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Basic Nepali words for beginners

Basic Nepali words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

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Learn the essentials of Nepali easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Nepali, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Nepali by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Nepali vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH NEPALI
Please Kr̥payā
Thank you! dhan’yavāda!
Sorry!  Māpha garnuhōs!
What? Kē?
Who? WHO?
When? Kahilē?
Why? Kina?
Which? Kuna?
How? Kasarī?
Where ? Kahām̐ ?
How much ? Kati?
Yes
No  chaina
Maybe hunasakcha
Of course avaśya pani
something kēhi
nothing kēhī chaina
somebody kōhī
nobody kōhī pani
before pahilē
after pachi
far ṭāḍhā
near najika
here yahām̐
there tyahām̐
today āja
tomoorow bhōli
now ahilē
man mānchē
woman mahilā
friend sāthī
more thapa
less thōrai
always sadhaiṁ
later pachi
never kahilyai
same samāna
different pharaka
small sānō
large ṭhūlō
difficult gāhrō
easy sajilō
hot tātō
cold cisō
yesterday hijō
after pachi
beautiful sundara
broken bhām̐ci’ēkō
free ni:Śulka
a pharmacy ēka phārmēsī
money paisā
a bag jhōlā
a lighter ēka lā’iṭara
a cigarette curōṭa
a bottle ēka bōtala
soap sābuna
clean saphā
dirty phōhōra
a trash can ē’uṭā raddī ṭōkarī
a trash bag ēka raddīṭōkarī jhōlā
the silence mauna
a tool ēka upakaraṇa
pregnant garbhavatī
sick birāmī
a baby ē’uṭā baccā
a little bit alikati
a doctor ēka ḍākṭara
a dentist ēka danta cikitsaka
a medicine ēka auṣadhi
a book ē’uṭā kitāba
a story kathā
a phone ēka phōna
a computer ē’uṭā kampyuṭara
a car ē’uṭā kāra
a plane ē’uṭā vimāna
the name nāma
the adress ṭhēgānā
the age umēra
the nationality rāṣṭriyatā
a choice ēka vikalpa
an answer ēka javāpha
the key sām̐cō
the light prakāśa
the television ṭēlibhijana
the bed khāṭa
the house ghara
the shower nuhā’unē
the window jhyāla
the door ḍhōkā
the table tālikā
tired thakita
water pānī
open khōlnuhōs
closed banda
clothes lugā
coffee kaphī
tea ciyā
lunch bhōjana
dinner rātakō khānā
a fruit ē’uṭā phala
a vegetable ēka tarakārī
a beverage ēka pēya padārtha
a child ēka baccā
rain varṣā
the entrance pravēśadvāra
the exit nikāsa
music saṅgīta
a smile ē’uṭā muskāna
the world sansāra
the sky ākāśa
a river ē’uṭā nadī
the sea samudra
the mountain pahāḍa
the lake tāla
the island ṭāpu
the beach samudra taṭa

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