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

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