Coco's Nepal

रहेछ Rahecha .... Ugh, one of those words/grammar points that drove me crazy trying to figure out. I almost never saw it in writing or in my Nepali textbooks, but I heard it all the time. When I finally found a textbook that gave its definition, I still had no idea how to use it myself in regular speech. Well, I am writing this blog post (to a demographic of, I'm assuming, 1-2 other people on earth) so that no one else has to go through the torture of learning this grammar point the [very] hard way. First, the simple definition: Rahanu is a verb which really means "to remain." But when you convert it to "rahecha," it suddenly takes on a different meaning. The general idea is that of surprise, or acknowledging that you just found out something you didn't know before. E.g., "Oh, no, I left the lights on all day" + "rahecha" = I didn't realize until just now, I left the lights on! "You've eaten dinner&

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

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