Nepali · Nepali Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 17
आज के बार हो?What day is it today?
The seven days of the week, आइतबार to शनिबार. आज के बार हो? — आज बिहीबार हो "today is Thursday". Five days in a row: अस्ति, हिजो, आज, भोलि, पर्सि. Devanagari: क्र, प्त and the ं in मंगल.
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आज के बार हो?— What day is it today?
- Mikeअनिता,आजकेबारहो?Anita, what day is it today?
- Anitaआजबिहीबारहो।Today is Thursday.
- Mikeबिहीबार!भोलिशुक्रबारहो?Thursday! So tomorrow is Friday?
- Anitaहो।अनिपर्सिशनिबार।Yes. And the day after tomorrow is Saturday.
- Mikeशनिबार!सुमनकोफुटबल!Saturday! Suman's soccer!
- Anitaहो,सुमनहरेकशनिबारफुटबलखेल्छ।Yes, Suman plays soccer every Saturday.
- Mikeपर्सिमपनिखेल्ने!The day after tomorrow I'm playing too!
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हप्तामा सात बार— Seven days in a week
- Hajuraamaमाइक,हप्तामाकतिबारछन्?Mike, how many days are there in a week?
- Mikeसात!आइतबार,सोमबार,मंगलबार,बुधबार…Seven! Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…
- Hajuraamaअनि?And?
- Mikeबिहीबार,शुक्रबार,शनिबार!Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
- Hajuraamaराम्रो!अस्तिकेबारहो?Good! What day was the day before yesterday?
- Mikeअस्ति…मंगलबारहो।The day before yesterday… was Tuesday.
- Hajuraamaहो!मंगलबारतिमीलेमासुकिनेको!Yes! On Tuesday you bought the meat!
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- बार
nounday (of the week) (आज के बार हो? "what day is it today?")
- आइतबार
nounSunday
- सोमबार
nounMonday
- मंगलबार
nounTuesday
- बुधबार
nounWednesday
- बिहीबार
nounThursday
- शुक्रबार
nounFriday
- पर्सि
adverbthe day after tomorrow
- अस्ति
adverbthe day before yesterday
- हप्ता
nounweek
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The days: आज के बार हो?
Explanation
बार is a day of the week, and all seven names end in बार: आइतबार Sunday, सोमबार Monday, मंगलबार Tuesday, बुधबार Wednesday, बिहीबार Thursday, शुक्रबार Friday, शनिबार Saturday. To ask: आज के बार हो? "what day is it today?" The answer: आज बिहीबार हो "today is Thursday". It is a हो sentence, like के हो? — यो किताब हो.
Examples
- आजसोमबारहो।Today is Monday.
- भोलिकेबारहो?What day is it tomorrow?
- भोलिबुधबारहो।Tomorrow is Wednesday.
- हप्तामासातबारछन्।There are seven days in a week.
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Five days in a row: अस्ति … पर्सि
Explanation
Five words for five days: अस्ति "the day before yesterday", हिजो "yesterday", आज "today", भोलि "tomorrow", पर्सि "the day after tomorrow". They come at the start of the sentence. Past days still take हो: हिजो के बार हो? "what day was yesterday?" — हिजो बुधबार हो "yesterday was Wednesday". अस्ति मंगलबार हो "the day before yesterday was Tuesday". Days to come work the same: पर्सि शनिबार हो "the day after tomorrow is Saturday".
Examples
- हिजोकेबारहो?What day was yesterday?
- हिजोआइतबारहो।Yesterday was Sunday.
- पर्सिकेबारहो?What day is the day after tomorrow?
- अस्तिशुक्रबारहो।The day before yesterday was Friday.
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देवनागरी: क्र, प्त र मंगल— Devanagari: क्र, प्त and the ं in मंगल
- क्रkraक् + र — शुक्रबार · sukrabār
- प्तptaप् + त — हप्ता · haptā
- मंmanमंगलबार · mangalbār
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