Check out this blog post about our experience getting a marriage certificate and marriage visa in Nepal on my husband’s blog:
http://nepalhimalayen.blogspot.com/2018/08/how-to-get-marriage-visa-in-nepal.html
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Family Vocab
In English, there are only a few names for family members. For example, our father's brother and our mother's brother are both called the same thing: "uncle."
But in Nepali the words and titles used for family are much more specific, which can make it difficult for a beginner!
In addition, strangers are also addressed by "family" names: the lady you buy your veggies from is your 'older sister,' the kid that lives on your block is your 'little brother,' and the older woman who asks you for directions is your 'auntie.' There are no words for "excuse me" as we would use it in English to address a stranger - it's literally almost required for you to call someone as though they are a family member!
In regards to actual relatives, there are so many different words for so many different members of the family that it's almost impossible to list them all in once place. Here is a partial list of words to get you started:
father - बुबा buba/buwa
mother - आमा aama, मा maa, ममी mami
son - छोरा choraa
But in Nepali the words and titles used for family are much more specific, which can make it difficult for a beginner!
In addition, strangers are also addressed by "family" names: the lady you buy your veggies from is your 'older sister,' the kid that lives on your block is your 'little brother,' and the older woman who asks you for directions is your 'auntie.' There are no words for "excuse me" as we would use it in English to address a stranger - it's literally almost required for you to call someone as though they are a family member!
In regards to actual relatives, there are so many different words for so many different members of the family that it's almost impossible to list them all in once place. Here is a partial list of words to get you started:
Immediate family:
father - बुबा buba/buwa
mother - आमा aama, मा maa, ममी mami
son - छोरा choraa
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Nepali Verbs - Conjugation in all forms/tenses (Part 3)
Click here for part one and here for part 2 of this article.
Here are a couple more Nepali verb tenses for you:
1.
गर्दै छ
gardai cha
"am/are/is doing"
This tense tends to be used for things that you are doing right at the moment (eating, walking, etc) as opposed to ongoing projects (like writing a novel, etc). For the latter, you can use the next verb form.
For verbs with stems that end in consonants (i.e., garnu: stem = gar-) you can use the stem as-is and add -dai plus the correct conjugation of hunu (cha, chan, etc.)
For verbs with stems that end in vowels, keep that "n" from the -nu dictionary ending and then add the -dai suffix. For example, khaanu "to eat" becomes khaan-dai instead of khaa-dai.
Here are a couple more Nepali verb tenses for you:
1.
गर्दै छ
gardai cha
"am/are/is doing"
This tense tends to be used for things that you are doing right at the moment (eating, walking, etc) as opposed to ongoing projects (like writing a novel, etc). For the latter, you can use the next verb form.
For verbs with stems that end in consonants (i.e., garnu: stem = gar-) you can use the stem as-is and add -dai plus the correct conjugation of hunu (cha, chan, etc.)
For verbs with stems that end in vowels, keep that "n" from the -nu dictionary ending and then add the -dai suffix. For example, khaanu "to eat" becomes khaan-dai instead of khaa-dai.
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Sandheko - Nepali Appetizer Recipe! (Cooking With Sharad)
Try out this delicious Nepali appetizer/snack which Sharad teaches us how to cook in our second recipe video!
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Friday, November 24, 2017
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
10 Best Nepali Songs (My List)
There are SO many Nepali songs out there - for such a small country, there are many singers, songwriters, and "Kollywood" musicals putting out their music nearly every week, it seems.
Fortunately for Nepali entertainment fans, pretty much 100% of movies and songs are released by their creators/companies on YouTube where they can be enjoyed for free.
Here is a list of some of my favorite/most famous Nepali songs. (This is not an exhaustive list, there is plenty more great Nepali music to be found and I might have to make a Part 2, 3, 4....)
Keep reading to find out (and listen to) my favorites.
Fortunately for Nepali entertainment fans, pretty much 100% of movies and songs are released by their creators/companies on YouTube where they can be enjoyed for free.
Here is a list of some of my favorite/most famous Nepali songs. (This is not an exhaustive list, there is plenty more great Nepali music to be found and I might have to make a Part 2, 3, 4....)
Keep reading to find out (and listen to) my favorites.
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Rahecha रहेछ Part 2 -- Nepali Verb Endings
In a previous post , I went over the Nepali word "rahecha" रहेछ which indicates the speaker is surprised about something or just ...
