{"id":109,"date":"2025-11-30T00:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T05:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-4-unit-1-key-vocabulary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:25:27","slug":"chapter-4-unit-1-key-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-4-unit-1-key-vocabulary\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 1 \u2014 Key Vocabulary","rendered":"Unit 1 \u2014 Key Vocabulary"},"content":{"raw":"

In this unit, you will learn common Nepali words for belongings and ownership. You will practise using \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b (kasko<\/em>) \u201cwhose,\u201d \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (mero<\/em>) \u201cmy,\u201d and \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b (tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko<\/em>) \u201cyour\u201d to ask and answer simple questions about objects.<\/p>\r\n

Study the words below first. Read each Nepali word, look at the transliteration, and practise saying it aloud. Use the English meaning to check your understanding.<\/p>\r\n

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Practice<\/h2>\r\n

Look around your room or classroom. Choose five objects and ask who they belong to. Then answer using \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (mero<\/em>) \u201cmy,\u201d \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b (tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko<\/em>) \u201cyour,\u201d or another person\u2019s name.<\/p>\r\n

Example:<\/p>\r\n

\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b?
yo kasko kit\u0101b ho?<\/em>
Whose book is this?<\/p>\r\n

\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b\u0964
yo mero kit\u0101b ho.<\/em>
This is my book.<\/p>\r\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0939\u094b?
tyo kasko jhol\u0101 ho?<\/em>
Whose bag is that?<\/p>\r\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0964
tyo tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko jhol\u0101 ho.<\/em>
That is your bag.<\/p>","rendered":"

In this unit, you will learn common Nepali words for belongings and ownership. You will practise using \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b (kasko<\/em>) \u201cwhose,\u201d \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (mero<\/em>) \u201cmy,\u201d and \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b (tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko<\/em>) \u201cyour\u201d to ask and answer simple questions about objects.<\/p>\n

Study the words below first. Read each Nepali word, look at the transliteration, and practise saying it aloud. Use the English meaning to check your understanding.<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b<\/td>\nkasko<\/em><\/td>\nwhose?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u092e\u094d\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0941\u091f\u0930<\/td>\nkampy\u016b\u1e6dar<\/em><\/td>\ncomputer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940<\/td>\nkurs\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nchair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091a\u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e<\/td>\ncasm\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nglasses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940\u0915\u094b \u092c\u094b\u0924\u0932<\/td>\np\u0101n\u012bko botal<\/em><\/td>\nwater bottle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c<\/td>\nkit\u0101b<\/em><\/td>\nbook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0932\u092e<\/td>\nkalam<\/em><\/td>\npen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940<\/td>\nk\u0101p\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nnotebook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e<\/td>\njhol\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nbag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0907\u0932<\/td>\nmob\u0101il<\/em><\/td>\nmobile phone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915<\/td>\n\u015bik\u1e63ak<\/em><\/td>\nteacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Possessive Words<\/h2>\n

These words help you talk about ownership. In this chapter, you will use them to say who an object belongs to.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b<\/td>\nmero<\/em><\/td>\nmy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko<\/em><\/td>\nyour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\u0915\u094b<\/td>\n\u015bik\u1e63akko<\/em><\/td>\nteacher\u2019s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u093e\u0925\u0940\u0915\u094b<\/td>\ns\u0101th\u012bko<\/em><\/td>\nfriend\u2019s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b<\/td>\nkasko<\/em><\/td>\nwhose?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Practice<\/h2>\n

Look around your room or classroom. Choose five objects and ask who they belong to. Then answer using \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (mero<\/em>) \u201cmy,\u201d \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b (tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko<\/em>) \u201cyour,\u201d or another person\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b?
yo kasko kit\u0101b ho?<\/em>
Whose book is this?<\/p>\n

\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b\u0964
yo mero kit\u0101b ho.<\/em>
This is my book.<\/p>\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0939\u094b?
tyo kasko jhol\u0101 ho?<\/em>
Whose bag is that?<\/p>\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0964
tyo tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko jhol\u0101 ho.<\/em>
That is your bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1076,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Unit 1 \u2014 Key Vocabulary","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":"cc-by-nc-sa"},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[57],"class_list":["post-109","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless","license-cc-by-nc-sa"],"part":107,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1076"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2059,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/109\/revisions\/2059"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/107"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/109\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}