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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
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947<\/td>\nahile<\/em><\/td>\nnow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901<\/td>\nkah\u0101\u0303<\/em><\/td>\nwhere ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e<\/td>\nkati jan\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nhow many people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u092e<\/td>\nk\u0101m<\/em><\/td>\nwork \/ job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u092e\u094d\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0941\u091f\u0930<\/td>\nkampy\u016b\u1e6dar<\/em><\/td>\ncomputer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u0923\u093f\u0924<\/td>\nga\u1e47it<\/em><\/td>\nmath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\npa\u1e0dhnu<\/em><\/td>\nto study \/ to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0922\u093e\u0909\u0928\u0941<\/td>\npa\u1e0dh\u0101unu<\/em><\/td>\nto teach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b<\/td>\npho\u1e6do<\/em><\/td>\nphoto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbasnu<\/em><\/td>\nto live \/ to stay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u0947\u091f\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbhe\u1e6dnu<\/em><\/td>\nto meet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0941\u091d\u094d\u0928\u0941<\/td>\nbujhnu<\/em><\/td>\nto understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928<\/td>\nwij\u00f1\u0101n<\/em><\/td>\nscience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f<\/td>\nwi\u1e63aya<\/em><\/td>\nsubject<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0924\u093f\u0925\u093f<\/td>\natithi<\/em><\/td>\nguest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0915<\/td>\n\u0101gantuk<\/em><\/td>\nvisitor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Family and Kinship Terms<\/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
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0906\u092e\u093e\u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e<\/td>\n\u0101m\u0101bub\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nparents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u092e\u093e<\/td>\n\u0101m\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nmother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0915\u093e<\/td>\nk\u0101k\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nuncle (father's younger brother)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\u0915\u0940<\/td>\nk\u0101k\u012b<\/em><\/td>\naunt (father's younger brother's wife)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u0943\u0939\u093f\u0923\u0940<\/td>\ng\u1e5bhi\u1e47\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nhomemaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093e\u0907<\/td>\nd\u0101i<\/em><\/td>\nelder brother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093e\u091c\u0941<\/td>\nd\u0101ju<\/em><\/td>\nelder brother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u093f\u0926\u0940<\/td>\ndid\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nelder sister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e<\/td>\nbacc\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nchild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0939\u093f\u0928\u0940<\/td>\nbahin\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nyounger sister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nb\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ndad \/ father<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0941\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nbub\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nfather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u093e\u0908<\/td>\nbh\u0101\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nyounger brother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930<\/td>\npariw\u0101r<\/em><\/td>\nfamily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0928<\/td>\n\u015br\u012bm\u0101n<\/em><\/td>\nhusband<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/td>\n\u015br\u012bmat\u012b<\/em><\/td>\nwife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930\u0906\u092e\u093e<\/td>\nhajur\u0101m\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ngrandmother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u091c\u0941\u0930\u092c\u093e<\/td>\nhajurb\u0101<\/em><\/td>\ngrandfather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u094b\u0930\u0940<\/td>\nchor\u012b<\/em><\/td>\ndaughter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u094b\u0930\u093e<\/td>\nchor\u0101<\/em><\/td>\nson<\/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
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u092f\u094b \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nyo pho\u1e6dom\u0101 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWho is this in the photo?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ko hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWho is he\/she (hon.)? <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0915\u094b \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303ko n\u0101m ke ho?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat is his\/her name?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ahile kah\u0101\u0303 hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhere is he\/she now?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ke garnuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat does he\/she do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0922\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 ke pa\u1e0dhnuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat does he\/she study?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0941\u0928 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f \u092a\u0922\u093e\u0909\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\nuh\u0101\u0303 kun wi\u1e63aya pa\u1e0dh\u0101unuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat subject does he\/she teach?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko pariw\u0101rm\u0101 kati jan\u0101 hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nHow many people are in your family?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0926\u093e\u0907 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303ko d\u0101i hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nDo you have an elder brother?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0928\u0941\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303k\u012b did\u012b hunuhuncha?<\/em><\/td>\nDo you have an elder sister?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0913\u0939\u094b, \u0930\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0964<\/td>\noho, r\u0101mro.<\/em><\/td>\nOh, nice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0964<\/td>\ndhanyaw\u0101d.<\/em><\/td>\nThank you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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