Chapter 12 – Time, Days, and Schedules
Unit 3 — Conversations
Model Dialogues
These model dialogues are short, classroom-friendly conversations for practising polite “daily life” Nepali. You will work on four core areas: numbers (१–२०), telling time with baje and common time words (like savā “quarter past”), days of the week and class days, and simple weekly routines using familiar verb patterns and polite questions such as tapāī̃ kati baje…? As you practise, notice the repeating question words (kati, kun, ke bār) and the common Nepali pattern of placing the verb at the end. Read first for meaning, then repeat key lines aloud, and finally swap in your own days, times, and numbers for speaking practice.
Number Dictation Check
Ms. Sharma (the teacher) reviews numbers 1–20 and checks what a student writes on the board.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Sharma | १ देखि २० सम्म गन्नुहोस्। | ek dekhi bīs samma gannuhos. |
| Rohan | १, २, ३, ४, ५… २०। | ek, duī, tīn, cār, pā̃c… bīs. |
| Mr. Sharma | यो कति हो? | yo kati ho? |
| Rohan | त्यो उन्नाइस हो। | tyo unnāīs ho. |
| Mr. Sharma | अनि यो? | ani yo? |
| Rohan | त्यो बीस हो। | tyo bīs ho. |
| Mr. Sharma | अनि यो कति हो? | ani yo kati ho? |
| Rohan | त्यो सत्र हो। | tyo satra ho. |
| Mr. Sharma | कृपया बोर्डमा बीस लेख्नुहोस्। तपाईंले तेह्र लेख्नुभयो? | kṛpayā borḍmā bīs lekhnuhos. tapāī̃le terā lekhnubhayo? |
| Rohan | होइन, मैले तेह्र लेखिनँ। | hoina, maile terā lekhinã. |
| Mr. Sharma | त्यसो भए तपाईंले कति लेख्नुभयो? | tyaso bhaye tapāī̃le kati lekhnubhayo? |
| Rohan | मैले बीस लेखें। | maile bīs lekhẽ. |
| Mr. Sharma | माया, उहाँले पन्ध्र लेख्नुभयो? | māyā, uhā̃le pandhra lekhnubhayo? |
| Maya | होइन, उहाँले पन्ध्र लेख्नुभएन। | hoina, uhā̃le pandhra lekhnubhaena. |
| Mr. Sharma | त्यसो भए उहाँले कति लेख्नुभयो? | tyaso bhaye uhā̃le kati lekhnubhayo? |
| Maya | उहाँले बीस लेख्नुभयो। | uhā̃le bīs lekhnubhayo. |
Check in before Class
Sita and Kiran meet in the hallway before class. They greet each other, ask the time, and talk about when the class starts and how many students are in the class.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Sita | नमस्ते। तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ? | namaste. tapāī̃lāī kasto cha? |
| Kiran | नमस्ते। मलाई सन्चै छ, धन्यवाद। तपाईंलाई नि? | namaste. malāī sancai cha, dhanyawād. tapāī̃lāī ni? |
| Sita | मलाई पनि सन्चै छ। अहिले कति बज्यो? | malāī pani sancai cha. ahile kati bajyo? |
| Kiran | अहिले नौ बज्यो। | ahile nau bajyo. |
| Sita | तपाईंको कक्षा कति बजे सुरु हुन्छ? | tapāī̃ko kakṣā kati baje suru huncha? |
| Kiran | मेरो कक्षा सवा नौ बजे सुरु हुन्छ। | mero kakṣā sawā nau baje suru huncha. |
| Sita | तपाईंको कक्षामा कति जना विद्यार्थी छन्? | tapāī̃ko kakṣāmā kati janā widyārthī chan? |
| Kiran | हाम्रो कक्षामा दश जना विद्यार्थी छन्। | hāmro kakṣāmā daś janā widyārthī chan. |
| Sita | ठीक छ। अब कक्षामा जानुस्। | ṭhīk cha. aba kakṣāmā jānus. |
| Kiran | ल, धन्यवाद। पछि भेटौंला। | la, dhanyawād. pachi bheṭaũlā. |
Asking the Day and Class Time
Nisha is a new student. She meets a classmate, Anup, and asks what day it is today and tomorrow. Then she asks which days the class meets and what time it starts.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Nisha | माफ गर्नुहोस्। आज के बार हो? | māph garnuhos. āja ke bār ho? |
| Anup | आज मंगलबार हो। | āja maṅgalbār ho. |
| Nisha | भोलि के बार हो? | bholī ke bār ho? |
| Anup | भोलि बुधबार हो। | bholī budhabār ho. |
| Nisha | हाम्रो कक्षा कुन बार हुन्छ? | hāmro kakṣā kun bār huncha? |
| Anup | हाम्रो कक्षा मंगलबार र बुधबार हुन्छ। | hāmro kakṣā maṅgalbār ra budhabār huncha. |
| Nisha | राम्रो। कक्षा कति बजे सुरु हुन्छ? | rāmro. kakṣā kati baje suru huncha? |
| Anup | कक्षा बिहान दश बजे सुरु हुन्छ। | kakṣā bihāna daś baje suru huncha. |
