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Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0905\u0901<\/td>\na\u0303<\/em><\/td>\noh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0928\u093f<\/td>\nani<\/em><\/td>\nand \/ then<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u092c<\/td>\naba<\/em><\/td>\nnow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u090f\u0915\u094b<\/td>\n\u0101eko<\/em><\/td>\ncame \/ arrived<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u0909\u0928\u0941<\/td>\n\u0101unu<\/em><\/td>\nto come<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947<\/td>\nahile<\/em><\/td>\nnow \/ currently<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0913\u0939\u094b<\/td>\noho<\/em><\/td>\noh! (reaction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901<\/td>\nkah\u0101\u0303<\/em><\/td>\nwhere ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901\u092c\u093e\u091f<\/td>\nkah\u0101\u0303b\u0101\u1e6da<\/em><\/td>\nfrom where ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0920\u092e\u093e\u0921\u094c\u0901<\/td>\nk\u0101\u1e6dham\u0101\u1e47\u1e0dau\u0303<\/em><\/td>\nKathmandu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0947\u0936<\/td>\nde\u015b<\/em><\/td>\ncountry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u093e\u092e<\/td>\nn\u0101m<\/em><\/td>\nname<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0939\u093f\u0932\u094b \u092a\u091f\u0915<\/td>\npahilo pa\u1e6dak<\/em><\/td>\nfirst time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u0947\u0930\u093f<\/td>\npher\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nagain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u0947\u091f\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbhe\u1e6dnu<\/em><\/td>\nto meet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/td>\nbhitra<\/em><\/td>\ninside<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbasnu<\/em><\/td>\nto sit \/ to stay (live)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0941\u091d\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbujhnu<\/em><\/td>\nto understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0939\u0930<\/td>\nsahar<\/em><\/td>\ncity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930<\/td>\nsundar<\/em><\/td>\nbeautiful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0920\u093e\u0909\u0901<\/td>\n\u1e6dh\u0101\u0169<\/em><\/td>\nplace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u091b\u0948\u0928<\/td>\nkehi chaina<\/em><\/td>\nno problem \/ it\u2019s okay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nationalities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nationality<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0947\u0921\u093f\u092f\u0928<\/td>\nky\u0101ne\u1e0diyan<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940<\/td>\namer\u012bk\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nAmerican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u0940<\/td>\nnep\u0101l\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nNepali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f<\/td>\nbh\u0101rat\u012bya<\/em><\/td>\nIndian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940<\/td>\np\u0101kist\u0101n\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nPakistani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091a\u093f\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901<\/td>\nciniy\u0101\u0303<\/em><\/td>\nChinese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u093e\u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940<\/td>\nj\u0101p\u0101n\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nJapanese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u094b\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0932\u0940<\/td>\nkoriy\u0101l\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nKorean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0928<\/td>\na\u1e63\u1e6dreliyan<\/em><\/td>\nAustralian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093f\u091f\u093f\u0936<\/td>\nbri\u1e6di\u015b<\/em><\/td>\nBritish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928\u094d\u091a<\/td>\nphrench<\/em><\/td>\nFrench<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0928<\/td>\njarman<\/em><\/td>\nGerman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0928\u0940<\/td>\nspen\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nSpanish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0907\u091f\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0928<\/td>\ni\u1e6d\u0101liyan<\/em><\/td>\nItalian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093f\u0915\u0928<\/td>\nmeksikan<\/em><\/td>\nMexican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0928<\/td>\nbr\u0101jiliyan<\/em><\/td>\nBrazilian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Professions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Profession<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940<\/td>\nwidy\u0101rth\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nstudent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915<\/td>\n\u015bik\u1e63ak<\/em><\/td>\nteacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0915\u093e<\/td>\n\u015bik\u1e63ik\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nteacher (female)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u0915<\/td>\npr\u0101dhy\u0101pak<\/em><\/td>\nprofessor \/ instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u092b\u0947\u0938\u0930<\/td>\nprophesar<\/em><\/td>\nprofessor (loan form)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u0930\u094d\u0938<\/td>\nnars<\/em><\/td>\nnurse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0921\u093e\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930<\/td>\n\u1e0d\u0101k\u1e6dar<\/em><\/td>\ndoctor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0907\u0928\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0930<\/td>\ninjiniyar<\/em><\/td>\nengineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915<\/td>\nc\u0101lak<\/em><\/td>\ndriver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/td>\nby\u0101p\u0101r\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nshopkeeper \/ businessperson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/td>\nkarmac\u0101r\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nemployee \/ staff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Useful Phrases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0905\u0901, \u092c\u0941\u091d\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/td>\na\u0303, bujhe\u0303.<\/em><\/td>\nOh, I see.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0964<\/td>\nkehi chaina.<\/em><\/td>\nNo problem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u091a\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nk\u1e5bpay\u0101 ciy\u0101 kh\u0101nus.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease have some tea.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092d\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0906\u0909\u0928\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nk\u1e5bpay\u0101 bhitra \u0101unus.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease come inside.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901\u092c\u093e\u091f \u0906\u0909\u0928\u0941\u092d\u092f\u094b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303 kah\u0101\u0303b\u0101\u1e6da \u0101unubhayo?<\/em><\/td>\nWhere did you come from?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901\u092c\u093e\u091f \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303 kah\u0101\u0303b\u0101\u1e6da hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhere are you from?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko ghar kah\u0101\u0303 ho?<\/em><\/td>\nWhere is your home?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat is your name?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b \u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303l\u0101\u012b kasto cha?<\/em><\/td>\nHow are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0901\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0928\u093f?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303l\u0101\u012b ni?<\/em><\/td>\nAnd you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u092d\u0947\u091f\u0947\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303l\u0101\u012b bhe\u1e6dera khu\u015b\u012b l\u0101gyo.<\/em><\/td>\nNice to meet you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u0947\u0930\u093f \u092d\u0947\u091f\u094c\u0901\u0932\u093e\u0964<\/td>\npher\u012b bhe\u1e6da\u0169l\u0101.<\/em><\/td>\nSee you again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u093e\u092b \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nm\u0101ph garnuhos.<\/em><\/td>\nSorry \/ excuse me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u091b\u0964<\/td>\nmal\u0101\u012b \u1e6dh\u012bk cha.<\/em><\/td>\nI am fine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u092a\u0928\u093f \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\nmal\u0101\u012b pani khu\u015b\u012b l\u0101gyo.<\/em><\/td>\nNice to meet you too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u0928\u094d\u091a\u0948 \u091b\u0964<\/td>\nmal\u0101\u012b sancai cha.<\/em><\/td>\nI\u2019m well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u094b \u0918\u0930\u092e\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u091b\u0964<\/td>\nh\u0101mro gharm\u0101 sw\u0101gat cha.<\/em><\/td>\nWelcome to our home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nyah\u0101\u0303 basnus.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease sit here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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