Terms of Use

Free use, no warranty

The site is free for personal and educational use. It's provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We try hard to keep it accurate and online, but we make no guarantees about uptime, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.

Educational purpose only

KidSchooler is a phrasebook and pronunciation reference. It is not a substitute for a qualified Nepali tutor, a licensed translator, a certified court interpreter, or a local guide on the trail. Don't use a phrase from this site for:

• Legal contracts, court submissions, or sworn statements.
• Medical informed-consent documents or prescription dosing.
• Immigration forms or visa interviews where a wrong word could cost you the visa.
• Anything that legally requires a certified translator's seal.

For those situations, hire a Nepali-certified translator. Worth the money.

Translation accuracy

Phrases are reviewed against published Nepali grammar references (Nepalgo, FSI, Peace Corps Nepali Basic Course, Cornell's Nepali curriculum, Wikipedia, and the Wikivoyage phrasebook). They have not been signed off by a certified native linguist. Romanizations follow a simplified IAST/Nepalgo convention — useful for pronunciation, not a scientific transcription. If you spot an error, please tell us at [email protected] and we'll fix it.

Audio

Most audio is synthesized in your browser using the Web Speech API and your operating system's Nepali voice (where available). Synthesized voices are good enough for recognition but they are not a substitute for hearing a native speaker. Where we link to community-recorded audio (Forvo, Live Lingua), the third party hosts the file and we don't control its content.

Cultural notes

The cultural-context boxes throughout the site are general guidance based on common practice across the Kathmandu valley, Pokhara, and the major trekking circuits. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country. What is normal in one valley may be different in another. Treat the notes as a starting point, not a rule book. When in doubt, follow your host's lead.

Acceptable use of the public API

We expose a free, CORS-enabled JSON API at /api/*. No key, no rate limit, no signup. In return:

• Don't hammer the endpoints from a single IP. If you need bulk data, just clone the static JSON files from our repo.
• Don't republish the data verbatim as your own dataset; link back instead.
• If you build something cool with it, we'd love to hear about it.

Content reuse

You can quote individual phrases freely — in your blog, your trip notes, your travel app onboarding flow. Wholesale republishing of pages, lessons, or dialogue content requires written permission. Linking is always welcome.

Liability

We are not liable for losses, delays, missed connections, communication breakdowns, negotiating mistakes at the bazaar, or any other downstream consequence of using KidSchooler. We're not liable for trekking decisions you make, permits you fail to obtain, or restaurants that overcharge you. Travel involves judgment. Use ours where it helps, and use your own everywhere else.

Trademarks & attribution

“KidSchooler” is the name of this site. All third-party trademarks — Anthropic, Vercel, Plausible, Forvo, Live Lingua, and others — belong to their respective owners and are referenced only to describe how the site works. Photo credits are listed on each image. Audio attribution is listed on each phrase that uses community-recorded audio.

Changes

We may update these terms over time. The version published here, with the “Last updated” date at the top, is always the live version. If we make a material change — introducing accounts, paid tiers, or anything else that shifts the deal — we'll flag it on the homepage for at least 30 days.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or kind notes are welcome at [email protected].