Unit 1 — Key Vocabulary

Chapter 11 – Family and Relationships

Vocabulary

Nepali	Transliteration	English
आमाबुबा	āmābubā	parents
आमा	āmā	mother
काका	kākā	uncle (father's younger brother)
काकी	kākī	aunt (father's younger brother's wife)
गृहिणी	gṛhiṇī	homemaker
दाइ	dāi	elder brother
दाजु	dāju	elder brother
दिदी	didī	elder sister
बच्चा	baccā	child
बहिनी	bahinī	younger sister
बा	bā	dad / father
बुबा	bubā	father
भाई	bhāī	younger brother
परिवार	pariwār	family
श्रीमान	śrīmān	husband
श्रीमती	śrīmatī	wife
हजुरआमा	hajurāmā	grandmother
हजुरबा	hajurbā	grandfather
छोरी	chorī	daughter
छोरा	chorā	son

Nepali	Transliteration	English
यो फोटोमा को हुनुहुन्छ?	yo phoṭomā ko hunuhuncha?	Who is this in the photo?
उहाँ को हुनुहुन्छ?	uhā̃ ko hunuhuncha?	Who is he/she (hon.)?
उहाँको नाम के हो?	uhā̃ko nām ke ho?	What is his/her name?
उहाँ अहिले कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ?	uhā̃ ahile kahā̃ hunuhuncha?	Where is he/she now?
उहाँ के गर्नुहुन्छ?	uhā̃ ke garnuhuncha?	What does he/she do?
उहाँ के पढ्नुहुन्छ?	uhā̃ ke paḍhnuhuncha?	What does he/she study?
उहाँ कुन विषय पढाउनुहुन्छ?	uhā̃ kun wiṣaya paḍhāunuhuncha?	What subject does he/she teach?
तपाईंको परिवारमा कति जना हुनुहुन्छ?	tapāī̃ko pariwārmā kati janā hunuhuncha?	How many people are in your family?
तपाईंको दाइ हुनुहुन्छ?	tapāī̃ko dāi hunuhuncha?	Do you have an elder brother?
तपाईंकी दिदी हुनुहुन्छ?	tapāī̃kī didī hunuhuncha?	Do you have an elder sister?
ओहो, राम्रो।	oho, rāmro.	Oh, nice.
धन्यवाद।	dhanyawād.	Thank you.

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