| English | Nepal Basa |
| Father | Baa |
| Mother | Maa |
| Grandfather | Baa-jyaa |
| Grandmother | a-ji |
| Husband | Bhaah-ta |
| Wife | Ka-laah |
| Elder brother | Daa-i |
| Elder sister | Ta-taa |
| Younger brother | Ki-jaa |
| Younger sister | Ke-henn |
| Maternal uncle | Paa-ju |
| Maternal aunt | Ma-le |
| Relations | Thah-thi-ti |
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| English | Nepal Basa |
| What is that? | Wa chuu khah? |
| What do you mean by ______? | ___________dhaah-gu-chhu? |
| What is this called? | Thaw-yaa-ta-chuu dhaai? |
| Can I use your phone? | Phone chha-kah yaa-ye jiu laa? |
| What time is it? | Gu-li-ba-je-ju-la? |
| What is this for? | Thaw chuu yaa-ye-ta? |
| What is the matter? | Chhu ju-la? |
| What are you doing? | Chuu yaa-naa chwa-naa di-yaa? |
| Open the door. | Khaa-paa chaa-ye-ki. |
| Close the window. | Jhyaah tiu. |
| The door is locked. | Khaa-paay yaa-lann gwa-yaa tah-gu du. (door locked) |
| Turn on the TV. | TV chaa-ye-ki. |
| Who is there at the door? | Ku-ne su wah-gu? |
| There is somebody to see you. | Chhanta naa-pa-laah wa-la. |
| Did anybody phone me? | Ji-tah su-naa-nann phone yaah laa? |
| The letter has not arrived. | Chi-thi ma-thyann-ni. |
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| English | Nepal Basa |
| Today | Thaunn |
| Tomorrow | Ka-nhay |
| Yesterday | Mhi-gah |
| Atmidnight | Chaa-nhay |
| At night | Ba-ha-ni-i |
| Day after tomorrow | Kann-sa |
| Day before yesterday | Mhi-i-ga |
| Early | Nhaa-paann |
| Everyday | Nhinn-nhinn |
| Now | Aah |
| Immediately | Thaa-thenn |
| In the day | Nhi-nay |
| In the evening | Sa-ni-lay |
| In the morning | Su-thay |
| Last year | Tha-gu-ne |
| Late | li-baa-ka |
| Later | li-paa |
| Moments ago | Nak-ti-ni |
| Never | Ga-ba-lenn |
| Full moon | Pu-nhi |
| New moon | aa-maai |
| Next week | Ne-gu waa-lay |
| Next year | aa-ki-wann |
| This year | Thu-gu-si-i |
| Sometimes | Ga-ba-lenn |
| Time | Ii (as in ee) |
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| English | Nepal Basa |
| 1 | Chha- |
| 2 | Ni- |
| 3 | Swa- |
| 4 | Pe- |
| 5 | Nyaa- (Kenya) |
| 6 | Khu- |
| 7 | Nhay- |
| 8 | Chyaa- |
| 9 | Gu- |
| 10 | Jhi- |
Different classifiers are suffixed to the number depending on what you are counting. Put the classifiers given below after the numbers in the above table. To form a question prefix ‘gwa’ (as in go) to the classifier.
| When counting this | Out this after the number | Example |
| Living beings | -mha (as in muh) | Chha-mha (1 individual) |
| Objects | -guu (goo) | Chha-guu (1 unit) |
| Money | -ta-kaa | Chha-ta-kaa (Rs 1) |
| Days | -nhu | Chha-nhu (1day) |
| Times | -kha (as is caw) | Chha-kah (once) |
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| English | Nepal Basa |
| I am coming | Wala |
| I am coming too | Ji nann wa-ye |
| I am out of here | Ji laa wa-na |
| Here, please take it | Ka-yaa-di-sann |
| How are things? | Chuu du? |
| How is that? | Gay chwann? |
| Hurry up | Yaa-ka-nann-yaa |
| I don’t think it’s true | Khai ma-khu |
| I was joking | a-thenn dha yaa-gu |
| It wasn’t me | Ji ma-khu |
| It’s late | li-baa-ta |
| It’s not time yet | Ma-tyah-ni |
| It’s time | Tya-la |
| Just a moment | Pa-lakh aa-se |
| Let’s go | Wa-ne-nu |
| Really | Dhaat-thenn khah |
| There is no rush | Ha-thaay ma juu |
| This way please | Thu-khenn jhaa-sann |
| Wait up | aa-se |
| What a time it took you | Ga-baay-ta maah-gu |
| Where’s ___ (someone) gone? | ____ga-na-wa-na? |
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