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मलाई भोक लाग्यो।I'm hungry.

malāī bhok lāgyo

Saying how you feel: मलाई भोक लाग्यो "I'm hungry", with thirst, tiredness and cold too. Asking and saying no: लाग्यो कि लागेन? — लागेन. Water, to sit. Devanagari: र्ख and स्न.

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मलाई भोक लाग्यो।— I'm hungry.

  1. SumanमाMāइiकkजीjī,थthaकाkāइiलाlāग्योgyoकिkiलाlāगेgeनna?Mike ji, are you tired or not?
  2. Mikeथthaकाkāइiलाlāग्योgyo!अaनिniमmaभोbhoकkलाlāग्योgyo।I'm tired! And I hungry. (he says म where the one who feels it takes -लाई)
  3. Sumanमmaलाlāईīपpaनिniभोbhoकkलाlāग्योgyo!I'm hungry too!
  4. Mikeमmaलाlāईī…मmaलाlāईīभोbhoकkलाlāग्योgyo।तिtiर्खाrkhāपpaनिniलाlāग्योgyo।I'm… I'm hungry. Thirsty too.
  5. Sumanपाpāनीnīखाkhāनुnuहोhoस्s।Have some water.
  6. Mikeधdhaन्यnyaवाbāदd।अaबbaघghaरrजाjāनेne?Thanks. Going home now?
  7. Sumanजाjāनेne!हhaजुjuरrआāमाmāकोkoदाdāलlभाbhāतt!Yes! Grandma's dal bhat!

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जाडो लाग्यो?— Are you cold?

  1. Hajuraamaआāजjaजाjāडोḍoछchha।माMāइiकk,तिtiमीmīलाlāईīजाjāडोḍoलाlāग्योgyo?It's cold today. Mike, are you cold?
  2. Mikeलाlāगेgeनna,हhaजुjuरrआāमाmā।No, Grandma.
  3. Anitaमmaलाlāईīतtaजाjāडोḍoलाlāग्योgyo!Well, I'm cold!
  4. Mikeहhaजुjuरrआāमाmā,तtaपाpāईंī̃लाlāईī?Grandma, what about you?
  5. Hajuraamaमmaलाlāईīपpaनिniअaलिliजाjāडोḍoलाlāग्योgyo।I'm a little cold too.
  6. Mikeहhaजुjuरrआāमाmā,यyaहाँhā̃बbaस्नुsnuहोhoस्s।ताtāतोtoचिchiयाyāछchha।Grandma, please sit here. There's hot tea.
  7. Hajuraamaधdhaन्यnyaवाbāदd,माMāइiकk।अaबbaताtāतोtoभbhaयोyo!Thank you, Mike. Now I'm warm!

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भोbhoकk

nounhunger (मलाई भोक लाग्यो "I'm hungry")

तिtiर्खाrkhā

nounthirst

थthaकाkāइi

nountiredness

जाjāडोḍo

nouncold (weather) (जाडो लाग्यो "I'm cold")

लाlāग्योgyo

verb(a feeling) came on: मलाई भोक लाग्यो; no: लागेन

पाpāनीnī

nounwater

बbaस्नुsnu

verbto sit; to stay, live (बस्नुहोस् "please sit")

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Feelings: मलाई भोक लाग्यो

Explanation

Hunger, thirst, tiredness and cold are said with लाग्यो "came on": मलाई भोक लाग्यो "I'm hungry". The one who feels it takes -लाई, as with मन पर्छ and चाहिन्छ: मलाई, तिमीलाई, हजुरआमालाई. लाग्यो itself never changes. Mike said "म भोक लाग्यो". Suman answered मलाई पनि भोक लाग्यो.

Examples

  • मmaलाlāईīतिtiर्खाrkhāलाlāग्योgyo।I'm thirsty.
  • हhaजुjuरrआāमाmāलाlāईīजाjāडोḍoलाlāग्योgyo।Grandma is cold.
  • तिtiमीmīलाlāईīथthaकाkāइiलाlāग्योgyo।You're tired. (to a friend)
  • हाhāमीmīलाlāईīभोbhoकkलाlāग्योgyo।We're hungry.

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Asking and saying no: लाग्यो? लागेन

Explanation

To ask, a question mark is enough: तिमीलाई जाडो लाग्यो? "are you cold?" You can also offer both answers: थकाइ लाग्यो कि लागेन? "are you tired or not?", with कि "or". To say no, use लागेन: जाडो लागेन "I'm not cold". A short answer is the verb alone: लाग्यो "yes", लागेन "no".

Examples

  • भोbhoकkलाlāग्योgyo?Are you hungry?
  • भोbhoकkलाlāगेgeनna।I'm not hungry.
  • तिtiर्खाrkhāलाlāग्योgyoकिkiलाlāगेgeनna?Are you thirsty or not?
  • लाlāग्योgyo!Yes! (I am)

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देवनागरी: र्ख र स्न— Devanagari: र्ख and स्न

  • र्खrkhaर् + ख — तिर्खा · tirkhā
  • स्नsnaस् + न — बस्नु · basnu

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