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Greetings & Pleasantries

Essential Nepali greetings every tourist should know — from namaste to thank you — with cultural context.

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  • Hands pressed together in the namaste greeting in front of prayer flagsPhoto: Unsplash

    नमस्ते

    Hello

    Namaste

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  • A Thamel shopkeeper smiling and bowing slightly with hands at chestPhoto: Unsplash

    धन्यवाद

    Thank you

    Dhanyabaad

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  • A friendly local greeting a visitor on a Kathmandu streetPhoto: Unsplash

    तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?

    How are you?

    Tapailai kasto chha?

  • A traveler smiling with the Himalayas in the backgroundPhoto: Unsplash

    मलाई ठीक छ

    I'm fine

    Malai thik chha

  • A person with an apologetic expression and hand on chestPhoto: Unsplash

    माफ गर्नुहोस्

    Sorry

    Maaf garnuhos

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  • A polite gesture with palm up at a Nepali shop counterPhoto: Unsplash

    कृपया

    Please

    Kripaya

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  • Two trekkers parting ways on a stone pathPhoto: Unsplash

    फेरि भेटौंला

    See you later

    Pheri bhetaunla

  • A porter listening attentively to a trekker on a stone trailPhoto: Unsplash

    बिस्तारै बोल्नुस्, कृपया

    Please speak more slowly

    Bistāri bolnus, kripayā

  • A photographer asking permission before taking a portraitPhoto: Unsplash

    के म तपाईंको तस्वीर खिच्न सक्छु?

    May I take your photo?

    Ke ma tapãĩko tasvīr khichna sakchhu?

  • पर्दैन, धन्यवाद

    No thank you, I don't need it

    Pardaina, dhanyabād

  • X लाई नेपालीमा के भन्छ?

    How do you say X in Nepali?

    X-lāī Nepālīmā ke bhanchha?

  • A notebook and pen on a wooden tablePhoto: Unsplash

    लेखेर दिनुस् न

    Can you write it down?

    Lekhera dinus na

  • यो लुगा ठीक छ?

    Is this clothing okay (for the temple)?

    Yo lugā ṭhīk chha?

  • A folded card with handwritten blessing wishesPhoto: Unsplash

    शुभकामना

    Good wishes / Congratulations

    Shubhakāmnā