Chapter 7 – Existence and Possession
Unit 3 — Conversations
Model Dialogues
In these model dialogues, learners practise three frequent communication tasks: confirming existence and availability with cha/chaina/chan/chainan, expressing possession with saṅga/sita, and asking “how many?” with kati + classifier (especially kati waṭā for objects and kati janā for people). Learners should also notice verb agreement: cha/chaina with singular or mass nouns, and chan/chainan with plural nouns.
In the Classroom
Anil and Maya arrive early and quickly check who is present and what is available in the classroom before the lesson begins.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Anil | आज कक्षामा कति जना विद्यार्थी छन्? | āja kakṣāmā kati janā widyārthī chan? |
| Maya | आज जम्मा आठ जना छन्। | āja jammā āṭh janā chan. |
| Anil | कक्षामा कति जना केटाहरू छन्? | kakṣāmā kati janā keṭāharū chan? |
| Maya | कक्षामा पाँच जना केटाहरू छन्। | kakṣāmā pā̃c janā keṭāharū chan. |
| Anil | अनि कति जना केटीहरू छन्? | ani kati janā keṭīharū chan? |
| Maya | कक्षामा तीन जना केटीहरू छन्। | kakṣāmā tīn janā keṭīharū chan. |
| Anil | कक्षामा कति वटा झ्याल छन्? | kakṣāmā kati waṭā jhyāl chan? |
| Maya | कक्षामा चार वटा झ्याल छन्। | kakṣāmā cār waṭā jhyāl chan. |
| Anil | कक्षामा कति वटा कुर्सी छन्? | kakṣāmā kati waṭā kursī chan? |
| Maya | कक्षामा दश वटा कुर्सी छन्। | kakṣāmā daś waṭā kursī chan. |
| Anil | कक्षामा मार्करहरू छन्? | kakṣāmā mārkarharū chan? |
| Maya | छन्। मार्करहरू बोर्ड नजिक छन्। | chan. mārkarharū borḍ najik chan. |
| Anil | यहाँ प्रोजेक्टर छ? | yahā̃ projekaṭar cha? |
| Maya | छ। प्रोजेक्टर अगाडि छ। | cha. projekaṭar agāḍi cha. |
Do You Have…?
Rahul and Tina are in a classroom just before the lesson starts. Rahul forgot a few supplies and quickly checks what Tina has so they can share and be ready for class.
| Speaker | Nepali | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Rahul | नमस्ते, टीना। तपाईंसित कलम छ? | namaste, ṭīnā. tapāī̃sita kalam cha? |
| Tina | छ। मसँग कलम छ। | cha. masaṅga kalam cha. |
| Rahul | तपाईंसँग कति वटा कलम छन्? | tapāī̃saṅga kati waṭā kalam chan? |
| Tina | मसित दुई वटा कलम छन्। | masita duī waṭā kalam chan. |
| Rahul | कृपया मलाई एउटा कलम दिनुहोस्। | kṛpayā malāī euṭā kalam dinuhos. |
| Tina | ठीक छ। लिनुहोस्। | ṭhīk cha. linuhos. |
| Rahul | तपाईंसित कापी पनि छ? | tapāī̃sita kāpī pani cha? |
| Tina | छ। मसँग कापी पनि छ। | cha. masaṅga kāpī pani cha. |
| Rahul | अनि तपाईंसँग मोबाइल छ? | ani tapāī̃saṅga mobāil cha? |
| Tina | छ। मसित मोबाइल छ। | cha. masita mobāil cha. |
| Rahul | राम्रो। तपाईंसित चार्जर छ कि छैन? | rāmro. tapāī̃sita cārjar cha ki chaina? |
| Tina | छैन। मसँग चार्जर छैन। | chaina. masaṅga cārjar chaina. |
