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The 100 most useful Nepali words for tourists
Eight pronouns, fifteen verbs, the postpositions, the question words, and the high-frequency nouns and adjectives you'll meet in every conversation. Filter by category, search by English or Devanagari, or download the whole list as an Anki flashcard CSV for offline drill.
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| # | Nepali | Romanized | English | Category | PoS | Audio | Deck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | म | ma | I | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 2 | हामी | haami | we | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 3 | तपाईं | tapaai~ | you (polite) | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 4 | तिमी | timi | you (familiar) | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 5 | ऊ | u | he/she (low) | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 6 | उनी | uni | he/she (mid) | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 7 | उहाँ | uhaa~ | he/she (high) | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 8 | यो | yo | this | Pronouns | pronoun | ||
| 9 | हुनु | hunu | to be | Verbs | verb | ||
| 10 | गर्नु | garnu | to do | Verbs | verb | ||
| 11 | जानु | jaanu | to go | Verbs | verb | ||
| 12 | आउनु | aaunu | to come | Verbs | verb | ||
| 13 | खानु | khaanu | to eat | Verbs | verb | ||
| 14 | पिउनु | piunu | to drink | Verbs | verb | ||
| 15 | बस्नु | basnu | to sit | Verbs | verb | ||
| 16 | सुत्नु | sutnu | to sleep | Verbs | verb | ||
| 17 | हेर्नु | hernu | to look | Verbs | verb | ||
| 18 | बुझ्नु | bujhnu | to understand | Verbs | verb | ||
| 19 | भन्नु | bhannu | to say | Verbs | verb | ||
| 20 | दिनु | dinu | to give | Verbs | verb | ||
| 21 | लिनु | linu | to take | Verbs | verb | ||
| 22 | किन्नु | kinnu | to buy | Verbs | verb | ||
| 23 | हिंड्नु | hi~dnu | to walk | Verbs | verb | ||
| 24 | मान्छे | maanche | person | People | noun | ||
| 25 | दाइ | dai | older brother | People | noun | ||
| 26 | दिदी | didi | older sister | People | noun | ||
| 27 | भाइ | bhai | younger brother | People | noun | ||
| 28 | बहिनी | bahini | younger sister | People | noun | ||
| 29 | बुवा | buwaa | father | People | noun | ||
| 30 | आमा | aamaa | mother | People | noun | ||
| 31 | घर | ghar | home / house | Places | noun | ||
| 32 | होटल | hotel | hotel | Places | noun | ||
| 33 | कोठा | kothaa | room | Places | noun | ||
| 34 | बाटो | baato | road / way | Places | noun | ||
| 35 | बजार | bajaar | market | Places | noun | ||
| 36 | हिमाल | himaal | mountain | Places | noun | ||
| 37 | गाउँ | gaau~ | village | Places | noun | ||
| 38 | शहर | shahar | city | Places | noun | ||
| 39 | पानी | paani | water | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 40 | खाना | khaanaa | food | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 41 | चिया | chiyaa | tea | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 42 | दूध | duudh | milk | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 43 | भात | bhaat | rice | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 44 | दाल | daal | lentils | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 45 | रोटी | rotii | bread | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 46 | तरकारी | tarkaarii | vegetable curry | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 47 | मासु | maasu | meat | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 48 | मम | mama | momo (dumpling) | Food & drink | noun | ||
| 49 | पैसा | paisaa | money | Things | noun | ||
| 50 | किताब | kitaab | book | Things | noun | ||
| 51 | फोन | phone | phone | Things | noun | ||
| 52 | गाडी | gaadi | car / vehicle | Things | noun | ||
| 53 | बस | bas | bus | Things | noun | ||
| 54 | टिकट | ticket | ticket | Things | noun | ||
| 55 | ब्याग | byaag | bag | Things | noun | ||
| 56 | औषधि | aushadhi | medicine | Things | noun | ||
| 57 | दिन | din | day | Things | noun | ||
| 58 | रात | raat | night | Things | noun | ||
| 59 | बिहान | bihaana | morning | Things | noun | ||
| 60 | साँझ | saa~jh | evening | Things | noun | ||
| 61 | राम्रो | raamro | good / nice | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 62 | नराम्रो | naraamro | bad | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 63 | ठूलो | thulo | big | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 64 | सानो | saano | small | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 65 | नयाँ | nayaa~ | new | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 66 | पुरानो | puraano | old | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 67 | गरम | garam | hot | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 68 | चिसो | chiso | cold | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 69 | टाढा | taadhaa | far | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 70 | नजिक | najik | near | Adjectives | adjective | ||
| 71 | धेरै | dherai | many / very | Adjectives | adverb | ||
| 72 | थोरै | thorai | a little / few | Adjectives | adverb | ||
| 73 | एक | ek | one | Numbers | number | ||
| 74 | दुई | dui | two | Numbers | number | ||
| 75 | तीन | tiin | three | Numbers | number | ||
| 76 | पाँच | paa~ch | five | Numbers | number | ||
| 77 | दस | das | ten | Numbers | number | ||
| 78 | के | ke | what | Question words | question | ||
| 79 | कहाँ | kahaa~ | where | Question words | question | ||
| 80 | कहिले | kahile | when | Question words | question | ||
| 81 | किन | kina | why | Question words | question | ||
| 82 | कसरी | kasari | how | Question words | question | ||
| 83 | कति | kati | how much | Question words | question | ||
| 84 | को | ko | who | Question words | question | ||
| 85 | कुन | kun | which | Question words | question | ||
| 86 | कस्तो | kasto | how (kind) | Question words | question | ||
| 87 | -मा | -maa | in / at | Postpositions | postposition | ||
| 88 | -बाट | -baata | from | Postpositions | postposition | ||
| 89 | -लाई | -laai | to / for | Postpositions | postposition | ||
| 90 | -सँग | -sa~ga | with | Postpositions | postposition | ||
| 91 | -को | -ko | of | Postpositions | postposition | ||
| 92 | नमस्ते | namaste | hello | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 93 | धन्यवाद | dhanyabaad | thank you | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 94 | हो | ho | yes (it is) | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 95 | होइन | hoina | no (it isn't) | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 96 | ठीक छ | thik chha | okay / fine | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 97 | माफ गर्नुहोस् | maaf garnuhos | sorry / excuse me | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 98 | कृपया | kripayaa | please | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 99 | अहिले | ahile | now | Common phrases | phrase | ||
| 100 | आज | aaja | today | Common phrases | phrase |
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