Nightlife

1. राम्रो रेस्टुरेन्ट कहाँ छ?

   raam-ro res-tu-rent ka-haan chha

   Where is a good restaurant?

   Usage

   Thamel in Kathmandu has everything from Nepali cuisine to international food

   Grammar Note

   "Restaurant" is borrowed from English. The native "bhojanaalaya" is less common.

2. एक बियर दिनुस् न

   ek bi-yar di-nus na

   Please give me one beer

   Usage

   Everest and Gorkha are Nepal's most popular local beers

   Grammar Note

   "Biyar" is borrowed from English. In Nepali, numbers precede the item.

3. राक्सी कति पर्छ?

   raak-si ka-ti par-chha

   How much is the raksi?

   Usage

   Raksi is Nepal's traditional distilled spirit — try it at local bhattis (taverns)

   Grammar Note

   "Kati parchha?" is the standard price question. "Kati" = how much, "parchha" = costs.

4. यहाँ लाइभ संगीत छ?

   ya-haan laaiv san-git chha

   Is there live music here?

   Usage

   Thamel in Kathmandu has many venues with live Nepali folk and modern music

   Grammar Note

   "Sangit" (Sanskrit origin) is the standard word for music in Nepali.

5. बिल ल्याइदिनुस् न

   bil lyaai-di-nus na

   Please bring the bill

   Grammar Note

   "Lyaaidinus" is a compound verb meaning "please bring (for me)".

6. चिया एक कप दिनुस्

   chi-yaa ek kap di-nus

   Please give me one cup of tea

   Usage

   Chai is central to Nepali social life — more common than alcohol for evening gatherings

   Grammar Note

   Nepali quantity: "number + unit + item". "Ek kap chiya" = one cup of tea.

7. तपाईंको स्वास्थ्य र सफलताको लागि

   ta-paain-ko swaas-thya ra sa-phal-taa-ko laa-gi

   To your health and success (toast)

   Usage

   A formal Nepali toast. "Jai Nepal!" (Victory/Glory to Nepal!) is also popular

   Grammar Note

   "Ko lagi" = "for/for the sake of". "Ra" = "and/plus".

8. अझ एक पटक मगाइदिनुस्

   a-jha ek pa-tak ma-gaai-di-nus

   Please order one more

   Grammar Note

   "Ajha" means "yet/more/still". "Ek patak" = "one time/once more".

9. हामी नाचौं

   haa-mi naa-chaun

   Let's dance

   Grammar Note

   "Nachau" is the hortative of "nachnu" (to dance). "Hami" = we.

10. यो गाना मलाई मन पर्छ

    yo gaa-naa ma-laaí man par-chha

    I like this song

    Grammar Note

    "Man parchha" literally "falls to the heart/mind" — the standard "I like" expression.

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