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Nepali Phrase

Commonly Used Phrases in Nepali

in englishin Nepali (नेपाली)
Welcomeswagatam
स्वागतम्
HelloNamaste
नमस्ते
Thank youDhanyabaad
धन्यवाद
YesHajur or Ho
हजुर or हो
NoChaina or Haina
छैन or हैन
MaybeSaayad
शायद
Excuse meMaaph garnus
माफ गनुस्
SorryMaaph garnus
माफ गनुस्
StopRoknuhos
रोक्नुहोस्
Help!Sahayao garnus
सहयोग गर्नुस्
Get well soonChadai niko hunuhos
चाँडै निको हुनुहोस्
I love youMa tapainlai maya garchu
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु।
Call the police!prahari bolaunuhos
प्रहरी बोलाउनुहोस्
Birthday greetingsJanmadinko 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 littleHajur, ali ali bolchhu
हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु
How are you?tapaaii lai kasto cha?
तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?
Reply to "How are you?" : I am finemalaai sanchai cha
मलाइ सन्चै छ ।
Long time no seeLamo 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 youtapaai laaii bhetera khushii laagyo
तपाईलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो
Good morningSubha Prabhat
शुभ प्रभात or नमस्कार
Good afternoonSamaskar
शुभ प्रभात or नमस्कार
Good eveningSubha shandhya
शुभ सन्ध्या
Good nightSubha ratri
शुभ रात्री
GoodbyeNamaste
नमस्ते
Good luckSubha Kamana
शुभ कामना
Have a nice daySubha Din
शुभ दिन
Have a nice mealRamrari khanu hola
राम्ररी खानु होला
Have a good journeyShubha yatra
शुभ-यात्रा

Basic Phrases of Nepali for Travellers

in englishin Nepali (नेपाली)
HelloNamaste
नमस्ते
Thank youDhanyabaad
धन्यवाद
What is your name?Tapaiko naam ke ho?
तपाईको नाम के हो ?
My name is ...Mero naam .... ho
मेरो नाम ..... हो
YesHajur or Ho
हजुर or हो
NoChaina or Haina
छैन or हैन
GoodRamro
राम्रो
Very GoodDherai Ramro
धेरै राम्रो
BadNaramro
नराम्रो
Very BadDherai Naramro
धेरै नराम्रो
CleanSafa
सफा
DirtyPhohar
फोहर
Do you speak english?Tapaai Angreji bolna hunchha?
तपाई अंग्रेजी बोल्न हुन्छ ?
I don't understandMaile Bujhina
मैले बुझिन
Where is the toilet?Shauchalaye Kata cha?
शौचालय कता छ?
How do I get to .......... Kasari Jane?
..... कसरि जाने ?
LeftBaayaa
बायाँ
RightDaayaa
दायाँ
Straight aheadSidha agadi
सिधा अगाडी
How much is this?Yes ko kati parcha?
य़ेसको कति पर्छ?
FoodKhana
खाना
WaterPaani
पानि
TeaChiya
चिया
CoffeeCoffee
Do you have rooms available?Ke tapai sanga khali kotha uplabda cha?
के तपाई सँग खाली कोठा उपलब्द छ ?
I am hungryMa lai Bhog Laagyo?
मलाई भोग लाग्यो

How to say time in Nepali?

EnglishNepali
Nowahile (aa-hee-le)
अहिले
Laterpachi (paa-chi)
पछि
Beforeagadi (aa-gha-dee)
अगाडी
Morningbihana (bee-haa-na)
बिहान
Afternoondiuso (di-u-sho)
दिउसो
Eveningbeluka (be-lu-kha)
बेलुका
Nightrati (raa-ti)
रति

Numbers in Nepali

in englishin 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
Lesskam (cum)
कम
MoreDherai (dhe-raii)
धेरै

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