How to Say Please go slowly in Nepali — बिस्तारै जानुस् | KidSchooler

Q: How do you say "Please go slowly" in Nepali?

You say "बिस्तारै जानुस्" — romanized as "Bistāri jānus" and pronounced "bis-tah-rai jah-noos". The single most useful phrase to a porter or guide who is two switchbacks ahead. Said with a smile, it asks for a sustainable pace without complaint.

Q: What's the cultural context for "Please go slowly" in Nepal?

Use this with porters and guides who walk faster than you. They'll appreciate the courtesy — and 'bistari' is also a soft Nepali life-philosophy word meaning 'take it easy.'

How to say please go slowly in Nepali

Please go slowly

A porter walking carefully along a narrow mountain trail — Unsplash / Sebastian Pena Lambarri

बिस्तारै जानुस्

Bistāri jānus

Pronunciation: bis-tah-rai jah-noos

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The single most useful phrase to a porter or guide who is two switchbacks ahead. Said with a smile, it asks for a sustainable pace without complaint.

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बिस्तारै जानुस्, मलाई थकाइ लाग्यो।

Please go slowly, I'm getting tired.

Bistāri jānus, malai thakai laagyo.

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