Lesson 1

tapaaiko naam ke ho? what is your name?

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mero naam …. ho my name is ….

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tapaaiko desh kun ho? which country are you from?

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mero desh Nepal ho my country is Nepal

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tapaaiko kaam ke ho? what is your job?

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mero kaam wakil ho my job is lawyer (I am a lawyer)

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sanchai chha? how are you?

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sanchai (I am ) O.K.

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….­ji! hey ….!

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hajur! yes (Sir)!

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yo ke ho? what is this?

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yo kitaab ho this is a book

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kitaab kahaa chha? where is the book?

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kalam tebul maa chha the pencil is on the table

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kalam dinus! please give me a pencil!

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dhannyabaad thank you

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linus! here you are = please take (it)

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yahaa kati waTaa kitaab chha? how many books are here?

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3 waTaa kalam chha there are 3 pencils

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maile bhujhina I don't understand

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pheri bhannus! please repeat!

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malaai thaahaa chhaina I don't know

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Lesson 2
lunch kati baje what time is lunch

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lunch 12 baje lunch is at 12 o' clock

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kati bajyo what time is it (now)?

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11 bajyo it is 11 o'clock (now)

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kahaa jaane? where are we going?

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Kathmandu jaane we are going to Kathmandu

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kasari jaane? how are we going?

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bus maa jaane we're going by bus

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Lesson 3
tapaailaai kera manparchha? do you like bananas?

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malaai syaau manpardaina I don't like apples

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tapaailaai tarkaari chaahinchha? do you need vegetables?

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malaai phalphul chahidaina I don't need fruits

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daal bhaat kasto chha? how is the daal bhaat?

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khaanaa miTho chha the food is delicious

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lesson 3
kera paainchha? do you have any bananas?

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syaau kati parchha? how much are the apples?

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daal bhaat 200 parchha daal bhaat costs 200

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kati bhayo? how much will it be?

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Lesson 4
tapaaiko bihaa bhayo? are you married?

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bihaa bhaeko chhaina I'm not married

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tapaaiko chhora chhori chha? do you have any children?

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mero 2 jaana chhora chha I have 2 sons

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wahaa kati barsa? how old is he?

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wahaa 15 barsa he is 15 years old

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Lesson 4
tapaaiko pariwaar maa kati janaa how many family members is, in
chha? your family?

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tapaai ke garnuhunchha? what do you do?

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bihaana dekhi belukaa samma from morning to evening

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raamro rahechha that seems nice

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ma pahile paani umaalchhu first I boil water

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tyaspachhi Thermos maa then I put in into the thermos
raakhchhu

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paani umaalera Thermos maa I boil water and put it into the
raakhchhu thermos

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Lesson 5
sodhnus na just ask!

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malaai paDnu parchha I must study

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tyaspachhi sabai koThaaharu after that I clean all the rooms
saphaa garchhu

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ma paDna chaahanchhu I want to study

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Lesson 6
bhannus please speak

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tapaaiko bichaar maa bihibaar how is Thursday in your opinion
kasto chha?

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kahile meeting raamro hunchha when would a meeting be a good
holaa? maybe?

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bihibaar 7 taarikh kasto hunchha how is Thursday the 7th for you?
tapaailaai?

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bihibaar kun taarikh ho? which date is Thursday?

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aaune mahinaa raamro chha next month is good

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Lesson 7
euTaa kuraa sodhu? may I ask you something?

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MS Nepal kahaa chha? where is MS Nepal

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International Clinic Thulo seto The International Clinic is in front
Dhoka ko agaaDi chha of the big white gate

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MS Nepal kataa tira parchha? in which direction is MS Nepal?

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International Clinic MS Nepal The International Clinic is north of
baaTa uttar tira parchha MS Nepal

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Patan kasari jaane holaa? how do you go to Patan

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yahaa baaTa baayaa tira jaanus go left from here

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MS Nepal yahaa baaTa TaaDhaa is MS Nepal far from here
chha?

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malaai Patan jaanu parchha I must go to Patan

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sojho jaanus go straight

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la aba roknus now stop

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tapaai sanga paisaa chha? do you have any money

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jaau hai? may I go?

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najaanus don't go

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Thulo seto Dhokaa aaepachhi turn left after the big white gate
baayaa moDnus has appeared

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kati rupiyaa bhayo? how many Nps did it become

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Lesson 8
kasto chha? how are you?

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malaai nindraa laagyo I feel sleepy

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mero peT dukhyo my stomach hurts

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tapaailaai ke bhayo? what happened to you?

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kahile dekhi peT dukhyo? for how long has your stomach
been hurting?

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hijo dekhi peT dukhyo my stomach has been hurting since
yesterday

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Lesson 8
ke garne? what can be done?

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paani nakhaanus don't drink water

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has, ma tyasai garchhu OK, I'll do (like) that

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tapaaile ke garnubhayo? what did you do?

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peT dukhyo bhane, umaaleko if (your) stomach hurts, then drink
paani khaanus boiled water

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yo ausadhi le nindraa laagchha this medicine makes (you) feel
sleepy

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Lesson 9
suti kapaDaa paainchha? do you have any cotton material

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shirt ko laagi kapaDaa material for a shirt

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yo malaai raamro laagyo I think this is good

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meter ko kati parchha? how much is it per meter?

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ali mahango bhayo, ghaTaaunus that's a little expensive, please
na lower the price

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mero laagi shirt siidinus na please sew a shirt for me

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Thikai ko laamo chaahinchha I want it just the right length

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chaar din pachhi chaahinchha I need it in 4 days

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ali chhiTo dina saknuhunna? can't you give it a little faster

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ma bholi pheri aaulaa I'll be back tomorrow

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chaar din pachhi dinubhayo it would be nice, if you could give
bhane, raamro hunchha it to me in 4 days

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baaklo pani raamro pani chha it is both thick and good

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Lesson 10
paani parne mausam kasto chha? what's the monsoon like?

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kasto garmi din what a hot day

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Taraai Kathmandu bhandaa Taraai is hotter than Kathmandu
garmi hunchha

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Nepaalgunj sabbhandaa garmi Nepaalgunj is hottest
hunchha

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jaado din aaudaichha cold days are coming

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seto himaal dekhinchha the white mountains can be seen

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yo mausam maa na dherai jaaDo in this weather it is neither very
na dherai garmi ekdam ramaailo cold nor very hot, it is extremely
hunchha pleasant

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Lesson 11
yo gaau maa hospital chha ki in this village is there a hospital or
chhaina not?

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kahaa baaTa aaunubhayo? where did you come from?

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ahile ma Kathmandu baaTa aaeko right now I have come from
chhu Kathmandu

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yahaa dui barsa baschhu I'll be staying here for 2 years

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Nepali aliali sikdaichhu I'm learning a little Nepali

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tapaaiharule malaai maddat garnu you must help me
parchha

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kasto ramaailo chaaraitira such pleasant surroundings

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tapaaiko kaam garne chhetra where does your working area
kahaa baaTa kahaa samma chha? begin and end?

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yahaa baaTa Surket samma kati how long does it take to go from
samaya laagchha here to Surket?

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Schools chha na ta chha, tara well, you could say there are
raamro chhaina schools, but they are not good

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Lesson 12
Maile krisi ko baaremaa kehi I must ask you something about
sodhnu parchha farming

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yahaa ko mukhya baali ke ke ho? what are the main crops here?

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ek barsa maa 3 paTak baali crops are planted 3 times a year
lagaainchha

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tapaaiko khet ra baari kati chha? how much irrigated and dry field
do you have?

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malaai sikaaidinus na please teach me

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maaTo le puridinus cover it with soil

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Lesson 13
sarkaari school ra boarding school what's the difference between
maa ke pharak chha? government schools and boarding
schools?

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maile suneko thie ki gaau ko I've heard that village(‘s) schools
school raamro chhaina aren't good

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yo jaach pass bhaepachhi … after this exam has been passed …

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bhaai, timro naam ke ho? younger brother, what is your
name

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timi school jaanchhau ? do you go to school?

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timi school jaana laageko ho? are you about to go to school?

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jaau go!

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Lesson 14
ma NEWAH laai maddat I am helping NEWAH
didaichhu

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NEWAH bhaneko ke ho? what does NEWAH mean?

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NEWAH kasto kicim ko sansthaa what type of organization is
ho? NEWAH?

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NEWAH le X ko digo bikaas ko NEWAH does X type of
laagi kaam garchha sustainable development work

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suchanaa ko laagi dhannyabaad thanks for the information

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Nepal maa ke garnuhunchha? what you do in Nepal

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NEWAH euTaa gair sarkaari NEWAH is a non governmental
sansthaa ho organization

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NEWAH le mukhya ke ke kaam what main work does NEWAH do
garchha?

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NEWAH ko laagi rakam kahaa where does the funding for
baaTa aauchha? NEWAH come from

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yasle swaasnimaanchhe samuha it gives support though women’s
dwaaraa sahayog garchha groups

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NEWAH le swaastha sikchyaa ko NEWAH works for sustainable
digo bikaas ko laagi kaam garchha development of health education

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NEWAH ko laagi rakam IRC funding for NEWAH comes from
baaTa aauchha IRC

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NEWAH sanga kun bishaya maa in which field/subject are you
kaam gardai hunuhunchha? working with NEWAH

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ma wahaaharu laai abhilekh tathaa I help them with documentation
suchanaa ko kaam maa maddat and information work
garchhu

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abhilekh tathaa suchanaa ko kaam how do you help with
maa kasari maddat documentation and information
garnuhunchha? work

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mero uttardaaitwa dherai chhan I have many responsibilities, like:
jastai: X,Y,Z X,Y,Z

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chaakhlaagdo kaam rahechha interesting work, it seems

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ma MS Nepal ko bikaase I am a development worker at/of
kaaryakartaa hu MS Nepal

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ma MS­Nepal ko bikaase I'm a development worker with
kaaryakartaa hu MS­Nepal

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X sanga kun bishaya maa kaam in which field are you working
gardai hunuhunchha? with X?

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ma wahaaharulaai X ko kaam maa I help them in X work
maddat garchhu

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X ko kaam maa kasari maddat how do you help in X type of
garnuhunchha? work?

mero uttardaaitwa dherai chhan I have many responsibilities such

jastai.... as ...

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chaakhlaagdo kaam rahechha I found that is interesting work

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MS kasto sansthaa ho? what kind of (how) an organization

is MS
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MS euTaa Danish naagarikharu MS is a Danish citizen’s
ko sansthaa ho organization

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Denmark maa jo pani yasko anybody in Denmark can become a
sadasyaa banna sakchhan member of this

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MS­Nepal ko mukhya kaaryakram what are the main programs of
ke ke ho? MS Nepal

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MS le aaphai kunai pani kaam MS doesn’t do any work of its own
gardaina

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MS ko baaremaa sunna paaudaa I am happy to have heard about
khusi laagyo, dhannyabaad MS, thanks

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