Deck 1 Flashcards by Jesse F

Sugar

Chini

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A little bit

Thodo

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Want

Cha hin cha

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Don’t want

Cha hin daina
Spoken: chai daina

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Do you sell…..?

Tapai……bechnuhunchha?

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How is everything?

Sabai thik cha?

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Can I open this …..

Ma Yo Kolnu sakchhu?

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Can you open this? (Polite)

(ke) Tapai yo kolnu saknuhunchha?

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Looks good

Su hau chha

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Have you closed the door?

(Ke) Tapai le dhoka bandha garnu bhayo?

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I opened the door for you

Mai le, tapai ko lagi dhoka khole

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Have you closed the door? (Just after)

(Ke) Tapai le dhoka bandha garnu bhayo?

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Have you taken our boys to school?

(Ke) Tapai le hamro baabu haru lai school lyaunu bhayo?

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Have you already brought our sons (home) from school?

Ke Tapai le hamro baabu haru lai schoolbata (ghaar) lyaisakknu bhayo?

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We have been living here for 2 years

Hami yaahaa baseko dui barsa bhai sakkyo

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Siknu

learn

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Has been, have been, has happened, has occurred

Bhai sakkyo

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He was saying

Uhaa le bhanndai thiyo

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I had said

Mai le bhanneko thiye

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I was saying

Mai le bhanndai thiye

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I will say

Ma bhanne chhu

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You had said

Tapai le bhanneko thiyo

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You said

Tapai le bhannu bhayo

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I already said

Mai le bhanne sakke

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You already said

Tapai le bhannu bhai sakkyo

I am saying

Mai le bhanndai chhu

I will say

Ma bhannechhu

You had walked

Tapai le hideko thiyo

You walked

Tapai hidnu bhayo

I walked

Ma hidne

I will walk fast

Ma chito hidnechhu

I will walk with you

Ma tapai sanga hidnechhu

occasionally

kahile kahile

Sometimes

kahile kahile/koibela

When did you come from India?

Tapai India bata kahile aaunu bhayo?

When will you go to India?

Tapai India kahile jaanuhunchha?

When did you take baptism?

Tapaile baptism kahile linu bhayo?

When did you colour this?

Tapaile yo colour kahile garnu bhayo?

When did you go to work?

Tapai kaam maa kahile jaanaa bhayo?

When will you go to work?

Tapai kaam maa kahile jaanuhunchha?

So (so much, so far, so little)

Yeti (dherai, taDha, tohrai)

Should (see notebook) * I should go

parchha * ma jaanuparchha

I used to live in Boudha

Ma Boudha maa basne garte

We used to live in Boudha

Hami Boudha maa basne garthyau

Neighbourhood

tole

Pay

tirna

For this (I want to pay you for this)

Yesko

I want to pay you for this?

Ma Tapailai yesko lagi tirna chahanchhu

I want

Ma chahan chhu

You want

Tapai chahanuhunchha

We want

Hami chahan chhau

He/She wants * he wants to go to Polkhara

Waahaa chhahan chha/chhin * uhaa Polkhara jaanu chahanchha

I don’t want/you don’t want/we don’t want/he doesn’t want

Malai chaidaina Tapailai chaidaina Hamilai chaidaina Waahaalai chaidaina

Desire (noun)

Chahana

Group

toli

Team/party

dall

Could

Sakkthe

Would

+ne (will change according to verb used) ie) khannu = khannechhu garnu = garnechhu

Sabhanda

Above all, more than everything else

more than/…er (taller, faster, etc) *more than him, I am tall (I am taller than him) *more than me, you are fast (you are faster than me) * compared to Canadian population, Indian population is greater

bhanda *Uhaa bhanda ma algo chhu *ma bhanda tapai chito hunuhunchha * Canadian bhanda Indian population dherai chha.

koko

who (pluralizing in questions)

Tapaiko pariwarr maa koko hunuhunchha?

Who is in your family?

(Nepal maa) Tapaiko subanda mann parne khaanaa ke ho, (Nepal maa)?

Above all, what is your favourite food here in Nepal?

Nepali maa, yo ke bhanchha?

How do I say this in Nepali?

Nepali maa, esko subdha ke ho?

What is the word for this in Nepali?

Surprised (expression)

Apuie!!

Scared (expression similar to Yikes!)

Abuiee!!

Admiring (expression similar to aww”) ie. when admiring a cute kid or puppy or cuddling child

Ammuiniee!

Surprise/disbelief (expression similar to Wow! or No way!)

Ammamama!

inside

bitra

outside

baahira

True, real

saacho (Saancho)

only, just

maatra

or, whether

so that, in order to, in order that

taki

I love you

Ma Tapailai maayaa garchhu

You love me

Tapai malai maayaa garnuhunchha

for (time related) / up until * I was a student for years (I was a student up until many years)

samma * ma dherai barsa samma bidarthi thiye.

Everyday

saddhai

well/nicely (something is going well) * I am learning Nepali well * they are playing nicely

ramro-sanga *ma Nepali ramrosanga sikhdaichhu *uniharu ramro-sanga kheldaichha

confidence

aatmaa biswaas

language

bhaasa

long

laamo

long time

laamo samai

To be scared

daraunu

summer

garmie mahina

danger

katra

intelligent

gyaani

weather

mousum

plan (a plan)

yojna

vision (a vision)

darshan (darsan)

volunteer/ benevolent *ministry NGO work * involved in volunteer/benevolent work * after reaching 30 years, Jesus began his ministry

sewa * sewakai * sewakai gardaichhu * Yesu Christle tis barsa pugge pacchi, sewakai suru garnu bhayo.

same

uste

similar

usta uste (uste uste)

Everywhere

sabai tira

every place

sabai tau*

fresh

taaja

raw (uncooked)/ not ripe

kacho

cooked/ripe

paakeko

stale/old

baasi