Chapter 10 – Greetings and Introductions
Vocabulary
| Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| अँ |
ã |
oh |
| अनि |
ani |
and / then |
| अब |
aba |
now |
| आएको |
āeko |
came / arrived |
| आउनु |
āunu |
to come |
| अहिले |
ahile |
now / currently |
| ओहो |
oho |
oh! (reaction) |
| कहाँ |
kahā̃ |
where ? |
| कहाँबाट |
kahā̃bāṭa |
from where ? |
| काठमाडौँ |
kāṭhamāṇḍaũ |
Kathmandu |
| देश |
deś |
country |
| नाम |
nām |
name |
| पहिलो पटक |
pahilo paṭak |
first time |
| फेरि |
pherī |
again |
| भेट्नु |
bheṭnu |
to meet |
| भित्र |
bhitra |
inside |
| बस्नु |
basnu |
to sit / to stay (live) |
| बुझ्नु |
bujhnu |
to understand |
| सहर |
sahar |
city |
| सुन्दर |
sundar |
beautiful |
| ठाउँ |
ṭhāũ |
place |
| केही छैन |
kehi chaina |
no problem / it’s okay |
Nationalities
| Nationality |
Transliteration |
English |
| क्यानेडियन |
kyāneḍiyan |
Canadian |
| अमेरिकी |
amerīkī |
American |
| नेपाली |
nepālī |
Nepali |
| भारतीय |
bhāratīya |
Indian |
| पाकिस्तानी |
pākistānī |
Pakistani |
| चिनियाँ |
ciniyā̃ |
Chinese |
| जापानी |
jāpānī |
Japanese |
| कोरियाली |
koriyālī |
Korean |
| अष्ट्रेलियन |
aṣṭreliyan |
Australian |
| ब्रिटिश |
briṭiś |
British |
| फ्रेन्च |
phrench |
French |
| जर्मन |
jarman |
German |
| स्पेनी |
spenī |
Spanish |
| इटालियन |
iṭāliyan |
Italian |
| मेक्सिकन |
meksikan |
Mexican |
| ब्राजिलियन |
brājiliyan |
Brazilian |
Professions
| Profession |
Transliteration |
English |
| विद्यार्थी |
widyārthī |
student |
| शिक्षक |
śikṣak |
teacher |
| शिक्षिका |
śikṣikā |
teacher (female) |
| प्राध्यापक |
prādhyāpak |
professor / instructor |
| प्रोफेसर |
prophesar |
professor (loan form) |
| नर्स |
nars |
nurse |
| डाक्टर |
ḍākṭar |
doctor |
| इन्जिनियर |
injiniyar |
engineer |
| चालक |
cālak |
driver |
| व्यापारी |
byāpārī |
shopkeeper / businessperson |
| कर्मचारी |
karmacārī |
employee / staff |
Useful Phrases
| Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| अँ, बुझें। |
ã, bujhẽ. |
Oh, I see. |
| केही छैन। |
kehi chaina. |
No problem. |
| कृपया चिया खानुस्। |
kṛpayā ciyā khānus. |
Please have some tea. |
| कृपया भित्र आउनुस्। |
kṛpayā bhitra āunus. |
Please come inside. |
| तपाईँ कहाँबाट आउनुभयो? |
tapāī̃ kahā̃bāṭa āunubhayo? |
Where did you come from? |
| तपाईँ कहाँबाट हुनुहुन्छ? |
tapāī̃ kahā̃bāṭa hunuhuncha? |
Where are you from? |
| तपाईँको घर कहाँ हो? |
tapāī̃ko ghar kahā̃ ho? |
Where is your home? |
| तपाईँको नाम के हो? |
tapāī̃ko nām ke ho? |
What is your name? |
| तपाईँलाई कस्तो छ? |
tapāī̃lāī kasto cha? |
How are you? |
| तपाईँलाई नि? |
tapāī̃lāī ni? |
And you? |
| तपाईंलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो। |
tapāī̃lāī bheṭera khuśī lāgyo. |
Nice to meet you. |
| फेरि भेटौँला। |
pherī bheṭaũlā. |
See you again. |
| माफ गर्नुहोस्। |
māph garnuhos. |
Sorry / excuse me. |
| मलाई ठीक छ। |
malāī ṭhīk cha. |
I am fine. |
| मलाई पनि खुशी लाग्यो। |
malāī pani khuśī lāgyo. |
Nice to meet you too. |
| मलाई सन्चै छ। |
malāī sancai cha. |
I’m well. |
| हाम्रो घरमा स्वागत छ। |
hāmro gharmā swāgat cha. |
Welcome to our home. |
| यहाँ बस्नुस्। |
yahā̃ basnus. |
Please sit here. |
