Nepali Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Nepali lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Nepali to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Nepali - Pronunciation
one एक [ēka]
first प्रथम [prathama]
two दुई [du'ī]
second दोश्रो [dōśrō]
three तीन [tīna]
third तेश्रो [tēśrō]
four चार [cāra]
fourth चौथो [cauthō]
five पाँच [pām̐ca]
fifth पाँचौं [pām̐cauṁ]
six छ [cha]
sixth छैठौं [chaiṭhauṁ]
seven सात [sāta]
seventh सातौ [sātau]
eight आठ [āṭha]
eighth आठौं [āṭhauṁ]
nine नौ [nau]
ninth नवौं [navauṁ]
ten दस [dasa]
tenth दसौं [dasauṁ]
eleven एघार [ēghāra]
eleventh एघारौं [ēghārauṁ]
twelve बाह्र [bāhra]
twelfth बाह्रौँ [bāhraum̐]
thirteen तेह्र [tēhra]
thirteenth तेह्रौँ [tēhraum̐]
fourteen चौधौं [caudhauṁ]
once एक पटक [ēka paṭaka]
fifteen पन्ध्र [pandhra]
twice दुई पटक [du'ī paṭaka]
sixteen सोह्र [sōhra]
Monday सोमबार [sōmabāra]
seventeen सत्र [satra]
Tuesday मंगलबार [maṅgalabāra]
eighteen अठार [aṭhāra]
Wednesday बुधबार [budhabāra]
nineteen उन्नाइस [unnā'isa]
Thursday बिहीबार [bihībāra]
twenty बीस [bīsa]
Friday शुक्रबार [śukrabāra]
seventy one एकहत्तर [ēkahattara]
Saturday शनीबार [śanībāra]
one hundred एकसय [ēkasaya]
Sunday आइतबार [ā'itabāra]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Nepali cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Nepali. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Nepali + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] मसंग तीनवटा कुकुरहरु छन् [masaṅga tīnavaṭā kukuraharu chan]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] मेरी छोरीसंग दुइवटा बिरालोहरु छन् [mērī chōrīsaṅga du'ivaṭā birālōharu chan]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] उनी सातवटा भाषा बोल्छिन् [unī sātavaṭā bhāṣā bōlchin]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] मेरो भाई/दाईको एउटा छोरा छ [mērō bhā'ī / dā'īkō ē'uṭā chōrā cha]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] यो मेरो दोश्रो पाठ हो [yō mērō dōśrō pāṭha hō]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] के तपाईंले तेश्रो किताब पढ्नुभयो ? [kē tapā'īnlē tēśrō kitāba paḍhnubhayō?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow गाई [gā'ī]

goat बाख्रा [bākhrā]

donkey गधा [gadhā]

horse घोडा [ghōḍā]

dog कुकुर [kukura]

cat बिरालो [birālō]

mouse मुसा [musā]

bird चरा [carā]

Conversation in Nepali

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Nepali - Pronunciation
Where are you from? तपाईं कहाँबाट हुनुहुन्छ ? [tapā'īṁ kahām̐bāṭa hunuhuncha?]
I'm from the U.S म यु.यस. बाट हुँ [ma yu?yasa? bāṭa hum̐]
I'm American म अमेरिकन हुँ [ma amērikana hum̐]
Where do you live? तपाईं कहाँ बस्नुहुन्छ ? [tapā'īṁ kahām̐ basnuhuncha?]
I live in the U.S म यु. यस. मा बस्छु [ma yu? yasa? mā baschu]
What do you do for a living? तपाईं बाँच्नको लागि के गर्नुहुन्छ ? [tapā'īṁ bām̐cnakō lāgi kē garnuhuncha?]
I'm a student म विद्यार्थी हु [ma vidyārthī hu]

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Nepali? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.