Nepali+&+English-+Similarities+and+Differences

__Similarities and Differences in Language:__

 * Similarities**
 * Just like in English, Nepali adjectives and precede the nouns they refer to; possessives come before the nouns they refer to as well.
 * The present continuous is the most common tense in spoken Nepali, and corresponds to the English present continuous. Similar to the simple present, it may also be used for the future.
 * Similar to the English language, in Nepali, the simplest way to ask a question is to raise the intonation of your voice at the end of the sentence, but the answer is quite different. In answering the following question, the main verb is repeated in either the affirmative or negative:
 * //Example//**
 * **English** || Are you Nepali? || Yes. || No. ||
 * **Nepali** || //tapāĩ nepāli hunu huncha?// || hunu huncha || hunu hunna ||
 * **Literally means** || you Nepali are? || Yes, yes. || No, no. ||


 * Differences**
 * In regards to possession, in Nepali there is no verb equivalent to the English ‘to have’.
 * What we call ‘prepositions’ in English, come after the noun in Nepali and are therefore called **//postpositions//**. They can be used with adverbs as well as personal pronouns. These words indicated relative location and direction.
 * Pronouns (and nouns) have different endings according to their use in a sentence (as subject, object, or possessive, etc). These endings translate as prepositions like ‘to’, ‘of’ and ‘with’ in English.


 * Note: English and Nepali do not share many similarities. Since Nepali is considered an Indian language, it is comparable to the Hindi language. Please see the **Indian Languages Resource Guide** under the //**'Teacher Resources'**// section on the **__Nepali Home Page__** to learn more about the similarities between Nepali and other Indian Languages.

O’ Rourke, M. J., & Shrestha, B. (1996). //Nepali phrasebook//. (3rd ed.). Victoria, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications.
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__Similarities and Differences in the Education System:__

 * Similarities**
 * Education and teaching after 1950 has become important to the government to teach all children of Nepal.
 * A typical school day is similar to school in North America. Children study English and Nepali, math, social studies, science, religion, and arts & crafts.
 * A school day also consist of, recess, play games, and or sports.
 * North America and Nepali have days of the week Nyi’ma – Sunday, Dawa – Monday, Mingma – Tuesday, Lhakpa –Wednesday, Phurba – Thursday, Pasang- Friday, Pemba- Saturday.


 * Differences**
 * In North America children are expected to go to complete high school.
 * In Nepal (Kathmandu) if you cannot afford to go to a private school, boys drop out of school after the age of 10 to work and help support the family.
 * By the age of 15, many boys begin doing adult jobs.
 * Only about 18% of Nepalese woman can read and write.

Butler-Taylor, C. (2009). //Sacred Mountain Everest.// New York, NY: Library of Congress.
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