Nepali · Nepali Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 6
यो मेरो परिवार हो।This is my family.
Family: आमा, बुवा, दाइ, भाइ, दिदी, बहिनी — separate words for older and younger, and respect for older people. मेरो and मेरी; मेरो एउटा भाइ छ "I have a younger brother". Devanagari: भ, आ, and इ after a vowel.
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मेरो परिवार— My family
- Anitaयोकोहो?Who is this?
- Mikeउहाँमेरोबुवाहुनुहुन्छ।He is my father.
- Anitaअनिउहाँ?And her?
- Mikeउहाँमेरीआमाहुनुहुन्छ।She is my mother.
- Anitaयोकोहो?And who is this?
- Mikeयोमेरोभाइहो।This is my younger brother.
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दिदी कि बहिनी?— Older or younger sister?
- Mikeअनिता,योतपाईंकीबहिनीहो?Anita, is this your younger sister?
- Anitaहोइन,उहाँमेरीदिदीहुनुहुन्छ।No, she's my older sister.
- Mikeओहो,दिदी!Oh, your older sister!
- Anitaमेरोएउटाभाइपनिछ।I have a younger brother too.
- Mikeमेरोपनिएउटाभाइछ!I have a younger brother too!
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- परिवार
nounfamily
- आमा
nounmother
- बुवा
nounfather
- दाइ
nounolder brother
- दिदी
nounolder sister
- भाइ
nounyounger brother
- बहिनी
nounyounger sister
- मेरी
pronounmy (before a woman or girl: मेरी आमा)
- को
pronounwho
- कि
conjunctionor (in questions)
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Older and younger: दाइ, भाइ, दिदी, बहिनी
Explanation
Nepali has separate words for older and younger siblings: दाइ "older brother" and दिदी "older sister", भाइ "younger brother" and बहिनी "younger sister". Someone older than you gets the respectful verb: उहाँ मेरी दिदी हुनुहुन्छ "she is my older sister". Someone younger gets the plain one: यो मेरो भाइ हो "this is my younger brother". Parents get respect too: उहाँ मेरो बुवा हुनुहुन्छ.
Examples
- उहाँ मेरो दाइ हुनुहुन्छ।He is my older brother.
- योमेरोभाइहो।This is my younger brother.
- उहाँ मेरी दिदी हुनुहुन्छ।She is my older sister.
- यो मेरी बहिनी हो।This is my younger sister.
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मेरो or मेरी: "my" with a woman or girl
Explanation
-को becomes -की before a woman or girl: मेरी आमा "my mother", मेरी दिदी "my older sister", तपाईंकी बहिनी "your younger sister". Before a man or a thing it stays -को: मेरो बुवा, मेरो किताब. To say you have a brother or sister, use -को with छ: मेरो एउटा भाइ छ "I have a younger brother" (literally "my one younger brother is").
Examples
- मेरी आमाmy mother
- मेरो बुवाmy father
- तपाईंकी बहिनीyour younger sister
- मेरो एउटा भाइ छ।I have a younger brother.
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देवनागरी: भ र आ— Devanagari: भ and आ
- भbhaभाइ · bhāi
- आāआमा · āmā
- दाइdāiदा + इ
- भाइbhāiभा + इ
- दिदीdidīदि + दी
- बहिनीbahinīब + हि + नी
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