Asking for Extra Blankets and a Hot Shower at a Cold Teahouse
A short Nepali dialogue at a high-altitude teahouse — asking for extra blankets, a working hot shower, and confirming the charging-point price.
The situation
A teahouse at Dingboche, 4,410m. You've just dropped your duffel in the room and the cold is already biting through your fleece. This is the conversation that produces blankets, a shower, and a charging plan before the sun drops.
The dialogue
Tourist
The room is very cold. Two extra blankets please.
। ।
Koṭhā dherai chiso chha. Dui thap kambal dinus na.
Lodge owner
Of course, sister. Each blanket fifty rupees.
, । ।
Avashya, didi. Prati kambal pachās rupaiyā̃.
Tourist
Is there hot water for a shower? The shower isn't working.
? ।
Nuhāunko lāgi tāto pānī chha? Shower kām garena.
Lodge owner
Bucket shower five hundred rupees, sister. We will bring hot water.
, । ।
Bucket shower pā̃ch say rupaiyā̃, didi. Hāmī tāto pānī lyāidinchhau̱.
Tourist
Okay. And where is the charging point? How much per hour?
। ? ?
Ṭhīk chha. Chārjing point kahã chha? Ek ghanṭāko kati?
Lodge owner
In the dining room, sister. Three hundred rupees for a full charge.
, । ।
Khānā khāne koṭhāmā, didi. Pūrṇa chārjko lāgi tīn say rupaiyā̃.
Comprehension check
Three quick questions to test what you heard. No pressure, no streaks.
Cultural notes
Above 3,500m, blankets and hot showers are paid resources — supplies run out by 7pm. Reserve both at check-in.
Bucket shower means a bucket of gas-heated water; spend 90 seconds, not 15 minutes. Soap up first, then rinse.
Plug your power bank into the shared dining-room charger, not your phone — chargers are stolen accidentally far more often than phones.
Tip the owner 50–100 NPR for extra service (blanket delivery, dinner extras) at checkout — not per request. It is welcomed but not expected.
Phrases from this dialogue
Each phrase as a stand-alone reference — open for the full pronunciation and cultural context.
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कोठा धेरै चिसो छ, थप कम्बल दिनुस् न
The room is very cold — extra blankets please
Koṭhā dherai chiso chha, thap kambal dinus na
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शावर काम गरेन
The shower isn't working
Shower kām garena
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चार्जिङ पोइन्ट कहाँ छ?
Where is the charging point?
Chārjing point kahã chha?
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तातो पानी छ?
Is there hot water?
Tato paani chha?
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तपाईको वेस्टर्न टोइलेट छ?
Do you have a Western toilet?
Tapãĩko Western toilet chha?