Mero Dhangadhi

tomvaillant:

A short video recollection of our hike up to Everest Base Camp! Everyone moving into their own tents, finally settling in for the next two months after 3 weeks of trekking. Anticipation building and the big one looming over us constantly…

Namasté!

bokuwanenai said: Hajur for ‘you’ isn’t ‘suddha’ Nepali, it was just made during Aristocratic times of the Ranas…because ‘Tapai’ was too informal

Interesting. I did not know that. I use “hajur” 99% of the time and just assumed it was pure Nepali. Thanks for pointing it out!  

Step 1: Learn some Nepali. Step 2: Impress people.

Hello: Namasté! (Nah-mas-teh)

Good-morning: Shubha prabhat/ Shubha bihani (shoe-bha pra-bhat/ shoe-bha bee-ha-ni)

Thank-you: Dhanyabad! (dhan-ya-baad)

How are you? (formal): Sanchai hunuhuncha? (San-chai hu-nun-cha)

I’m doing very well: Sanchai chu. (San-chai choo)

How’s it going? (informal): K cha? 

It’s good: Thik cha (Theek cha)

What’s your name? (formal): Hajur ko nam ke paryo? (hah-joor koh nam ke par-yo) OR [slightly less formal] Tapai ko nam ke paryo?

What’s your name? (informal): Timro nam ke ho? (tim-roh nam ke ho?)

My name is ___: Mero nam _____ ho. (meh-roh nam ____ hoh)

Sorry, I don’t understand: Maf garnu hola, mailey bujhina. (maaf gar-noo hoe-la, mai-leh boo-jhee-nah)

How much is this?: Yesko kati? (Yes-ko ka-tee)

Different versions of “you” in Nepali: Hajur (hah-joor) [very formal], Tapai (tah-pai) [less formal], Timi (tee-me) [informal], Taa (tonh, nasal sounding) [very informal]. I’ll have to make a different post explaining situations where you’d have to use each one. 

fredpostles:

Swayambunath Stupa, Kathmandu | 35mm | Nepal | Fred Postles

Oh the climb up…

neiru2013:

MEDICINE BUDDHA

Om Bekandze Bekandze
Maha Bekandze
Radza Samudgate Soha

[mantra audio]

thepaintedbench:

Prayer Bell

faintwinds:

Himalaya, Nepal

monksandmangosteen:

“Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.” - Buddha

(A young monk listens intently to a lesson at Balambu Monastery, Nepal).