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	Nepali	Pronunciation	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 here. You can now check the next lesson below.

Nepali Gender

Nepali Phrases

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