Success!

I know I am camping on the language theme, but it is where I am at at the moment. Whereas the other posts have not been so happy, today's post is a praise!

Today in LOP class, we were talking about shopping and all the food products. I thought, ' Ah good. This is useful for living.' In our script class, we had the 'privilege' of writing all the vegatable names in script. I did better today.

So good class- success # 1!

I had a couple errands to run after class and as I headed home, I thought, 'I would like Shepherd's Pie tonight. But that involves buying potatoes...now what was the word for 'potatoes'? Um?..aa? aalu?..aalu! Yes, I think that is right. Now how do I ask if they have some? That was a phrase we also learned today....paainchaa! So if I put aalu with paainchha, I have aalu paainchha, which means 'Do you have potatoes available?'  I think...yeah, that is right...  I might be able to do this.'

Make a sentence in Nepali -Success #2!

As I walked closer and closer to the store (pasol) I kept repeating the phrase in my mind..  Then as I neared the shop I thought, ' Okay I am almost to the store...here goes!'

I walked up and greeted the shopkeeper (saahuji) and he smiled and greeted me back.  I then proceeded to ask, "aalu paainchha?"
                    He said, " hajur. aaunus." (which means 'yes, come in please' or 'yes, go into the store")

So I went in and he handed me a plastic bowl and pointed to the box of aalu. I picked out a couple and he weighed them.
                     He looked at me and said, " Ekwatta."  ( translated -one more)

 So I got another one and put it on the scale. I asked, "kati rupee?"
                      He thought a moment and then replied, "40"

WHAT?! 40? In English?!

I had to smile at that one.  So I paid him and left the store with a "Dhanyabhad"- Success #3

As I walked out of the shop, I step into the road and almost got hit!  I laughed. Well, I did need my potatoes mashed!