Chapter 4 – Ownership and Belongings
Unit 3 — Conversations
Model Dialogues
This model dialogue introduces two closely related classroom functions: identifying everyday items and asking who they belong to. Across the conversations, learners repeatedly hear and use key patterns—near/far reference (yo/tyo/yī/tī), singular vs. plural linking forms (ho/hun), and polite possessives (mero, tapāī̃ko/tapāī̃kā, uhā̃ko/uhā̃kā). Set around a shared desk or study table, the dialogues mirror natural classroom talk and provide a clear, respectful template learners can reuse in real interactions.
Ownership
Pema and Linda are getting ready for class in a shared study space. A mobile, a bag, pens, and a notebook are on the table.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Pema | यो के हो? | yo ke ho? |
| Linda | यो मोबाइल हो। | yo mobāil ho. |
| Pema | यो कस्को मोबाइल हो? | yo kasko mobāil ho? |
| Linda | यो मेरो मोबाइल हो। | yo mero mobāil ho. |
| Pema | त्यो के हो? | tyo ke ho? |
| Linda | त्यो झोला हो। | tyo jholā ho. |
| Pema | त्यो कस्को झोला हो? | tyo kasko jholā ho? |
| Linda | त्यो उहाँको झोला हो। | tyo uhā̃ko jholā ho. |
| Pema | ती के हुन्? | tī ke hun? |
| Linda | ती कलमहरू हुन्। | tī kalamharū hun. |
| Pema | ती तपाईंका कलमहरू हुन्? | tī tapāī̃kā kalamharū hun? |
| Linda | होइन, ती उहाँका कलमहरू हुन्। | hoina, tī uhā̃kā kalamharū hun. |
| Pema | यो तपाईंको कापी हो? | yo tapāī̃ko kāpī ho? |
| Linda | हो, यो मेरो कापी हो। | ho, yo mero kāpī ho. |
