Nepali Gender

Welcome to the fifth Nepali lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Nepali to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man पुरुष [puruṣa]

woman महिला [mahilā]

husband लोग्ने [lōgnē]

wife स्वास्नी [svāsnī]

boy केटा [kēṭā]

girl केटी [kēṭī]

father बुवा [buvā]

mother आमा [āmā]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Nepali + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] मेरो छोरा छात्र हो [mērō chōrā chātra hō]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] उनकी छोरि छात्रा हुन् [unakī chōri chātrā hun]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] उसको अग्लो भाई/दाई छ [usakō aglō bhā'ī / dā'ī cha]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] उनको अग्ली बहिनी/दिदी छ [unakō aglī bahinī / didī cha]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] उसका भाई/दाई भर्खरका छन् [usakā bhā'ī / dā'ī bharkharakā chan]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] उसका बहिनी/दिदी भर्खरका छन् [usakā bahinī / didī bharkharakā chan]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son छोरा [chōrā]

daughter छोरी [chōrī]

brother दाजु [dāju]

sister बहिनी [bahinī]

grandfather हजुर बुवा [hajura buvā]

grandmother हजुर मुमा [hajura mumā]

child बच्चा [baccā]

children बच्चाहरु [baccāharu]

Expressions in Nepali

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Nepali, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Nepali - Pronunciation
What do you mean? तपाईंले के भन्न खोज्नु भएको हो ? [tapā'īnlē kē bhanna khōjnu bha'ēkō hō?]
I don't understand मैले बुझ्न सकिन [mailē bujhna sakina]
I don't know मलाई थाहा छैन [malā'ī thāhā chaina]
What is that called in Nepali? त्यसलाई नेपालीमा के भनिन्छ [tyasalā'ī nēpālīmā kē bhanincha]
What is this? यो के हो ? [yō kē hō?]
What does that word mean in English? त्यो शब्दलाई अंग्रेजीमा के भनिन्छ [tyō śabdalā'ī aṅgrējīmā kē bhanincha]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) क्षमाप्रार्थी छु [kṣamāprārthī chu]

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