Chapter 12 – Time, Days, and Schedules
Unit 1 — Key Vocabulary
In this unit, you will learn common Nepali words for talking about time, days, and schedules. You will practise asking what day it is, what time something starts, and how to make or discuss an appointment.
Study the words below first. Read each Nepali word or phrase, look at the transliteration, and practise saying it aloud. Use the English meaning to check your understanding.
Vocabulary
| Nepali | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| कक्षा | kakṣā | class |
| क्यान्टिन | kyānṭin | cafeteria |
| काम | kām | work |
| हप्ता | haptā | week |
| व्यस्त | byasta | busy |
| बजे | baje | o’clock / time marker |
| मिनेट | mineṭ | minute(s) |
| सवा | sawā | quarter past |
| साढे | sāḍhe | half past |
| पौने | paune | quarter to |
| बिहान | bihāna | morning |
| दिउँसो | diũso | afternoon |
| बेलुका | belukā | evening |
| राति | rāti | night |
| अपोइन्टमेन्ट | apoīnṭmenṭ | appointment |
| चाहिन्छ | cāhincha | need |
| कुन दिन | kun din | which day |
| फोन नम्बर | phon nambar | phone number |
| ठीक छ? | ṭhīk cha? | is it okay? / does it work? |
Numbers 1–20
Use these numbers when talking about time, schedules, dates, phone numbers, and appointments.
| Digit | Nepali | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| १ | एक | ek | 1 |
| २ | दुई | duī | 2 |
| ३ | तीन | tīn | 3 |
| ४ | चार | cār | 4 |
| ५ | पाँच | pā̃c | 5 |
| ६ | छ | cha | 6 |
| ७ | सात | sāt | 7 |
| ८ | आठ | āṭh | 8 |
| ९ | नौ | nau | 9 |
| १० | दश | daś | 10 |
| ११ | एघार | eghāra | 11 |
| १२ | बाह्र | bāhra | 12 |
| १३ | तेह्र | tehrā | 13 |
| १४ | चौध | caudā | 14 |
| १५ | पन्ध्र | pandhra | 15 |
| १६ | सोह्र | sohra | 16 |
| १७ | सत्र | satra | 17 |
| १८ | अठार | aṭhāra | 18 |
| १९ | उन्नाइस | unnāīs | 19 |
| २० | बीस | bīs | 20 |
Days of the Week
These words help you talk about weekly schedules and appointments.
| Nepali | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| आइतबार | āitabār | Sunday |
| सोमबार | sombār | Monday |
| मंगलबार | maṅgalbār | Tuesday |
| बुधबार | budhabār | Wednesday |
| बिहिबार | bihibār | Thursday |
| शुक्रबार | śukrabār | Friday |
| शनिबार | śanibār | Saturday |
Useful Phrases
Use these phrases to ask about days, times, class schedules, appointments, and phone numbers.
| Nepali | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| ठीक छ। | ṭhīk cha. | Okay. |
| आज कुन दिन हो? | āja kun din ho? | What day is it today? |
| हाम्रो कक्षा कुन दिन हुन्छ? | hāmrō kakṣā kun din huncha? | What day is our class? |
| अहिले कति बज्यो? | ahile kati bajyo? | What time is it now? |
| कक्षा कति बजे सुरु हुन्छ? | kakṣā kati baje suru huncha? | What time does class start? |
| मलाई अपोइन्टमेन्ट चाहिन्छ। | malāī apoīnṭmenṭ cāhincha. | I need an appointment. |
| तपाईंलाई कुन दिन चाहिन्छ? | tapāī̃lāī kun din cāhincha? | What day do you need? |
| तपाईंको फोन नम्बर के हो? | tapāī̃ko phon nambar ke ho? | What is your phone number? |
Useful Sentence Patterns
Use the vocabulary above with these simple sentence patterns.
| Nepali | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| कक्षा सोमबार हुन्छ। | kakṣā sombār huncha. | Class is on Monday. |
| कक्षा बिहान हुन्छ। | kakṣā bihāna huncha. | Class is in the morning. |
| कक्षा साढे नौ बजे सुरु हुन्छ। | kakṣā sāḍhe nau baje suru huncha. | Class starts at 9:30. |
| अपोइन्टमेन्ट शुक्रबार छ। | apoīnṭmenṭ śukrabār cha. | The appointment is on Friday. |
| म आज व्यस्त छु। | ma āja byasta chu. | I am busy today. |
| मलाई सोमबार अपोइन्टमेन्ट चाहिन्छ। | malāī sombār apoīnṭmenṭ cāhincha. | I need an appointment on Monday. |
| बेलुका सवा सात बजे। | belukā sawā sāt baje. | Quarter past seven in the evening. |
| राति पौने दश बजे। | rāti paune daś baje. | Quarter to ten at night. |
Practice
Practise asking and answering questions about days, times, and schedules.
Example:
आज कुन दिन हो?
āja kun din ho?
What day is it today?
अहिले कति बज्यो?
ahile kati bajyo?
What time is it now?
कक्षा कति बजे सुरु हुन्छ?
kakṣā kati baje suru huncha?
What time does class start?
मलाई अपोइन्टमेन्ट चाहिन्छ।
malāī apoīnṭmenṭ cāhincha.
I need an appointment.
