Coco's Nepal

 In a previous post , I went over the Nepali word "rahecha" रहेछ which indicates the speaker is surprised about something or just learned something new. I gave a few examples of how it is used with nouns and verbs. If you're interested, check that post out before reading this one. There's another way that रहेछ can be used, and that's by being conjugated into the verb itself. For instance,  "पानी पारेको रहेछ." Paani paareko rahechha. This means "It has rained" -- indicating that the speaker has only just noticed this fact. There's a slight tone of surprise. This sentence is constructed using the present perfect conjugation of पार्नु "paarnu" (to fall) = पार् + -एको  (For more information on how this works, check out this post ) But there's an easier way to say this! Instead of the -एको रहेछ tacked onto the verb root, you can just say: "पानी पारेछ." Paani paarechha. This means the same thing as "Paani paareko rahe...

When living in Nepal, I have had to text in Nepali several times. Although I was familiar enough with reading the language in textbooks, Nepali texting was a completely different story. I was really surprised by the different shortcuts and surprising letter combinations that Nepali people use when texting. So I am compiling some things I've noticed here for Nepali learners! Nepali is a language spoken by about 16 million people in Nepal and neighboring countries. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family and uses a script called Devanagari, which consists of 36 consonant characters and 12 vowel characters. ( Reference ) However, not everyone has access to a Nepali keyboard or knows how to type with Devanagari letters. That's why many Nepali people use the Latin alphabet when texting or chatting online. There are different ways of transliterating Nepali into Latin letters, depending on personal preference, convenience, and familiarity. Some common ...