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Souvenir Shop
|
English |
Nepal Basa |
| Brass | Lee |
| Bronze | Kayn |
| Copper | Si-jaw |
| Coral | Bhim-poo |
| Diamond | He-raa |
| Gold | Luu |
| Iron | Naa |
| Jewel | Thii |
| Pearl | Mo-ti |
| Silver | Wa-ha |
| Turquoise | Yuu |
| Jewelry | Ti-saa |
| Mask | Khwaah-paah |
| Scared statue | Dyaah |
| Do you have rings? | Chhi-thaau anguu du laa? |
| Yes,we do. | Du |
| Show me a nice one. | Baa-laah-gu chha-paah kya-naa di-saa. |
| Is this OK? | Thwa jiu laa? |
| No I don’t like it. | Aa-ma haa-laah ,a-juu. |
| Let me see that one. | Wa chha-kah bi-yaa di-saa. |
| This one? | Thwa khak laa? |
| The one next to it. | Aa-maa naa-paa chwangu. |
| Do you have a cheaper one? | Thwa si-bee dangu du laa? |
| What is it made of? | Chhu-ki-yaa-gu da-ye-kaa tah-gu? |
| Is the staute gilded? | Dyah luu si-yaa tah-gu khah laa? |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Credit card jiu laa? |
| I will come back later. | Li-paa wa-ye. |
nepaliaustralian 
thanks, lovely post, takes me straight back to jewellery browsing in Kathmandu ( not that I have any words though!). And I wonder if the word for holy statue, dyaa, is where the English word deity comes from, or if they are from the same root? thanks for an evocative and thought provoking post, best, Liz
Good spotting Liz. I never thought about it but the words are so close that there is a big possibility 🙂