NAATI CCL Nepali Housing Dialogues: 6 practice dialogues
In housing CCL practice, interpret rental enquiries, lease conditions, repairs and disagreements between tenants, agents and housing services. This page brings together 6 original Nepali–English housing practice dialogues from our library. Practise transferring the whole message, including names, numbers, conditions and requests.
All 6 Nepali housing dialogues
Read the opening segment, then practise that exact dialogue or open its full transcript.
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A Dog That Isn't There
Opening segment · English
Please take a seat, Mrs Karki. I have your file and the notice dated 15 October here. What would you like to discuss?
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Arranging a Meter Inspection Around a Night Shift
Opening segment · English
Hello, Mr Basnet, please take a seat. Endeavour Energy needs to inspect the electricity meter at your unit. We'd like to visit on 3 November, between 9 am and noon.
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Ingoing Condition Report and Rent Set-up
Opening segment · English
Welcome to Campbelltown, Mrs Basnet. Before you collect the keys, let's review the ingoing condition report. It records every mark and fault in the unit today.
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Is This Rent Increase Valid?
Opening segment · English
Please come in, Mrs Karki. Thanks for bringing the landlord's notice. Let me read it first, then we'll go through your options.
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Off-the-Plan Apartment Purchase: Deposit and Settlement Meeting
Opening segment · English
Thanks for coming in today, Mr. Gurung. Let's carefully review the contract for your off-the-plan apartment in Kellyville before you sign anything.
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The Missing Rent Transfer
Opening segment · English
Please take a seat, Ms Rai. What can I help you with at the accounts desk today? Is something wrong with your rent?
Nepali housing vocabulary
These notes come from this language’s vocabulary list. Terms belong to this topic’s vocabulary category or occur in the dialogues above. Renderings are study aids.
Fair Trading
'Fair Trading' नाम अंग्रेजीमै राख्नुपर्छ किनकि यो एक विशिष्ट सरकारी संस्थाको नाम हो।
उम्मेदवारहरूले यसलाई 'निष्पक्ष व्यापार' भनेर शब्दशः अनुवाद गर्छन्, जसले यो संस्थाको नाम हो भन्ने अर्थ हराउँछ।
Bond
"बण्ड" भनेर उच्चारण गर्ने वा आवश्यक परे "धरौटी रकम" भनेर छोटकरीमा व्याख्या गर्ने।
यसलाई "जमानत" वा "ऋण" भनेर अनुवाद गर्नु गलत हो किनकि यो फिर्ता हुने धरौटी रकम हो, कानुनी जमानत वा ऋण होइन।
Lease agreement
"लिज एग्रिमेन्ट" भन्न सकिन्छ वा "घरभाडा सम्झौता" भनेर व्याख्या गर्ने।
यसलाई सामान्य "सम्झौता" मात्र भन्दा यो विशेष घरभाडासँग सम्बन्धित कानुनी कागजात हो भन्ने स्पष्ट हुँदैन।
Council rates
"Council rates" अंग्रेजीमै भन्नुहोस् वा "स्थानीय सरकारी कर" भनी व्याख्या गर्नुहोस्।
यसलाई "भाडा" वा सामान्य "सम्पत्ति कर" भनी अनुवाद गर्दा यो घरधनीले तिर्ने स्थानीय सेवा शुल्क हो भन्ने स्पष्ट हुँदैन।
Direct debit
'डाइरेक्ट डेबिट' अंग्रेजी शब्द नै राख्ने, किनकि नेपालीमा यसको एकल स्थापित पर्यायवाची छैन; चाहेमा 'स्वतः बैंक कट्टी' भनेर छोटो व्याख्या थप्न सकिन्छ।
यसलाई 'अटोमेटिक पेमेन्ट' वा साधारण 'भुक्तानी' भनेर अस्पष्ट पार्नु गल्ती हो, किनकि यसले 'खाताबाट सिधै कट्ने' विशेष प्रक्रिया जनाउँदैन।
Public housing
'सरकारी आवास' वा 'सार्वजनिक आवास' भनी अनुवाद गर्नुहोस्।
यसलाई 'निजी भाडाको घर' भनी अनुवाद गर्नु गल्ती हो किनभने public housing विशेष गरी सरकारद्वारा व्यवस्थित हुन्छ, निजी बजार होइन।
Details to keep in your interpretation
These examples come from this topic’s practice answers. Compare the source, the detail to retain and the model interpretation.
Numbers: retain both amounts and the payment period
Is This Rent Increase Valid? · segment 3
This says your rent rises from four hundred and eighty to five hundred and forty dollars weekly. When did your lease start, and when was the last increase?
Two numbers and two questions; keep 480 and 540 weekly and ask both questions.
Compare the model interpretation
यसमा तपाईंको भाडा हप्ताको चार सय असी डलरबाट पाँच सय चालीस डलर हुन्छ भनेर लेखिएको छ। तपाईंको लिज कहिले सुरु भएको थियो, र पछिल्लो पटक भाडा कहिले बढेको थियो?
Ingoing Condition Report and Rent Set-up
Ingoing Condition Report and Rent Set-up · segment 1
Welcome to Campbelltown, Mrs Basnet. Before you collect the keys, let's review the ingoing condition report. It records every mark and fault in the unit today.
Keep the sequence 'before you collect the keys' and the phrase 'every mark and fault'; don't drop 'today'.
Compare the model interpretation
क्याम्पबेलटाउनमा स्वागत छ, बस्नेत म्याडम। साँचो लिनुअघि हामी इनगोइङ कन्डिसन रिपोर्ट एकचोटि हेरौँ। यसमा आज युनिटमा भएका सबै दाग र खराबी लेखिएका छन्।
Off-the-Plan Apartment Purchase: Deposit and Settlement Meeting
Off-the-Plan Apartment Purchase: Deposit and Settlement Meeting · segment 1
Thanks for coming in today, Mr. Gurung. Let's carefully review the contract for your off-the-plan apartment in Kellyville before you sign anything.
Keep 'off-the-plan' and the suburb name Kellyville; do not turn it into a generic 'new apartment'.
Compare the model interpretation
आज आउनुभएकोमा धन्यवाद, गुरुङ जी। तपाईंले केही पनि साइन गर्नुअघि, केलिभिलमा रहेको तपाईंको अफ-द-प्लान एपार्टमेन्टको सम्झौता ध्यानपूर्वक हेरौं।
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