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Chapter 10 – Greetings and Introductions

Unit 6 — Listening

At a Community Workshop

Nabin and Laura meet for the first time at a community workshop. They exchange names, ask where each other is from, and talk about nationality and background.

Speaker Nepali Transliteration
Nabin नमस्ते। namaste.
Laura नमस्ते। namaste.
Nabin मेरो नाम नवीन हो। तपाईंको नाम के हो? mero nām nabīn ho. tapāī̃ko nām ke ho?
Laura मेरो नाम लौरा हो। तपाईंलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो। mero nām laurā ho. tapāī̃lāī bheṭera khuśī lāgyo.
Nabin मलाई पनि खुशी लाग्यो। malāī pani khuśī lāgyo.
Nabin तपाईं कहाँबाट आउनुभयो? tapāī̃ kahā̃bāṭa āunubhayo?
Laura म बर्लिनबाट हुँ। ma barlinbāṭa hũ.
Nabin बर्लिन? तपाईं जर्मन हुनुहुन्छ? barlin? tapāī̃ jarman hunuhuncha?
Laura होइन, म जर्मन होइन। म स्पेनी हुँ। hoina, ma jarman hoina. ma spenī hũ.
Nabin अँ, बुझें। अहिले तपाईं कहाँ बस्नुहुन्छ? ã, bujhẽ. ahile tapāī̃ kahā̃ basnuhuncha?
Laura अहिले म काठमाडौंमा बस्छु। ahile ma kāṭhmānḍaũmā baschu.

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