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Police & Authority Interactions

Routine encounters with Tourist Police, customs, courts, and embassies in Nepal — file reports, request interpreters, and reach your embassy in Nepali.

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  • A tourist speaking with a police officer at a Kathmandu checkpointPhoto: Unsplash

    मलाई दोभाषे चाहिन्छ

    I need a translator

    Malāī dobhāṣe chāhinchha

  • An empty passport holder on a wooden tablePhoto: Unsplash

    मेरो राहदानी हरायो

    I lost my passport

    Mero rāhadānī harāyo

  • The exterior of a Nepali police station with a flagPhoto: Unsplash

    म प्रहरी प्रतिवेदन दर्ता गर्न चाहन्छु

    I want to file a police report

    Ma prahari prativedan dartā garna chāhanchhu

  • A bilingual sign pointing to the Tourist Police officePhoto: Unsplash

    पर्यटक प्रहरी कार्यालय कहाँ छ?

    Where is the Tourist Police office?

    Paryaṭak prahari kāryālaya kahā̱ chha?

  • An official report form being filled out at a deskPhoto: Unsplash

    मलाई यो प्रतिवेदनको प्रतिलिपि चाहिन्छ

    I need a copy of this report

    Malāī yo prativedan-ko pratilipi chāhinchha

  • A foreign embassy building in Kathmandu with national flagsPhoto: Unsplash

    मेरो देशको दूतावास कहाँ छ?

    Where is my country's embassy?

    Mero deśko dūtāvās kahā̱ chha?

  • A traveler on a phone outside an embassy gatePhoto: Unsplash

    म पर्यटक हुँ — कृपया दूतावासलाई फोन गर्नुहोस्

    I'm a tourist — please call the embassy

    Ma paryaṭak hu̱ — kripayā dūtāvāslāī phon garnuhos

  • A friendly local pointing to a phone translation appPhoto: Unsplash

    के मसँग कसैले अंग्रेजीमा बोल्न सक्नुहुन्छ?

    Can I speak with someone in English?

    Ke ma-sa̱ga kasaile angrejī-mā bolna saknuhunchha?

  • A customs 'nothing to declare' lane at Kathmandu airportPhoto: Unsplash

    मसँग घोषणा गर्ने केही छैन

    I have nothing to declare

    Ma-sa̱ga ghoṣaṇā garne kehī chhaina

  • A small piece of carry-on luggage at an airport conveyorPhoto: Unsplash

    यी व्यक्तिगत सामान हुन्

    These are personal items

    Yī vyaktigat sāmān hun

  • A tourist nodding to a Nepali officialPhoto: Unsplash

    मैले नियम बुझेँ

    I understand the rule

    Maile niyam bujhe̱

  • A tourist with hands together in a respectful apologyPhoto: Unsplash

    गलतफहमीको लागि माफ गर्नुहोस्

    I apologize for the misunderstanding

    Galatphahamī-ko lāgi māph garnuhos

  • A bank-style payment counter with a glass windowPhoto: Unsplash

    यो जरिवाना कहाँ तिर्ने?

    Where do I pay this fine?

    Yo jarivānā kahā̱ tirne?

  • An official paper receipt being handed over the counterPhoto: Unsplash

    के मलाई यसको रसिद दिनुहुन्छ?

    Can I have a receipt for this?

    Ke malāī yasko rasid dinuhunchha?

  • A stack of legal documents on a desk with a penPhoto: Unsplash

    मलाई वकिल चाहिन्छ

    I want a lawyer

    Malāī vakil chāhinchha