9: Sentence structures Flashcards
Morning
Bihaana
Bihaana
Morning
Afternoon
Diuso
Diuso
Afternoon
Evening
Belukaa
Belukaa
Evening
Night
Raati
Raati
Night
To eat
Khaanu
Khaanu
To eat
To drink
To sleep
Sutnu
Sutnu
To sleep
To wake up
uThnu
uthnu
to wake up
To go
Jaanu
Jaanu
To go
To come/ come back
aaunu
aaunu
to come/ come back
to shower
nuhaaunu
nuhaaunu
to shower
to give
dinu
dinu
to give
linu
to take
to take
linu
to do
garnu
garnu
to do
Adjective change for ME/I when adding to a positive sentence.
Exceptions?
Example?
Remove the ‘nu’ and add the chu
If word is only two sylables, the ‘n’ is kept
Nuhaaunu
Ma nuhaau chu
Khaanu
Ma khaan chu (the ‘n’ is kept)
I eat
Ma khaan chu
Ma khaan chu
I eat
I drink
Ma khaan chu
I shower
Ma nuhaauu chu
Ma nuhaauu chu
I shower
I go
Ma jaan chu
Ma jaan chu
I go
Ma aau chu
I come
I come
Ma aau chu
Ma sut chu
I sleep
I give
Ma din chu
Ma lin chu
I take
I do
Ma garn chu
Ma gard chu
I do
In the morning, I wake up
Ma bihaana uth chu
Ma bihaana nuhaau chu
In the morning I shower
Ma diuso aau chu
I come in the afternoon
In the afternoon I come
I go to placement
Maa placement jaan chu
Ma raati sut cha
In the night I sleep
I sleep in the night
In the morning, I leave
Ma bihaana chut chu
To leave/ depart
chutnu
Chutnu
to leave
Ma diuso hospital cheuchaumaa dul chu
I roam around the hospital in the afternoon
In the evening I shower
Ma belukaa nuhaau chu
Ma belukaa khaan chu
In the evening I eat
I come in the afternooon
Ma diuso aau chu
In the morning I drink coffee
Ma bihaana coffee khaan chu
Ma ratti jaan chu
In the night I go
Saajh
Evening
also belukaa
What word is added to adjective to make them negative
‘I don’t ….. ‘
Dina
Instead of chu/chau etc
‘Nu’ is removed from the adjective
I don’t sleep
Ma sut dina
I don’t sleep in the morning
Ma bihaana sut dina
I don’t drink coffee in the night
Ma ratti coffee khaa dina
Ma ratti chiya khaan dina
At night I don’t drink tea
Tapai coffee khanu huncha
You drink coffee
He sleeps (formal)
Wahaa sutnu huncha
Tapai jaanu huncha
You go
You don’t eat
Tapai khaanu hunna
Wahaa sutnu hunna
He/She doesn’t sleep
In the morning, she goes to the hospital
Wahaa bihaana hospital jaanu huncha
You don’t go to school in the morning (to be changed!!!)
Timi bihaana school jaa dina
He doesn’t sleep at night
Wahaa ratti sutnu hunna
To do work
Kaam garnu
I give money
Ma paisaa din chu
Wahaa paisaa dinnu huncha
He/She gives money
Tapai linnu huncha, dui talaa mathi
You take, two floors up
He takes, one floor down
Wahaa linnu huncha, ek talaa muni
Ma lai dinu manpacha
I like to give
I come back in the evening
Ma belukaa aauu chu
Conjugation rule for tapai/ wahaa
Keep full verb
+ve = huncha
-ve = hunna
Adding time into a sentence?
(time) baje
(pronounced: baajehh)
E.g. Ma 8 baje khaan chu
I eat at 8
Cha baje
6 o’clock
Nau baje
9 o clock
Aath baje bihaana
8 in the morning
He eats at 9 in the morning
Wahaa nau baje bihaana khaanu huncha
She doesn’t sleep at night
Wahaa ratti sutnu hunna
You don’t eat in the afternoon?
Tapai diuso khanu hunna?
You wake up at 5 in the morning
Tapai bihaana paach baje utnu huncha
Tapai belukaa sath baje dal bhat khanu huncha
At 7 in the evening you eat dal bhat
She showers at 8 in the evening
Wahaa belukaa aath baje nuhaaunu huncha
Wahaa bihaana sath baje utnu huncha
She wakes up at 7 in the morning
baje
adding time (o’clock)
o’clock
baje
breakfast
khaajaa
khaajaa
breakfast
tapai ratti sutnu huncha
You sleep at night
He doesn’t wake up at 6 in the morning
Wahaa bihaana cha baje uthnu hunna
You eat momos at 5 in the evening
Tapai beluka paach baje momos khanu huncha
or
Tapai paach baje beluka momos khanu huncha
(order of time of day and time doesn’t matter)
Tapai chaa baje diuso coffee khanu huncha
You drink coffee at 4 in the afternoon
Mero saathi bihaana sat baje nuhaaunu huncha
My friend showers at 7 in the morning
I eat momos at 3 in the afternoon
Ma diuso tin baje momos khan chu
I don’t wake up at 5 in the morning
Ma bihaana paach baje uth dina
My friend cries in the evening
Mero sathi beluka runu huncha
I don’t cry in the evening
Ma beluka run dina
You come in the morning
Tapai bihana aaunu huncha
He goes at 7 in the evening
Wahaa sath baje belukaa jaanu huncha
Wahaa aath baje beluka chutnu huncha
At 8 in the evening he leaves
He leaves at 8 in the evening
She arrives at 9 in the morning
Wahaa nau baje bihaana pugnu huncha
Ma bihaana nau baje pug dina
I don’t arrive at 9 in the morning
Tapai cha baje bihana dulnu huncha
At 6 in the morning you roam around.
I live near Pasikot
Ma Pasikot cheuma bas chu
What do you do in the morning?
Tapai bihaana ke garnu huncha?
What does she do in the evening?
Wahaa beluka ke garnu huncha?
Tapai diuso ke garnu huncha?
What do you do in the afternoon?
Tapai diuso kahaa jaanu huncha?
Where do you go in the afternoon
Where do you go in the evening?
Tapai beluka kahaa jaanu huncha?
Where does she go in morning?
Wahaa bihaana kahaa jaanu huncha?
What do you do at home?
Tapai ghaa maa ke garnu huncha?
Wahaa hospital maa ke garnu huncha?
What does she/he do in the hospital
I work in the hospital
Ma hospital maa kaam garn chu
To (e.g. going to somewhere
Samma
Samma
To
From
Baata
Baata
From
Ma hospital samma jaan chu
I go to the hospital
I go to school
Ma school samma jaan chu
I go from uni
Ma uni baata jaan chu
I go from Nepal to UK
Ma Nepal baata UK samma jaan chu
Rule for Timi with adjectives
‘Nu’ is removed
+ve chau
-ve dainau
Timi bihanna khaajaa khan chau
In the morning he/she eats breakfast
In the afternoon you drink juice (informal)
Timi diuso juice khan chau
Timi beluka aauu chau
In the evening you laugh
In the morning you wake up
Timi bihanna uth chau
Tapai bihanna uthnu huncha
You don’t wake up in the morning
Timi bihanna uth dainau
Tapai bihanna uthnu hunna
Timi ratti jaa dainau
You don’t go at night
Timi diuso English sit chau
You learn English in the afternoon
You learn Nepali in the afternoon
Timi diuso Nepali sit chau
Tapai diuso Nepali sitnu huncha
Timi bihanna uth dainau
You don’t wake up in the morning
You wake up in the afternoon
Timi diuso uth chau
Tapai diuso uthnu huncha
You don’t sleep in the morning
Tapai bihanna sutnu hunna
Timi bihanna sut dainau
Rule for WE with adjectives
Haami
Remove the ‘nu’
+ve chãu
-ve dainãu
Haami nau baje school jaa chãu
At 9 in the morning, we go to school
At 8 in the evening we go home
Haami beluka aath baje ghaa jaan chãu
We go to school
Haami school maa jaan chãu
In the evening we do
Haami beluka gaarr chãu
In the afternoon we work
Haami diuso kaam garn chãu
Haami beluka aath baje ghar jaan chãu
At 8 in the evening we go home
Haami ratti jaan chãu
In the night we go
We don’t sleep in the afternoon
Haami diuso sat-dainãu
Haami bihanna sut-dainãu
In the morning we don’t sleep
At night we sleep
Haami ratti sut-chãu
Haami diuso kaam gar-dainãu
In the afternoon we don’t work
