Coco's Nepal

  Vowels Vowels have an independent form (usually when used alone or at the beginning of a syllable) as well as a combined form (when combined with a consonant sound.) The combined form looks different than the independent form and modifies the look of the consonant letter in different ways. Independent Form Combined Form (when combined with a consonant) Roman Transliteration Pronunciation अ क        a “uh” like “ago” आ का       ा ā “ah” like “naan bread” इ कि       ि i “ee” like “feet” Or   “ih” like “pit” ई की       ी ī “ee” like “feet” उ कु       ु u “oo” like “book” Or “oo” like “fo...

In part 1, we covered three basic verb tenses: Simple present, past, and future. But there are plenty more verb conjugations in the Nepali language. Let's look at some more now. गर्ने थियो garne thiyo "would have done" The conjugation for this verb tense is fairly simple. You can take the simple form of the future tense (e.g. I will do "garnechu" - simplified = "garne") and add a form of the past tense of hunu , specifically the "thiyo" form.

We're back for lesson 2 with some phrases you can use to ask "How are you?" in Nepali! Please check it out and like and subscribe if you want to see more lessons like this! Also don't forget to watch  Lesson 1 !

Here is a sampling of common phrases that you can use in almost every situation in Nepal. Huss/Huncha हवस्/हुन्छ Okay, all right. NOTE: "Huss" is viewed as more polite while "huncha" is more informal. You can use "huss" in the following situations.... politely excusing yourself ("Huss, janchu hey" = "Ok, I'm going now, all right?") agreeing to something ("Huss" = "Ok, I will do that for you") Accepting someone something has said (i.e., someone just gave you directions - "huss, dhanyavad" = "ok, thank you" at the end of a phone conversation ("huss, huss" = "ok, I'm hanging up now") basically anytime you would use the phrase "OK" or "all right" "Huncha" (" hoon -cha") is more of a way of saying, "Yes, let's do that" or "ok, I'm in." You can use it to agree to plans or say you will do s...

Here are some phrases you can use while shopping and bargaining in Nepal: Phrases अलिकति मिलाउनुस न! Alikati milaunus na! (Ah-lee-kah-tee mih- lau -noos nah!) - Please cut the price a little! After a vendor has stated his/her price for the item you want to buy, you can try this out to start the bargaining process.

As with every language, there are many ways to say hello in Nepali. नमस्ते "Namaste" ( nah-ma-stay ) is the go-to phrase for greeting just about anyone. You can't go wrong here; it's polite and friendly! Remember - Instead of waving hello, hold your hands together like this: