Learning in Practice

In this section, you will use time, days, and schedule words in simple real-life situations. You will practise asking when something happens, asking what time something happens, and talking about your daily or weekly schedule.

Try it in real life

Look at your weekly schedule. Choose three activities and say when they happen.

Example:

सोमबार मेरो कक्षा छ।
sombār mero kakṣā cha.
I have class on Monday.

मङ्गलबार मेरो काम छ।
maṅgalbār mero kām cha.
I have work on Tuesday.

बुधबार मेरो बैठक छ।
budhabār mero baiṭhak cha.
I have a meeting on Wednesday.

आज मेरो कक्षा छ।
āja mero kakṣā cha.
I have class today.

भोलि मेरो काम छ।
bholi mero kām cha.
I have work tomorrow.

Practice task

Practise this short exchange with a partner:

A: तपाईंको कक्षा कहिले छ?
tapāī̃ko kakṣā kahile cha?

B: मेरो कक्षा सोमबार छ।
mero kakṣā sombār cha.

A: कति बजे छ?
kati baje cha?

B: दश बजे छ।
daś baje cha.

A: भोलि तपाईंको काम छ?
bholi tapāī̃ko kām cha?

B: हो, भोलि मेरो काम छ।
ho, bholi mero kām cha.

Mini culture note

Time and schedule words are useful in school, work, travel, appointments, and community visits. In Nepal, people may use Nepali time expressions together with English or international time systems, especially in cities, schools, and offices.

For beginners, it is helpful to first learn simple expressions such as आज (āja), भोलि (bholi), कहिले (kahile), and कति बजे (kati baje).

Common mistake

Do not confuse कहिले (kahile) and कति बजे (kati baje).

Use कहिले (kahile) to ask “when?”

तपाईंको कक्षा कहिले छ?
tapāī̃ko kakṣā kahile cha?
When is your class?

Use कति बजे (kati baje) to ask “at what time?”

कति बजे छ?
kati baje cha?
What time is it? / At what time is it?

Say it aloud

Practise these slowly. Then say them more naturally.

After you practise, use the audio recorder below to record yourself. Listen to your recording and try again if you want to improve your pronunciation.

आज।
āja.
Today.

भोलि।
bholi.
Tomorrow.

हिजो।
hijo.
Yesterday.

कहिले?
kahile?
When?

कति बजे?
kati baje?
At what time?

सोमबार।
sombār.
Monday.

मङ्गलबार।
maṅgalbār.
Tuesday.

बुधबार।
budhabār.
Wednesday.

Rhythm practice

Read this short exchange aloud:

तपाईंको कक्षा कहिले छ?
tapāī̃ko kakṣā kahile cha?

मेरो कक्षा सोमबार छ।
mero kakṣā sombār cha.

कति बजे छ?
kati baje cha?

दश बजे छ।
daś baje cha.

भोलि तपाईंको काम छ?
bholi tapāī̃ko kām cha?

हो, भोलि मेरो काम छ।
ho, bholi mero kām cha.

Can-do checklist

By the end of this chapter, I can:

• say basic days of the week
• use आज (āja) for today
• use भोलि (bholi) for tomorrow
• use हिजो (hijo) for yesterday
• ask when something happens
• ask what time something happens
• say when I have class, work, or a meeting
• talk about a simple weekly schedule
• understand the difference between कहिले (kahile) and कति बजे (kati baje)