Useful phrases

Question 1

धन्यबाद

Answer 1

thank you

Question 2

फेरि भन्नुस

Answer 2

please say that again

Question 3

बिस्तारै भन्नुस

Answer 3

please say that slowly

Question 4

फेरि भेटौला

Answer 4

see you again

Question 5

तपाइलाइ कस्तो छ?

Answer 5

how are you?

Question 6

मलाइ सन्चै छ

Answer 6

I am fine

Question 7

मलाइ सन्चो छैन.

Answer 7

I am not well.

Question 8

आरामै हुनुहुन्छा?

Answer 8

are you well? (same as “sanchai chha?”)

Question 9

____ भनेको के हो?

Answer 9

what does _____ mean?

Question 10

एक छिन.

Answer 10

just a moment.

Question 11

कति पर्छ?

Answer 11

how much does it cost?

Question 12

महँगो भयो

Answer 12

it is expensive

Question 13

अलि कम गर्नुस न

Answer 13

please make it less

Question 14

मिलाएर दिनुस न

Answer 14

please sort out the price

Question 15

जम्मा कति भयो?

Answer 15

how much is it altogether?

Question 16

पुग्यो

Answer 16

it is enough

Question 17

तपाइँ कहा बस्नुहुन्छा?

Answer 17

where do you live/stay?

Question 18

तपाइँ नेपालमा कति बस्नुहुन्छा?

Answer 18

how long will you stay in Nepal?

Question 19

तपाइँ के काम गर्नुहुन्छा?

Answer 19

what (work) do you do?

Question 20

म अलिअलि नेपाली बोल्छु.

Answer 20

I speak a little Nepali.

Question 21

गाइको मासु पाइञ्छ?

Answer 21

Do you have beef?

Question 22

पाइन्दैन

Answer 22

do not have

Question 23

चाहिन्छा

Answer 23

need (is needed)

Question 24

चाहिन्दैन

Answer 24

do not need

Question 25

मलाइ पानि चाहिन्छा

Answer 25

I need water

Question 26

मेरो पानि छ.

Answer 26

I have water.

Question 27

तपाइलाइ कस्तो छ?

Answer 27

how are you?

Question 28

तपाइँ कस्तो हुनुहुन्छा?

Answer 28

how are you? (more polite)

Question 29

महँगो छ

Answer 29

it is expensive (in general)

Question 30

महँगो भयो

Answer 30

it is expensive (in this case; you raised price)

Question 31

सस्तो गर्नुस

Answer 31

please make it cheaper.

Question 32

अलि कम गर्नुस

Answer 32

please make it a little less.

Question 33

(मलाइ) एक सयेमा दिनुस.

Answer 33

please give it to me for 100

Question 34

जम्मा कति?

Answer 34

altogether?

Question 35

कुन किसिमको

Answer 35

(what) which kind of? (no space in 2nd word)

Question 36

यो कुन किसिमको कलाम हो?

Answer 36

what kind of pen is this?

Question 37

यो किसिमको कलम छ?

Answer 37

Do you have this kind of pen?

Question 38

आप पाइञ्छ?

Answer 38

do you have mangos?

Question 39

आप छ?

Answer 39

(short form) do you have mangos?

Question 40

पाइञ्छ. (or) पाइन्दैन

Answer 40

have (or) do not have

Question 41

कहा पाइञ्छ?

Answer 41

where are they available?

Question 42

मलाइ थाहा छैन.

Answer 42

I don't know.

Question 43

कति पर्छ?

Answer 43

How much is it?

Question 44

अर्को हप्ता

Answer 44

next week

Question 45

मलाइ अर्को कलम दिनुस.

Answer 45

Please give me another pen.

Question 46

अरु के चाहिन्छा?

Answer 46

What (other things) do you need? What else do you need?

Question 47

अरु (मान्छेहरु) कहा छन्?

Answer 47

Where are the others?

Question 48

पानि पर्छ.

Answer 48

it will rain / it rains

Question 49

ल लिनुस.

Answer 49

Here you are, please take it.

Question 50

त्यो देखाउनुस त.

Answer 50

Please show that to me.

Question 51

दुइजना मान्छे

Answer 51

two men

Question 52

एकजना साथि

Answer 52

a friend

Question 53

"ke", "ko", "kahaa", etc. have no separate plural forms. Plurality is indicated by repeating the pronoun. "ke ke"

Answer 53

see examples

Question 54

तपाइको परिवारमा को को हुनुहुन्छा?

Answer 54

Who (what people) are in your family?

Question 55

तपाइको झोलामा के के छ?

Answer 55

What things are in your bag?

Question 56

मेरो बा दोच्तोर हुनुहुन्छा.

Answer 56

My father is a doctor.

Question 57

मेरो आमा घरमा हुनुहुन्छा.

Answer 57

My mother is in the house.

Question 58

म Marilynको श्रीमान हु.

Answer 58

I am Marilyn's husband.

Question 59

अहिले म busy छु.

Answer 59

Now, I am busy

Question 60

हामीलाई पोखरा धेरै मन पर्छ.

Answer 60

We like Pokhara very much.

Question 61

वहालाई Beer मन पर्दैन.

Answer 61

She does not like Beer.

Question 62

को बोल्नुभएको? (on the phone)

Answer 62

Who is speaking?

Question 63

म वहालाई भन्छु.

Answer 63

I will tell him.

Question 64

अलिकति

Answer 64

a little (for quantity of things)

Question 65

मलाइ अलिकति भात दिनुस.

Answer 65

Please give me a little rice.

Question 66

यो मेरो आफ्नो घर हो.

Answer 66

This is my own house.

Question 67

आफै

Answer 67

is used with a verb to mean doing something oneself

Question 68

म आफै गर्छु.

Answer 68

I'll do it myself.

Question 69

एक्लै

Answer 69

(eklai) means "alone", but sometimes means on my/his/her own

Question 70

म एक्लै जान्छु.

Answer 70

I will go on my own (alone).

Question 71

मेरो बिचारमा

Answer 71

in my opinion; I think

Question 72

बिचार

Answer 72

thinking, thought, idea, opinion

Question 73

तपाइँ नेपालमा कति बस्नुहुन्छा ?

Answer 73

How long are you staying in Nepal?

Question 74

तपाइँ नेपालमा कहिले सम्म बस्नुहुन्छा ?

Answer 74

How long are you staying in Nepal?

Question 75

म December सम्म नेपालमा बस्छु.

Answer 75

I am staying in Nepal until December.

Question 76

कहिले फर्कनुहुन्छा?

Answer 76

When will you return?

Question 77

मेरो हात खालि छ

Answer 77

My hand is empty.

Question 78

तपाइको केहि पनि छैन .

Answer 78

You have nothing. (Lit.: You do not have nothing.)

Question 79

हिड्नु

Answer 79

to walk

Question 80

हिडेर

Answer 80

by foot, on foot

Question 81

भोलिपर्सि

Answer 81

after some days; after sometime

Question 82

घर नजिक को पसल

Answer 82

the store nearby the house

Question 83

भोलि म तपाइलाइ भेट्छु

Answer 83

Tomorrow I will meet/see you.