It wasn't smooth sailing getting into Angola, with some hefty delays on arrival at Luanda's international airport. Angola only introduced a tourist e-visa just prior to Covid, and this became clear on arrival! Listen to this episode to find out why it took 4 hours from my plane landing for me to walk out of the airport terminal.

Travel diaries

A painful arrival into Angola

दुर्भाग्य : ( durbagya ) Bad luck/ unfortunate 
आशिष् : ( aasish) blessing 
आशीर्वाद :(aashirvaad)  blessing 
भेष: (bhes).  disguise 



Let's talk Nepali 

Blessing in Disguise  | दुर्भाग्य को भेषमा एक आशिष् थियो 

Podcast about Love, some beautiful Love songs.
Maya : Love 
Bari : garden
Priti ko phool : flower of love 
Samjahna: remembrance
ke hola ? What is it i wonder 
soche ko : I have thought
timi: you 
behuli : bride 
manche : person 
je pani : any thing 
paincha: is found 
kussume rumaal : velvety han


Maya ke hola  ( let's talk about Love/ Maya ) What is Love?

I am talking about my summer holiday plan for this year.

ekdum ramro : very good/ very well 
Plan : Yojana
chutti ko plan/ yojana : Holiday plan 
Summer : Garmi
Summer Season: Garmi ko mahina
I am going for a trip : ghoom na janechu/  janchu (I will go)
Week: hafta ( ek hafta / dui hafta ) One week / two weeks 



Garmi ko chutti ko plan ke cha ? (5)

In this world of social media frenzy when we are  stress do we get the bad habit easily?
Vocabulary dump :
1) बानी -Bānī - habit 
2) सजिलै - Sajilai - habit 
3) राम्रो बानी - Rāmrō bānī - Good habit 
4) नराम्रो बानी - naramro bani - Bad habit 
5) स्वास्थ्यको लागि हानिकारक - Svāsthyakō lāgi hānikāraka - Harmful to health
6) थाहा छ - Thāhā cha - (you) know / aware of the info 
7) निद्रा लाग्दैन - Nidrā lāgdaina - Can't sleep 
8) निद्रा लागेको - Nidrā lāgēkō - sleepy 
9) उल्टो - Ulṭō - on the contarary
10) भोलिपल्ट बिहान  उठ्दा - Bhōlipalṭa bihāna uṭhdā - When woke up next morning



About Stress & habits

Talk about your health : स्वास्थ को बारे मा कुरा गरौ [ swastha ko bare ma kura graou] 

I have cold  & fever : मलाई चिसो र ज्वोरो छ [ malai chiso r joro cha] chiso : Cold ( sick) / Cold ( cold object) , Joro : fever
I have cough : मलाई खोकी छ  [ malai khoki cha ] 
I have runny nose : मलाई रुगा लागेको छ  [ malai ruga lageko cha ] ruga : runny nose 
I have throat ache : घाँटी दुखेको छ [ ghati dhukhe ko cha ] ghati : throad , dhukhe ko : in pain 
I have a headace : [ tauko dhukhe ko cha ] tauko : head 
I am sick : [ m birami chu] birami : sick/ ill
Are you all right ?  [ Aaraam cha ? ] [Sanchai cha ?] 
 Audience :shrotahru 
I will take a rest now : [ ab ma aaraam garchu] 


आज मलाई ठिक छैन | When you want to talk about your health and say I am not well today.

In this episode, I am talking about the weather. How to say, it is hot today or it is cold today or it is raining. 

Let's talk about weather | मौसमको कुरा गरौं 

I am talking about my favorite Nepali food. Which is Momo & Dal Bhat.