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Chapter 16 – Shopping

Unit 6 — Listening

Mangoes on Sale

A customer sees mangoes on sale, checks ripeness and taste, and buys a few.

Speaker Nepali Transliteration
Shopkeeper नमस्ते। आज आँप छुटमा छ। namaste. āja ā̃p chuṭmā cha.
Customer एउटा आँपको कति पर्छ? euṭā ā̃pko kati parcha?
Shopkeeper आज एउटा आँपको एक डलर पर्छ। āja euṭā ā̃pko ek ḍalar parcha.
Customer यो पाकेको छ कि छैन? yo pākeko cha ki chaina?
Shopkeeper नरम छ भने पाकेको हुन्छ। naram cha bhane pākeko huncha.
Customer आँपको स्वाद कस्तो छ? ā̃pko swād kasto cha?
Shopkeeper आँपको स्वाद अलि गुलियो छ। ā̃pko swād ali guliyo cha.
Customer ठीक छ। मलाई चार वटा आँप दिनुस् न। ṭhīk cha. malāī cār waṭā ā̃p dinus na.
Shopkeeper हुन्छ। अरू केही चाहिन्छ? huncha. arū kehi cāhincha?
Customer अहिले अरू चाहिँदैन। धन्यवाद। ahile arū cāhĩdaina. dhanyawād.

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