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Vocabulary<\/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
\u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u091b\u0948\u0928<\/td>\nkehi chaina<\/em><\/td>\nNo problem \/ It\u2019s okay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926<\/td>\ndhanyaw\u0101d<\/em><\/td>\nThank you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930<\/td>\nnamask\u0101r<\/em><\/td>\nHello (more formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947<\/td>\nnamaste<\/em><\/td>\nHello \/ Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u093e\u092b \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d<\/td>\nm\u0101ph garnuhos<\/em><\/td>\nExcuse me \/ Sorry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924<\/td>\nsw\u0101gat<\/em><\/td>\nWelcome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u094b\u0907\u0928<\/td>\nhoina<\/em><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u0941\u0928\u094d\u091b<\/td>\nhuncha<\/em><\/td>\nYes \/ OK (agreeing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u094b<\/td>\nho<\/em><\/td>\nYes (answering \u201cIs it\u2026?\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u0941\u092d \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0924<\/td>\n\u015bubha prabh\u0101t<\/em><\/td>\nGood morning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u0941\u092d \u0930\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f<\/td>\n\u015bubha r\u0101tri<\/em><\/td>\nGood night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0920\u0940\u0915 \u091b<\/td>\n\u1e6dh\u012bk cha<\/em><\/td>\nOkay \/ Alright<\/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
Nepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u092e\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u091b\u0964<\/td>\nnep\u0101lm\u0101 sw\u0101gat cha.<\/em><\/td>\nWelcome to Nepal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0906\u0909\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nbhitra \u0101unuhos.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease come in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0938\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nbasnuhos.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease sit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u091b\u0964<\/td>\nsw\u0101gat cha.<\/em><\/td>\nWelcome. \/ You\u2019re welcome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u0947\u0930\u093f \u092d\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964<\/td>\npher\u012b bhannuhos.<\/em><\/td>\nPlease say it again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u092d\u0947\u091f\u0947\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0938\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0964<\/td>\ntap\u0101\u012b\u0303l\u0101\u012b bhe\u1e6dera khus\u012b l\u0101gyo.<\/em><\/td>\nNice to meet you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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