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🇳🇵 Nepali conversation and small talk

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मैले बुझेँmaile bujhenI understand
मैले बुझिनँmaile bujhinanI don't understand
कृपया बिस्तारै बोल्नुहोस्kripayā bistārai bolnuhosPlease speak slowly
तपाईंको नाम के हो?tapāīnko nām ke ho?What's your name?
मेरो नाम … होmero nām … hoMy name is…
तपाईं कहाँको हुनुहुन्छ?tapāīn kahānko hunuhunch?Where are you from?
फेरि भन्न सक्नुहुन्छ?pheri bhann saknuhunch?Can you say that again?
मलाई थाहा छैनmalāī thāhā chainI don't know
सायदsāyadMaybe
मलाई मद्दत गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ?malāī maddat garn saknuhunch?Can you help me?

Opinions & Comparing

अझ राम्रोajh rāmroBetter
अझ नराम्रोajh narāmroWorse
उस्तैustaiThe same
फरकpharakDifferent
मलाई लाग्छ कि…malāī lāgch ki…I think that…
अवश्य!avashy!Of course!
साँच्चैsānccaiReally
महत्त्वपूर्णmahattvapūrnImportant
सजिलोsajiloEasy
गाह्रोgāhroDifficult

Small Talk

मौसम राम्रो छ!mausam rāmro ch!Nice weather!
के छ हालखबर?ke ch hālakhabar?How's it going?
ढुक्कdhukkChill / relaxed
साँच्चै?!sānccai?!Really?!
ठट्टा गरेको!thattā gareko!Just kidding!
पक्का छैनpakkā chainNot sure
अनि तपाईं?ani tapāīn?And you?
ठीक छthīk chOkay
हुन्छ!hunch!Sure! (can do)
सकिँदैनsakindainCan't (not possible)

Phone Calls

हेलोheloHello (on phone)
लाइन व्यस्त छlāin vyast chThe line is busy
फोन उठाउनुphon uthāunuTo answer the call
फोन राख्नुphon rākhnuTo hang up
फोन नम्बरphon nambarPhone number
फेरि फोन गर्नुpheri phon garnuCall back
सन्देश छोड्नुsandesh chodnuLeave a message
कमजोर सिग्नलkamajor signalBad signal
ब्याट्री सकियोbyātrī sakiyoBattery dead
साइलेन्टsāilentMute / silent

Connector Words

किनभनेkinabhaneBecause
तरtarBut
raAnd
वाOr
त्यसैलेtyasaileTherefore
यदिyadiIf
अघिaghiBefore
पछिpachiAfter
उदाहरणका लागिudāharanakā lāgiFor example
सबैsabaiAll / total

Slang & Expressions

गज्जब!gajjab!Cool! / awesome
एकदम मिठोekadam mithoSuper delicious
सहजsahajChill / easy-going
साँच्चै हो?sānccai ho?Are you serious?
तपाईं सक्नुहुन्छ!tapāīn saknuhunch!You got this!
अब सहन सकिँदैनab sahan sakindainCan't handle it
के छ?ke ch?What's up?
पर्खनुहोस्parkhanuhosHold on / wait
एकदम धेरैekadam dheraiSo much / a lot
एकदम अलमलमाekadam alamalamāSo confused

Idioms & Sayings

उदारudārGenerous (big-hearted)
मन टुटेकोman tutekoHeartbroken
फलाम तातो छँदै पिट्नुपर्छphalām tāto chandai pitnuparchStrike while iron's hot
ढिलो भए पनि पक्काdhilo bhae pani pakkāSlow and steady wins
अरूको छायामा रहनुarūko chāyāmā rahanuTo play second fiddle
तिमीले मलाई सघाए, म तिमीलाई…timīle malāī saghāe, ma timīlāī…You scratch my back…
सक्नेभन्दा बढी काम लिनुsaknebhandā badhī kām linuBite off more than you can chew
कुरा मात्र, काम केही छैनkurā mātr, kām kehī chainAll talk, no substance
चुपचाप राम्रो काम गर्नुcupacāp rāmro kām garnuDo good quietly
उखानukhānProverb

Question Words

को?ko?Who?
के?ke?What?
कहाँ?kahān?Where?
कहिले?kahile?When?
किन?kin?Why?
कसरी?kasarī?How?
कति हो?kati ho?How much?
कुन?kun?Which one?
कति?kati?How many?
होइन र?hoin ra?Right? / isn't it?

Quick Questions

कहाँ?kahān?Where?
कहिले?kahile?When?
को?ko?Who?
किन?kin?Why?
कसरी?kasarī?How?
कति हो?kati ho?How much?
कति बजे?kati baje?What time?
कुन?kun?Which one?
तपाईंसँग छ?tapāīnsang ch?Do you have it?
टाढा छ?tādhā ch?Is it far?
यो के हो?yo ke ho?What's this?
बाथरुम कहाँ छ?bātharum kahān ch?Where's the bathroom?

Thoughts & Opinions

सोच्नुsocnuTo think
महसुस गर्नुmahasus garnuTo feel
विश्वास गर्नुvishvās garnuTo believe
आशा गर्नुāshā garnuTo hope
चाहिनुcāhinuTo need / want
घृणा गर्नुghrinā garnuTo hate
इच्छुकicchukInterested
सहमत हुनुsahamat hunuTo agree
असहमत हुनुasahamat hunuTo disagree
पक्काpakkāSure / certain
शङ्का गर्नुshankā garnuTo wonder / doubt
सम्झनुsamjhanuTo remember

Talking & Communication

बोल्नुbolnuTo speak
भन्नुbhannuTo tell
सोध्नुsodhnuTo ask
उत्तर दिनुuttar dinuTo answer
व्याख्या गर्नुvyākhyā garnuTo explain
फोन गर्नुphon garnuTo call
म्यासेज गर्नुmyāsej garnuTo text
जवाफ दिनुjavāph dinuTo reply
वाचा गर्नुvācā garnuTo promise
सुनाउनुsunāunuTo narrate
सुन्नुsunnuTo listen
चुप लाग्नुcup lāgnuTo be quiet
चिच्याउनुcicyāunuTo shout
कानेखुसी गर्नुkānekhusī garnuTo whisper
अनुवाद गर्नुanuvād garnuTo translate
सहमत हुनुsahamat hunuTo agree

Small Talk & Questions

यहाँ पहिलो पटकyahān pahilo patakFirst time here
कति समय?kati samay?How long?
तपाईंको बिहे भयो?tapāīnko bihe bhayo?Are you married yet?
तपाईं कति वर्षको हुनुभयो?tapāīn kati varshako hunubhayo?How old are you?
तपाईं यहाँ एक्लै हुनुहुन्छ?tapāīn yahān eklai hunuhunch?Are you here alone?
तपाईं के काम गर्नुहुन्छ?tapāīn ke kām garnuhunch?What do you do?
रमाइलो छ?ramāilo ch?Is it fun?
घरको याद आएकोgharako yād āekoHomesick
तपाईंलाई शुभकामनाtapāīnlāī shubhakāmanāGood luck to you
फेरि भेटौँलाpheri bhetaunlāSee you again

Gossip & Secrets

कुरा काट्नुkurā kātnuTo gossip
हल्लाhallāRumor
गोप्य कुराgopy kurāSecret
कसैलाई नभन्नुहोस्।kasailāī nabhannuhos|Don't tell anyone
बकबकेbakabakeBlabbermouth
गफ गर्नुgaph garnuTo chit-chat
मैले सुनें कि...maile sunen ki...I heard that...
साँचो हो कि बनावटी?sānco ho ki banāvatī?Fact or made up?
गोप्य मायाgopy māyāSecret crush
गोप्य राख्नुहोस्।gopy rākhnuhos|Keep it secret
म ध्यान दिएर सुन्दै छु।ma dhyān dier sundai chu|All ears
अरूको कुरामा चासो राख्नुarūko kurāmā cāso rākhnuTo be nosy
अरूको कुराarūko kurāOther people's business
कानेखुसी गर्नुkānekhusī garnuTo whisper gossip

Debate & Discussion

बहसbahasDebate
मुख्य कुराmukhy kurāThe main point
फरक ढङ्गले हेर्नुpharak dhangale hernuTo see it differently
म असहमति जनाउँछु।ma asahamati janāunchu|Let me push back
तपाईंको कुरा बुझें।tapāīnko kurā bujhen|I see your point
स्रोतहरूsrotaharūSources
प्रतितर्कpratitarkCounterargument
विचार बदल्नुvicār badalnuTo change your mind
आंशिक रूपमा सहमतānshik rūpamā sahamatPartly agree
हामी असहमत हुन सक्छौं।hāmī asahamat hun sakchaun|We can disagree
पूर्वाग्रहpūrvāgrahBias
तर्कशास्त्रtarkashāstrLogic
प्रमाण कहाँ छ?pramān kahān ch?Where is the evidence?
जवाफ दिनुअघि सुन्नुहोस्।javāph dinuaghi sunnuhos|Listen before you answer