Introductions

tapaaîko naam ke ho?

What is your name?

mero naam John ho

My name is John

tapaaîko desh kun ho?

Which country do you come from?

mero desh America ho

I am from America

Object identification

yo ke ho?

What is this?

yo kitaab ho

This is a book

tyo kasko kitaab ho?

Whose book is that?

tyo wahaâko kitaab hoina

That is not his book

Food shopping

suntalaa kiloko kati?

How much per kilo of oranges?

angur ni?

What about grapes?

syaau paainchha/chha?

Do you have apples?

malaai ek kilo syaau ra dui kilo suntalaa dinus

Please give me a kilo of apples and two kilos of oranges

Buying a meal

mo-mo chha?

Do you have momo?

ek plate Mo-Moko kati?

How much for a plate of momo?

ek plate dinus na

Please give me a plate of momos

aru ke diu?

Anything else?

ek kap chiyaa pani dinus

Please give me a cup of tea

jammaa kati bhayo?

How much altogether?

Catching a taxi

daai, taxi khaali ho?

Brother, is your taxi free?

ho, kahaâ jaane?

Yes, where do you want to go?

Thamel jaane

I wanna go to Thamel

ek saya pachaas rupiyaa laagchha

It costs 150 rupees

ek saya rupiyaa dinchhu, hunchha?

I will give you 100 rupees, okay?

Thik chha.  Jaaaû

Okay. Let's go

Getting a bus

Pokhara jaane bus kahaa paainchha?

Where can I get the bus to Pokhara?

yo Pokhara jaane bus ho?

Does this bus go to Pokhara?

mero seat kun ho?

Which is my seat?

kati ghanTaa laagchha?

How long does it take?

Asking about people 

tapaaî kati barsha hunubhayo?

How old are you?

tapaaîko pariwaarmaa katijanaa hunuhunchha?

How many people in your family?

tapaaîko ghar kahaâ chha?

Where is your house?

Is abc available…

Pokharamaa dherai suntalaa paainchha

Lots of oranges are available in Pokhara

Nepalmaa gaaiko maasu paaidaina

Beef is not available in Nepal

I like abc…

malaai Nepal man parchha

I like Nepal

wahaâlaai beer man pardaina

He/She doesn't like bear