{"id":209,"date":"2025-12-07T01:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T06:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-9-unit-3-conversations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:12:50","slug":"chapter-9-unit-3-conversations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-9-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 polite classroom interaction in Nepali. They focus on three connected skills: giving respectful instructions, responding with simple action statements, and reporting what someone did using honorific past forms. The situations are practical and familiar (e.g., sit, open a book, write, move around the room), so learners can use the language immediately in real classroom contexts.\r\n\r\n[table id=191 \/]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"269\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"270\"]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n[table id=192 \/]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"271\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"272\"]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox diabox\">\n<h2>Model dialogues<\/h2>\n<p>These model dialogues help learners practise polite classroom interaction in Nepali. They focus on three connected skills: giving respectful instructions, responding with simple action statements, and reporting what someone did using honorific past forms. The situations are practical and familiar (e.g., sit, open a book, write, move around the room), so learners can use the language immediately in real classroom contexts.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-191-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-191\">Opening and Reading a Book<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"tablepress-191-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-191\">Seema gives instructions to Peter to open and read a book. Kiran reports what Peter did using honorific forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-191\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-191\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-191-name\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-191-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\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930!<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>p\u012b\u1e6dar!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930!<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>hajur!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>tyo ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>tyo kit\u0101b ho.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>tyo kasko kit\u0101b ho?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>yo mero kit\u0101b ho.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 kit\u0101b kholnuhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u0948\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0916\u094b\u0932\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>maile kit\u0101b khol\u1ebd.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kiran<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le kit\u0101b kholnubhayo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 kit\u0101b pa\u1e0dhnuhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u0948\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0922\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>maile kit\u0101b pa\u1e0dh\u1ebd.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kiran<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le kit\u0101b pa\u1e0dhnubhayo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-191 from cache --><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-269\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-269\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"269\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"English Translation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"h5p-270\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-270\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"270\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chap9_Unit3_Table1.mp3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-192-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-192\">Following Physical Instructions<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"tablepress-192-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-192\">Seema asks Peter to perform physical actions in the classroom. Kiran reports each action politely.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-192\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-192\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-192-name\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-192-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\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930!<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>p\u012b\u1e6dar!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930!<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>hajur!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0909\u0920\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 u\u1e6dhnuhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e \u0909\u0920\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>ma u\u1e6dh\u1ebd.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kiran<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0909\u0920\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303 u\u1e6dhnubhayo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 kurs\u012bm\u0101 basnuhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092c\u0938\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>ma kurs\u012bm\u0101 bas\u1ebd.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kiran<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303 kurs\u012bm\u0101 basnubhayo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0906\u092b\u094d\u0928\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0932\u0947\u0916\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 k\u0101p\u012bm\u0101 \u0101phno n\u0101m lekh\u00aduhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u0948\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0906\u092b\u094d\u0928\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0932\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td 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\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>k\u1e5bpay\u0101 k\u0101p\u012b banda garnuhos. tap\u0101\u012b\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u092e\u0948\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0917\u0930\u0947\u0901\u0964<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>maile k\u0101p\u012b banda gar\u1ebd.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Seema<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><em>uh\u0101\u0303le ke garnubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kiran<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092a\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926 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