Mero Dhangadhi

kaushalrajsapkota:

​Wait

A woman waits for her turn in the scorching midday sun to fill buckets with water from the government supply line. Kathmandu has urbanized rapidly over the years, causing problems of water supply, solid waste and many others.

(Basantapur, Kathmandu, 2012)

#Nepal #Kathmandu #Urbanization #Water #Woman #Saree #Gallon #Archives #BlackandWhite #kaushalsapkotaphotography #photojournalism #Canon #RebelT1i #Wait​ @wateraidnepal
@water_mission

(at Basantapur)

parelima:

kanchi hai kanchi

short mix of some cute songs (old and new) about/celebrating/featuring Nepali women. Includes some pop and film songs.

1. Lekaki Hey Maya
2. Phool Manjari Le
3. Kanchi Hai Kanchi
4. Simple Simple Kanchi Ko Dimple
5. Chaubandi Choli
6. Luhana Le Jurayo Ki
7. Yo Ho Mero Pran Bhanda Pyaro
8. Danfe Jhai Naachne
9. Gairi Khet Ko Shirai Hanyo
10. Daali Daali Phool Phulyo

federer7:

“Masina and Purna sitting on the roadside before they arrive in Pokhara, rather tired from their long journey. 1962

Masina is a little Nepalese boy  of the Gurung tribe,who lives in the village of Ghachok up in West Nepal’s Himalayan range,whose ambition is to be a Gurkha soldier and not a farmer like his father. To be a Gurkha he must be educated and go to school.It shows how he learns through having to make a long and difficult journey to reach Pokhara, to discover himself,his world, and his future.”

© Marilyn Silverstone/Magnum Photos

unicef:

Photo of the Week: Purni Maya Gurung and her family live in a temporary shelter in Gorkha District, Nepal, the epicentre of the massive earthquake that struck last April. With the arrival of snow and cold, hundreds of earthquake survivors - especially the elderly and young children - now struggle to cope with the harsh winter weather. We’re assisting families like Purni’s with emergency cash grants. © UNICEF/UN017121/Shrestha

gavingough:

Shortly after arriving in Kathmandu, about to start work, I chance upon a lively wedding party. #Nepal #kathmandu #wedding (at Kathmandu, Nepal)

This part of the wedding procession is called a “janti” and it’s generally carried out when the groom and his party goes over to the bride’s home to get married and/or the marriage ritual is over and the groom is taking the bride back to his place with his party.

samperphotos:

Bindu, 23, with her 10 month old baby in Lele, Nepal. (WaterAid)

Telling the time

nepalgo:

Since we learnt how to count till 60, we can tell time now. If you want to know more about the numbers:

Numbers: 1-30: Click Here

Numbers: 31-60: Click here

Now, time telling isn’t very complicated in Nepali. So how do we quote time?

First, time telling largely revolves around the verb ’बज्नु’ (bajnu) which means : to be (time concept). Bajnu can also mean to produce sound (instrument). If you know how to conjugate this verb, then you are in luck!

VOCABULARY:

Time: समय (samaya)

Hour: घण्टा (ghanta)

Minute: मिनेट (minet)

Second: सेकेन्ड (sekend)

Clock: घडी (ghadi)

O’ Clock:

For o'clocks, like 5 o'clock, we say simply say the number if there will be nothing attached.

If there is something attached (like a verb), first we say the number and then attach name and attach बजे (baje). 

५ बजे भेटुम् । (pach baje bhetum)

Let’s meet at 5 o'clock.

For declaration, we attach बज्यो (bajyo). 

कति बज्यो? (kati bajyo)

What’s the time?

५ बज्यो। (pach bajyo)

It’s 5 o'clock.

Quarter (past):

How do say Quarter past x (x:15)? Attach सवा (sawaa) to the hour (x).

 

सवा ६ (sawaa cha) 

6:15

Quarter past six

 

 

Half past:

How to say half past x (x: 30)? Attach साढे (sadhe) to the hour (x).

 

साढे ४ (sadhe char)

4:30 

Half Past Four

 

Quarter (to):

 

How to say quarter to x (x:45)? Attach पौने (paune) to the hour that succeeds the current hour. Just as quarter to seven means 6:45, it follows the same logic:

 

पौने ४ (paune char)

3:45

Quarter to Four

 

Others:

 

So, if the time is 6:20, what do we say? 

X= Hour

Y= Minute

Formula : xy

 

So, 6:20 will be ६:२० (cha biss) and will be said as छ बीस (cha bis).

Also, you can also follow the english method, like you can say the above as ६ बजेर २ ० मिनेट (Chaa bajnera dash minet) which means 20 minutes past six. You can also say साढे ६ बज्नु १ ० मिनेट (sadhe cha hunu 10 minet) which means ten minutes to six thirty although this is uncommon.

How about 6:55? In this case, we can use either 1st method or 3rd method. The most common is the first one in all cases!

 

What about AM and PM? 

Nepali has no AM or PM, so we have to denote the time by attaching the following depending on the time of the day:

 

If the time is in the morning: बिहानको x (bihana ko)

If the time is in the afternoon: दिउसोको x (deuso ko)

If the time is in the evening: बेलुकाको x (beluka ko)

If the time is in the night: रातीको x (raatii ko)

The good thing is, if you remove the ‘ko’ of above, you end up with the names of morning, evening etc.!

 

बिहानको -> बिहानको -> बिहान (bihana) = Morning

 

EXERCISE:

A. WRITE THE CORRECT TIME AND NAME IN NEPALI:

1. Five Thirty (5: 30)

2. One o'clock (1:00)

3. Quarter to Three (2:45)

4. Quarter past Ten (10:15)

5. Twenty minutes past Six (6:20)

 

B. WRITE THE CORRECT TIME IN ENGLISH:

 

1. ५ बजेर १ ० मिनेट (pach bajera dash minet)

2. साढे १ २ (sadhe bahra)

3. पौने ८ (paune aath)

4. सवा १ (sawaa ek)

5. ३ (tin)

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

A. 1. साढे पाँच (saadhe paach)

2. एक (ek) 

3. पौने तीन (paune tin)

4. सवा दश (sawaa dash)

5. छ बीस (cha bis)

 

B. 1. Ten Minutes past five (5:10)

2. Half Past Twelve (12:30)

3. Quarter to Eight (7:45)

4. Quarter Past One (1:15)

5. Three O'Clock (3:00)

 

 

 

 

 

 

nepalgo:

nepal:

It’s been a year today since last year’s disastrous earthquake in Nepal. Take some time today to think about all those who were affected and those 8000+ people who lost their lives in this tragedy. Relief efforts are still going on so donate to them if you’re able to do so.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace. We may have been bereaved that day but so have we found strength in building a better tomorrow, finding solace in solidarity and hope amongst ruins.

kasthamandap:

Snapchat story about Everest base camp and it’s filled with only white tourists talking (and one picture of some Sherpas) 💁

At least they spent a few seconds talking about the earthquake….

And in the one little bit where they had some Sherpa Dais they mentioned them as being “the physical backbone of the mountain” (something along those lines) like hmmmm yes that’s all they do is be physical. Nice description u idiot.