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Model dialogues<\/h2>\r\n
These dialogues model polite, natural conversation between classmates in a college setting. They help learners practise talking about family, asking and answering basic personal questions, and describing where someone is or lives. The dialogues use respectful forms like tap\u0101\u012b\u0303<\/em> and uh\u0101\u0303<\/em> with polite verbs (hunuhuncha, basnuhuncha, pa\u1e0dhnuhuncha<\/em>). As you read and listen, notice the repeated question patterns\u2014ko<\/em>, kah\u0101\u0303<\/em>, ke<\/em>, kun<\/em>\u2014and how Nepali expresses identity, location, and study\/teaching. Use the dialogues to understand meaning, repeat key lines aloud, and then substitute your own names and family details for practice.<\/div>\r\n
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Model dialogues<\/h2>\n
These dialogues model polite, natural conversation between classmates in a college setting. They help learners practise talking about family, asking and answering basic personal questions, and describing where someone is or lives. The dialogues use respectful forms like tap\u0101\u012b\u0303<\/em> and uh\u0101\u0303<\/em> with polite verbs (hunuhuncha, basnuhuncha, pa\u1e0dhnuhuncha<\/em>). As you read and listen, notice the repeated question patterns\u2014ko<\/em>, kah\u0101\u0303<\/em>, ke<\/em>, kun<\/em>\u2014and how Nepali expresses identity, location, and study\/teaching. Use the dialogues to understand meaning, repeat key lines aloud, and then substitute your own names and family details for practice.<\/div>\n
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Family Photo<\/h2>\n

Two classmates are sitting in the student lounge after class. One student shows a Dashain family photo on their phone, and the other asks politely who the people are and where they live now.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Speaker<\/th>\nNepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nisha<\/td>\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>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagar<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0906\u092e\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 mer\u012b \u0101m\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nisha<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagar<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m g\u012bt\u0101 ho.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nisha<\/td>\n\u0905\u0928\u093f \u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nani uh\u0101\u0303 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagar<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 mero bub\u0101 hunuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nisha<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagar<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0930\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u0939\u094b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m rame\u015b ho.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nisha<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303har\u016b ahile kah\u0101\u0303 basnuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagar<\/td>\n\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u092e\u093e \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0964<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303har\u016b ahile nep\u0101lm\u0101 basnuhuncha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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