English नेपाल भाषा (Newari / Nepal Bhasa) Welcome लसकुस Hello (General greeting) ज्वजलपा How are you? म्हं फु ला? Reply to ‘How are you?’ जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले? Long time no see गुल्लि दत मखङ्गु। What’s your name? छिगू नां छु? My name is … जिगू नां … खः। Where are you from?…
English Nepal Bhasa Good Morning/afternoon/evening/night Jwa-ja-la-paa What Chuu This Thwa That Wa Yes Khah No Ma-khu What Chuu When Ga- ba-le Where Ga-na Which Gu-gu(goo) Who Su(soo) Why Su-yaa Whose Su-yaa Whom Gu-mha How(in what way) Ga-the (-the as in theft) How (to what degree) Gu-li Best Wishes Bhin-tu-naa Welcome La-sa-ku-sa Thank you Su-bhaay Left…
English Nepal Basa May I step inside? Du-ne wa-ne jii laa? Do I have to take off my shoes? Laa- kaa twah-te maah laa? Yes/no Maah/mwah What god is kept in there? A-na chhu dyah ta-yaa tah-gu du? Can I take a picture? Tas-bir kaa-ye jii laa? What’s that temple? Wa chuu de-gah? We come…
“Newari” is vulgar term for the true name “Nepalbhasa” or “Nepalese”– Dharmaditya Dharmacharya(in a letter to Silvan Levi) The Newars talk Nepal Bhasha, the Sino-Tibetan group’s Himalayan language of Tibetan-Burman branch. It was wrongly called by Nepal’s Westerners and non-Newars by the word ‘ Newari.’ It has been known as Nepal Bhasha since the very…
A collection of helpful sentences in Newari / Nepal Bhasa, a language spoken by Tibeto-Burman in Nepal, India and Bhutan. English नेपाल भाषा (Newari / Nepal Bhasa) Welcome लसकुस Hello (General greeting) ज्वजलपा How are you? म्हं फु ला? Reply to ‘How are you?’ जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले? Long time no see गुल्लि…