Days
वारः means a day of the week, बार. It is like छात्रः. The seven names are compounds: the planet or the light, then वारः.
The list starts at Sunday, रविवारः, which is आइतबार.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning | The name in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| रविवारः | छात्रः | आइतबार | Sunday | रविः, the sun, सूर्य |
| सोमवारः | छात्रः | सोमबार | Monday | सोमः, the moon, चन्द्र |
| मङ्गलवारः | छात्रः | मङ्गलबार | Tuesday | मङ्गलः, Mars. The same word means auspicious. |
| बुधवारः | छात्रः | बुधबार | Wednesday | बुधः, Mercury |
| बृहस्पतिवारः | छात्रः | बिहिबार | Thursday | बृहस्पतिः, Jupiter. गुरुवारः is the other name of this day. This book uses बृहस्पतिवारः, so the day is not confused with गुरुः, the teacher. |
| शुक्रवारः | छात्रः | शुक्रबार | Friday | शुक्रः, Venus |
| शनिवारः | छात्रः | शनिबार | Saturday | शनिः, Saturn |
रविः, सोमः, and the other names in the last column are like छात्रः when they stand alone. मङ्गल keeps ङ् before ग. That ङ् is part of the word. It is not the ं of Lesson 22: Joining Words.
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| अद्य रविवारः अस्ति। | Today is Sunday. आज आइतबार हो। अद्य means “today,” from Lesson 30: Small Words. |
| श्वः सोमवारः भविष्यति। | Tomorrow will be Monday. भोलि सोमबार हुनेछ। भविष्यति is “it will be,” from Lesson 23: The Future. |
| ह्यः शनिवारः आसीत्। | Yesterday was Saturday. हिजो शनिबार थियो। आसीत् is “it was,” from Lesson 18: The Past. |
| अद्य कः वारः। | What day is today? आज के बार हो? कः is “who, which,” from Lesson 6: Who and What. |
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Months is the twelve months. वैशाख is where Nepal’s year starts.