{"id":152,"date":"2025-12-01T23:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-6-unit-3-conversations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T00:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:22:45","slug":"chapter-6-unit-3-conversations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-6-unit-3-conversations\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 3 \u2014 Conversations","rendered":"Unit 3 \u2014 Conversations"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox diabox\">\r\n<h2>Model Dialogues<\/h2>\r\nThese model dialogues help learners practise common classroom and campus interactions in everyday Nepali. The focus is on asking where people or things are using <em>cha\/chan<\/em>, asking where things were using <em>thiyo\/thiyena<\/em>, and identifying objects and ownership with patterns like <em>yo ke ho?<\/em> and <em>yo kasko ___ ho?<\/em>. The dialogues also reinforce polite classroom language (e.g., <em>m\u0101pha garnuhos, dhanyaw\u0101d<\/em>), basic location words and postpositions (e.g., <em>-m\u0101, -muni, ag\u0101\u1e0di, bhitra, najik<\/em>), and respectful possessive forms (e.g., <em>mero, tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko, ___ko<\/em>).\r\n\r\n[table id=155 \/]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"213\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"214\"]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n[table id=156 \/]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"215\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"216\"]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox diabox\">\n<h2>Model Dialogues<\/h2>\n<p>These model dialogues help learners practise common classroom and campus interactions in everyday Nepali. The focus is on asking where people or things are using <em>cha\/chan<\/em>, asking where things were using <em>thiyo\/thiyena<\/em>, and identifying objects and ownership with patterns like <em>yo ke ho?<\/em> and <em>yo kasko ___ ho?<\/em>. The dialogues also reinforce polite classroom language (e.g., <em>m\u0101pha garnuhos, dhanyaw\u0101d<\/em>), basic location words and postpositions (e.g., <em>-m\u0101, -muni, ag\u0101\u1e0di, bhitra, najik<\/em>), and respectful possessive forms (e.g., <em>mero, tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko, ___ko<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-155-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-155\">In the Classroom<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"tablepress-155-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-155\">Two classmates are in class. One student cannot find their things and asks for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-155\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-155\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-155-name\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-155-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Speaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Nepali<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Transliteration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Ramesh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u093e\u092b \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0915\u0932\u092e \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>m\u0101ph garnuhos. mero kalam kah\u0101\u0303 cha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Sita<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0915\u0932\u092e \u091f\u0947\u092c\u0932\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko kalam \u1e6debalm\u0101 cha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Ramesh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0964 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>dhanyaw\u0101d. mero k\u0101p\u012b kah\u0101\u0303 cha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Sita<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940 \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko k\u0101p\u012b jhol\u0101m\u0101 cha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Ramesh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u091a\u093e\u092c\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>c\u0101b\u012bhar\u016b kah\u0101\u0303 chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Sita<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u091a\u093e\u092c\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940\u092e\u0941\u0928\u093f \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>c\u0101b\u012bhar\u016b kurs\u012bmuni chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Ramesh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>mob\u0101il yah\u0101\u0303 cha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Sita<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u091b\u0948\u0928\u0964 \u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0928\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>chaina. mob\u0101il ky\u0101n\u1e6dinm\u0101 cha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-155 from cache --><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-213\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-213\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"213\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"English Translation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"h5p-214\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-214\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"214\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chap6_Unit3_Table1.mp3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-156-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-156\">On Campus<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"tablepress-156-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-156\">A new student is on campus and asks for directions to common places.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-156\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-156\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-156-name\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-156-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Speaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Nepali<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Transliteration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Anil<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>pustak\u0101laya kah\u0101\u0303 cha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Pooja<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f\u0915\u094b \u0905\u0917\u093e\u0921\u093f \u091b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>pustak\u0101laya k\u0101ry\u0101layako ag\u0101\u1e0di cha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Anil<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b?<\/td>\n<td 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