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Chapter 4 – Ownership and Belongings

Unit 5 — Speaking

Identification and Ownership

Kiran and Ravi are at a desk in their classroom. On the table there are a pen, a notebook, a book, a watch, and a bag.

Speaker Nepali Transliteration
Kiran यो के हो? yo ke ho?
Ravi यो कलम हो। yo kalam ho.
Kiran यो कस्को कलम हो? yo kasko kalam ho?
Ravi यो मेरो कलम हो। yo mero kalam ho.
Kiran त्यो के हो? tyo ke ho?
Ravi त्यो कापी हो। tyo kāpī ho.
Kiran त्यो कस्को कापी हो? tyo kasko kāpī ho?
Ravi त्यो उहाँको कापी हो। tyo uhā̃ko kāpī ho.
Kiran यो किताब हो? yo kitāb ho?
Ravi हो, यो किताब हो। ho, yo kitāb ho.
Kiran यो घडी हो? yo ghaḍī ho?
Ravi हो। ho.
Kiran यो तपाईंको घडी हो? yo tapāī̃ko ghaḍī ho?
Ravi होइन। hoina.
Kiran यो कस्को घडी हो त? yo kasko ghaḍī ho ta?
Ravi यो उहाँको घडी हो। yo uhā̃ko ghaḍī ho.

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