Chapter 9 – Giving Commands and Reporting Actions
Unit 3 — Conversations
Model dialogues
These model dialogues help learners practise polite classroom interaction in Nepali. They focus on three connected skills: giving respectful instructions, responding with simple action statements, and reporting what someone did using honorific past forms. The situations are practical and familiar (e.g., sit, open a book, write, move around the room), so learners can use the language immediately in real classroom contexts.
Opening and Reading a Book
Seema gives instructions to Peter to open and read a book. Kiran reports what Peter did using honorific forms.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Seema | पीटर! | pīṭar! |
| Peter | हजुर! | hajur! |
| Seema | त्यो के हो? | tyo ke ho? |
| Peter | त्यो किताब हो। | tyo kitāb ho. |
| Seema | त्यो कस्को किताब हो? | tyo kasko kitāb ho? |
| Peter | यो मेरो किताब हो। | yo mero kitāb ho. |
| Seema | कृपया किताब खोल्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā kitāb kholnuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | मैले किताब खोलेँ। | maile kitāb kholẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँले किताब खोल्नुभयो। | uhā̃le kitāb kholnubhayo. |
| Seema | कृपया किताब पढ्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā kitāb paḍhnuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | मैले किताब पढेँ। | maile kitāb paḍhẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँले किताब पढ्नुभयो। | uhā̃le kitāb paḍhnubhayo. |
Following Physical Instructions
Seema asks Peter to perform physical actions in the classroom. Kiran reports each action politely.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Seema | पीटर! | pīṭar! |
| Peter | हजुर! | hajur! |
| Seema | कृपया उठ्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā uṭhnuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | म उठेँ। | ma uṭhẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँ उठ्नुभयो। | uhā̃ uṭhnubhayo. |
| Seema | कृपया कुर्सीमा बस्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā kursīmā basnuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | म कुर्सीमा बसेँ। | ma kursīmā basẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँ कुर्सीमा बस्नुभयो। | uhā̃ kursīmā basnubhayo. |
| Seema | कृपया कापीमा आफ्नो नाम लेख्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā kāpīmā āphno nām lekhuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | मैले कापीमा आफ्नो नाम लेखेँ। | maile kāpīmā āphno nām lekhẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँले कापीमा आफ्नो नाम लेख्नुभयो। | uhā̃le kāpīmā āphno nām lekhnubhayo. |
| Seema | कृपया कापी बन्द गर्नुहोस्। तपाईंले के गर्नुभयो? | kṛpayā kāpī banda garnuhos. tapāī̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Peter | मैले कापी बन्द गरेँ। | maile kāpī banda garẽ. |
| Seema | उहाँले के गर्नुभयो? | uhā̃le ke garnubhayo? |
| Kiran | उहाँले कापी बन्द गर्नुभयो। | uhā̃le kāpī banda garnubhayo. |
