Learn Nepali online // Nepali language lessons // nepalgo.de
Went to a Nepali Restaurant and had no Idea what to order? Don’t know what Dal Bhat is? Here, we’ll learn some culinary items in Nepal. (you can click on Vegetables and Fruits to go into their sub-groups) Rice चामल (chamal) Cooked Rice भात (bhat) Lentils दाल (daal) Vegetables तरकारी (tarkaari) Fruits फलफूल (phalphool) Sugar चिनी (chinii) Salt नून … Read more
To look around a place, we need to know our directions, right? Direction is called ‘दिशा’ (disha) in Nepali. (no, not the other one [दिसा; disa] which means excrement!) Back पछाडि (pachāḍi) Down तल (tala) East पूर्व (pūrwa) Front अगाडि (agāḍi) Left (casual) देब्रे (debre) Left बायाँ (bāyā~) North उत्तर (uttar) Right (casual) दाहिने (dāhine) Right दायाँ (dāyā~) … Read more
Let’s look at the surroundings and the geography! Urban components (human made structures are included) Place: ठाउँ (thau) Land: जमिन (jamin) Land (plot): जग्गा (jagga) Mountain: हिमाल (himal) Hills: पहाड (pahaad) Plains: तराई (tarai) River: खोला (khola) Lake: ताल (taal) Forest: जंगल (jangal) Sea: सागर (saagar) Ocean: महासागर (saagar) Desert: मरुभूमि (marubhumi) Residence: बासस्थान (baasasthan) House: घर (ghar) Kitchen Garden: बारी (baari) Garden: बगैँचा (bagaichaa) Field: खेत (khet) Household: घरबार (gharbaar) Neighbour: छिमेकी (chimeki) Neighbourhood: छरछिमेक (charchimek) Community: बस्ती (basti) Street (as in the street you live in): टोल (tol) Road: सडक (sadak) Road (casual): बाटो (baato) A Narrow Road: गल्ली (galli) A Narrow … Read more
EXTERNAL BODY PARTS Armpit काखी (kākhī) Backbone ढाड (ḍhāḍ) Beard दाह्री (dāhrī) Belly भुडी (bhuḍī) Bellybutton नाइटो (nāiṭo) Body जिउ (jiu); शरीर (śarīr) Body hair भुत्ला (bhutlā) Breast(s) स्तन (stan) [med.]; बुबु (bubu) Buttocks चाक (cāk) Cheek गाला (gālā) Chest छाती (chātī) Chin चिउँडो (ciu~ḍo) Ear कान (kān) Elbow कुहिनो (kuhino) Eye आँखा (ā~khā) Eyebrow … Read more
Perhaps one of the vastest number names belong to Nepali. Unlike in English, each number till 100 has a unique name. Most young people cannot even count beyond 40! For now, let’s just learn till 30. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 are written १, २, ३, ४, ५, ६, ७, … Read more
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 are written १, २, ३, ४, ५, ६, ७, ८, ९ and ०respectively. For example, 1, 12, 53, 79 and 42 will be १, १२, ५३, ७९ and ४२ respectively when we write it in Devanagari Script. 31 = एकतीस (ektis) 32 = बत्तीस (battis) 33 = तेत्तीस (tettis) 34 … Read more
Let’s learn vegetable names! Of course I know that botanically Tomatoes are fruits but here we just say it as a vegetable. Same with other so called vegetables like ‘lemon’ and ‘pumpkin’. Baby Pumpkin गट्टा (gaṭṭā) Beans गेडागुडी (geḍāguḍī) Bitter Gourd करेला (karelā) Cabbage गोभी (gobhī) Carrot गाजर (gājar) Cauliflower काउली (kāulī) Coriander धनिया (dhaniyā) Cucumber काँक्रा … Read more
Here are some common objects found in the Bedroom. Door, light bulbs, windows and curtains are found virtually in every room, but I’m including them in the Bedroom: Bed = खाट (khat) Chair = कुर्सी (kursi); मेच (mech) Table = टेबुल (tebul) Cupboard = दराज (daraj) Blanket = सिरक (sirak) Pillow = सिरानी (sirani) Mattress … Read more
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
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