Chapter 12 – Time, Days, and Schedules
Vocabulary
| Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| कक्षा |
kakṣā |
class |
| क्यान्टिन |
kyānṭin |
cafeteria |
| काम |
kām |
work |
| हप्ता |
haptā |
week |
| व्यस्त |
byasta |
busy |
| बजे |
baje |
o’clock / time marker (“at …”) |
| मिनेट |
mineṭ |
minute(s) |
| सवा |
sawā |
quarter past (e.g., 9:15) |
| साढे |
sāḍhe |
half past (e.g., 9:30) |
| पौने |
paune |
quarter to (e.g., 9:45) |
| बिहान |
bihāna |
morning |
| दिउँसो |
diũsō |
afternoon |
| बेलुका |
belukā |
evening |
| राति |
rāti |
night |
| अपोइन्टमेन्ट |
apoīnṭmenṭ |
appointment |
| चाहिन्छ |
cāhincha |
need |
| कुन दिन |
kun din |
which day |
| फोन नम्बर |
phon nambar |
phone number |
| ठीक छ? |
ṭhīk cha? |
is it okay? / does it work? |
Numbers 1–20
| Digit |
Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| १ |
एक |
ek |
1 |
| २ |
दुई |
duī |
2 |
| ३ |
तीन |
tīn |
3 |
| ४ |
चार |
cār |
4 |
| ५ |
पाँच |
pā̃c |
5 |
| ६ |
छ |
cha |
6 |
| ७ |
सात |
sāt |
7 |
| ८ |
आठ |
āṭh |
8 |
| ९ |
नौ |
nau |
9 |
| १० |
दस |
das |
10 |
| ११ |
एघार |
eghāra |
11 |
| १२ |
बाह्र |
bāhra |
12 |
| १३ |
तेह्र |
tehrā |
13 |
| १४ |
चौध |
caudā |
14 |
| १५ |
पन्ध्र |
pandhra |
15 |
| १६ |
सोह्र |
sohra |
16 |
| १७ |
सत्र |
satra |
17 |
| १८ |
अठार |
aṭhāra |
18 |
| १९ |
उन्नाइस |
unnāīs |
19 |
| २० |
बीस |
bīs |
20 |
Days of the week
| Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| आइतबार |
āitabār |
Sunday |
| सोमबार |
sombār |
Monday |
| मंगलबार |
maṅgalbār |
Tuesday |
| बुधबार |
budhabār |
Wednesday |
| बिहिबार |
bihibār |
Thursday |
| शुक्रबार |
śukrabār |
Friday |
| शनिबार |
śanibār |
Saturday |
Useful phrases
| Nepali |
Transliteration |
English |
| ठीक छ। |
ṭhīk cha. |
Okay. |
| आज कुन दिन हो? |
āja kun din ho? |
What day is it today? |
| हाम्रो कक्षा कुन दिन हुन्छ? |
hāmrō kakṣā kun din huncha? |
What day is our class? |
| अहिले कति बज्यो? |
ahile kati bajyo? |
What time is it now? |
| कक्षा कति बजे सुरु हुन्छ? |
kakṣā kati baje suru huncha? |
What time does class start? |
| मलाई अपोइन्टमेन्ट चाहिन्छ। |
malāī apoīnṭmenṭ cāhincha. |
I need an appointment. |
| तपाईंलाई कुन दिन चाहिन्छ? |
tapāī̃lāī kun din cāhincha? |
What day do you need? |
| तपाईंको फोन नम्बर के हो? |
tapāī̃ko phon nambar ke ho? |
What is your phone number? |
