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Every society has superstitions, and Nepali happened to have, too. Superstitions are called अन्धविश्वास (andhabishwas) in Nepali. andhabishwas consists of two words, ‘andha’ which means blind and bishwas which means faith or trust. So ‘andhabishwas’ literally means ’Blind Trust’ or ’Blind Faith’. Here are some noteworthy superstitions you might want to check out: Whistling at Night: If you whistle during night times, then you are asking the devil or … Read more
APPAREL English Nepali Notes Bhoto भोटो (bhoṭo) A traditional garment usually worn during winter Blouse ब्लाउज (blāuj) Generally refers to a blouse worn with a saree Chaubandi चौबन्दी (caubandī) A traditional form of blouse Cholo चोलो (colo) Generic blouse, usually compounded with the specific type of blouse Cloth(es) लुगा (lugā); कपडा (kapaḍā) Coat कोट (koṭ) … Read more
So far, we have learnt till hundred right? So what is beyond that? Someone said ‘what is one million’? Well, to start, Nepali follows a different type of counting. While others say ‘hundred thousands’ after ‘ten thousands’, we say ‘lakh’ after ‘ten thousands’. Also, the point of commas are different. The first three is spaced … Read more
INTRODUCTION Adverbs are those words which modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective or even other adverbs. Adverbs are very important, as they expand upon the action’s or the description’s quantity, location, manner or time of occurrence. For example, an adverb (in bold) in English would be:It is raining heavily. Adverbs are called क्रियाविशेषण (kriyāviśeṣaṇ) in Nepali, coming … Read more
Suppose you wanted to count something. You are presented with three objects, let’s say ‘Pens’. How do you count them? You would probably say ‘Three Pens’, right? Now, you might think that in Nepali, we would say ‘तीन कलम’ (tin kalam) to mean ‘Three Pens’. However, that is wrong! Why? Nepali uses words called ‘Counters’ … Read more
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 are written १, २, ३, ४, ५, ६, ७, ८, ९ and ०respectively. For example, 1, 12, 53, 79 and 42 will be १, १२, ५३, ७९ and ४२ respectively when we write it in Devanagari Script. 61 = एकसट्ठी (eksatti) 62 = बयसट्ठी (baisathi) 63 = त्रिसट्ठी (trisathi) 64 = चौंसट्ठी (chausathi) 65 … Read more
Let’s look at the reaction sounds we make when we encounter something. Like, when we touch a hot object, we say ‘Hot!!’ or when we see something disgusting, we say ‘yuck’ and so on. Such sounds are called ‘बिस्मयादिबोधक शब्द’ (bishmayadibodhak shabda) in nepali. Also, there might be more sounds: Hot!: आत्था (attha) Cold!: आच्छु (acchhu) What?: के (ke) Why?: किन (kina) Yuck!: छ्या(chyaa) Ewww!: छि (chhi) … Read more
Ever wondered what is in your Kitchen? Daggers, guns and nuclear weapons are not advisable in kitchens. : FOOD PREPARATION AND COOKING Kitchen = भान्छा (bhancha) Utensil = भाँडा (bhada)* Knife = छुरी (churi) Pressure Cooker = प्रेसर कुकर (presar kukar) Kettle = कित्ली (kitli) Wok = कराही (karaahi) Flat pan = तावा (tawa) Stove = चुला (chula) LPG = ग्यास (gyas) Mortar and Pestle = ओखल (okhal) Scissors = कैँची (kaichi) Grinding Stone = सिलौटा (silauta) Sieve = चाल्नी (chalni) … Read more
INTRODUCTION Past tense is one of the three tenses in Nepali, used to denote or express actions that happened or occurred in the past. It can also be used to denote a state that existed. Nepali also uses this tense to describe a past habitual action, and to express one’s unawareness of a scenario. In Nepali, … Read more
INTRODUCTION Imagine if you had no words to describe how you did something. You caught a big fish? Well, too bad you can’t tell what happened because you lack the word to describe the action. Fortunately, we do have verbs, allowing us to describe what exactly we did to others. This way, verbs are very … Read more