{"id":242,"date":"2025-12-08T00:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-11-unit-1-key-vocabulary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T02:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:51:24","slug":"chapter-11-unit-1-key-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-11-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 talking about family and relationships. You will practise asking about people in a photo, naming family members, and describing what someone does or studies.\r\n\r\nStudy the words below first. Read each Nepali word or phrase, look at the transliteration, and practise saying it aloud. Use the English meaning to check your understanding.\r\n\r\n[table id=481 \/]\r\n\r\n[table id=482 \/]\r\n\r\n[table id=483 \/]\r\n\r\n[table id=484 \/]\r\n

Practice<\/h2>\r\nLook at a family photo or imagine your family. Practise asking and answering questions in Nepali.\r\n\r\nExample:\r\n\r\n\u092f\u094b \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?\r\nyo pho\u1e6dom\u0101 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em>\r\nWho is this in the photo?\r\n\r\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964\r\nuh\u0101\u0303 mero bub\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em>\r\nHe is my father.\r\n\r\n\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?\r\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko pariw\u0101rm\u0101 kati jan\u0101 hunuhuncha?<\/em>\r\nHow many people are in your family?\r\n\r\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964\r\nmero pariw\u0101rm\u0101 p\u0101\u0303c jan\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em>\r\nThere are five people in my family.","rendered":"

In this unit, you will learn common Nepali words for talking about family and relationships. You will practise asking about people in a photo, naming family members, and describing what someone does or studies.<\/p>\n

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

Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\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
\u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947<\/td>\nahile<\/em><\/td>\nnow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901<\/td>\nkah\u0101\u0303<\/em><\/td>\nwhere?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e<\/td>\nkati jan\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nhow many people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u092e<\/td>\nk\u0101m<\/em><\/td>\nwork \/ job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u092e\u094d\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0941\u091f\u0930<\/td>\nkampy\u016b\u1e6dar<\/em><\/td>\ncomputer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u0923\u093f\u0924<\/td>\nga\u1e47it<\/em><\/td>\nmath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\npa\u1e0dhnu<\/em><\/td>\nto study \/ to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0922\u093e\u0909\u0928\u0941<\/td>\npa\u1e0dh\u0101unu<\/em><\/td>\nto teach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b<\/td>\npho\u1e6do<\/em><\/td>\nphoto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbasnu<\/em><\/td>\nto live \/ to stay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u0947\u091f\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbhe\u1e6dnu<\/em><\/td>\nto meet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0941\u091d\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbujhnu<\/em><\/td>\nto understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928<\/td>\nwij\u00f1\u0101n<\/em><\/td>\nscience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f<\/td>\nwi\u1e63aya<\/em><\/td>\nsubject<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0924\u093f\u0925\u093f<\/td>\natithi<\/em><\/td>\nguest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0915<\/td>\n\u0101gantuk<\/em><\/td>\nvisitor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Family and Kinship Terms<\/h2>\n

These words help you identify family members and talk about relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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
\u0906\u092e\u093e\u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e<\/td>\n\u0101m\u0101bub\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nparents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u092e\u093e<\/td>\n\u0101m\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nmother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0915\u093e<\/td>\nk\u0101k\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nuncle (father\u2019s younger brother)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0915\u0940<\/td>\nk\u0101k\u012b<\/em><\/td>\naunt (father\u2019s younger brother\u2019s wife)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u0943\u0939\u093f\u0923\u0940<\/td>\ng\u1e5bhi\u1e47\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nhomemaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093e\u0907<\/td>\nd\u0101i<\/em><\/td>\nelder brother; common everyday form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093e\u091c\u0941<\/td>\nd\u0101ju<\/em><\/td>\nelder brother; more formal\/respectful form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093f\u0926\u0940<\/td>\ndid\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nelder sister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e<\/td>\nbacc\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nchild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0939\u093f\u0928\u0940<\/td>\nbahin\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nyounger sister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nb\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ndad; father; familiar everyday form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nbub\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nfather; common respectful form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u093e\u0907<\/td>\nbh\u0101i<\/em><\/td>\nyounger brother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930<\/td>\npariw\u0101r<\/em><\/td>\nfamily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0928<\/td>\n\u015br\u012bm\u0101n<\/em><\/td>\nhusband<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/td>\n\u015br\u012bmat\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nwife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930\u0906\u092e\u093e<\/td>\nhajur\u0101m\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ngrandmother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nhajurb\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ngrandfather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u094b\u0930\u0940<\/td>\nchor\u012b<\/em><\/td>\ndaughter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u094b\u0930\u093e<\/td>\nchor\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Useful Phrases<\/h2>\n

Use these phrases to ask about family members, people in photos, and what someone does.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\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
\u092f\u094b \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nyo pho\u1e6dom\u0101 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWho is this in the photo?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWho is he\/she? (hon.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat is his\/her name?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ahile kah\u0101\u0303 hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhere is he\/she now?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ke garnuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat does he\/she do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ke pa\u1e0dhnuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat does he\/she study?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0941\u0928 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f \u092a\u0922\u093e\u0909\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 kun wi\u1e63aya pa\u1e0dh\u0101unuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat subject does he\/she teach?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko pariw\u0101rm\u0101 kati jan\u0101 hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nHow many people are in your family?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0926\u093e\u0907 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko d\u0101i hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nDo you have an elder brother?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303k\u012b did\u012b hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nDo you have an elder sister?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0913\u0939\u094b, \u0930\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0964<\/td>\noho, r\u0101mro.<\/em><\/td>\nOh, nice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0964<\/td>\ndhanyaw\u0101d.<\/em><\/td>\nThank you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Useful Sentence Patterns<\/h2>\n

Use the vocabulary above with these simple sentence patterns.<\/span><\/p>\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
\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/td>\nyo mero pariw\u0101r ho.<\/em><\/td>\nThis is my family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0906\u092e\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nyo mero \u0101m\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nThis is my mother.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nyo mero bub\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nThis is my father.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0926\u093e\u0907 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 mero d\u0101i hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nHe is my elder brother.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 mer\u012b did\u012b hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nShe is my elder sister.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nmero pariw\u0101rm\u0101 p\u0101\u0303c jan\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nThere are five people in my family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0917\u0923\u093f\u0924 \u092a\u0922\u093e\u0909\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ga\u1e47it pa\u1e0dh\u0101unuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nHe\/She teaches math.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 wij\u00f1\u0101n pa\u1e0dhnuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nHe\/She studies science.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0921\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ahile ky\u0101n\u0101\u1e0d\u0101m\u0101 basnuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\nHe\/She lives in Canada now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Practice<\/h2>\n

Look at a family photo or imagine your family. Practise asking and answering questions in Nepali.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u092f\u094b \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?
\nyo pho\u1e6dom\u0101 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em>
\nWho is this in the photo?<\/p>\n

\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964
\nuh\u0101\u0303 mero bub\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em>
\nHe is my father.<\/p>\n

\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?
\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko pariw\u0101rm\u0101 kati jan\u0101 hunuhuncha?<\/em>
\nHow many people are in your family?<\/p>\n

\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964
\nmero pariw\u0101rm\u0101 p\u0101\u0303c jan\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em>
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