Vocabulary: Adjectives

INTRODUCTION Adjectives are words which qualify a noun or a noun phrase to give it more depth, characteristic or information. For example, the adjective is in bold in the sentence below: Adjectives are called विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ) in Nepali. Use of adjectives is described in Sentence Structure. Note | Some translations are approximate as its use depends on the context. … Read more

Sentence Structure

INTRODUCTION There is an urban legend that goes something like this: Reasercehrs at Cabmrdige Uniervisty haev disocvreed that yuor mnid can raed this… a bored person, probably It’s an approach that claims the human brain can make out words (and thus the sentence) solely from the position of the initial and final letters, and the … Read more

Vocabulary: Animals

MAMMALS Animal जनावर (janāwar) Bear भालु (bhālu) Buffalo भैँसी (bhai~sī) Camel उँट (u~ṭ) Cat बिरालो (birālo) Cow गाई (gāī) Deer मृग (mṛga) Dog कुकुर (kukur) Donkey गधा (gadhā) Elephant हात्ती (hāttī) Fauna पशुपक्षी (paśupakṣī) Fox फ्याउरो (phyāuro) Giraffe जिराफ (jirāph) Goat बाख्रा (bākhrā) Hippopotamus पानीगैँडा (pānīgai~ḍā) Horse घोडा (ghoḍā) Jackal स्याल (syāl) Leopard चितुवा (cituwā) Lion … Read more

Vocabulary: Colors

Black कालो (kālo) ██████ Blue निलो (nilo) ██████ Brown खैरो (khairo) ██████ Color रङ (raṅ) ██████ Crimson सिम्रिक (simrik) ██████ Green हरियो (hariyo) ██████ Gray खरानी (kharānī) ██████ Orange सुन्तले (suntale) ██████ Pink गुलाबी (gulābī) ██████ Purple प्याजी (pyājī) ██████ Red रातो (rāto) ██████ White सेतो (seto) ██████ Yellow पहेँलो (pahe~lo) ██████ Note | खैरो … Read more

Vocabulary: Verbs (I)

INTRODUCTION Imagine if you had no words to describe how you did something. You caught a big fish? Well, too bad you can’t tell what happened because you lack the word to describe the action. Fortunately, we do have verbs, allowing us to describe what exactly we did to others.  Verbs are very important because … Read more

Vocabulary: Fruits

Fruits फलफूल (phalphul) Grapes अंगुर (angur) Watermelon खर्बुजा (kharbuja) Apple स्याउ (shyau) Orange सुन्तला (suntala) Banana केरा (kera) Coconut नरिवल (nariwal) Pear नास्पाती (naspaati) Mango आँप (aap) Pomegranate अनार (aanar) Strawberry स्ट्रबेरी (straberi) Mulberry किम्बु (kimbu) Guava अम्बा (ambaa) Peach आरू (aaru) Plum आलुबखडा (aalubakhada) Pineapple भुइँ कटहर (bhui katahar) Jackfruit रूख कटहर (rukh katahar) … Read more

The Devanagari Script

INTRODUCTION When learning a language, it is often important to learn how to read and write in that language as well, as it helps us communicate more effectively. Like many other languages, Nepali also uses a written script to facilitate record keeping and conversation. Just as how English uses the Latin alphabet, Nepali uses a … Read more

Introduction to Nepali

INTRODUCTION Namaste! You now know how to greet someone in Nepali. Nepali is a language spoken in Nepal, India, and other places, and is the lingua franca and the official language of Nepal. Nepal is a small country located between India and China, and is home to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. … Read more