Chapter 13 – Daily Routines
Overview
This chapter develops learners’ ability to talk about everyday schedules in Nepali using clear time expressions and routine verbs. Students learn to ask and answer simple questions about when and where someone goes, what they do in class, what time they sleep, and what time they wake up. The chapter emphasizes polite, high-frequency conversational patterns using tapāī̃ (formal “you”) and uhā̃ (respectful “he/she”), along with practical negative forms for daily-life statements (e.g., “I don’t go… / He/she doesn’t sleep…”). By the end, students can participate in a short routine-based conversation and adapt it by changing times and activities.
Learning Objectives
By the end of Chapter 13, students will be able to:
- Ask and answer routine questions using common time expressions (e.g., “at 2 p.m.,” “at 8 p.m.,” “at 6 a.m.”)
- Use polite question patterns with tapāī̃ to ask about routines (where someone goes, what they do, what time they sleep/wake)
- Ask about a third person respectfully using uhā̃ (not casual/neutral pronouns)
- Produce affirmative habitual present statements about daily routines (e.g., “I go to class,” “I learn Nepali”)
- Produce negative habitual present statements for routines in both first-person and respectful third-person patterns (e.g., “I don’t go…,” “He/she doesn’t sleep…”)
- Use core WH-words appropriately for daily routines: where, what, and what time (location, activity, time)
- Use basic location marking for routine destinations (e.g., “in class,” “to the market”) consistently within short exchanges
- Demonstrate listening comprehension by identifying key information in a routine conversation (time, place, activity, and whether it is negative or affirmative)
