear for the party.

(नेहा ने मुझे सलाह दी कि मैं पूजा को यह सलाह दूँ कि उसे पार्टी में क्या पहनना चाहिए)

2. Weather, Whether

Weather (मौसम) - the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

Whether (या, यदि, चाहे) - expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives.

Example: Whether you agree to it or not, the weather has become cold.

(चाहे तुम मानो या ना मानो, मौसम बहुत ठंडा हो गया है.)

3. Alter, Altar

Alter (काटकूट करना, बदलना) - change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Altar (अग्निहोत्र का स्थान) - An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered.

Example: We need to alter the altar. It is very old now.

(हमें अग्निहोत्र के स्थान को बदलना होगा. वह बहुत पुराना हो गया है.)

4. Principal, Principle

Principal (प्रधान, मुख्य) - first in order of importance; main.

Principle (सिद्धांत) - morally correct behaviour and attitudes.

Example: The principal of that school is a man of principles.

(उस स्कूल के प्रधानाचार्य सिद्धांतों वाले इंसान हैं.)

5. Bare, Bear

Bare (नंगा) - (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Bear (भालू) -  a large, heavy mammal which walks on the soles of its feet, having thick fur and a very short tail

Bear (कष्ट उठाना, भार उठाना) - support; carry the weight of.

Example: The bear was bare. He was bearing the weight of the tree.

(भालू नंगा था. वह पेड़ का भार उठाये हुए था.)

6. Whole, Hole

Whole (संपूर्ण, पूरा) - all of; entire.

Hole (छेद) - a hollow place in a solid body or surface.

There were holes in the whole cake.

(पूरे केक में छेद थे.)

7. Prey, Pray

Prey (शिकार) - an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Pray (प्रार्थना करना) -  address a prayer to God or another deity.

The elephant fell prey to the tiger and got hurt. Everybody was praying for the elephant to get well soon.

(हाथी, बाघ का शिकार हो गया था और उसे छोट आ गयी. सब प्रार्थना कर रहे थे कि हाथी जल्द ही ठीक हो जाए.)

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