"

Chapter 2 – Basic Greetings and Survival Phrases

Unit 5 — Speaking

Welcoming a Visitor at Home

A host welcomes a visitor to their home, invites them to come inside and sit on the sofa, and offers tea.

Speaker Nepali Transliteration
Host नमस्ते। हाम्रो घरमा स्वागत छ। namaste. hāmro gharmā swāgat cha.
Visitor नमस्ते। धेरै धन्यवाद। namaste. dherai dhanyawād.
Host भित्र आउनुहोस्। सोफामा बस्नुहोस्। bhitra āunuhos. sophāmā basnuhos.
Visitor ठीक छ। धन्यवाद। ṭhīk cha. dhanyawād.
Host चिया खानुहुन्छ? ciyā khānuhuncha?
Visitor हुन्छ। धन्यवाद। huncha. dhanyawād.

Check your understanding



License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Unit 5 — Speaking Copyright © 2026 by Binod Shrestha; Salina Dolmo Lama; Mark Turin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.