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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	Hō
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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