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Anya Wednesday 22nd of February 2006 01:16:17 PM
Spelling - I thought we would try this as a way to keep vocabulary going and learn the Sanskrit keyboard.

One person will give a word that needs to be typed in 'Naragi, the next person will write it out and then provide another word. Give it a try! (Let me know if you have trouble typing in Devanagari).

Saathi

Ize8 Friday 24th of February 2006 03:56:19 PM
- ok, then I begin with: dhanyabaad :)

and the link for the Nepali Romanised unicode font: http://www.mpp.org.np/detail_guide/winxp.htm

Anya Saturday 25th of February 2006 11:36:09 PM
- Ah, I finally have my computer back!

Here goes: dhanyabaad: धन्यबाद ! (for the books and dictionary!)

New word: saathi

Ize8 Sunday 26th of February 2006 04:24:52 AM
- साथि (friend)

mangalbaar

Anya Sunday 26th of February 2006 05:52:50 AM
- मनगल्बार - Tuesday

Next word: nayaa

Edit: Shock! I am always a day ahead of myself it seems ;) Of course you are right Lassi, it's Tuesday!

Ize8 Sunday 26th of February 2006 01:35:47 PM
- hmmm... i think that mangalbaar( मन्गबार ) is Thuesday ... Wednesday is budhbaar( बुधबार ) ... and i think we have to mention that in the name of days, sometimes there is "v" instead ob "b" ... i mean: mangalbaar <=> mangalvaar ... they are the same....

नया - new
next: parivaar

Anya Monday 27th of February 2006 12:17:55 AM
- परिवार -family

next: pratikriyaa

Amhailte Wednesday 19th of July 2006 03:47:58 PM
- I\'m keen to play this game, if you guys are still around! But I can\'t type devangari on my computer. Is there some way I can download something (free) that will let me type in Devangari - while still being able to type in English too?

Thanks!

Anya Thursday 20th of July 2006 09:28:18 AM
- Namaste Amhailte,

Yes! Please join us!
There is a way to get Devanagari without any special software, it actually should already be installed on your computer.
Do the following (if you have Windows OS):
Start> Settings> Control Panel
Regional and Language Options: Second Tab: Languages
Make sure that the checkbox for \"Install files for East Asian Languages is checked and then:
Click Details
Click Add
In the window that pops up select Sanskrit/Devanagari and Add it.

*Unfortunately, I can\'t remember exactly the name of the keyboard that you have to put in, but there are only two possibilities, so try it out! It is most ironic, that while here in Nepal, I don\'t have access to a \'Nagari keyboard...at least not on this research computer!

I hope that it will work for you, let me know if you get stuck!
It will be great to have us learn along with us!

Pheri betaulaa

Amhailte Friday 21st of July 2006 04:44:50 AM
- Namaste Anya!

I can\'t seem to get it to happen on my work computer, but I will try again at home tonight.

Are you living in Nepal right now, Anya? I\'m jealous! :)
Tapain kahan basnu huncha?

Anya Friday 21st of July 2006 11:26:29 AM
- Aba ma Nepali parivarsanga Kathmandaumaa (Chabahil) baschhu. Ahile ma Tilganga Akhha Aspital kaam garchhu.

I hope it will work on your home computer, I can\'t get it to work here, either, unfortunately.

Pheri betaulaa!

Lita Tuesday 01st of August 2006 07:29:29 PM
Pronunciation - Namaste

I have big problems with pronunciation. cha? ccha? ja? da? sha? Sha? sa? ksha?
There must be some difference, isn´t there?

Lita

Anya Tuesday 01st of August 2006 08:44:43 PM
- Lita,

Yes, you are right, there are differences between those letters and they are hard to differentiate at first. The only way to get the pronunciation right is to listen to a native speaker, really.

Nepali has guttoral, nasalized and palatal consonants.
The ones you list are pairs of those.
I don\'t have a Nepali keyboard here, I can add the script when I get home, but for now these are approximations to what these letters sound like:

cha - sounds like tsa
chha - sounds like tsau or chau
ja - sounds like ja in jacuzzi
da - sounds like don\'t
dha - sounds like dharma
dda - rn in pernicious (?) (I need to find a better one)
ddha - like a badly prounounced dirt = dhirt

There are three sa in Nepali:
sa - like soap
sha - sharp
shha - sheep

ksa - is prounounced like \"che\" in chair

Hope this helps!

[i]Devanagari to follow when I get home[/i]

Lita Friday 04th of August 2006 04:05:52 PM
Pronunciation -
Dhanyabhad
The only sounding site I have found on the web is this one http://www.nepali.info/nepali/lessons/
and I can´t hear differences, I can´t hear s at all.
I have thought of bying a book and that would be Michael Hutt: Nepali, Teach yourself languages.
I am from Finland, going to Siliguri,close to Darjeeling.

Anya Friday 04th of August 2006 11:30:20 PM
- Namaste Lita!

Now I know what you mean about the S\'s (I can\'t hear the sounds, because I don\'t have speakers), but luckily, the \"s\" problem is no problem. The three s\'s are mostly differentiated by words that they are used in, and not really by sound. The sound distinctions are very very minimal. You and I would have to spend an afternoon listening to various pronunciations.

moto sha
pet cuteco sha
patalo sha

(I need to insert Devanagari in here also)

Don\'t worry too much about pronunciations, the third s is the one that is used most often, the others are used rarely. Pet cuteco Sha is used in aushadhi (medicine), and the other moto Sha is used in words like Shanti. As long as you know that they are all Sha, it should be ok!

I would recommend getting the TYS book as well as the CD\'s, they are quite helpful, and you may be able to hear the alphabet distinctions with them.

I have to go, internet about to finish.

Please ask more questions if I didn\'t explain well!

Phrasebase Archive
	Anya	Wednesday 22nd of February 2006 01:16:17 PM
	Spelling - I thought we would try this as a way to keep vocabulary going and learn the Sanskrit keyboard. One person will give a word that needs to be typed in 'Naragi, the next person will write it out and then provide another word. Give it a try! (Let me know if you have trouble typing in Devanagari). Saathi
	Ize8	Friday 24th of February 2006 03:56:19 PM
	- ok, then I begin with: dhanyabaad :) and the link for the Nepali Romanised unicode font: http://www.mpp.org.np/detail_guide/winxp.htm
	Anya	Saturday 25th of February 2006 11:36:09 PM
	- Ah, I finally have my computer back! Here goes: dhanyabaad: धन्यबाद ! (for the books and dictionary!) New word: saathi
	Ize8	Sunday 26th of February 2006 04:24:52 AM
	- साथि (friend) mangalbaar
	Anya	Sunday 26th of February 2006 05:52:50 AM
	- मनगल्बार - Tuesday Next word: nayaa Edit: Shock! I am always a day ahead of myself it seems ;) Of course you are right Lassi, it's Tuesday!
	Ize8	Sunday 26th of February 2006 01:35:47 PM
	- hmmm... i think that mangalbaar( मन्गबार ) is Thuesday ... Wednesday is budhbaar( बुधबार ) ... and i think we have to mention that in the name of days, sometimes there is "v" instead ob "b" ... i mean: mangalbaar <=> mangalvaar ... they are the same.... नया - new next: parivaar
	Anya	Monday 27th of February 2006 12:17:55 AM
	- परिवार -family next: pratikriyaa
	Amhailte	Wednesday 19th of July 2006 03:47:58 PM
	- I\'m keen to play this game, if you guys are still around! But I can\'t type devangari on my computer. Is there some way I can download something (free) that will let me type in Devangari - while still being able to type in English too? Thanks!
	Anya	Thursday 20th of July 2006 09:28:18 AM
	- Namaste Amhailte, Yes! Please join us! There is a way to get Devanagari without any special software, it actually should already be installed on your computer. Do the following (if you have Windows OS): Start> Settings> Control Panel Regional and Language Options: Second Tab: Languages Make sure that the checkbox for \"Install files for East Asian Languages is checked and then: Click Details Click Add In the window that pops up select Sanskrit/Devanagari and Add it. *Unfortunately, I can\'t remember exactly the name of the keyboard that you have to put in, but there are only two possibilities, so try it out! It is most ironic, that while here in Nepal, I don\'t have access to a \'Nagari keyboard...at least not on this research computer! I hope that it will work for you, let me know if you get stuck! It will be great to have us learn along with us! Pheri betaulaa
	Amhailte	Friday 21st of July 2006 04:44:50 AM
	- Namaste Anya! I can\'t seem to get it to happen on my work computer, but I will try again at home tonight. Are you living in Nepal right now, Anya? I\'m jealous! :) Tapain kahan basnu huncha?
	Anya	Friday 21st of July 2006 11:26:29 AM
	- Aba ma Nepali parivarsanga Kathmandaumaa (Chabahil) baschhu. Ahile ma Tilganga Akhha Aspital kaam garchhu. I hope it will work on your home computer, I can\'t get it to work here, either, unfortunately. Pheri betaulaa!
	Lita	Tuesday 01st of August 2006 07:29:29 PM
	Pronunciation - Namaste I have big problems with pronunciation. cha? ccha? ja? da? sha? Sha? sa? ksha? There must be some difference, isn´t there? Lita
	Anya	Tuesday 01st of August 2006 08:44:43 PM
	- Lita, Yes, you are right, there are differences between those letters and they are hard to differentiate at first. The only way to get the pronunciation right is to listen to a native speaker, really. Nepali has guttoral, nasalized and palatal consonants. The ones you list are pairs of those. I don\'t have a Nepali keyboard here, I can add the script when I get home, but for now these are approximations to what these letters sound like: cha - sounds like tsa chha - sounds like tsau or chau ja - sounds like ja in jacuzzi da - sounds like don\'t dha - sounds like dharma dda - rn in pernicious (?) (I need to find a better one) ddha - like a badly prounounced dirt = dhirt There are three sa in Nepali: sa - like soap sha - sharp shha - sheep ksa - is prounounced like \"che\" in chair Hope this helps! [i]Devanagari to follow when I get home[/i]
	Lita	Friday 04th of August 2006 04:05:52 PM
	Pronunciation - Dhanyabhad The only sounding site I have found on the web is this one http://www.nepali.info/nepali/lessons/ and I can´t hear differences, I can´t hear s at all. I have thought of bying a book and that would be Michael Hutt: Nepali, Teach yourself languages. I am from Finland, going to Siliguri,close to Darjeeling.
	Anya	Friday 04th of August 2006 11:30:20 PM
	- Namaste Lita! Now I know what you mean about the S\'s (I can\'t hear the sounds, because I don\'t have speakers), but luckily, the \"s\" problem is no problem. The three s\'s are mostly differentiated by words that they are used in, and not really by sound. The sound distinctions are very very minimal. You and I would have to spend an afternoon listening to various pronunciations. moto sha pet cuteco sha patalo sha (I need to insert Devanagari in here also) Don\'t worry too much about pronunciations, the third s is the one that is used most often, the others are used rarely. Pet cuteco Sha is used in aushadhi (medicine), and the other moto Sha is used in words like Shanti. As long as you know that they are all Sha, it should be ok! I would recommend getting the TYS book as well as the CD\'s, they are quite helpful, and you may be able to hear the alphabet distinctions with them. I have to go, internet about to finish. Please ask more questions if I didn\'t explain well!