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Chapter 9 – Giving Commands and Reporting Actions

Unit 1 — Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Nepali Transliteration English
अब aba now
अलिकति alikati a little
अनि ani and / then
आफ्नो āphno own
खानु khānu to eat / to have
खोल्नु kholnu to open
जानु jānu to go
झ्याल jhyāl window
चिया ciyā tea
चिनी cinī sugar
ढोका ḍhokā door
निर nira near
नाम nām name
निकाल्नु nikālnu to take out
पढ्नु paḍhnu to read
पिउनु piunu to drink
बस्नु basnu to sit
मलाई malāī to me / I (experiencer)
ra and
स्वादिलो swādilo tasty
सोफा sophā sofa
हजुर hajur yes? / pardon? (polite response)
होइन hoina no / not
हुन्छ huncha okay / yes (agreement)
हुनु hunu to be
उठ्नु uṭhnu to stand up / to get up
लेख्नु lekhnu to write

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