Mridul
What is the difference between "ma"and "malai"? What is the difference between malai, ma and maile?
Sep 6, 2012 10:13 AM
Answers · 4
Nai! Its okay! :) You explained really well... Thanks a lot! ^_^ Now i know the difference..
September 23, 2012
Uhmmm, when I wrote this answer, it was in paragraphs. But it is jumbled up. Sorry about that.
September 22, 2012
Malai is either used as an object ( Mumyle malai pitnu bhayo-My mom beat me.) or when expressing feelings (Timlai dekhera malai ekdamai khusi lagyo-I am happy to meet you/Nice to meet you.) Ma is used as I in english.(Ma student ho- I am a student) Ma is also used as me. But only when you want to say "Hey, it's me." - Oie ma ho. Me is not used as an object. Malai is the word to use. Maile is equivalent to I in english. Yes, ma is also I but "maile" is only used when you are doing an action (well MOST of the times). To be sure, use "maile" with things in past tense. Maile phone gare- I called. NEVER say Ma phone gare. Maile phone gardai thiye.- I was calling. You CAN say Ma phone gardai thiye. Maile phone gareko thiye- I had called. NO ma here either. Ma phone garchu/Maile phone garchu. (I call) Ma phone gardai chu. Maile phone gardaichu. ( I am calling) Maile phone gareko chu. (I have called) NEVER Ma phone gareko chu. Ma/Maile phone garnechu. ( I will call) Ma/Maile phone gariraheko hunechu. (I will be calling) Ma/Maile phone gareko hunechu. (I will have called) EIther one is fine. Hope this didn't confuse you more. Good luck with your Nepali!! Eg.
September 22, 2012
ma = i i want to learn nepali = ma nepali sikna chahanchhu. ma = me it's me = yo ma ho. malai = for me you are nothing for me = timi mero lagi kehi pani hoina. mero = my my name is suman = mero naam suman ho. mero = mine it's mine = yo mero ho.
September 8, 2012
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