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The House is the door, the room, and the bed. This page is what you pick up: the clock, the book, the key, the cup.

घटी means a clock, and also an old unit of time, घडी. It is like नदी. The subject has no visarga.

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
पुस्तकम्पुस्तकम्पुस्तकbook
ग्रन्थःछात्रःग्रन्थa whole work, a book
पत्रम्पुस्तकम्पत्र, कागजletter, paper
लेखनीनदीकलमpen. कलमः is the other word used now, and that one is like छात्रः.
मसीनदीमसीink
घटीनदीघडीclock
कुञ्चिकाछात्रासाँचोkey
पीठम्पुस्तकम्पीठ, कुर्सीa seat, a stool
फलकम्पुस्तकम्फलकa board, a table top
मञ्जूषाछात्राबाकसa box, a chest
चषकःछात्रःकपcup
दर्वीनदीडाडुa ladle
दर्पणःछात्रःऐनाmirror. Also on the house page.
छत्रम्पुस्तकम्छाताumbrella
दीपःछात्रःबत्तीlamp
घटःछात्रःघैंटोa jar
कुम्भःछात्रःगाग्रीa water pot. Also on the house page.
यन्त्रम्पुस्तकम्यन्त्रa device, a machine
कङ्कतःछात्रःकाँइयोa comb

Sentences

SentenceMeaning
घटी भित्तौ अस्ति।The clock is on the wall. घडी भित्तामा छ। भित्तौ is the “on” form of भित्तिः, like बुद्धौ.
कुञ्चिका द्वारे अस्ति।The key is at the door. साँचो ढोकामा छ।
लेखन्या अहं लिखामि।I write with a pen. कलमले म लेख्छु। लेखन्या is “with the pen,” like नद्या.
अहं नवीनं पुस्तकं पश्यामि।I see a new book. The Lesson 14: Adjectives sentence.
चषके जलम् अस्ति।Water is in the cup. कपमा पानी छ।
मञ्जूषायां वस्त्रम् अस्ति।Cloth is in the box. बाकसमा लुगा छ। मञ्जूषायाम् is written मञ्जूषायां before a consonant. वस्त्रम् keeps म् because अस्ति starts with a vowel.
छत्रेण सह अहं गच्छामि।I go with an umbrella. छातासँग म जान्छु। छत्रेण is “with the umbrella.”
दर्व्या अहम् ओदनं खादामि।I eat rice with a ladle. डाडुले म भात खान्छु। दर्व्या is “with the ladle,” like नद्या. अहम् keeps म् because ओदनम् starts with a vowel.

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Worship is the lamp, the bell, the offering, and the mantra. The lines people recite stay on Common chants.