Useful Phrases

1. यो एप मैले बनाएको हो

   Yo ep maile banaeko ho

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Nepali is ergative; transitive past tense uses the ergative marker "-le"

2. यो एप नि:शुल्क छ

   Yo ep nihshulk chha

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Nihshulk" is Sanskrit-derived meaning without fee

3. डाउनलोड गरेर हेर्नुहोस्

   Download garera hernuhos

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Hernuhos" is the polite imperative form. "-era" suffix means "having done"

4. म जापानी हुँ

   Ma Japani hun

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Hun" is the first-person copula meaning "I am"

5. म यात्री हुँ

   Ma yatri hun

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Yatri" is Sanskrit-derived meaning one who travels/journeys

6. म एक्लै यात्रा गर्दैछु

   Ma eklai yatra gardaichhu

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Gardaichhu" is the present progressive form meaning "am doing"

7. यहाँ पहिलो पटक आएको हुँ

   Yahan pahilo patak aaeko hun

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Pahilo patak" means the first time/occasion

8. फोटो खिच्न सक्छु?

   Photo khichna sakchhu?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Sakchhu" is the potential verb meaning "can/am able to"

9. हामी सँगै फोटो खिच्न सक्छौं?

   Hami sangai photo khichna sakchhaun?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Sangai" means together/alongside

10. QR कोड स्क्यान गर्नुहोस्

    QR code scan garnuhos

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Garnuhos" is the polite imperative ending

11. मलाई ठग्नु हुँदैन

    Malai thagnu hudaina

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used to protest against cheating or unfair pricing in Nepali

    Grammar Note

    "Hudaina" expresses prohibition or impossibility in Nepali — "it must not be"

12. मलाई सानो नठान्नुस्

    Malai sano nathannus

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when feeling disrespected or underestimated in Nepali

    Grammar Note

    "Na" is a negative prefix. "Nathannus" = polite negative imperative of "thannu" (to consider)

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