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Overview<\/h1>\r\nIn this chapter, you will learn how to introduce yourself and others in polite Nepali in everyday settings such as a college orientation or community space. You will practice asking and answering about names, where someone is from using \u2013b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em>, where someone lives or where home is using \u2013m\u0101<\/em>, and basic nationality statements. You will also learn the difference between identity sentences using the ho <\/em>series and feelings\/state sentences using the cha <\/em>series. Throughout the chapter, you will use small natural words like pani<\/em>, ni<\/em>, and la<\/em> to make conversations sound smoother and more natural.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:\r\n
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  • Greet someone politely and respond appropriately in a short exchange<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Ask and answer name questions using common patterns (for example, tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em> \/ mero n\u0101m ___ ho.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Ask \u201cHow are you?\u201d and answer using cha<\/em>-forms, including a polite follow-up with ni<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t
  • Ask and answer where someone is from using kah\u0101\u0303b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em> and \u2013b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t
  • Say where you live now and where home is using \u2013m\u0101<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t
  • State nationality and basic roles\/professions using ho <\/em>forms (identity)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Introduce another person with a short profile (name + from + nationality + profession)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Use pani<\/em>, ni<\/em>, and la<\/em> to sound more natural in short conversations<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Choose correctly between the ho <\/em>series and the cha <\/em>series based on meaning (identity vs state\/feeling)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Read and write a short profile passage about people\u2019s origin, nationality, and profession<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

    Overview<\/h1>\n

    In this chapter, you will learn how to introduce yourself and others in polite Nepali in everyday settings such as a college orientation or community space. You will practice asking and answering about names, where someone is from using \u2013b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em>, where someone lives or where home is using \u2013m\u0101<\/em>, and basic nationality statements. You will also learn the difference between identity sentences using the ho <\/em>series and feelings\/state sentences using the cha <\/em>series. Throughout the chapter, you will use small natural words like pani<\/em>, ni<\/em>, and la<\/em> to make conversations sound smoother and more natural.<\/p>\n

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    Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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    By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n

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    • Greet someone politely and respond appropriately in a short exchange<\/li>\n
    • Ask and answer name questions using common patterns (for example, tap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em> \/ mero n\u0101m ___ ho.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    • Ask \u201cHow are you?\u201d and answer using cha<\/em>-forms, including a polite follow-up with ni<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Ask and answer where someone is from using kah\u0101\u0303b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em> and \u2013b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Say where you live now and where home is using \u2013m\u0101<\/em><\/li>\n
    • State nationality and basic roles\/professions using ho <\/em>forms (identity)<\/li>\n
    • Introduce another person with a short profile (name + from + nationality + profession)<\/li>\n
    • Use pani<\/em>, ni<\/em>, and la<\/em> to sound more natural in short conversations<\/li>\n
    • Choose correctly between the ho <\/em>series and the cha <\/em>series based on meaning (identity vs state\/feeling)<\/li>\n
    • Read and write a short profile passage about people\u2019s origin, nationality, and profession<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-221","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2247,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/221\/revisions\/2247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}