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INTRODUCTION To be or not to be, that is the lesson: whether ’tis nobler in the mind to decipher an important verb in Nepali, or skip it altogether. While I am no Shakespeare, the verb we are about to discuss is of utmost importance, because it helps us define or describe an entity’s properties so … Read more
A difficult thing in Nepali are the words which mean the same but have different meanings. Such synonyms are called पर्यायवाची शब्द in Nepali. Let’s look at some common synonyms in Nepali. अति (ati): too much Synonyms: धेरै (dherai), असाध्यै, (asadhyai), बढी (badhi) निकै (nikai), ज्यादै (jyadai) These have their own uses, which I’ll explain later. आमा (ama): mother Synonyms: जननी (janani), मुमा (muma), माता (mata) Janani is rare, while mata sounds ‘divine’. Muma is usually said by children. आँखा (akha): … Read more
Nepali is full of loan words. Words such as ‘Radio’ are relatively new. Most words today are borrowed from Sanskrit. It is easy to guess a word’s meaning if it’s a loanword. But a note is that, English speakers might expect English words to sound, English. That’s not the case! You have say it with … Read more
This is a Grade 2 poem entitled ‘भँगेरा र भँगेरी’(Bhangera ra Bhangeri). It means ‘A (male) Sparrow and a (Female) Sparrow’. This poem was penned down by poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire. This poem has lots of environmental sounds in it. ORIGINAL कुरा गर्छन् कसरी भँगेरा र भँगेरी ? चुरचुर गर्छ भँगेरो चिरचिर गर्छे भँगेरी। चारो … Read more
Let’s learn more about money! 100 paisa makes 1 rupee. Rupee is the national currency of Nepal. Its value is around 1 USD= 85 Nepali Rupees. 1 Rupee १ रुपैयाँ (ek rupaiya) 10 Rupee १ ० रुपैयाँ (dash rupaiya) 100 Rupee १ ० ० रुपैयाँ (saya rupaiya) 1000 Rupee १ ० ० ० रुपैयाँ (hajaar … Read more
INTRODUCTION There are several moments when you want to express a thing negatively. Is your latte not as good as expected? Perhaps, you are not hungry? Maybe, you don’t want to go to that restaurant today. Of course, you can always say “Well, this latte is really bad” but maybe, you want to conjugate the verb itself to denote the state. What … Read more
Are you feeling Angry? Happy? Sad? Let’s find out our emotions: Happiness/ Happy = खुसी (khusi) Sorrow/ Distress = दु:ख (dukha) Sadness=निराशा (nirasha) Anger= रिस (rish) To be Angry= रिसाउनु (risaunu) To Worry= चिन्ता गर्नु (chinta garnu) Worry= चिन्ता (chintaa) To feel pain= दुख्नु (dukhnu) Happy (More like Peace)= सुख(sukha) Jealousy= ईर्ष्या (ishrya) To be Shy= लजाउनु (lajaunu) To be dishonored= बेइज्जत हुनु (beijjat hunu) Dishonor= बेइज्जत(beijjat)* Honor= इज्जत (ijjat) To be embarrassed= लाज लाग्नु (laaj lagnu) Embarrassment= लाज (laaj) To feel Lazy= अल्छी लाग्नु (alchi lagnu) Laziness= अल्छीपना (alchipana) … Read more
Air/ Wind हावा (hāwā) Animals जनावर (janāwar) Clouds बादल (bādal) Environment वातावरण (vātāwaraṇ) Fire आगो (āgo) Hills पहाड (pahāḍ) Land जमिन (jamin) Mountains हिमाल (himāl) Nature प्रकृति (prakṛti) Ocean महासागर (mahāsāgar) Plants बिरुवा (biruwā) Rain वर्षा (varṣā)* River खोला (kholā) Rock ढुङ्गा (ḍhuṃgā) Sand बालुवा (bāluwā) Sea समुद्र (samudra) Sky आकाश (ākāś) Soil माटो (māṭo) … Read more
INTRODUCTION Anyone who has read Sun Tzu’s book “The Art of War” cover-to-cover definitely has an idea of how Sun Tzu wrote his ideas down, and although I believe he was not the greatest speaker of modern-day English, one can infer what he was trying to say through his wisdom. We however are not concerned … Read more
The poem ’kukhuri ka’ (कुखुरी काँ) is a famous Nursery Grade rhyme. Everyone knows it, because it is so famous (of course). ‘Kukhuri ka’ means ’Cock-a-doodle do’. Also, the rooster is asking the question while a person is answering it. (Except in the first line, the person is calling out for the rooster). ORIGINAL कुखुरी काँ! बासी भात … Read more