{"id":145,"date":"2025-12-01T22:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/part\/chapter-6-talking-about-locatio\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:52:33","slug":"chapter-6-talking-about-locatio","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/part\/chapter-6-talking-about-locatio\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 6 \u2013 Talking about Location","rendered":"Chapter 6 \u2013 Talking about Location"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"1008\">Overview<\/h1>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">In this chapter, you will learn how to describe where someone or something is in Nepali using the locative\u2013existential pattern with \u091b \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d (<i>cha \/ chan<\/i>) together with the postposition \u2013\u092e\u093e (<i>-m\u0101<\/i>) meaning \u201cin\/on\/at.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">You will practise asking and answering location questions using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 (<i>kah\u0101\u0303<\/i>) \u201cwhere,\u201d and you will learn to choose \u091b (<i>cha<\/i>) for singular or uncountable nouns and \u091b\u0928\u094d (<i>chan<\/i>) for plural nouns.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">You will also build longer, natural sentences by combining location words (e.g., \u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e (<i>kak\u1e63\u0101<\/i>) \u201cclassroom,\u201d \u091f\u0947\u092c\u0932 (<i>\u1e6debal<\/i>) \u201ctable\u201d) with possessives such as \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (<i>mero<\/i>) \u201cmy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">By the end of this chapter, you will be able to describe the location of everyday objects and people in real-life contexts such as classrooms, homes, and offices\u2014for example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">\u0915\u0932\u092e \u091f\u0947\u092c\u0932\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964 (<i>kalam \u1e6debalm\u0101 cha.<\/i>) \u2014 The pen is on the table.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964 (<i>mero jhol\u0101 kak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 cha.<\/i>) \u2014 My bag is in the classroom.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1384\">By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1446\">ask and answer \u201cwhere\u201d questions using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 (<em>kah\u0101\u0303<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1502\">use \u2013\u092e\u093e (\u2013<em>m\u0101<\/em>) to express location (\u201cin\/on\/at\u201d)<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1593\">produce location sentences using \u091b \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928 \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0928\u094d <em data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1591\">cha\/chan\/chaina\/chainan<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1691\">ask and answer where a respectful person is using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b? <em data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1691\">kah\u0101\u0303 hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"1008\">Overview<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this chapter, you will learn how to describe where someone or something is in Nepali using the locative\u2013existential pattern with \u091b \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d (<i>cha \/ chan<\/i>) together with the postposition \u2013\u092e\u093e (<i>-m\u0101<\/i>) meaning \u201cin\/on\/at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You will practise asking and answering location questions using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 (<i>kah\u0101\u0303<\/i>) \u201cwhere,\u201d and you will learn to choose \u091b (<i>cha<\/i>) for singular or uncountable nouns and \u091b\u0928\u094d (<i>chan<\/i>) for plural nouns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You will also build longer, natural sentences by combining location words (e.g., \u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e (<i>kak\u1e63\u0101<\/i>) \u201cclassroom,\u201d \u091f\u0947\u092c\u0932 (<i>\u1e6debal<\/i>) \u201ctable\u201d) with possessives such as \u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b (<i>mero<\/i>) \u201cmy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">By the end of this chapter, you will be able to describe the location of everyday objects and people in real-life contexts such as classrooms, homes, and offices\u2014for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u0915\u0932\u092e \u091f\u0947\u092c\u0932\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964 (<i>kalam \u1e6debalm\u0101 cha.<\/i>) \u2014 The pen is on the table.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u094b \u091d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u091b\u0964 (<i>mero jhol\u0101 kak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 cha.<\/i>) \u2014 My bag is in the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1384\">By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1446\">ask and answer \u201cwhere\u201d questions using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 (<em>kah\u0101\u0303<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1502\">use \u2013\u092e\u093e (\u2013<em>m\u0101<\/em>) to express location (\u201cin\/on\/at\u201d)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1593\">produce location sentences using \u091b \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928 \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0928\u094d <em data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1591\">cha\/chan\/chaina\/chainan<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1691\">ask and answer where a respectful person is using \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b? 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