Nepali Greetings and Introductions
– Essential words and phrases to know –
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Learn the essentials of Nepali easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Nepali for greetings and Introductions, 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 |
| Hello | Namastē |
| Good morning! | śubha – prabhāta! |
| Good afternoon! | Śubha di’um̐sō! |
| Hi | Namastē |
| Good evening | śubha sandhyā |
| Good night | śubha rātrī |
| Sleep well | rāmrōsam̐ga sutnuhōs |
| How are you? | timīlā’ī kastō cha? |
| I’m fine, thank you. | Ma ārāma chu dhan’yavāda. |
| How about you? | Ani tapā’īṁm̐lā’ī ni? |
| Nice to meet you. | Tapā’īm̐lā’ī bhēṭēra khuśī lāgyō. |
| Nice to meet you too. | Tapā’īm̐sam̐ga pani bhēṭēra khuśī lāgyō. |
| Likewise | Tyastai |
| It’s good to see you. | timīlā’ī dēkhēra khusī lagyō. |
| Nice to see you again. | Phēri bhēṭēra khuśī lāgyō. |
| Pleased to meet you. | Timīlā’ī bhēṭēra khuśī lagyō. |
| How nice to see you! | Timīlā’ī dēkhdā kati rāmrō! |
| What’s up? | Kē cha? |
| What brings you here? | Tapā’īlā’ī yahām̐ kē lyā’um̐cha? |
| When you’re leaving | |
| Goodbye | alavidā |
| I hope we’ll meet again. | malā’ī āśā cha hāmī phēri bhēṭnēchauṁ. |
| I’ve got to go. | Ma jānu parcha. |
| It was good meeting you. | Timīlā’ī bhēṭēra rāmrō lāgyō. |
| It was great seeing you again. | Tapā’īlā’ī phēri dēkhēra rāmrō lāgyō. |
| It was great to catch up! | Yō samātna rāmrō thiyō! |
| See you again sometime. | Phērī kahilē bhēṭaulā. |
| See you in the morning | Bihāna bhēṭaulā |
| See you later | pachi bhēṭaum̐lā |
| See you soon | cāḍai bhēṭaulā |
| See you tomorrow | bhōli bhēṭaulā |
| See you tonight | āja rātī bhēṭaulā |
| Sleep well | rāmrōsam̐ga sutnuhōs |
| Take care. | khyāla garnu hōlā. |
| Other greetings | |
| Bless you | timīlā’ī āśirvāda rahōs |
| Cheers! | jaya hōs! |
| Farewell | Bidā’i |
| Good luck! | bhāgyalē sātha di’ōs! |
| Talk to you soon | Cāṇḍai kurā garum̐lā |
| Welcome | svāgata cha |
| Well done! | rāmrō kāma! |
➡️ More Nepali vocabulary lists:
- Basic words to learn
- 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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