Learn Nepali Vocabulary: Contrary words

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Nepali language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Nepali with their translation in English, on the topic of contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Nepali vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	NEPALI
young	javāna
old	purānō
empty	khālī
full	pūrṇa
vertical	ṭhāḍō
horizontal	tērsō
useful	upayōgī
useless	bēkāra
a city	ē’uṭā śahara
a village	ē’uṭā gā’um̐
a question	ē’uṭā praśna
an answer	ēka javāpha
sad	dukhī
happy	khuśī
all	sabai
nothing	kēhī chaina
a teacher	ēka śikṣaka
a student	ēka vidyārthī
early	prārambhika
late	ḍhilō
open	khōlnuhōs
closed	banda
first	pahilō
last	antima
secure	surakṣita
dangerous	khataranāka
near	najika
far	ṭāḍhā
sugar	cinī
salt	nuna
dry	sukkhā
wet	bhijēkō
often	aksara
rarely	viralai
always	sadhaiṁ
never	kahilyai
same	samāna
different	pharaka
dirty	phōhōra
clean	saphā
the evening	sām̐jha
the morning	bihāna
small	sānō
large	ṭhūlō
rich	dhanī
poor	gariba
the ceiling	chata
the floor	bhu’im̐
animal	janāvara
human	mānava
guilty	dōṣī
innocent	nirdōṣa
here	yahām̐
there	tyahām̐
hunger	bhōka
the thirst	tirkhā
the sun	sūrya
the moon	candramā
the sister	bahinī
the brother	bhā’i
slow	ḍhilō
fast	chiṭō
before	pahilē
after	pachi
heavy	bhārī
light	prakāśa
old	purānō
new	nayām̐
easy	sajilō
difficult	gāhrō
start	suru
finish	samāpta
friend	sāthī
enemy	śatru
yesterday	hijō
tomorrow	bhōli
cold	cisō
hot	tātō
right	sahī
left	bāyām̐
a woman	ēka mahilā
a man	ē’uṭā mānchē
inside	bhitra
outside	bāhira
strong	baliyō
weak	kamajōra
soft	narama
hard	kaḍā
a lot	dhērai
a little	thōrai
up	māthi
down	tala
exactly	ṭhyākkai
probably	sāyada
married	vivāhita
single	ēkala
noisy	kōlāhala
quiet	śānta
complicated	jaṭila
simple	sarala
now	ahilē
later	pachi
long	lāmō
short	chōṭō
interesting	rōcaka
boring	bōriṅa
normal	sāmān’ya
strange	anauṭhō
outside	bāhira
inside	bhitra
the entrance	pravēśadvāra
the exit	nikāsa
white	sētō
black	kālō
expensive	maham̐gō
cheap	sastō
USEFUL VERBS
to walk	hiḍanu
to run	dagurnu
to attach	jōḍinu
to detach	alaga garna
to go up	māthi jānu
to go down	tala jānu
to increase	baḍhā’unu
to decrease	ghaṭā’una
to stop	rōknakō lāgi
to continue	jārī rākhna
to take off	utārna
to land	bhūmi garna
to put on	lagā’unu
to remove	haṭā’unu
to move forward	agāḍi baḍhnakō lāgi
to move back	pachāḍi sārna
to forget	birsanu
to remember	samjhanā garna
to show	dēkhā’unu
to hide	luknu
to save	bacā’unu
to spend	kharca garnu
to build	banā’unu
to destroy	naṣṭa garna
to arrive	ā’īpugnu
to leave	chōḍna lā’ī
to enter	pravēśa garnu
to go out	bāhira jānu
to laugh	hām̐sna
to cry	runu
to sell	bēcna
to buy	kinnu
to break	bhām̐cnu
to repair	banā’unu
to lend	r̥ṇa dina
to borrow	udhārō linu
to earn	kamā’una
to lose	harā’una
to slow down	ḍhilō garna
to speed up	gati baḍhā’una
to search	khōjnu
to find	pattā lā’unu
to pull	tānnu
to push	ṭhēlnu
to take	linu
to give	dinakō lāgi
to wake up	uṭhnu
to fall asleep	sutna
to hold	dhāraṇa garna
to let go	chōḍna kō lāgī
to turn on	khōlna
to turn off	banda garna
to sell	bēcna
to buy	kinnu
to send	paṭhā’unu
to receive	pā’unu

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