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AnyaSunday 20th of August 2006 01:55:42 AM
Nepali from Scratch - I\'ve found that the best way to learn Nepali has been to throw myself right into it. At first, you begin to understand out of context, but with time, all the words fall into place.

So! Let\'s all start from scratch. Contribute what you are able, intersperse it with English, and no matter what you\'ll be understood! That\'s how the Nepalese people are.

I am proposing to start a very basic discussion and have each person try to incorporate one new word (for them) into each post. They can be questions, stories, anything. The key point is to practice understanding and responding.

Tayaar? (ready?)

Tapaaiko subha naam ke ho?
deathbydalbhatMonday 21st of August 2006 02:14:42 AM
- Namaste Anya-didi!
Tapaisanga ramro vicaar cha! Mero naam Dolma ho. Mero ghar New Yorkma ho. Mero mutu Kathmandumaa ho! Kahile mero sathilai nepalimaa lekchu, yestai(like this)lekchu, alikati Angrezi, alikati Nepali. Ma TVmaa film \'The Golden Child\' just watched - alikati Nepali bhasa is spoken in it(bhitra?) - kun film tapailai man parcha?
AnyaMonday 21st of August 2006 02:25:46 AM
- Namaste Dolma-didi!
Bhetne khusi laagyo!
Dhanyabaad, hamiharu kosis garnechau? ma kahile pani tyo philm herǝ. Arko din mero parivarsanga herne chu! ma dherai cotti philmharu nahere :( kunkun philm tapai sabainbhanda man parchha? Edi mero philmko pasalmaa chha, ma cahdai herne chhu!

Arko prashan chha! Tapaiko sathi aaba amerikamaa basnuhunchha?
deathbydalbhatMonday 21st of August 2006 03:19:50 AM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Anya[/i]
Arko prashan chha! Tapaiko sathi aaba amerikamaa basnuhunchha? [/quote]

Amerikamaa basnuhunna...:-( Kathmandumaa basnuhuncha.
Abaghyavash thorai philmharu Nepalmaa take place, ma thaahaa matrai duita philmharu paunchu - \'Little Buddha\' ra \'The Golden Child\' - \'The Golden Child\' alikati silli cha, ta malai ananda dincha, mero pyaro Kathmandu pheri hernu! \'Little Buddha\' derai raamro chha - Baudhako ra Bhaktapurko raamro citraharu chhan.

Arko prashan chha - tapaiilai mausam kasto chha? Ahile New Yorkmaa ghamailo ra osilo chha - holaa aaja rati paani varsanccha.

Ahile lugaa sapha garna jaanchu.:-)
AnyaMonday 21st of August 2006 03:33:11 AM
- Ma asa garchhu ke tapai babishimaa sathisanga chitto basnuhuncha! Mero mutu pani Kathmandaumaa chha! Matrai tin varshapaachi Nepalma pheri auune chhu :(

Aaba Pittsburghmaa raamro mausam chha. Bihanai paani poryo ani ahile alikati gham lagcha, shital huncha! Sapai ramro, tara maile Pittsburghbhanda Kathmandauko mausam man parchha!

Ahile ma ek chin chimekiko gharma jaanchhu, sano upahar dine chhu!


zanooTuesday 19th of September 2006 08:05:21 PM
- Namaste Anya! Mero naam Tanya ho. It is really the best way to learn Nepali. And I need it very much. But... I don\'t have any book to learn, only a little information from some web sites. I\'d be glad if you could help me.


AnyaFriday 22nd of September 2006 07:37:24 AM
- नमस्ते!
Привет Таня!
У меня есть одна книжка, но к сожалению она на английском и очень хорошо объясняет про непальский язык. Если ты сможешь её использовать, я с удовольствием её перешлю по адресу.
(прошу прощения что перешла на \"ты\".. надеюсь что мы сможем чаще общаться! ведь у нас как минимум три языка в общем!)

Желаю успехов!
zanooFriday 22nd of September 2006 10:23:58 PM
- Namaste Anya!!!
С огромным удовольствием приму книжку!!! Спасибо тебе просто неземное!!! А то что она на английском - еще лучше. Два языка одним махом - английский подтяну, а непальский (очень на то надеюсь) выучу.

Кстати, у меня есть предложение - изучать язык с помощью песен. Этот метод хорош тем, что можно слышать речь. А песни я стянула (бесплатно) с www.musicnepal.com
вот одна из них, моя любимая:

Timilai Dekhera

Timilai Dekhera Himal Hansayko
Timro Geet Sunayra Munal Nachay ko
Timro Joban Lai Ho Dekhara Pirati Gaasay Ko
Pirati Gaasay Ko

Yehin ThounMa Ghumna Ayako
Ma Aeuta Pardeshi
Ho Ho Ho....
Yehin ThounMa Ghumna Ayako
Ma Aeuta Pardeshi

Thahai Napai BashayChha Maya
Aakash Bhanda beshi
Thahai Napai BashayChha Maya
Aakash Bhanda beshi

Heun Paryo Furu Ru
Himalai VegaiMa
Heun Paryo Furu Ru
Himalai VegaiMa

Dil Basyo Ani Ra Kati Chado Timima
Dil Basyo Ani Ra Kati Chado Timima
aaaa

Timro Chino Kusumero Rumal
Manai Bhari Sajou la
ho ho ho ......
Timro Chino Kusumero Rumal
Manai Bhari Sajou la

Lalu Pata Phul Jhai Gaada
Timro Seundo RangouLa
Lalu Pata Phul Jhai Gaada
Timro Seundo RangouLa

Khaun Kasham Lou Aaja
Deurali Bhakayra
Khaun Kasham Lou Aaja
Deurali Bhakayra

Namaray Maya Aaunchhu Ma PharkayRa
Namaray Maya Aaunchhu Ma PharkayRa

Timilai Dekhara Himal Hasayko
Timro Geet Sunay Ra Munal Nachay ko
Timro Joban Lai Ho Dekhera Pirati Gaasay Ko
Pirati Gaasay Ko
Pirati Gaasay Ko
Pirati Gaasay Ko....

AnyaSaturday 23rd of September 2006 01:21:05 AM
- Давай переводить вместе! Мне кажется что мы можем спокойно общаться на ТРЁХ языках и это будет замечательный обмен!

Если мы подключим Ласси, то будем изучать 4 языка! плюс Венгерский! (Translation: If we get Lassi to participate also, then we can study 4 languages! Hungarian also!) :) ;) Will you join us Lassi? Tanya and I are thinking of using Songs and translating them, just like you are translating stories! What do you think?



zanooSaturday 23rd of September 2006 02:09:08 AM
- Namaste Anya!
Please think of me like a novice at Nepali, I am making first steps right now. Before was only usefull phrases - it is only one I could find in the web.

vocabulary - (maybe 10 words but not more)
grammar - 0 (a big nothing!)
usefull phrases - some

Give me one week and I\'ll be better.


zanooSaturday 23rd of September 2006 02:29:17 AM
- We - I mean \"I\" - can start to translate and learn the song\'s words but only with your help... like in russian room. I don\'t have nepali-english dictionary for the moment.
AnyaSaturday 23rd of September 2006 02:32:02 AM
- Таня, пожалуйста пошли мне адрес по емеле. я попробую отослать книгу завтра!
zanooSaturday 23rd of September 2006 02:35:29 AM
- Аня!!! Я думала это будет файл!!! Настоящую бумажную книгу дорого слать... разве что сделать так, чтоб я оплатила ее при получении.
zanooSaturday 23rd of September 2006 02:59:57 AM
- Anya!
Mutu sabai ko huncha... tara sabai ko mutu asal hundainna. Timro mutu dherai ramro chha. Anya, timi dherai ramro keti ho!
PradeepMonday 25th of September 2006 06:44:05 PM
Aanya Jiu, This is edited version for your reply message to DolmaDidi: -


Namaste Dolma-didi!
Bhetera khusi laagyo!
Dhanyavaad, hamiharu kosis garnechaun! Maile kahile pani tyo philm hereko chhaina. Arko din mero parivarsanga herne chhu! Maile philm nahereko dherai bhaisakyo (davno ya ne smotrela kino).Tapaainlaai sabaibhanda mannparne philm kun ho? (sabai bhanda means best and best must be the one, not more, so we don\'t have to say \"kunkun\" and the word \"parchha\" is not suit for the sentence, cause he/she must know about his/her best philm as he/she know his/her name (foe example: Timro naam ke ho?, not ke parchha?) Yedi \"mero philmko pasalmaa\" (may be: philmpasalmaa) \"chha bhane\" (paaiyo bhane), ma chaandai herne chhu!

Arko prashan chha: Tapaiko saathi aba amerikamaa basnuhunchha?

Hope I didn\'t make mistake and edit well and PONYATNEE!

Dhanyevaad!!!
PradeepMonday 25th of September 2006 06:47:17 PM
ramro ra asal - [quote][i]Originally posted by zanoo[/i]


Anya!
Mutu sabai ko huncha... tara sabai ko mutu asal hundainna. Timro mutu dherai ramro chha. Anya, timi dherai ramro ra asal keti ho![/quote]
AnyaTuesday 26th of September 2006 05:26:07 AM
- Dhanyabaad Pradeepji!

Aaba raamrai bujhchhu!
Kahile gharmaa pheri aune, tapailai arko citti lekhchhu.

Mero babishikaal naraamro ho.
PradeepTuesday 26th of September 2006 04:46:33 PM
Dolma Didi/Bahini - Tapaain pakka Nepali nai hunuparchha, tara tapaainle Nepali vyakarannmaa kina yetti dherai mistakeharu garnubhayeko thahaa bhayena hai! braket bhittra capital lettermaa correction gareko chhu, ma sahi chhu chhaina lekhnu hola.

Dhnayevaad!!!

[quote][i]Originally posted by deathbydalbhat[/i]


Namaste Anya-didi!
Tapaisanga ramro vichaar cha! Mero naam Dolma ho. Mero ghar New Yorkma ho (CHHA). Mero mutu Kathmandumaa ho (CHHA)! Kahile mero sathilai nepalimaa lekchu (LEKHNEGARCHHU), yestai(like this)lekchu, alikati Angrezi, alikati Nepali. Ma TVmaa film \'The Golden Child\' just watched - alikati Nepali bhasa is spoken in it(bhitra?) - kun film tapaainlaai mann parcha?[/quote]
PradeepTuesday 26th of September 2006 05:12:03 PM
Swagat chha hai Anya Zee, - Alikati sachyauna mann lagyo, tei bhayera....
[quote][i]Originally posted by Anya[/i]


Dhanyabaad Pradeepji(ZEE will be sound better, I think)!

Aba raamrai bujhchhu! - THIK CHHA (corect)

Kahile gharmaa pheri aune, tapailai arko citti lekhchhu. - GALTI CHHA (here is some mistakes), TESAILE SACHYAUNA CHAHANCHHU YESARI: \"JABA MA FERI GHAR AAUNCHHU, TAPAAINLAAI ARKO CHITTHI LEKHNECHHU\".

Mero babishikaal naraamro ho. YESKO SATTA (masto na eto): MERO BHAVISHYE RAMRO CHHAINA, LEKHNU BHAYE THIK HUNE THIYO[/quote]

\"TESAILE SACHYAUNA CHAHANCHHU YESARI\" = \"that is why I would like to correct it as\"
\"...LEKHNUBHAYE THIK HUNE THIYO\" = \"...will be correct if you wrote...\"

ramro sanga bujhauna sakina yedi bhane kripayaa maaf garnu hola!

esli moe obesnenie ne xorasho (ploxo), izvinite pozaluisto!

nabujheko khandamaa (abasthamaa), kripayaa sodhnu hola!

v sluchii ne ponimanii (esli chto to ne ponyatno), sprasivaite pozaluisto!

Dhanyevaad!
Spasivo!


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