Signification
A most trusted or helpful assistant.
Contexte culturel
The right hand is used for 'Puja' (worship) and eating. Using the left hand for these activities is considered disrespectful. This reinforces the 'right hand' as the 'good' and 'reliable' hand. In small family businesses, the 'दाहिने हात' is often a distant relative or a long-term employee who is treated like family. The term is frequently used in Nepali media to describe the 'power behind the throne' or the most influential advisor to a party leader. When giving or receiving money or gifts, Nepalis use the right hand (often touching the right elbow with the left hand as a sign of respect). Calling someone a 'right hand' mirrors this social value of respect and importance.
Complimenting Others
Use this phrase to compliment a colleague. It sounds more natural and warmer than just saying 'good worker.'
Avoid Self-Labeling
Don't call yourself someone's 'right hand' in a formal introduction unless you are very close; let them say it about you.
Signification
A most trusted or helpful assistant.
Complimenting Others
Use this phrase to compliment a colleague. It sounds more natural and warmer than just saying 'good worker.'
Avoid Self-Labeling
Don't call yourself someone's 'right hand' in a formal introduction unless you are very close; let them say it about you.
Cultural Nuance
Remember that the right hand is for eating. This idiom implies the person is as essential as the hand that feeds you.
The Left Hand
Never use 'left hand' (देब्रे हात) to describe a helper; it will be taken as an insult or a joke about their incompetence.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
मेरो म्यानेजर धेरै व्यस्त हुनुहुन्छ, त्यसैले म उहाँको _______ हुँ।
The context of helping a busy manager requires the idiom for a trusted assistant.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly to mean 'trusted helper'?
Select the correct sentence:
The second option uses the phrase figuratively to describe a business partner/helper.
Match the situation to the most appropriate use of 'दाहिने हात'.
A politician's chief advisor is often called his...
In politics, a chief advisor is the quintessential 'right hand.'
Complete the dialogue.
A: तिम्रो अफिसमा सबै काम कसले सम्हाल्छ? B: मेरो सेक्रेटरीले, उनी त मेरो _______ हुन्।
The secretary handles all work, making her the 'right hand.'
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Right vs Left Hand Idioms
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesमेरो म्यानेजर धेरै व्यस्त हुनुहुन्छ, त्यसैले म उहाँको _______ हुँ।
The context of helping a busy manager requires the idiom for a trusted assistant.
Select the correct sentence:
The second option uses the phrase figuratively to describe a business partner/helper.
A politician's chief advisor is often called his...
In politics, a chief advisor is the quintessential 'right hand.'
A: तिम्रो अफिसमा सबै काम कसले सम्हाल्छ? B: मेरो सेक्रेटरीले, उनी त मेरो _______ हुन्।
The secretary handles all work, making her the 'right hand.'
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
12 questionsYes, it is gender-neutral. You can say 'उनी मेरो दाहिने हात हुन्' for a female assistant.
No, you can use it for family members, friends, or anyone who provides vital support.
'Daya' is the standard word for 'right.' 'Dahine' is more traditional and is almost always used in this specific idiom.
Yes, it is very common in formal speeches to thank a 'right hand' colleague.
Idiomatically, it usually refers to one person, but you can say 'उनीहरू मेरा दाहिने हात हुन्' if you have two indispensable helpers.
Yes, it usually implies a hierarchy where the 'right hand' supports a leader or head.
Just use 'दाहिने हात' (Dahine Hata).
Yes, 'देब्रे हातको खेल' means a very easy task, but it doesn't refer to a person.
Yes, it's a very sweet way to acknowledge a spouse's support in managing life together.
Not at all. It is used daily in modern Nepali offices and news.
People will understand you, but it won't sound as 'idiomatic' or natural as 'Dahine Hat.'
Yes, Hindi (दाहिना हाथ) and Bengali have almost identical versions.
Expressions liées
देब्रे हातको खेल
contrastSomething very easy to do.
हात बढाउनु
similarTo extend a hand of help.
भरपर्दो सहयोगी
synonymReliable assistant.
आँखाको नानी
similarApple of one's eye.
काँध थाप्नु
builds onTo take responsibility.
