Responding to Public Comments – Talking with Our Viewers

In this video, we’re doing something special — replying to your public comments! Thank you for all your support, love, and feedback on our previous Nepali learning videos. We’ll read your comments and questions and respond to them individually — some about learning Nepali, others about our travel and cultural videos. This is a fun and interactive way to connect and grow together as a learning community.

VOCABULARY

English	Nepali (Romanized)	Nepali
Hello / Greetings	Namaste	नमस्ते
Thank you	Dhanyabad	धन्यवाद
Please (softener)	Na	न
Love	Maya	माया
To do	Garne	गर्ने
To be able to do	Garna sakine chha	गर्न सकिने छ
Is / Am / Are	Chha	छ
Yes	Ho / Hajur	हो / हुँ
But / Then / If	Bhane	भने
Too / Also	Pani	पनि
Respectful you	Tapai	तपाईं
Informal you	Timi	तिमी
Very / Much	Dherai	धेरै
Polite tone word	Po	पो
Object marker	Lai	लाई
Older brother / Sister	Dai / Didi	दाइ / दिदी
Sir / Madam	Hajur	हजुर
Square / Palace	Durbar	दरबार
Tea	Chiyaa	चिया
Website / Online class	Website / Online class	वेबसाइट / अनलाइन कक्षा

Sentences

English Sentence	Nepali (Romanized)	Nepali
I love you	Ma timīlai maya garchu	म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु
Please give me one cup of tea	Malaai ek cup chiyaa dinus na	मलाई एक कप चिया दिनुहोस् न
If you come, I will also come	Timi aaune bhane, ma pani aaunchu	तिमी आउने भने, म पनि आउँछु
He eats	U khanchha	ऊ खान्छ
He ate	Usle khayo	उसले खायो
He will eat	U khānechha	ऊ खानेछ
I am learning Nepali	Ma Nepali sikdai chu	म नेपाली सिक्दै छु
Thank you, brother Steve	Dhanyabad, Steve dai	धन्यवाद, स्टीभ दाइ
Have you been to Boudha?	Tapai Boudha jana saknu huncha?	तपाईं बौद्ध जान सक्नुहुन्छ?
Namaste, how are you?	Namaste, tapai kasto hunuhunchha?	नमस्ते, तपाईं कस्तो हुनुहुन्छ?
Love and respect from Nepal	Nepalbata maya ra sammaan	नेपालबाट माया र सम्मान
Keep learning, you’re doing great!	Sikdai januhos, tapaai le dherai ramrai garnuhuncha!	सिक्दै जानुहोस्, तपाईंले धेरै राम्रो गर्नुभएको छ!
We are happy our video helped you	Hami khusi chhau hamro video le tapaai lai sahayog garyo	हामी खुसी छौं हाम्रो भिडियोले तपाईंलाई सहयोग गर्‍यो
That’s a great question	Tyo ekdam ramro prashna ho	त्यो एकदम राम्रो प्रश्न हो
Until next time — Namaste!	Pachhi bhetaula — Namaste!	पछि भेटौंला — नमस्ते!

Useful Conversations

No.	English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali (Devanagari)
1. Greeting	A: Namaste! How are you? B: I’m good, thank you.	A: Namaste! Tapai kasto hunuhunchha? B: Ma sanchai chu, dhanyabad.	A: नमस्ते! तपाईं कस्तो हुनुहुन्छ? B: म सन्चै छु, धन्यवाद।
2. Living in Nepal	A: Where are you from? B: I’m from the UK, living in Kathmandu.	A: Tapai kahabata hunuhunchha? B: Ma UK bata ho, Kathmandu ma baschhu.	A: तपाईं कहाँबाट हुनुहुन्छ? B: म युकेबाट हो, काठमाडौँमा बस्छु।
3. Grammar	B: What does “lai” mean? A: It marks the object — Ma timīlai maya garchu.	B: “Lai” ko arth ke ho? A: Yo object dekhaunchha — Ma timilai maya garchu.	B: “लाई” को अर्थ के हो? A: यो Object देखाउँछ — म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु।
4. Polite Request	B: How to say please? A: Add “na” — Malaai chiyaa dinus na.	B: “Please” kasari bhanné? A: “Na” jodnuhos — Malaai chiyaa dinus na.	B: “प्लीज” कसरी भन्ने? A: “न” जोड्नुहोस् — मलाई चिया दिनुस् न।
5. Respectful Talk	B: How to talk to elders? A: Use “tapāī” and “hajur.”	B: Jethā sanga kasari bolne? A: “Tapai” ra “hajur” prayog garnuhos.	B: जेठा संग कसरी बोल्ने? A: “तपाईं” र “हजुर” प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
6. Closing	A: Thank you! See you next time. B: Namaste!	A: Dhanyabad! Pachhi bhetaula. B: Namaste!	A: धन्यवाद! पछि भेटौंला। B: नमस्ते!

Grammer references

No.	Grammar Topic	Example (Romanized)	Explanation
1. Greeting / “To be” (छ)	Ma sanchai chu	म सन्चै छु	“Chu” means am/is/are — used to describe state or condition.
2. Location / Living (“ma baschhu”)	Ma Kathmandu ma baschhu	म काठमाडौँ मा बस्छु	“Mā” = in/at (location); “baschhu” = I live/stay.
3. Object marker “लाई (lai)”	Ma timilai maya garchu	म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु	“Lai” marks the object of the verb (the person or thing receiving the action).
4. Polite request using “न (na)”	Malaai chiyaa dinus na	मलाई चिया दिनुस् न	Adding “na” softens a request — like saying please.
5. Respect forms (“तपाईं / हजुर”)	Tapāī sanchai hunuhunchha, hajur?	तपाईं सन्चै हुनुहुन्छ, हजुर?	Use “tapai” for respectful you; “hajur” adds politeness or affirmation.
6. Past Tense with “ले (le)”	Usle khayo	उसले खायो	“Le” marks the doer (subject) in past tense for transitive verbs.
7. Conditional “भने (bhane)”	Timi aaune bhane, ma pani aaunchu	तिमी आउने भने, म पनि आउँछु	“Bhane” means if/when — introduces a condition.