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Nepali · Nepali Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 5

एक, दुई, तीन!One, two, three!

ek duī tīn

Counting from one to ten; कति? "how many?" with वटा (things) and जना (people). The Devanagari digits ० to १०. Culture: when to say नमस्ते.

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कति जना?— How many people?

  1. HajuraamaअAनिniताtā,कkaतिtiजjaनाnāछchhaन्n?Anita, how many people are there?
  2. Anitaएeकk,दुduईī,तीtīनn…चाchāरrजjaनाnā!One, two, three… four people!
  3. Hajuraamaचाchāरrजjaनाnā?Four people?
  4. Anitaहhaजुjuरr।सुSuमmaनn,माMāइiकk,मmaअaनिniहhaजुjuरrआāमाmā!Yes. Suman, Mike, me and you, Grandma!
  5. Hajuraamaठीṭhīकkछchha,चाchāरrजjaनाnā।All right, four people.

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कति वटा किताब?— How many books?

  1. Sumanयyaहाँhā̃कkaतिtiवwaटाṭāकिkiताtāबbछchhaन्n?How many books are there here?
  2. Mikeपाँpā̃चchजjaनाnāकिkiताtāबb।Five books. (with जना, the counter for people)
  3. Sumanपाँpā̃चchजjaनाnā?किkiताtāबbमाmāन्छेnchheहोhoइiनna!Five people? Books aren't people!
  4. Mikeओoहोho!पाँpā̃चchवwaटाṭāकिkiताtāबb।Oh! Five books.
  5. Sumanहोho,पाँpā̃चchवwaटाṭāकिkiताtāबb।अaनिniहाhāमीmīदुduईīजjaनाnā!Right, five books. And we are two people!

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एeकk

numeralone

दुduईī

numeraltwo

तीtīनn

numeralthree

चाchāरr

numeralfour

पाँpā̃चch

numeralfive

छchha

numeralsix (same letter and sound as छ "is")

साsāतt

numeralseven

आāठṭh

numeraleight

नौnau

numeralnine

दdaसs

numeralten

कkaतिti

pronounhow many, how much

वwaटाṭā

m.(counter for things: पाँच वटा किताब "five books")

जjaनाnā

m.(counter for people: चार जना "four people")

एeउuटाṭā

numeralone (thing)

हाhāमीmī

pronounwe

माmāन्छेnchhe

nounperson

यyaहाँhā̃

adverbhere

छchhaन्n

cop.are (plural: describing; where; how many)

ओoहोho

interjectionoh! (surprise, understanding)

ठीṭhīकk

adjectiveright, fine (ठीक छ "all right, OK")

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Numbers 1 to 10

Explanation

From one to ten: एक, दुई, तीन, चार, पाँच, छ, सात, आठ, नौ, दस. छ "six" and छ "is" are written and said the same way. The sentence tells you which: छ जना "six people", चिया तातो छ "the tea is hot".

Examples

  • एक, दुई, तीनone, two, three
  • चार, पाँच, छfour, five, six
  • सात, आठ, नौ, दसseven, eight, nine, ten
  • छ जनाsix people (here छ is "six")

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Counting things and people: वटा and जना

Explanation

When you count, the number takes वटा for things or जना for people: तीन वटा किताब "three books", चार जना मान्छे "four people". One thing is एउटा: एउटा कलम "one pen". To ask: कति वटा? "how many (things)?", कति जना? "how many people?".

Examples

  • तीन वटा किताबthree books
  • चार जना मान्छेfour people
  • एउटा कलमone pen
  • कति जना छन्?How many people are there?

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नमस्ते कहिले भन्ने?When do you say namaste?

In Nepal, नमस्ते is said both when people meet and when they part. One word does a lot of work.

Meeting and parting

नमस्ते does the work of "good morning", "good night" and "goodbye" — all of them.

नमस्कार is another form. It shows a little more respect, and it is heard less often.

With the hands together

Namaste is usually said with a slight bow and the hands pressed together: palms touching, fingers pointing up, thumbs close to the chest.

The word comes from Sanskrit: namas + te, "to you".

हजुर and जी

When someone calls you, the polite reply is हजुर. Said with a rising voice, it means "pardon?".

जी after a name shows respect: अनिता जी, माइक जी.

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देवनागरीका अङ्क— Devanagari digits

  • ०0शून्य
  • १1एक · ek
  • २2दुई · duī
  • ३3तीन · tīn
  • ४4चार · chār
  • ५5पाँच · pā̃ch
  • ६6छ · chha
  • ७7सात · sāt
  • ८8आठ · āṭh
  • ९9नौ · nau
  • १०10दस · das
  • टṭaवटा · waṭā
  • एeएक · ek
  • ईīदुई · duī
  • पाँpā̃पाँच · pā̃ch

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