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Question 1

on the one hand…..on the other hand

Answer 1

ek pati sochda….arko pati sochda….

Question 2

firstly….then…
First….afterwards

Answer 2

pahile….puraipacchi/tyasapacchi….

Question 3

between/out of

Between A and B/out of A and B…AorB (only) is….
*out of Nepal and Canada, Nepal is hotter
*out of us, my wife’s Nepali is better than mine
*out of our family, only I am going to Canada

Answer 3

madhya
A ra B madhya…

*Nepal ra Canada madhya, Nepal garmie chha.
*hami madhya mero bhanda mero shrimatiko Nepali ramro chha
*hamro pariwaar madhya, ma maatraa Canada jaandaichhu

Question 4

more than

More than A…B is (attribute)
*my son is older than your daughter

Answer 4

bhanda

A…bhanda…B (B’s attribute) chha/ho.
*tapaiko chori bhanda mero chora thulo ho

Question 5

1) “When” (when doing something, something else)
2) “when” —referring to a time

• When I go to the village I will go by horse
• when I have time I read books with my boys
  ** when I was small, I was in Canada
  ** when I feel hungry, I eat (I eat when I feel hungry)

Answer 5

1) S.B + da (的时候）
2) Time reference + hunda
* ma gau jaada, horse maa chaDnechhu
* mero samai hunda, ma babuharusanga kitaab parDne garchhu.
** ma sanno hunda, ma Canada maa thiye
** malai bhog laagda, ma khanchhu

Question 6

Two related actions
1) first action is finished and then the other takes place
2) the manner that something is done (I will go by foot)

• after class I will go get the boys
• after class I will take the boys to school
• after I grow up I will be a pilot
  ** I go to Polkhara by flying by plane
  ** I go to Nepali class on foot (by walking)

Answer 6

+ era

• ma class sakkera babuharulai lina jaanchhu
• ma class sakkera babuharulai school laanchhu
• ma thulo bhayera pilot hunchhu
  ** ma plane maa uDrera Polkhara Janchhu
  ** ma Nepali class hiDera janchhu

Question 7

As long as/if
*if I feel like playing guitar I play guitar
*if I feel hungry I eat

Answer 7

…bhane…
* malai guitar bajaunu mann laagyo bhane, ma guitar bajauchhu
* malai bhog laagyo bhane, ma khanchhu

Question 8

while/whilst (spoken form)
* while going to school, it started raining
While eating my guest came
* while working my phone rang (came)

Answer 8

daa…dai
* school jaada jaadai paani parna taalyo
* khandaa khandai mero pahuna aunubhayo
* kaam garda gardai, mero phone aiyo

Question 9

Even if…still
* even if I am late, I will still go
* even if it rains I will still walk to the gym
* even if you don’t want to do it, you still must

Answer 9

Yedi…eta pani…
* yedi ma dhilo bhayetaa pani ma jaanechhu.
* yedi paani pareta pani, ma gym hiDera jaanechhu
* yedi Tapailai garnu mann nalagyeta pani tapai garnai parchha

Question 10

even though…still
* even though I am Canadian, I am learning Nepali
* even though I already have 2 sons, I (still) have a desire to have a daughter.
* even though I already have 2 sons still want a daughter

Answer 10

…eta pani
* ma Canadian bhayeta pani, ma nepali sikhchhu
* mero dui jaanaa chora bhayeta pani. malai choriko iccha chha
* mero

Question 11

because of
*because of me
*because (of) the road was (being) closed

Answer 11

…le garda
*maile garda
* bato banda le garda

Question 12

That

know that/knew that/said that/did that

• I have already looked at
  The forecast so I knew it was going to rain today
• I know that you really like parties so I knew that you would come

Answer 12

ki…..bhanera

• maile forecast herre sakkeko thiye, ra malai thaahaa thiyo ki aja paani parchha bhanera
• malai thaahaa chha ki tapailai party dherai mann parcha bhanera, tesaile malai thaahaa thiyo ki tapai aunuhunchha bhanera.

Question 13

because of
* because of the jam it took 10 hours to reach Pokhara
* because of being sick, Johan did not go to school

Answer 13

le gardaa
* jam le gardaa Pokhara pugna das ganta lagyo
* bimar le gardaa Johan school gayena

Question 14

because of not having/doing/etc

Answer 14

na bhaako/gaakeo/etc karan