{"id":370,"date":"2026-01-13T10:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-17-unit-7-reading-and-writing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:33:46","slug":"chapter-17-unit-7-reading-and-writing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/chapter\/chapter-17-unit-7-reading-and-writing\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 7 \u2014 Reading and Writing","rendered":"Unit 7 \u2014 Reading and Writing"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h2><strong>A Gathering at Meena\u2019s Apartment<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\u0917\u0924 \u0936\u0928\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0901\u091d \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u092e\u0947\u0928\u094d\u091f\u092e\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b \u091c\u092e\u0918\u091f \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0964 \u092e \u0930 \u0930\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u092a\u0928\u093f 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\u091b\u0948\u0928\u0964 \u0924\u0930 \u0930\u092e\u0947\u0936\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0927\u0947\u0930\u0948 \u092e\u0928 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u091b\u0964 \u0909\u0938\u094d\u0915\u094b \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u091b\u0964 \u0909\u0938\u094d\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u092e\u094b\u092e\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0901\u0926\u093e\u0916\u0947\u0930\u093f \u092e \u0905\u0930\u0942 \u0938\u093e\u0925\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0938\u0901\u0917 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0948 \u0925\u093f\u090f\u0901\u0964 \u0930\u092e\u0947\u0936\u0915\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0917\u093f \u092e\u094b\u092e\u094b \u090f\u0915\u0926\u092e \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u092d\u092f\u094b\u0964 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0906\u0901\u0916\u093e \u0930\u0938\u093e\u0909\u0928 \u0925\u093e\u0932\u094d\u092f\u094b, \u090a \u092c\u093e\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092a\u093f\u0909\u0901\u0926\u0948 \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b, \u0930 \u090a \u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0947\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0938\u0901\u0917 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u094d\u0928 \u092a\u0928\u093f \u0938\u0915\u0947\u0928\u0964\r\n\r\n<em>gata \u015banib\u0101r s\u0101\u0303jha m\u012bn\u0101ko ap\u0101r\u1e6damen\u1e6dm\u0101 s\u0101no jamgha\u1e6d thiyo. ma ra rame\u015b pani tyah\u0101\u0303 gayau\u0303. tyah\u0101\u0303 dherai kisimk\u0101 kh\u0101n\u0101 thiye ra dherai kisimk\u0101 piune kur\u0101 pani thiye. tyah\u0101\u0303 nep\u0101l\u012b kh\u0101n\u0101 pani thiyo\u2014momo ra samos\u0101. momo ekdam piro thiyo, ra samos\u0101 sw\u0101\u1e0dilo thiyo. mero dherai piro kh\u0101n\u0101 kh\u0101ne b\u0101n\u012b chaina. tara rame\u015bl\u0101\u012b piro kh\u0101n\u0101 dherai man parcha. usko piro kh\u0101ne b\u0101n\u012b cha. usle piro momo kh\u0101\u0303d\u0101kheri ma ar\u016b s\u0101th\u012bhar\u016bs\u00e3nga kur\u0101 gardai thi\u1ebd. rame\u015bko l\u0101gi momo ekdam piro bhayo. usko \u0101\u0303kh\u0101 ras\u0101una th\u0101lyo, \u016b b\u0101ramb\u0101r p\u0101n\u012b piu\u0303dai thiyo, ra \u016b kehi ber r\u0101mros\u00e3nga bolna pani sakena.<\/em>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"425\"]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox\">\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Check your understanding<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n[h5p id=\"426\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"427\"]\r\n<div class=\"postbox h5p-sidebar\">\r\n<div class=\"h5p-action-bar-settings h5p-panel\"><code>[h5p id=\"559\"]<\/code><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h2><strong>A Gathering at Meena\u2019s Apartment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u0917\u0924 \u0936\u0928\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0901\u091d \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u092e\u0947\u0928\u094d\u091f\u092e\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b \u091c\u092e\u0918\u091f \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0964 \u092e \u0930 \u0930\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u092a\u0928\u093f \u0924\u094d\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0917\u092f\u094c\u0901\u0964 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0927\u0947\u0930\u0948 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093f\u092e\u0915\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0925\u093f\u090f \u0930 \u0927\u0947\u0930\u0948 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093f\u092e\u0915\u093e \u092a\u093f\u0909\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0928\u093f \u0925\u093f\u090f\u0964 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0928\u093f \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u2014\u092e\u094b\u092e\u094b \u0930 \u0938\u092e\u094b\u0938\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u094b\u092e\u094b \u090f\u0915\u0926\u092e \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b, \u0930 \u0938\u092e\u094b\u0938\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094b \u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0964 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u0927\u0947\u0930\u0948 \u092a\u093f\u0930\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 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