नमस्ते। Namaste. Hello.
शुभ प्रभात। Shubha prabhāt. Good morning.
शुभ रात्री। Shubha rātrī. Good night.
तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ? Tapāī̃lāī kasto cha? How are you?
म ठीक छु। Ma ṭhīk chu. I am fine.
2. Politeness
Nepali Transliteration English
धन्यवाद। Dhan'yavād. Thank you.
कृपया। Kripayā. Please.
माफ गर्नुहोस्। Māph garnuhos. Sorry / Excuse me.
कुनै कुरा छैन। Kunai kurā chaina. It's okay / No problem.
स्वागत छ। Swāgat cha. You're welcome.
3. Introducing Yourself
Nepali Transliteration English
मेरो नाम ___ हो। Mero nām ___ ho. My name is ___.
तपाईंको नाम के हो? Tapāī̃ko nām ke ho? What is your name?
म ___ बाट हुँ। Ma ___ bāṭa hũ. I am from ___.
म विद्यार्थी हुँ। Ma vidyārthī hũ. I am a student.
म नेपाली सिक्दै छु। Ma Nepālī sikdai chu. I am learning Nepali.
4. Questions
Nepali Transliteration English
यो के हो? Yo ke ho? What is this?
त्यो के हो? Tyo ke ho? What is that?
तपाईं कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ? Tapāī̃ kahā̃ hunuhunchha? Where are you?
यो कति हो? Yo kati ho? How much is this?
किन? Kina? Why?
5. Yes / No / Agreement
Nepali Transliteration English
हो। Ho. Yes / It is.
होइन। Hoina. No / It isn't.
पक्का। Pakkā. Definitely.
ठीक छ। Ṭhīk cha. Okay.
मलाई लाग्छ। Malāī lāgcha. I think so.
6. Everyday Conversation
Nepali Transliteration English
के गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ? Ke gardai hunuhunchha? What are you doing?
म काम गर्दै छु। Ma kām gardai chu. I am working.
तपाईं कहाँ जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ? Tapāī̃ kahā̃ jāndai hunuhunchha? Where are you going?
म घर जाँदै छु। Ma ghar jāndai chu. I am going home.
पछि भेटौँला। Pachi bheṭaũlā. See you later.
7. Feelings
Nepali Transliteration English
म खुसी छु। Ma khusī chu. I am happy.
म दुःखी छु। Ma duḥkhī chu. I am sad.
म थाकेको छु। Ma thākeko chu. I am tired.
म डराएको छु। Ma ḍarāeko chu. I am scared.
म उत्साहित छु। Ma utsāhit chu. I am excited.
8. Likes & Dislikes
Nepali Transliteration English
मलाई यो मन पर्छ। Malāī yo man parcha. I like this.
मलाई यो मन पर्दैन। Malāī yo man pardaina. I don't like this.
मलाई संगीत मन पर्छ। Malāī saṅgīt man parcha. I like music.
मलाई पढ्न मन पर्छ। Malāī paḍhna man parcha. I like reading/studying.
मलाई यो मनपर्दैन। Malāī yo manpardaina. I dislike this.
9. Family & People
Nepali Transliteration English
यो मेरो परिवार हो। Yo mero parivār ho. This is my family.
मेरो बुबा Mero bubā My father
मेरी आमा Merī āma My mother
मेरो भाइ Mero bhāi My younger brother
मेरी बहिनी Merī bahinī My younger sister
10. School
Nepali Transliteration English
म स्कूल जाँदै छु। Ma skūl jāndai chu. I am going to school.
मेरो कक्षा कहाँ छ? Mero kakṣā kahā̃ cha? Where is my classroom?
शिक्षक कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ? Śikṣak kahā̃ hunuhunchha? Where is the teacher?
मेरो गृहकार्य छ। Mero gṛhakārya cha. I have homework.
मैले बुझिनँ। Maile bujhinã. I didn't understand.
11. Food & Drink
Nepali Transliteration English
मलाई भोक लागेको छ। Malāī bhok lāgeko cha. I am hungry.
मलाई तिर्खा लागेको छ। Malāī tirkhā lāgeko cha. I am thirsty.
खाना तयार छ। Khānā tayār cha. The food is ready.
पानी दिनुहोस्। Pānī dinuhos. Please give me water.
यो स्वादिष्ट छ। Yo swādiṣṭa cha. This is delicious.
12. Shopping
Nepali Transliteration English
यसको मूल्य कति हो? Yasko mūlya kati ho? How much does this cost?
यो धेरै महँगो छ। Yo dherai mahaṅgo cha. This is very expensive.
अलि सस्तो गर्नुहोस्। Ali sasto garnuhos. Please make it a little cheaper.
म यो किन्छु। Ma yo kinchu. I will buy this.
मलाई यो चाहिन्छ। Malāī yo chāhincha. I need/want this.
13. Directions & Travel
Nepali Transliteration English
स्टेशन कहाँ छ? Sṭeśan kahā̃ cha? Where is the station?
बायाँ जानुहोस्। Bāyā̃ jānuhos. Go left.
दायाँ जानुहोस्। Dāyā̃ jānuhos. Go right.
सिधा जानुहोस्। Sidhā jānuhos. Go straight.
मलाई बाटो थाहा छैन। Malāī bāṭo thāhā chaina. I don't know the way.
14. Time
Nepali Transliteration English
अहिले कति बज्यो? Ahile kati bajyo? What time is it now?
अहिले तीन बजेको छ। Ahile tīn bajeko cha. It is three o'clock.
आज Āja Today
भोलि Bholi Tomorrow
हिजो Hijo Yesterday
15. Weather
Nepali Transliteration English
आज मौसम राम्रो छ। Āja mausam ramro cha. The weather is good today.
आज धेरै गर्मी छ। Āja dherai garmī cha. It is very hot today.
आज धेरै जाडो छ। Āja dherai jāḍo cha. It is very cold today.
पानी परिरहेको छ। Pānī parirहेको cha. It is raining.
मौसम कस्तो छ? Mausam kasto cha? How is the weather?
16. Phone & Internet
Nepali Transliteration English
तपाईंको फोन नम्बर के हो? Tapāī̃ko phon nambar ke ho? What is your phone number?
मलाई फोन गर्नुहोस्। Malāī phon garnuhos. Call me.
मलाई सन्देश पठाउनुहोस्। Malāī sandesh paṭhāunuhos. Send me a message.
इन्टरनेट चलिरहेको छैन। Inṭarneṭ chali raheko chaina. The internet isn't working.
मेरो फोनको ब्याट्री सकिँदै छ। Mero phonko byāṭrī sakindai cha. My phone battery is running low.
17. Problems & Emergencies
Nepali Transliteration English
मद्दत गर्नुहोस्! Maddat garnuhos! Help!
मलाई मद्दत चाहिन्छ। Malāī maddat chāhincha. I need help.
समस्या छ। Samasyā cha. There is a problem.
पुलिसलाई बोलाउनुहोस्। Polislaī bolāunuhos. Call the police.
एम्बुलेन्स बोलाउनुहोस्। Embulens bolāunuhos. Call an ambulance.
18. Common Conversational Expressions
Nepali Transliteration English
साँच्चै? Sā̃cchai? Really?
वाह! Wāh! Wow!
राम्रो! Rāmro! Great!
ठीकै छ। Ṭhīkai cha. It's alright.
मलाई थाहा छैन। Malāī thāhā chaina. I don't know.
19. Useful Sentence Patterns
Nepali Transliteration English
म ___ गर्न चाहन्छु। Ma ___ garna chāhanchu. I want to ___.
म ___ गर्न सक्छु। Ma ___ garna sakchu. I can ___.
म ___ गर्न सक्दिनँ। Ma ___ garna sakdinã. I cannot ___.
मलाई ___ चाहिन्छ। Malāī ___ chāhincha. I need ___.
मलाई ___ मन पर्छ। Malāī ___ man parcha. I like ___.
20. Short Natural Dialogue
Nepali Transliteration English
A: नमस्ते! तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ? A: Namaste! Tapāī̃lāī kasto cha? A: Hello! How are you?
B: म ठीक छु। धन्यवाद। तपाईंलाई नि? B: Ma ṭhīk chu. Dhan'yavād. Tapāī̃lāī ni? B: I'm fine. Thank you. And you?
A: म पनि ठीक छु। A: Ma pani ṭhīk chu. A: I'm fine too.
B: तपाईं कहाँ जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ? B: Tapāī̃ kahā̃ jāndai hunuhunchha? B: Where are you going?
A: म स्कूल जाँदै छु। A: Ma skūl jāndai chu. A: I'm going to school.
B: ठीक छ। पछि भेटौँला! B: Ṭhīk cha. Pachi bheṭaũlā! B: Okay. See you later!