मलाई भोक लाग्यो
Malai bhok lagyo
मलाई भोक लाग्यो (Malai bhok lagyo) is the Nepali phrase for "I am hungry".
This phrase is used to express a physical need or a desire for food.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase translates to "To me hunger has struck" or "Hunger has happened to me".
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the dative form मलाई (to me) is used instead of the nominative म (I) because hunger is treated as something that happens to the person. While मलाई भोक लाग्यो uses the past tense to mean "I have become hungry", the form मलाई भोक लागेको छ can be used to emphasize the current continuous state of being hungry.
How do you pronounce it?
Malai bhok lagyo
Did you know?
- In some rural regions, hunger is not just 'felt' but 'caught', reflecting the word लाग्यो (lagyo) which is also used when one 'catches' a cold or a fever.
- The word भोक (hunger) is often used in the idiom भोकै मर्नु, which literally means 'to die of hunger' but is used figuratively to describe extreme longing or desperation for something non-edible.
- The verb लाग्नु (lagnu) used in the phrase also means 'to cost' or 'to take time', linking the feeling of hunger to a sense of expenditure or loss.
Examples in context
- मलाई भोक लाग्यो।I am hungry.This sentence is useful for stating that you are hungry using the form मलाई भोक लाग्यो.Tatoeba #11763993 by taro, translation #409602 by CC
- मलाई भोक लाग्यो, केही खाने छ?malāī bhok lāgyo, kehī khānē cha?I am hungry, is there something to eat?
- धेरै समय भयो, मलाई भोक लाग्यो।dhērai samaya bhayo, malāī bhok lāgyo.It has been a long time, I am hungry.
Example conversation
Dipesh and Maya are studying together at home.
- दिपेश Dipeshमाया, मलाई भोक लाग्यो।Maya, malai bhok lagyo.Maya, I am hungry.
- माया Mayaमलाई पनि भोक लाग्यो।Malai pani bhok lagyo.I am hungry too.
- दिपेश Dipeshअब के खाने त?Aba ke khane ta?What shall we eat now?
- माया Mayaजाउँ, केही खाउँ।Jaun, kehi khaun.Let's go eat something.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
