ENGLISH → NEPALI
huh
शंका वा अलमल व्यक्त गर्न प्रयोग हुने।
Used to express doubt or confusion.
In a sentence
Huh? Where did they go?
हँ? उनीहरू कहाँ गए?
with rising pitch
रमाइलो वा हल्का आश्चर्य व्यक्त गर्न प्रयोग हुने।
Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
In a sentence
Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
हँ! मलाई विश्वास छ जाँदा मैंले यो बन्द गरेको थिएँ।
with falling pitch
प्रश्नलाई जोड दिन प्रयोग हुने।
Used to reinforce a question.
In a sentence
Where were you last night? Huh?
हिजो राति तिमी कहाँ थियौ? हँ?
with rising pitch
भनिएको कुरा सुनिएन भनी जनाउन प्रयोग हुने।
Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
In a sentence
Huh? Could you speak up?
हँ? अलि ठूलो स्वरमा बोल्नुहुन्छ?
informal; with rising pitch
यो कुनै भनाइ वा प्रश्न गर्नेलाई तुच्छ देखाउन, वा व्यंग्यात्मक रूपमा पूर्ण सहमति जनाउन प्रयोग हुन्छ, र जुन कुराको जवाफ दिइँदैछ त्यो अत्यन्त हल्का भनाइ हो भनी जनाउन पनि। दुई अर्थ छुट्याउन स्वर परिवर्तन गरिन्छ - तुच्छताका लागि सुस्त स्वर, र पूर्ण सहमतिका लागि नक्कली आश्चर्य।
Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
In a sentence
(belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park; it would be fun." B: "Huh."
(तुच्छता) अ: "हामी मनोरञ्जन उद्यान जानुपर्छ; रमाइलो हुन्छ।" ब: "हँ।"
(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"
(सहमति) अ: "हत्या नराम्रो हो।" ब: "हँ!"
slang; with falling pitch