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How to say i feel nauseous in Nepali

I feel nauseous

A trekker pausing on a ridge looking unwell at high altitude
Unsplash / Joshua Earle

मलाई वाकावाकी लाग्यो

Malāī wākāwākī lāgyo

Pronunciation: muh-lai wah-kah-wah-kee lah-gyo

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मलाई वाकावाकी लाग्यो

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When to use it

'Wākāwākī' literally means 'about to vomit.' Useful for altitude sickness, food poisoning, and motion sickness on a Pokhara bus.

Example sentence

मलाई वाकावाकी र रिङ्गटा लाग्यो।

I feel nauseous and dizzy.

Malāī wākāwākī ra riṅgṭā lāgyo.

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