المعنى
Lifting and moving heavy items.
خلفية ثقافية
Porters (Bhāriyās) are the backbone of the trekking industry. They often carry loads exceeding 30kg using a 'Namlo' (headstrap), which transfers the weight to the neck muscles. Historically, carrying a 'Bhari' was associated with lower-income labor, but in the mountains, it is a skill everyone possesses regardless of status. During the Dashain festival, carrying a 'Bhari' of gifts to one's elders is a sign of respect and family bonding. The 'Chautari' is a stone resting place specifically designed for people carrying 'Bhari'. It usually has two levels: one for sitting and a higher one to rest the load.
Use it for trekking
When trekking, if you want to sound like a local, use 'Bhari' to refer to your backpack instead of 'Backpack' or 'Jhola'.
Ergative Marker
Always remember 'Maile' instead of 'Ma' when using the past tense 'Boken'.
المعنى
Lifting and moving heavy items.
Use it for trekking
When trekking, if you want to sound like a local, use 'Bhari' to refer to your backpack instead of 'Backpack' or 'Jhola'.
Ergative Marker
Always remember 'Maile' instead of 'Ma' when using the past tense 'Boken'.
Respect the load
In rural Nepal, offering to help someone 'Bhari boknu' is one of the highest forms of politeness.
اختبر نفسك
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'boknu'.
हिजो मैले धेरै _____ । (Yesterday I carried a lot of load.)
Since the sentence starts with 'Hijo' (yesterday) and 'Maile', we need the past tense first-person form.
Which sentence uses the phrase figuratively?
Select the figurative usage:
Carrying the 'burden of debt' is a metaphorical/figurative use of the phrase.
Match the Nepali phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the three primary stages of handling a weight.
🎉 النتيجة: /3
وسائل تعلم بصرية
بنك التمارين
3 تمارينहिजो मैले धेरै _____ । (Yesterday I carried a lot of load.)
Since the sentence starts with 'Hijo' (yesterday) and 'Maile', we need the past tense first-person form.
Select the figurative usage:
Carrying the 'burden of debt' is a metaphorical/figurative use of the phrase.
طابق كل عنصر على اليسار مع زوجه على اليمين:
These are the three primary stages of handling a weight.
🎉 النتيجة: /3
الأسئلة الشائعة
4 أسئلةNo, that is considered rude. Use 'Bachha boknu' without the word 'Bhari'.
Yes, in this context it is a noun meaning 'load'. It can also be an adjective meaning 'heavy'.
You can say 'Maile kaamko bhari bokeko chhu', but 'Ma byasta chhu' is more direct.
You say 'Bhari dherai gahrungo chha'.
عبارات ذات صلة
जिम्मेवारी लिनु
similarTo take responsibility
भारी बिसाउनु
contrastTo put down a load
दुःख पाउनु
builds onTo suffer/struggle
काँध हाल्नु
similarTo shoulder a responsibility
