Chapter 8 – States and Conditions
Unit 3 — Conversations
Model Dialogues
These model dialogues help you practise simple descriptive language. You’ll learn how to ask and answer “What is it like?”, describe weather and conditions, and review basic words for tastes and colours. You’ll also practise polite interaction, identifying objects, and asking about ownership.
Weather and Condition
John and Sarah talk about today’s weather, how warm things feel, and how it was outside earlier.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| John | आज मौसम कस्तो छ? | āja mausam kasto cha? |
| Sarah | आज मौसम राम्रो छ। | āja mausam rāmro cha. |
| John | तपाईंको ज्याकेट न्यानो छ? | tapāī̃ko jyākeṭ nyāno cha? |
| Sarah | हो, ज्याकेट न्यानो छ। | ho, jyākeṭ nyāno cha. |
| John | कोठा भित्र कस्तो छ? | koṭhā bhitra kasto cha? |
| Sarah | कोठा भित्र अलि तातो छ। | koṭhā bhitra ali tāto cha. |
| John | बाहिर कस्तो थियो? | bāhira kasto thiyo? |
| Sarah | बाहिर अलि चिसो थियो। | bāhira ali ciso thiyo. |
Tasting and Describing Food
Ramesh offers Seema fruit and tea at home and asks how each item tastes.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Ramesh | सीमा! | sīmā! |
| Seema | हजुर? | hajur? |
| Ramesh | यो के हो? | yo ke ho? |
| Seema | त्यो स्याउ हो। | tyo syāu ho. |
| Ramesh | अनि यो के हो? | ani yo ke ho? |
| Seema | त्यो केरा हो। | tyo kerā ho. |
| Ramesh | कृपया केरा खानुहोस्। | kṛpayā kerā khānuhos. |
| Seema | हुन्छ। | huncha. |
| Ramesh | केरा कस्तो छ? | kerā kasto cha? |
| Seema | केरा गुलियो छ। | kerā guliyo cha. |
| Ramesh | अब कृपया स्याउ खानुहोस्। | aba kṛpayā syāu khānuhos. |
| Seema | हुन्छ। | huncha. |
| Ramesh | स्याउ कस्तो छ? | syāu kasto cha? |
| Seema | स्याउ अलि अमिलो छ। | syāu ali amilo cha. |
| Ramesh | यो चिया कस्तो छ? | yo ciyā kasto cha? |
| Seema | यो चिया मीठो छ। | yo ciyā mīṭho cha. |
