Nepali vocabulary 13 Flashcards
voting center
matadan kendra
envelope
khaam
couple / pair
jori
bird
charaa
wish or desire
ichchyaa
wish to do _________
_____ne ichchyaa chaa
I wish to go
mero jaane ichchyaa chaa
the calculation is easy
hisaab garna sajilo chha.
male singer
gaayak
female singer
gaayikaa
when you were small, what did you want to become?
saanomaa tapaaiko ke hune ichchyaa thiyo?
when you grow older, what do you wish to become?
thulo bhaepachhi timro ke hune ichchyaa chha?
side (as in river)
kinaar
river side
nadi kinaar
side (of house)
chheu
bare handed
khaalihaat
empty room
khaali kothaa
we have an empty room
khaali kothaa chha.
facility
subidaa
I need someone to spend time with.
maile kasaisanga samaya bitaaunu parchha.
I want to spend time with you.
maile timisanga samaya bitaaunu chahachhu.
I need something to eat
khaana kuraa chahinchha
I need to eat
khaanu parchha
please start conversation
kuraa garna thaalnous
home or residence
niwas
open field
chaur
story
khatta
garden
bagaichha
around here
yahaa waripari
canceled
sthagit
to count
gannu
news (formal? like TV, radio)
samaachaar
news (informal? what’s new?)
khabar
who said that?
kasle banyo?
We heard that you captured the voting center booth.
matadan kendramaa booth capture bhayo re.
finally he came out
balla niskanubhayo
finally you came
ball aaunubhayo
“won’t come out” (finger out of ring)
niskadaina
to wash away
bagaaunu
average
ausat
on average
ausatmaa
on average how many mm of rain falls?
ausatmaa kati millimeter paani parchha?
with lots of rain, floods come
dherai paani parera baddhi aayo
without lots of rain, vegetables do not come
dherai paani naparikana taraari aaudaina
without X
binaa
without you
tapaaibinaa
without sugar
chinibinaa
without a blanket
kambalbinaa
I found it is difficult
gaarho hudo rahechha
I stayed one week and came back
ma ek haptaa basera aae
I go (emphasis on “I”)
ma nai jaanchhu
I go tomorrow (emphasis on “tomorrow”)
ma bholi nai jaanchhu
you do it (emphasis on “you”)
timi nai gara
you should go (emphasis on “should”)
jaanai parchha
joke
chutkilaa
A dead Indian can cheat a live Nepali
moreko Indiale judo Nepalaai thagchha
to fruit; bear fruit
phalnu
to pick
tipnu
to cheat
thagnu
Money is fruited on the wind, you just have to know how to pick it (India view)
KTMmaa paisaa hawaamaa phalchha tipnu maatre jannuparchha
to know
jannu
enemy
dushman
although
sb + e pani
Although India is our enemy, we need them
India haamro dushman bhae pani haamilaai chahinchha
“to try to?”
_______na khojnu
try to eat
khaana khojnu
try to cheat
thagna khojnu
try to meet
bhetna khojnu
suddenly
achanak
to tent
taagnu
to settle
basobaas garnu
place where people settle
basobaas garne thaau
turn by turn
paalai paalo
turn
paalo
loan
rin
interest
byaaj