Nepali Phrase

Commonly Used Phrases in Nepali

in english	in Nepali (नेपाली)
Welcome	swagatam स्वागतम्
Hello	Namaste नमस्ते
Thank you	Dhanyabaad धन्यवाद
Yes	Hajur or Ho हजुर or हो
No	Chaina or Haina छैन or हैन
Maybe	Saayad शायद
Excuse me	Maaph garnus माफ गनुस्
Sorry	Maaph garnus माफ गनुस्
Stop	Roknuhos रोक्नुहोस्
Help!	Sahayao garnus सहयोग गर्नुस्
Get well soon	Chadai niko hunuhos चाँडै निको हुनुहोस्
I love you	Ma tapainlai maya garchu म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु।
Call the police!	prahari bolaunuhos प्रहरी बोलाउनुहोस्
Birthday greetings	Janmadinko shubhakamana जन्मदिनको शुभकामना!
Do you speak Nepali?	ke tapain nepali bolnuhunchha? के तपाइ नेपाली बोल्नुहुन्छ?
How do you say ... in Nepali?	tapain le nepalima ... lai kasari bhannu hunchha? तपाइले नेपालीमा .... लाइ कसरी भन्नुहुन्छ?
Yes, a little	Hajur, ali ali bolchhu हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु
How are you?	tapaaii lai kasto cha? तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?
Reply to "How are you?" : I am fine	malaai sanchai cha मलाइ सन्चै छ ।
Long time no see	Lamo samaya samma haraunu bhoyo ni! लामो समयसम्म हराउनु भयो नी!
What is your name?	Tapaiko naam ke ho? तपाईको नाम के हो ?
My name is ...	Mero naam .... ho मेरो नाम ..... हो
I'm from .....	mero ghara ..... ho मेरो घर ..... हो
Pleased to meet you	tapaai laaii bhetera khushii laagyo तपाईलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो
Good morning	Subha Prabhat शुभ प्रभात or नमस्कार
Good afternoon	Samaskar शुभ प्रभात or नमस्कार
Good evening	Subha shandhya शुभ सन्ध्या
Good night	Subha ratri शुभ रात्री
Goodbye	Namaste नमस्ते
Good luck	Subha Kamana शुभ कामना
Have a nice day	Subha Din शुभ दिन
Have a nice meal	Ramrari khanu hola राम्ररी खानु होला
Have a good journey	Shubha yatra शुभ-यात्रा

Basic Phrases of Nepali for Travellers

in english	in Nepali (नेपाली)
Hello	Namaste नमस्ते
Thank you	Dhanyabaad धन्यवाद
What is your name?	Tapaiko naam ke ho? तपाईको नाम के हो ?
My name is ...	Mero naam .... ho मेरो नाम ..... हो
Yes	Hajur or Ho हजुर or हो
No	Chaina or Haina छैन or हैन
Good	Ramro राम्रो
Very Good	Dherai Ramro धेरै राम्रो
Bad	Naramro नराम्रो
Very Bad	Dherai Naramro धेरै नराम्रो
Clean	Safa सफा
Dirty	Phohar फोहर
Do you speak english?	Tapaai Angreji bolna hunchha? तपाई अंग्रेजी बोल्न हुन्छ ?
I don't understand	Maile Bujhina मैले बुझिन
Where is the toilet?	Shauchalaye Kata cha? शौचालय कता छ?
How do I get to .....	..... Kasari Jane? ..... कसरि जाने ?
Left	Baayaa बायाँ
Right	Daayaa दायाँ
Straight ahead	Sidha agadi सिधा अगाडी
How much is this?	Yes ko kati parcha? य़ेसको कति पर्छ?
Food	Khana खाना
Water	Paani पानि
Tea	Chiya चिया
Coffee	Coffee
Do you have rooms available?	Ke tapai sanga khali kotha uplabda cha? के तपाई सँग खाली कोठा उपलब्द छ ?
I am hungry	Ma lai Bhog Laagyo? मलाई भोग लाग्यो

How to say time in Nepali?

English	Nepali
Now	ahile (aa-hee-le) अहिले
Later	pachi (paa-chi) पछि
Before	agadi (aa-gha-dee) अगाडी
Morning	bihana (bee-haa-na) बिहान
Afternoon	diuso (di-u-sho) दिउसो
Evening	beluka (be-lu-kha) बेलुका
Night	rati (raa-ti) रति

Numbers in Nepali

in english	in Nepali (नेपाली)
Zero (0)	sunna (sun-na) सुन्ना
Half (1/2)	aadaa (aa-daa) आदा
One (1)	ek (A-kh) एक
Two (2)	dui (Du-ee) दुइ
Three (3)	tin (Tee-n) तिन
Four (4)	char (Char-r) चार
Five (5)	panch (Pa-n-ch) पाँच
Six (6)	chha (Cha) छ
Seven (7)	saat (Sa-at) सात
Eight (8)	aath (Aa-th) आठ
Nine (9)	nau (Na-u) नौ
Ten (10)	dash (Daa-sh) दश
Eleven (11)	eghara (A-ghaa-ra) एघार
Twelve (12)	barha (Bha-ra) बाह्र
Thirteen (13)	tehra (Th-e-ra) तेह्र
Fourteen (14)	chaudha (Chau-dha) चौध
Fifteen (15)	pandhra (Pan-dra) पन्ध्र
Sixteen (16)	sorha (So-rha) सोह्र
Seventeen (17)	satra (Sat-ra) सत्र
Eighteen (18)	athara (Aa-tha-ra) अठार
Nineteen (19)	unais (Un-nai-s) उनैस
Twenty (20)	bis (Bis) बिस
Thirty (30)	tis (Ti-sh) तिस
Fourty (40)	chalis (Cha-lee-sh) चालिस
Fifty (50)	pachaase (Pa-cha-sh) पचास
Sixty (60)	satthi (Sat-thi) सत्त्ठी
Seventy (70)	sattari (Sa-tha-ri) सत्तरी
Eighty (80)	assi (aa-si) अस्सी
Ninety (90)	nabbe (nab-be) नब्बे
Hundred (100)	ek saye (A-kh sai-ya) एक सय
Two Hundred (200)	dui saye (Du-ee sai-ya) दुइ सय
Three Hundred (300)	tin saye (Tee-n sai-ya) तिन सय
One Thousand (1000)	Ek Hazar (A-kh Ha-zar) एक हजार
Two Thousand (2000)	Dui Hazar (Du-ee Ha-zar) दुइ हजार
One Hundred Thousand (100,000)	ek lakh (A-kh la-kh) एक लाख
One Million (1,000,000)	dash lakh (Daa-sh la-kh) दश लाख
Less	kam (cum) कम
More	Dherai (dhe-raii) धेरै