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Nepali · Nepali Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 9

म चिया खान्छु।I drink tea.

ma chiyā khānchhu

Daily habits: म … -छु, तिमी … -छौ; तपाईं … -नुहुन्छ. खानु for tea and for rice alike. बिहान, बेलुका, हरेक दिन. Devanagari: ख फ श, and the halanta inside a word.

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बिहान— Morning

  1. HajuraamaमाMāइiकk,तिtiमीmīबिbiहाhāनnaकेkeखाkhāन्छौnchhau?Mike, what do you have in the morning?
  2. Mikeमmaचिchiयाyāखाkhāन्छnchha।I drink tea. (with -छ, the ending for ऊ "he, she")
  3. Anitaमmaपpaनिniबिbiहाhāनnaचिchiयाyāखाkhāन्छुnchhu!I drink tea in the morning too!
  4. Mikeहोho,मmaचिchiयाyāखाkhāन्छुnchhu।अaनिniरोroटीṭīपpaनिniखाkhāन्छुnchhu।Right, I drink tea. And I eat bread too.
  5. Mikeहhaजुjuरrआāमाmā,तtaपाpāईंī̃बिbiहाhāनnaकेkeखाkhāनुnuहुhuन्छnchha?Grandma, what do you have in the morning?
  6. Hajuraamaमmaदूdūधdhखाkhāन्छुnchhu।I drink milk.

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हरेक दिन?— Every day?

  1. SumanमाMāइiकkजीjī,तtaपाpāईंī̃बेbeलुluकाkāकेkeगgaर्नुrnuहुhuन्छnchha?Mike ji, what do you do in the evenings?
  2. Mikeमmaनेneपाpāलीlīपpaढ्छुḍhchhu।I study Nepali.
  3. Sumanहhaरेreकkदिdiनn?Every day?
  4. Mikeहhaरेreकkदिdiनn!अaनिniतtaपाpāईंī̃?Every day! And you?
  5. Sumanमmaफुphuटṭबbaलlखेkheल्छुlchhu।I play football.
  6. Mikeहhaरेreकkदिdiनn?Every day?
  7. Sumanहोhoइiनna,शsaनिniबाbāरrमाmāत्रtra!No, only on Saturdays!

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खाkhāनुnu

verbto eat; to drink (म खान्छु "I eat, I drink")

गgaर्नुrnu

verbto do (म गर्छु "I do")

पpaढ्नुḍhnu

verbto read; to study (म पढ्छु "I study")

खेkheल्नुlnu

verbto play (म खेल्छु "I play")

बिbiहाhāनna

nounmorning; in the morning

बेbeलुluकाkā

nounevening; in the evening

दिdiनn

nounday

हhaरेreकk

det.every (हरेक दिन "every day")

दूdūधdh

nounmilk

रोroटीṭī

nounbread; flatbread

नेneपाpāलीlī

nounNepali (the language; Nepalese)

फुphuटṭबbaलl

nounfootball, soccer

शsaनिniबाbāरr

nounSaturday

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Habits: म … -छु, तिमी … -छौ, ऊ … -छ

Explanation

For things you do regularly, drop the -नु of the dictionary form and add -छु, -छौ or -छ: गर्नु → म गर्छु "I do", पढ्नु → म पढ्छु "I study". Verbs like खानु keep an n: म खान्छु, तिमी खान्छौ, ऊ खान्छ. With म it is always -छु: म चिया खान्छु. "म चिया खान्छ" uses the ending for ऊ "he, she". खानु is used for tea and for rice alike: चिया खानु "to drink tea", भात खानु "to eat rice".

Examples

  • म चिया खान्छु।I drink tea.
  • मmaनेneपाpāलीlīपpaढ्छुḍhchhu।I study Nepali.
  • तिमी के खान्छौ?What do you have? (familiar)
  • ऊ फुटबल खेल्छ।He plays football.

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Asking politely: तपाईं … -नुहुन्छ

Explanation

With तपाईं and उहाँ, the verb keeps its -नु and adds -हुन्छ: खानु → तपाईं खानुहुन्छ "you eat", गर्नु → तपाईं गर्नुहुन्छ "you do". To ask: तपाईं के गर्नुहुन्छ? "What do you do?" The answer is about yourself, so it takes -छु: म नेपाली पढ्छु.

Examples

  • तपाईं के खानुहुन्छ?What will you have?
  • तपाईं के गर्नुहुन्छ?What do you do?
  • उहाँ नेपाली पढ्नुहुन्छ।She studies Nepali.
  • तपाईं फुटबल खेल्नुहुन्छ?Do you play football?

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देवनागरी: ख फ श— Devanagari: ख फ श

  • खkhaखान्छु · khānchhu
  • फphaफुटबल · phuṭbal
  • शsaशनिबार · sanibār
  • ढ्छुḍhchhuढ् + छु — पढ्छु · paḍhchhu
  • ल्छुlchhuल् + छु — खेल्छु · khelchhu
  • न्छुnchhuन् + छु — खान्छु · khānchhu
  • र्नुrnuर् + नु — गर्नुहुन्छ · garnuhunchha

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