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मलाई दाल भात मन पर्छ।I like dal bhat.

malāī dāl bhāt man parchha

Liking: मलाई … मन पर्छ, तिमीलाई … मन पर्छ? Polite requests: -नुहोस्. पुग्यो "enough" and अलिकति "a little". Devanagari: the joined ग्य and the halanta at the end of a word. Culture: dal bhat tarkari.

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दाल भात— Dal bhat

  1. HajuraamaमाMāइiकk,तिtiमीmīलाlāईīदाdāलlभाbhāतtमmaनnपpaर्छrchha?Mike, do you like dal bhat?
  2. Mikeहhaजुjuरr,मmaदाdāलlभाbhāतtमmaनnपpaर्छrchha!Yes, I like dal bhat! (without -लाई on म)
  3. Anitaमmaलाlāईīपpaनिniमmaनnपpaर्छrchha!I like it too!
  4. Mikeहोho,मmaलाlāईīदाdāलlभाbhāतtधेdheरैraiमmaनnपpaर्छrchha।Yes, I really like dal bhat.
  5. Hajuraamaतtaरrकाkāरीrīनिni?And the vegetables?
  6. Mikeतtaरrकाkāरीrīपpaनिniमmaनnपpaर्छrchha।तtaरraअaचाchāरrअaलिliपिpiरोroछchha!I like the vegetables too. But the pickle is a bit hot!

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अझै खानुहोस्!— Have some more!

  1. AnitaमाMāइiकk,अaझैjhaiभाbhāतtखाkhāनुnuहोhoस्s।Mike, have some more rice.
  2. Mikeपुpuग्योgyo,पुpuग्योgyo!That's enough, that's enough!
  3. Hajuraamaअaलिliकkaतिtiमाmāत्रtra!Just a little!
  4. Mikeठीṭhīकkछchha,अaलिliकkaतिtiमाmāत्रtra।All right, just a little.
  5. Anitaदाdāलlपpaनिniलिliनुnuहोhoस्s।Have some dal too.
  6. Mikeमmaलाlāईīदाdāलlभाbhāतtमmaनnपpaर्छrchha,तtaरraअaबbaपुpuग्योgyo!I like dal bhat, but now that's enough!

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-लाlāईī

suf.to, for (मलाई "to me")

मmaनnपpaर्नुrnu

verbto like (मलाई … मन पर्छ "I like …")

दाdāलl

noundal (lentil soup)

भाbhāतt

nouncooked rice

तtaरrकाkāरीrī

nounvegetable curry

अaचाchāरr

nounpickle (spicy relish)

पिpiरोro

adjectivespicy-hot

अaलिli

adverba bit, rather (अलि पिरो "a bit hot")

अaलिliकkaतिti

nouna little (an amount)

अaझैjhai

adverbmore; still

पुpuग्योgyo

interjectionthat's enough

लिliनुnu

verbto take (लिनुहोस् "please take")

अaबba

adverbnow (from now on)

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Liking: मलाई … मन पर्छ

Explanation

मन पर्नु means "to like". The person who likes takes -लाई: म → मलाई, तिमी → तिमीलाई, तपाईं → तपाईंलाई. The verb stays पर्छ whoever does the liking: मलाई चिया मन पर्छ "I like tea", तपाईंलाई चिया मन पर्छ? "do you like tea?". For "don't like": मन पर्दैन.

Examples

  • मलाई दाल भात मन पर्छ।I like dal bhat.
  • तपाईंलाई चिया मन पर्छ?Do you like tea?
  • मलाई अचार मन पर्दैन।I don't like pickle.
  • तिमीलाई के मन पर्छ?What do you like? (familiar)

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Polite requests: -नुहोस्

Explanation

To ask someone you call तपाईं to do something, add -होस् after the -नु of the verb: खानु → खानुहोस् "please eat", लिनु → लिनुहोस् "please take". In speech it is often shorter: खानोस्, लिनोस्.

Examples

  • खानुहोस्।Please eat.
  • अझै भात खानुहोस्।Have some more rice.
  • चिया लिनुहोस्।Please have some tea.
  • दाdāलlपpaनिniलिliनुnuहोhoस्s।Have some dal too.

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दाल भात तरकारी के हो?What is dal bhat tarkari?

Dal bhat tarkari is eaten throughout Nepal. You met all three words in this chapter.

Three parts

दाल is a soup of lentils and spices. भात is cooked grain, usually rice and sometimes another grain. तरकारी is a vegetable curry.

With it comes a little spicy pickle, अचार. There may also be chutney and papad.

Twice a day

Traditionally, dal bhat tarkari is the standard meal of the Khas people, eaten twice a day.

Eating and drinking: one verb

In Nepali, one verb covers food and drink alike: भात खानु "to eat rice", चिया खानु "to drink tea".

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देवनागरी: ग्य र अन्तको हलन्त— Devanagari: ग्य and the halanta at the end

  • ग्योgyoग् + य + ो — पुग्यो · pugyo
  • र्छrchhaर् + छ — पर्छ · parchha
  • होस्hosखानुहोस् · khānuhos
  • छन्chhanछ + न् — छन् · chhan
  • काkāा
  • किkiि
  • कीkīी
  • कुkuु
  • कूkūू
  • केkeे
  • कैkaiै
  • कोkoो
  • कौkauौ

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