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 | KrĢ„payÄ |
| Thank you! | dhan’yavÄda! |
| Sorry!Ā | MÄpha garnuhÅs! |
| What? | KÄ? |
| Who? | WHO? |
| When? | KahilÄ? |
| Why? | Kina? |
| Which? | Kuna? |
| How? | Kasarī? |
| WhereĀ ? | KahÄmĢĀ ? |
| How muchĀ ? | Kati? |
| Yes | HÅ |
| NoĀ | chaina |
| Maybe | hunasakcha |
| Of course | avaÅya pani |
| something | kÄhi |
| nothing | kÄhÄ« chaina |
| somebody | kÅhÄ« |
| nobody | kÅhÄ« pani |
| before | pahilÄ |
| after | pachi |
| far | į¹ÄįøhÄ |
| near | najika |
| here | yahÄmĢ |
| there | tyahÄmĢ |
| today | Äja |
| tomoorow | bhÅli |
| now | ahilÄ |
| man | mÄnchÄ |
| woman | mahilÄ |
| friend | sÄthÄ« |
| more | thapa |
| less | thÅrai |
| always | sadhaiį¹ |
| later | pachi |
| never | kahilyai |
| same | samÄna |
| different | pharaka |
| small | sÄnÅ |
| large | į¹hÅ«lÅ |
| difficult | gÄhrÅ |
| easy | sajilÅ |
| hot | tÄtÅ |
| cold | cisÅ |
| yesterday | hijÅ |
| after | pachi |
| beautiful | sundara |
| broken | bhÄmĢci’ÄkÅ |
| free | ni:Åulka |
| a pharmacy | Äka phÄrmÄsÄ« |
| money | paisÄ |
| a bag | jhÅlÄ |
| a lighter | Äka lÄ’iį¹ara |
| aĀ cigarette | curÅį¹a |
| a bottle | Äka bÅtala |
| soap | sÄbuna |
| clean | saphÄ |
| dirty | phÅhÅra |
| a trash can | Ä’uį¹Ä raddÄ« į¹ÅkarÄ« |
| a trash bag | Äka raddÄ«į¹ÅkarÄ« jhÅlÄ |
| the silence | mauna |
| a tool | Äka upakaraį¹a |
| pregnant | garbhavatī |
| sick | birÄmÄ« |
| a baby | Ä’uį¹Ä baccÄ |
| a little bit | alikati |
| a doctor | Äka įøÄkį¹ara |
| a dentist | Äka danta cikitsaka |
| a medicine | Äka auį¹£adhi |
| a book | Ä’uį¹Ä kitÄba |
| a story | kathÄ |
| a phone | Äka phÅna |
| a computer | Ä’uį¹Ä kampyuį¹ara |
| a car | Ä’uį¹Ä kÄra |
| a plane | Ä’uį¹Ä vimÄna |
| the name | nÄma |
| the adress | į¹hÄgÄnÄ |
| the age | umÄra |
| the nationality | rÄį¹£į¹riyatÄ |
| a choice | Äka vikalpa |
| an answer | Äka javÄpha |
| the key | sÄmĢcÅ |
| the light | prakÄÅa |
| the television | į¹Älibhijana |
| the bed | khÄį¹a |
| the house | ghara |
| the shower | nuhÄ’unÄ |
| the window | jhyÄla |
| the door | įøhÅkÄ |
| the table | tÄlikÄ |
| tired | thakita |
| water | pÄnÄ« |
| open | khÅlnuhÅs |
| closed | banda |
| clothes | lugÄ |
| coffee | kaphī |
| tea | ciyÄ |
| lunch | bhÅjana |
| dinner | rÄtakÅ khÄnÄ |
| a fruit | Ä’uį¹Ä phala |
| a vegetable | Äka tarakÄrÄ« |
| a beverage | Äka pÄya padÄrtha |
| a child | Äka baccÄ |
| rain | varį¹£Ä |
| the entrance | pravÄÅadvÄra |
| the exit | nikÄsa |
| music | saį¹ gÄ«ta |
| a smile | Ä’uį¹Ä muskÄna |
| the world | sansÄra |
| the sky | ÄkÄÅa |
| a river | Ä’uį¹Ä nadÄ« |
| the sea | samudra |
| the mountain | pahÄįøa |
| the lake | tÄla |
| the island | į¹Äpu |
| the beach | samudra taį¹a |
ā”ļø More Nepali vocabulary lists:
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- 100 most common Nepali verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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