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The 500 most common Nepali words

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Top 500 Nepali words by frequency, with romanization, English, part of speech, and audio.
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1highW652हुनुhunuto beverb
2highW3chhais (state/existence)verb
3highW16होhois (identity)verb
4highW95maIpronoun
5highतपाईंtapaaiyou (high)pronoun
6highW271गर्नुgarnuto doverb
7highW3020जानुjaanuto goverb
8highW3568आउनुaaunuto comeverb
9highखानुkhaanuto eatverb
10highW56हामीhaamiwepronoun
11highW15योyothispronoun
12highW329त्योtyothatpronoun
13highW274केkewhatquestion
14highW2102कहाँkahaawherequestion
15highW1482कतिkatihow much/manyquestion
16highW1716तिमीtimiyou (mid)pronoun
17highW4raandconjunction
18highW1290uhe/she (low)pronoun
19highW298उनीunihe/she (mid)pronoun
20highW1076उहाँuhaahe/she (high)pronoun
21highW46नमस्तेnamastehellophrase
22highW104धन्यवादdhanyabaadthank youphrase
23highW585पानीpaaniwaternoun
24highW1024खानाkhaanafoodnoun
25highW457घरgharhouse/homenoun
26highW49एकekonenumber
27highW386दुईduitwonumber
28highW524तीनtinthreenumber
29highW561चारchaarfournumber
30highW800पाँचpaanchfivenumber
31highW3chha (six)sixnumber
32highW1002सातsaatsevennumber
33highW1535आठaatheightnumber
34highW2054नौnauninenumber
35highW2019दशdashtennumber
36highW385राम्रोraamrogoodadjective
37highW382ठूलोthulobigadjective
38highW560सानोsaanosmalladjective
39highW18नयाँnayaanewadjective
40highW725पुरानोpuraanooldadjective
41highW226धेरैdheraimany/veryadverb
42highW2074थोरैthorailittle/fewadverb
43highW114अहिलेahilenowadverb
44highW400आजaajatodaynoun
45highW4343भोलिbholitomorrownoun
46highW2129हिजोhijoyesterdaynoun
47highW779किनkinawhyquestion
48highW463कसरीkasarihowquestion
49highW11कोkowhoquestion
50highW1472कुनkunwhichquestion
51highबस्नुbasnuto sit/stayverb
52highसुत्नुsutnuto sleepverb
53highW4767हेर्नुhernuto lookverb
54highपढ्नुpadhnuto read/studyverb
55highW158लेख्नुlekhnuto writeverb
56highसुन्नुsunnuto listenverb
57highबोल्नुbolnuto speakverb
58highहिँड्नुhidnuto walkverb
59highबुझ्नुbujhnuto understandverb
60highW2469भन्नुbhannuto sayverb
61highW936दिनुdinuto giveverb
62highW2876लिनुlinuto takeverb
63highकिन्नुkinnuto buyverb
64highबेच्नुbechnuto sellverb
65highW3982बुवाbuwafathernoun
66highW951आमाaamamothernoun
67highदाइdaiolder brothernoun
68highW4419दिदीdidiolder sisternoun
69highW1754भाइbhaiyounger brothernoun
70highW2713बहिनीbahiniyounger sisternoun
71highW784छोराchhoraasonnoun
72highW1195छोरीchhoridaughternoun
73highकेटाketaaboynoun
74highW4522केटीketigirlnoun
75highW1951साथीsaathifriendnoun
76highW1313मान्छेmaanchhepersonnoun
77highW1613बिहानbihaanamorningnoun
78highW242दिनdindaynoun
79highW2228रातraatnightnoun
80highW4958साँझsaanjheveningnoun
81highW2730बजेbajeo'clocknoun
82highW3828हप्ताhaptaaweeknoun
83highW547महिनाmahinaamonthnoun
84highW137वर्षbarshayearnoun
85highW2252घण्टाghantaahournoun
86highW16होho (yes)yesphrase
87highW739होइनhoinano (it isn't)phrase
88highठीक छthik chhaokay/finephrase
89highमाफ गर्नुहोस्maaf garnuhossorry/excuse mephrase
90highकृपयाkripayaapleasephrase
91highW13मा-maain/at/onpostposition
92highW273बाट-baatafrompostposition
93highW79लाई-laaito/forpostposition
94highW355सँग-sangawithpostposition
95highW11को-koof (possessive)postposition
96highW70ले-leby (agent)postposition
97highW90सम्म-sammauntilpostposition
98highW85भन्दा-bhandaathanpostposition
99highW240देखि-dekhisince/frompostposition
100highW9लागिlaagifor (purpose)postposition
101W2543चियाchiyaateanoun
102W2172दूधdudhmilknoun
103W3234भातbhaatricenoun
104W3782दालdaallentil soupnoun
105W3778रोटीrotibreadnoun
106W2273तरकारीtarkaarivegetable currynoun
107W2253मासुmaasumeatnoun
108W1799माछाmaachhaafishnoun
109W4156कुखुराkukhuraachickennoun
110अण्डाandaaeggnoun
111नूनnunsaltnoun
112W4381चिनीchinisugarnoun
113W4585खुर्सानीkhursaanichilinoun
114W4181अदुवाaduwaagingernoun
115लसुनlasungarlicnoun
116W4950प्याजpyaajonionnoun
117W3418आलुaalupotatonoun
118टमाटरtamatartomatonoun
119W4823सागsaaggreensnoun
120W1132फलphalfruitnoun
121केराkeraabanananoun
122स्याउsyaauapplenoun
123ममmomomomo (dumpling)noun
124चाउचाउchauchauinstant noodlesnoun
125चटनीchatanichutneynoun
126अचारachaarpicklenoun
127W4854मसलाmasalaaspicenoun
128W1913तेलteloilnoun
129घ्यूghyugheenoun
130गुलियोguliyosweetadjective
131पीरोpirospicyadjective
132अमिलोamilosouradjective
133तीतोtitobitteradjective
134नुनिलोnunilosaltyadjective
135खुर्मीkhurmiyogurt drinknoun
136W4441दहीdahiyogurtnoun
137महीmahibuttermilknoun
138W3861रक्सीraksilocal liquornoun
139तोङबाtongbaamillet beernoun
140W4824कफीkaficoffeenoun
141जुसjusjuicenoun
142बियरbiyarbeernoun
143थालीthaaliplatenoun
144कचौराkachauraabowlnoun
145गिलासgilaasglassnoun
146W2423चम्चाchamchaaspoonnoun
147चक्कुchakkuknifenoun
148रेस्टुरेन्टrestaurantrestaurantnoun
149W4927बिलbilbillnoun
150अर्डरorderordernoun
151W1241बाटोbaatoroad/waynoun
152W780ठाउँthaauplacenoun
153W2759होटलhotelhotelnoun
154W4686कोठाkothaaroomnoun
155W2322बसbasbusnoun
156W4007गाडीgaadivehicle/carnoun
157ट्याक्सीtaxitaxinoun
158W1923विमानbimaanairplanenoun
159मोटरसाइकलmotorcyclemotorcyclenoun
160साइकलcyclebicyclenoun
161टिकटticketticketnoun
162W3787स्टेशनstationstationnoun
163एयरपोर्टairportairportnoun
164W2462पैसाpaisaamoneynoun
165रुपैयाँrupaiyaarupeenoun
166W2534मूल्यmulyapricenoun
167महँगोmahangoexpensiveadjective
168सस्तोsastocheapadjective
169W1697टाढाtaadhaafaradjective
170W2524नजिकnajiknearadjective
171W2785बायाँbaayaaleftnoun
172W2201दायाँdaayaarightnoun
173सीधाsidhastraightadverb
174W1200अगाडिagaadifront/aheadadverb
175W3329पछाडिpachhaadibehind/backadverb
176W678माथिmaathiup/aboveadverb
177W1113तलtaldown/belowadverb
178W756भित्रbhitrainsideadverb
179W1007बाहिरbaahiroutsideadverb
180highW379उत्तरuttarnorthnoun
181highW387दक्षिणdakshinsouthnoun
182highW371पूर्वpurbaeastnoun
183highW453पश्चिमpaschimwestnoun
184W940हिमालhimaalmountainnoun
185highW391नदीnadirivernoun
186W634तालtaallakenoun
187जंगलjangaljunglenoun
188W797बजारbajaarmarketnoun
189highW127गाउँgaauvillagenoun
190W645शहरshaharcitynoun
191highW262देशdeshcountrynoun
192highW48नेपालnepaalNepalnoun
193काठमाडौंkathmanduKathmandunoun
194W995पोखराpokharaaPokharanoun
195एभरेस्टeverestEverestnoun
196highW299मन्दिरmandirtemplenoun
197W3427गुम्बाgumbaamonasterynoun
198स्तुपstupastupanoun
199W4639चोकchoksquare/intersectionnoun
200गल्लीgallialleynoun
201W2472टाउकोtaaukoheadnoun
202W1539आँखाaankhaaeyenoun
203W3063कानkaanearnoun
204नाकnaaknosenoun
205W2331मुखmukhmouth/facenoun
206W4237दाँतdaattoothnoun
207जिब्रोjibrotonguenoun
208W1319हातhaathand/armnoun
209W2712खुट्टाkhuttaaleg/footnoun
210W2943पेटpetstomachnoun
211ढाडdhaadbacknoun
212छातीchhaatichestnoun
213W4024घाँटीghaatithroat/necknoun
214औंलाaulaafingernoun
215W3694कपालkapaalhairnoun
216W3258छालाchhaalaaskinnoun
217W1989रगतragatbloodnoun
218हड्डीhaddibonenoun
219W3833मुटुmutuheartnoun
220दिमागdimaagbrain/mindnoun
221W614रोगrogdiseasenoun
222दुख्नुdukhnuto hurtverb
223W2505ज्वरोjvarofevernoun
224रुघाrughaacold (illness)noun
225खोकीkhokicoughnoun
226पखालाpakhaalaadiarrheanoun
227बान्ताbaantaavomitnoun
228W2544औषधिaushadhimedicinenoun
229W3907डाक्टरdoctordoctornoun
230W594अस्पतालaspataalhospitalnoun
231पसलpasalshopnoun
232W2430कपडाkapadaaclothesnoun
233जुत्ताjuttaashoesnoun
234W4752टोपीtopihatnoun
235जाडोjaadocold (weather)noun
236W3452गर्मीgarmiheatnoun
237W2080वर्षाbarshaarainnoun
238W4375हिउँhiusnownoun
239W3757हावाhaawaawind/airnoun
240W4073घामghaamsun/sunshinenoun
241बादलbaadalcloudnoun
242W2083जूनjunmoonnoun
243W1438ताराtaaraastarnoun
244W2773आकाशaakaashskynoun
245धरतीdharatiearthnoun
246W2492रुखrukhtreenoun
247W587फूलphulflowernoun
248W4521घाँसghaasgrassnoun
249W1708पातpaatleafnoun
250जमिनjaminland/groundnoun
251W1435गराउनुgaraaunuto have doneverb
252खुवाउनुkhuwaaunuto feedverb
253देख्नुdekhnuto seeverb
254चाहिनुchaahinuto needverb
255मन पर्नुman parnuto likeverb
256लाग्नुlaagnuto feel/seemverb
257थाहा हुनुthaahaa hunuto knowverb
258सोच्नुsochnuto thinkverb
259रुनुrunuto cryverb
260हाँस्नुhaasnuto laughverb
261खेल्नुkhelnuto playverb
262नाच्नुnaachnuto danceverb
263गाउनुgaaunuto singverb
264तान्नुtaannuto pullverb
265highW158लेख्नुlekhnuto writeverb
266धुनुdhunuto washverb
267सिक्नुsiknuto learnverb
268सिकाउनुsikaaunuto teachverb
269पकाउनुpakaaunuto cookverb
270W1986बनाउनुbanaaunuto makeverb
271खोल्नुkholnuto openverb
272बन्द गर्नुbanda garnuto closeverb
273रोक्नुroknuto stopverb
274सुरु गर्नुsuru garnuto startverb
275W704सक्नुsaknuto be able/finishverb
276चाहनुchaahanuto wantverb
277W3776पाउनुpaaunuto get/obtainverb
278ल्याउनुlyaaunuto bringverb
279लानुlaanuto take (away)verb
280खोज्नुkhojnuto searchverb
281भेट्नुbhetnuto meetverb
282W2322बसbas (work)work/jobnoun
283highW285कामkaamworknoun
284अफिसafisofficenoun
285W2032पेशाpeshaaprofessionnoun
286W2296किसानkisaanfarmernoun
287W2817शिक्षकshikshakteachernoun
288W1292विद्यार्थीbidyaarthistudentnoun
289गाइडguideguidenoun
290भरियाbhariyaaporternoun
291ड्राइभरdriverdrivernoun
292व्यापारीbyaapaaribusinesspersonnoun
293W606लामोlaamolongadjective
294W1968छोटोchhotoshortadjective
295W1348अग्लोaglotalladjective
296होचोhochoshort (height)adjective
297मोटोmotofatadjective
298दुब्लोdublothinadjective
299W2929बलियोbaliyostrongadjective
300W2793कमजोरkamjorweakadjective
301एघारegaaraelevennumber
302W3560बाह्रbaahratwelvenumber
303तेह्रtehrathirteennumber
304चौधchaudhafourteennumber
305पन्ध्रpandhrafifteennumber
306सोह्रsohrasixteennumber
307सत्रsatraseventeennumber
308अठारathaaraeighteennumber
309उन्नाइसunnaisnineteennumber
310बीसbistwentynumber
311तीसtisthirtynumber
312चालीसchaalisfortynumber
313पचासpachaasfiftynumber
314साठीsaathi (60)sixtynumber
315सत्तरीsattariseventynumber
316असीasieightynumber
317नब्बेnabbeninetynumber
318W728सयsayhundrednumber
319W667हजारhajaarthousandnumber
320W1025लाखlaakhhundred thousandnumber
321W1468करोडkarodten millionnumber
322चुलोchulostovenoun
323भान्साbhaansaakitchennoun
324ओछ्यानochhyaanbednoun
325कुर्सीkursichairnoun
326टेबलtebaltablenoun
327W3693ढोकाdhokaadoornoun
328झ्यालjhyaalwindownoun
329W4816बत्तीbattilight/lampnoun
330W3970बिजुलीbijulielectricitynoun
331W1956फोनphonphonenoun
332W1695इन्टरनेटinternetinternetnoun
333वाइफाइwifiwifinoun
334W650किताबkitaabbooknoun
335कागजkaagajpapernoun
336W3389कलमkalampennoun
337चिठ्ठीchitthiletternoun
338तस्बिरtasbirphoto/picturenoun
339W2461नक्साnaksaamapnoun
340घडीghadiwatch/clocknoun
341W3021खुसीkhusihappyadjective
342दुखीdukhisadadjective
343रिसाएकोrisaaekoangryadjective
344डराएकोdaraaekoscaredadjective
345थाकेकोthaakekotiredadjective
346W4665भोकbhokhungernoun
347तिर्खाtirkhaathirstnoun
348निद्राnidraasleepnoun
349W3074सपनाsapanaadreamnoun
350W1462मायाmaayaalovenoun
351lowW1038रातोraatoredadjective
352lowW3381निलोniloblueadjective
353lowW1664हरियोhariyogreenadjective
354lowपहेँलोpaheloyellowadjective
355lowW1389सेतोsetowhiteadjective
356lowW1145कालोkaaloblackadjective
357lowW2892खैरोkhairobrownadjective
358lowगुलाबीgulaabipinkadjective
359lowसुन्तला रङsuntalaa rangorangeadjective
360lowबैजनीbaijanipurpleadjective
361lowW2388कुकुरkukurdognoun
362lowW4506बिरालोbiraalocatnoun
363lowW2084गाईgaaicownoun
364lowभैंसीbhaisibuffalonoun
365lowबाख्राbaakhraagoatnoun
366lowभेडाbhedaasheepnoun
367lowW3292घोडाghodaahorsenoun
368lowW4039हात्तीhaattielephantnoun
369lowबाँदरbaandarmonkeynoun
370highW469चराcharaabirdnoun
371lowW3196सर्पsarpasnakenoun
372lowमाकुराmaakuraaspidernoun
373lowजुम्राjumraalousenoun
374lowलामखुट्टेlaamkhuttemosquitonoun
375lowसोमबारsombaarMondaynoun
376lowमंगलबारmangalbaarTuesdaynoun
377lowबुधबारbudhbaarWednesdaynoun
378lowबिहीबारbihibaarThursdaynoun
379lowशुक्रबारshukrabaarFridaynoun
380lowW4944शनिबारshanibaarSaturdaynoun
381lowआइतबारaaitabaarSundaynoun
382lowW1423बैशाखbaishaakhBaisakh (Apr-May)noun
383lowW2046जेठjethJestha (May-Jun)noun
384lowW2043असारasaarAshad (Jun-Jul)noun
385lowW2261साउनsaaunShrawan (Jul-Aug)noun
386lowW2262भदौbhadauBhadra (Aug-Sep)noun
387lowW1246असोजasojAshwin (Sep-Oct)noun
388lowW3968कात्तिकkaattikKartik (Oct-Nov)noun
389lowमंसिरmansirMangsir (Nov-Dec)noun
390lowW3541पुसpusPoush (Dec-Jan)noun
391lowW1164माघmaaghMagh (Jan-Feb)noun
392lowW2312फागुनphaagunPhalgun (Feb-Mar)noun
393lowW3388चैतchaitChaitra (Mar-Apr)noun
394lowW3544मनुष्यmanushyahumannoun
395lowW4649जिन्दगीjindagilifenoun
396lowमृत्युmrityudeathnoun
397highW220जन्मjanmabirthnoun
398lowW744विवाहbibaahamarriagenoun
399lowW2636बच्चाbachchaachildnoun
400lowबुढोbudhoold mannoun
401lowW2515सुखsukhhappiness/comfortnoun
402lowदुखdukhsorrow/painnoun
403lowW942शान्तिshaantipeacenoun
404lowलडाइँladaaiwar/fightnoun
405lowW1752सत्यsatyatruthnoun
406lowझूटjhuthlienoun
407lowW2130खबरkhabarnewsnoun
408lowW519कथाkathaastorynoun
409highW402गीतgitsongnoun
410lowW1390नाचnaachdancenoun
411lowW556खेलkhelgamenoun
412lowW3951सिनेमाcinemamovienoun
413lowटिभीtvtvnoun
414lowW566रेडियोredioradionoun
415lowअखबारakhabaarnewspapernoun
416highW77भाषाbhaashaalanguagenoun
417highW8नेपालीnepaaliNepaliadjective
418lowअंग्रेजीangrejiEnglishnoun
419lowW609हिन्दीhindiHindinoun
420lowW701शब्दshabdawordnoun
421lowW4464वाक्यvaakyasentencenoun
422highW29नामnaamnamenoun
423lowW1881उमेरumeragenoun
424lowW2760जातjaatcaste/ethnicitynoun
425highW300धर्मdharmareligionnoun
426lowW2887ईश्वरishwarGodnoun
427lowW796देवीdevigoddessnoun
428lowW526पूजाpujaworshipnoun
429lowW1613बिहानbihaana (mor.)morningnoun
430lowदिउँसोdiusoafternoonnoun
431lowमध्यान्हmadhyaanhamiddaynoun
432lowरातो रङraato rangcolor rednoun
433lowW945मिटरmitarmeternoun
434lowW3246किलोkilokilogramnoun
435lowलिटरlitarliternoun
436lowW2207गतिgatispeednoun
437lowW3177तौलtaulweightnoun
438lowW1371आकारaakaarshape/sizenoun
439lowरङrangcolornoun
440lowगन्धgandhasmellnoun
441lowW3497स्वादswaadtastenoun
442lowW1683आवाजaawaajsound/voicenoun
443lowW4499शब्दकोशshabdakoshdictionarynoun
444lowW522विद्यालयbidyaalayaschoolnoun
445lowW504कलेजcollegecollegenoun
446highW287विश्वविद्यालयbiswabidyalayauniversitynoun
447lowW2751परीक्षाparikshaaexamnoun
448lowW974परिवारpariwaarfamilynoun
449lowW762समाजsamaajsocietynoun
450highW455सरकारsarkaargovernmentnoun
451lowW2975कानुनkaanunlawnoun
452lowW2931अदालतadaalatcourtnoun
453lowW1229प्रहरीpraharipolicenoun
454lowW1183सैनिकsainiksoldiernoun
455lowW694राष्ट्रपतिraastrapatipresidentnoun
456lowW1251मन्त्रीmantriministernoun
457lowW864नागरिकnaagarikcitizennoun
458lowW1896विदेशीbideshiforeignernoun
459lowपासपोर्टpassportpassportnoun
460lowभिसाbhisaavisanoun
461lowटिम्सtimsTIMS cardnoun
462lowW631अनुमतिanumatipermit/permissionnoun
463lowबैंकbankbanknoun
464lowएटीएमatmATMnoun
465highW412खाताkhaataaaccountnoun
466lowW1357हस्ताक्षरhastaaksharsignaturenoun
467lowमञ्जुरीmanjuriagreement/consentnoun
468lowW1415तरिकाtarikaaway/methodnoun
469highW324कारणkaaranreasonnoun
470lowW1286उद्देश्यuddeshyapurposenoun
471lowW2696इच्छाichchhaawish/desirenoun
472lowW1928अनुभवanubhabexperiencenoun
473highW118विश्वासbishwaastrust/faithnoun
474lowइमानदारीimaandaarihonestynoun
475lowसाहसsaahascouragenoun
476lowW2707डरdarfearnoun
477lowW988आशाaashaahopenoun
478lowनिराशाniraashaadespairnoun
479lowW3616भविष्यbhabishyafuturenoun
480lowW3673विगतbigatpastnoun
481lowW705वर्तमानbartamaanpresentnoun
482lowसानैsaanaistill/yetadverb
483lowW807फेरिpheriagainadverb
484lowसधैंsadhaialwaysadverb
485lowW2127कहिल्यैkahilyaieveradverb
486lowकहिले काहींkahile kaahisometimesadverb
487lowप्रायःpraayahausuallyadverb
488lowW3304जरुरीjarurinecessaryadjective
489lowW568महत्वपूर्णmahatwapurnaimportantadjective
490lowW2001सजिलोsajiloeasyadjective
491lowW3880गाह्रोgaahrodifficultadjective
492lowW1225ठीकthikcorrect/okayadjective
493lowW1238गलतgalatwrongadjective
494lowसाँचोsaanchotrueadjective
495lowW1011फरकpharakdifferentadjective
496lowउस्तैustaisameadjective
497highW43सबैsabaialladjective
498lowW2018कोहीkohisomeonepronoun
499highW19केहीkehisome/somethingpronoun
500lowW1717अरूaruother/moreadjective

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