Question Phrases Flashcards
Why is the sky blue?
Aakaas nilo kina chha?
Why is it so expensive?
Yo kina yeti mahango chha?
Why is this broken? (something that can shatter)
Yo kina futeko chha?
Why is this broken? (Sticks, legs, anything that can snap)
Yo kina bhaa•cheko chha?
Why is your heart broken?
Tapaiko mann kina tuteko chha?
Why did you paint this?
Tapaile yo colour kina garnu bhayo?
Why did you study English?
Tapaile English kina paDnu bhayo?
Why did you come to Nepal?
Tapai Nepal kina aunnu bhayo?
Why will you go to Canada?
Tapai Canada kina jaanuhunchha?
Why do you like tea?
Tapailai chiya kina mannparcha?
Why can’t we go with you?
Hami tapai sita kina jaana sakkdainau?
Why can’t he come home?
Waahaa kina ghaar aunu sakkdaina?
How did this happen?
Yo kasari bhayo?
How did you do this?
Tapaile Yo kasari garnu bhayo?
How was your vacation?
Tapaiko chuti kasto bityo?
How did you paint this?
Tapaile yo kasari colour garnu bhayo?
How can you run so fast?
Tapai yeti chito kasari kudhna sakknu bhaako?
How can you play guitar so well?
Tapaile guitar yeti ramro kasari bajauna sakknu bhaako?
How do you make this bread?
Tapaile yo roti kasari bannaunu hunchha?
How did you learn to make bread?
Tapaile roti banaunu kasari sikhnu bhayo?
How do we get to Thamel?
How can we get to Thamel?
Hami Thamel kasari jaanchaU?
Hami Thamel kasari Jaana sakkchau?
How many kids are in his class?
Uhaako class maa kati jaana ketaketi (nanibabu) (bacha) haru chha?
How many schools are in Kathmandu?
Kathmandu maa kati wota school haru chha?
How much sugar do you take in your tea?
Tapai chiya maa chini kati linuhunchha?
How much for this bread?
Yo rotiko kati parcha?
What is your name?
Tapaiko nam ke ho?
Who is his father?
Waahaako ba ko ho?
Who wrote this book?
Yo kitaab kasle lekhnu bhaako ho?
Who is the prime minister of Nepal?
Nepalko pm ko ho?
Who painted this Thanka?
Yo thanka kasle paint garnu bhaako ho?
Who will go get water?
kasle gayera paani lyaunuhunchha?
Who will buy vegetables?
Tarkari kasle Kinuhunchha?
Who will go buy vegetables?
Kasle gayera tarkari kinuhunchha?
Who brought this bread?
Yo roti kasle lyaako ho?
Who made this bread?
Yo roti kasle bannaunu bhayo?
Where do you live?
Tapai kaahaa basnuhunchha?
Where is your school?
Tapaiko school kaahaa chha?
Where can I buy bread?
Ma roti kaahaa kina sakkchhu?
Where do you keep your wallet?
Tapai, tapaiko wallet kaahaa raknuhunchha?
Tapaiko wallet, tapai kaahaa raknuhunchha?
Where is the bus stop?
Bus stop kaahaa chha?
Where did you buy this shirt?
Tapaile yo shirt kaahaa kinnu bhayo?
Where should I pay my wifi bill?
Who should I give this book to?
Maile mero wifi bill kaahaa tirna parcha?
Maile yo kitaab kaslai dinu parchha?
Which (one) is your favourite shirt?
Tapaiko mann parne shirt kun chaai ho?
In which religion do you believe?
Tapai kun dharma maa biswaas garnu hunchha?
Which chair were you sitting in?
Which chair did you sit in?
Tapai kun kursi maa basnu hundai thiyo?
Tapai kun kursi maa basnu bhaako thiyo?
Which neighbourhood did you used to live in?
Tapai kun tole maa basnu hundaithiyo?
Tapai kun tole maa basnu hunthiyo?
Whose home are you (high honorific) staying in?
Tapai kasko ghaar maa basnu hudai cha?
Tapai kasko ghaar maa basnuhunchha?
Whose group are you in?
Tapai kasko toli maa hunuhunchha?
Whose black shoe is this?
Yo kaalo jutta kasko ho?
Whose white dog is that?
Tyo seto kukur kasko ho?
How many stars are in the sky?
Akkas maa kati wota taaraa haru cha?
How many children do you have?
Tapaiko naanibabu kati jaana cha?
How many days until it is Christmas?
(In how many days is Christmas coming?)
Christmas aunna kati din cha?
How much money do you have?
Tapai sanga kati paisa cha?
How many days does it take to walk to Mustang?
Mustang hiDera jaana kati din lagchha?
How much time does it take to go (reach) to school?
School jaana kati samay laagchha?
School (pugna) kati samay laagchha?
How much time does it take to reach school from here?
Yaahaa bata school pugna kati samay laagchha?
What’s the time?
kati bajyo?
What time should you pick up your children?
Tapaiko naanibabu lai kati baji lyaunu parchha?
Will you pick up our children?
Ke Tapai hamro naanibabu haru lai lyaunu hunchha?
I would pick up my children at 3pm
Ma tin baji mero naanibabu haru lai lyaunechhu
I could bring my children before 3 pm
Ma tin baji ahghi mero naanibabu haru lai lyauna sakkthe
I could have also gone
Ma pani jaana sakkthe