Exclamatory sentences in Nepali grammar, like English, are used to express strong feelings or emotions such as shock, surprise, happiness, sorrow etc. These sentences often end with an exclamation (!) in written form. In Nepali, they are defined as “Prashnotari Vakyaru” and are a vital part of the language structure. For non-native speakers, these exercises will help grasp the emotional undertone in Nepali conversations.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate exclamatory word or phrase
1. ” *ą¤¹ą„ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤øą„* ! ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„ ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤øą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤° ą¤Ŗą„ą¤¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤¹ą„!” (look)
2. “*ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„*! ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤„ą„ ą¤!” (how)
3. “ą¤¹ą„ *ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Æą„!” (oh)
4. “ą¤Æą„ ą¤¹ą„ *ą¤
ą¤°ą„*! ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤Ŗą„ą¤ą„ą¤°ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Ø ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą„!” (oh)
5. “*ą¤µą„ą¤µą¤¾*! ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤”ą„ ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤°ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą¤²ą„!” (wow)
6. “*ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ø*! ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤² ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤Ŗą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ ą¤¤ ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„?” (oh god)
7. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ *ą¤¹ą¤¾*! ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤ą¤¦ą„ą¤Ø!” (ha ha)
8. “*ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤®*! ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ ą¤Æą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„?” (oh fate)
9. “*ą¤ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤Æą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤Ø!” (oh no)
10. ” *ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤¶ą„ą¤µą¤°*! ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą„ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„!” (oh god)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate exclamatory word or phrase
1. “*ą¤µą„ą¤µą¤¾*! ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„ ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤°ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤² ą¤¹ą„!” (wow)
2. “*ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤¶ą„ą¤µą¤°*! ą¤® ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą¤¤ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą„!” (oh god)
3. “*ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ø*! ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æ ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤?” (oh god)
4. “ą¤¹ą„ *ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤
ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æą¤ą¤° ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤!” (oh)
5. “*ą¤¹ą„ ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤¤ ą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤°ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æą„!” (oh)
6. ” *ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ø*! ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ ą¤øą¤®ą¤Æ ą¤ą¤Æą„!” (oh god)
7. “*ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤®*! ą¤¤ą¤æą¤Øą¤²ą„ ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą¤ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ ą¤øą„ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤Ø!” (oh fate)
8. “*ą¤¹ą„ ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤Æą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤Æą„!” (oh)
9. “ą¤¹ą„ *ą¤¹ą„*! ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤¹ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Æą„?” (oh)
10. “*ą¤
ą¤°ą„*! ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą¤Æą„?” (where)