Photo: Unsplashदशैंको शुभकामना
Happy Dashain — Dashain ko shubhakamna
Dashai̱ko shubhakāmnā
Phrases
Festival Greetings & Etiquette
Dashain, Tihar, Holi, Teej and the Jatras — festival greetings, chariot-procession safety, photo consent during rituals, and the right Nepali words to receive a tika or join a Deusi-bhailo line.
धन्यवाद — मैले तपाईंको आशीर्वाद पाएँ
Thank you — I received your blessing
Dhanyabād — maile tapā̱īko āshīrvād pāe̱
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शुभ तिहार
Happy Tihar — Shubha Tihar / Deepawali
Shubha Tihār
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देउसी रे! देउसी रे!
Deusi re! Deusi re! — Tihar call-and-response
Deusī re! Deusī re!
भाइ टीकाको शुभकामना — भाइ-दिदीको शुभकामना
Happy Bhai Tika — bhai-didi ko shubhakamna
Bhāī Ṭīkāko shubhakāmnā — bhāī-didīko shubhakāmnā
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के म तपाईंलाई रङ लगाउन सक्छु?
May I put color on you?
Ke ma tapā̱īlāī raṅ lagāuna sakchhu?
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तीजको शुभकामना
Happy Teej
Tījko shubhakāmnā
रथ आइरहेको छ — पछाडि सर्नुहोस्!
The chariot is coming — move back!
Rath āiraheko chha — pachhāḍi sarnuhos!
के म यहाँ तस्वीर खिच्न सक्छु?
Can I take a photo here?
Ke ma yahā̱ tasvīr khichna sakchhu?
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तपाईंको परिवारले यो चाड कसरी मनाउनुहुन्छ?
How do you celebrate this festival at home?
Tapā̱īko parivārle yo chāḍ kasarī manāunuhunchha?
नयाँ बर्षको शुभकामना!
Happy New Year
Nayā̱ barshako śubhakāmanā!
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यो कुन चाड हो?
What festival is this?
Yo kun chāḍ ho?
मैले कहाँ उभिने?
Where should I stand?
Maile kahā̱ ubhine?
कृपया नधक्केल्नुहोस्
Please don't push
Kripayā nadhakkelnuhos
के यहाँ सुरक्षित छ?
Is it safe here?
Ke yahā̱ surakṣit chha?
के म फोटो खिच्न सक्छु?
May I take a photo?
Ke ma photo khichna sakchhu?
दशैंको शुभकामना!
Dashain greetings
Dashai̱ko śubhakāmanā!