Nepali Adjectives

Welcome to the second Nepali lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Nepali to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black कालो [kālō]

grey फूस्रो [phūsrō]

white सेतो [sētō]

blue निलो [nilō]

green हरियो [hariyō]

yellow पंहेलो [panhēlō]

red रातो [rātō]

brown खैरो [khairō]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Nepali + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] मेरो घर सेतो छ [mērō ghara sētō cha]
your country is big [noun + adjective] तिम्रो देश ठुलो छ [timrō dēśa ṭhulō cha]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] नयाँ किताबहरु महँगा छन् [nayām̐ kitābaharu maham̐gā chan]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] हामी यहाँ खुशी छौं [hāmī yahām̐ khuśī chauṁ]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] उनिसंग तीनवटा साना कुकुर छन् [unisaṅga tīnavaṭā sānā kukura chan]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] यो भाषा सजिलो छ [yō bhāṣā sajilō cha]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] मसंग सानो हरियो घर छ [masaṅga sānō hariyō ghara cha]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold जाडो [jāḍō]

hot तातो [tātō]

cloudy बादल लागेको [bādala lāgēkō]

rainy पानी परिरहेको [pānī parirahēkō]

snowy हिउँ परिरहेको [hi'um̐ parirahēkō]

sunny घमाइलो [ghamā'ilō]

windy हावा चलेको [hāvā calēkō]

warm न्यानो [n'yānō]

Conversation in Nepali

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Nepali - Pronunciation
hi नमस्कार [namaskāra]
how are you? तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ ? [tapā'īnlā'ī kastō cha?]
I'm good, thank you मलाई सन्चै छ, धन्यवाद [malā'ī sancai cha, dhan'yavāda]
and you? अनि तपाईंलाई नी ? [ani tapā'īnlā'ī nī?]
what is your name? तपाईंको नाम के हो ? [tapā'īṅkō nāma kē hō?]
my name is Maya मेरो नाम माया हो [mērō nāma māyā hō]
nice to meet you तपाईंलाई भेट्दा सार्है खुशी लग्यो [tapā'īnlā'ī bhēṭdā sār'hai khuśī lagyō]

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