Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Vocabulary 

Batta = container Bhayo = became Bora = sag Chij = things hunchha = yes, ok, sure jamma = total linu = take mahango = expensive

pasal = shop paainchha = available (also chha) paaidaina = is not available (also chhaina) phal = fruit phul = flower, egg saahuji = store owner yahaa = here

1.       Tapaai ko pasalmaa chaamaal chha? Chha. Kati laane?	Do you sell rice at in your store? Yes, how much do you want?
2.       Ek bora ko kati? Ek bora ko pachas rupaya.	How much is it for 1 sag? It is 50 ruppees for 1 sag.
3.       Dui bora dinos Huncha, linos	Please give me 2 sags. Okay, here take it.
4.       Yaahaa suntalla chha? Chha	Do you have oranges? Yes, I do
5.       Ek rupaya ko kati wataa? Dui wataa.	How many for a rupee? Two
6.       Sarai mahango bhayo Ek rupaya ko Tin wataa dinos na.	They are too expensive. Pleaase give me 3 for a rupee.
7.       Kati rupaya ko lane? Tin rupaya ko lane	How many do you want? I’ll take 3 rupees worth
8.       Paach rupaya ko kinnuhos, pandra wataa suntala dinchhu.	Buy 5 ruppes worth and I will give you 15 oranges
9.       Dayton ko Nepali ko pasalma chatpatee paainchha? Paainchha	Do they have chatpatee at Dayton’s Nepali store? Yes
10.   Lapski ko acchar ni? Paaidaina	How about Lapsi’s pickle? No, it is not available there.
11.   Rai ko pasal ma mithai bechchhan? Bhechdainan	Do they sell sweets at Rai’s store? No they don’t
12.   Kaha bechchhan ta? Indian ko pasal ma	Where do they sell sweets then? Indian’s store
13.   Ek kilo gulabjamun ko kati parchha? Bis rupaya parchha	How much does it cost for 1 kg of gulab jamun? It costs 20 ruppees
14.   Oh saauji, bottle ko pani chha? Chha, kati wata lane?	Oh shop owner, do you have bottled water? Yes, how many do you want?
15.   Eutaako kati? Bara rupaya	How much is it for 1 bottle? 12 Rupees.
16.   Chaarwataa dinos. Linos	Give me 5 bottles Here, take it
17.   Jammaa kati bhayo? Eadchalis rupaya	What is the total? 48 Rupees
18.   Huncha, yo pachas ko note rakhnos. Malai dui rupaya dinos.	Okay, keep this 50 rupee note and give me back my 2 rupee.
19.   Ma sanga kujura chaina. Tapai sanga tin ruapaya chha? Chha	I don’t have change, do you have 3 ruppees Yes I do
20.   Tin rupaya dinos ra paach rupaya linos. Hisab barabar bhayo. Huncha, dhanyabad	Give me 3 rupee and take this 5 rupee from me. That makes it all even. Okay, thanks.

Grammar Notes: 

1. 'mahango bhayo' It's expensive, is a very commonly used expression when bargaining. Remember, in Nepali, we always bargain. 

2. 'Paainchha' - This is an example of impersonal verb. Its form remains the same irrespective of numbers, person and genders. The most common verb form is the singular third person of any tense. The impersonal verb forms are very common in Nepali and often used in places where English prefers to use personal forms. So you are thinking, what the hell I am saying right? Impersonal Verbs are those which are only conjugated in the 3rd pers. sing, of all the tenses. They are so called because they have no person or thing as their subject. Don’t think Nepali is weird because I found this in Spanish too..

llover - llueve - to rain, it rains

granizar  - to hail

helar - hiela - to freeze, it freezes

nevar - nieva - to snow, it snows

relampaguear - to lighten

anochecer  - to grow dark

Back to Nepali.....

Present Tense

Affirmative Paainchha (is found) Chaahinchha (is needed) Sunichha (is heard) Dekhinchha (is seen)

Negative Paaidaina Chaaindaina Sunidaina Dekhidaina

Past Tense

Affirmative Paaiyo Chaahiyo Suniyo Dekhiyo

Negative Paaiena Chaahiena Suniena Dekhiena

All transitive verbs cab become impersonal by adding the suffix ‘I’ to the root.

Dekhnu (to see) Dinu (to give) Garnu (to do)

Dekhinchha (it is seen) Diinchha (it is given) Garinchha (it is done)

3. ‘Kati parchha’? is one of the many ways of asking the price of a commodity. Other ways are: Tesko daam (price) kati ho? Yo kati ma dinuhunchha? Etc.