Nepali Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Nepali vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Nepali. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components. The sound is also provided.
shirt  सर्ट [sarṭa] | sweater स्वेटर [svēṭara] | jacket ज्याकेट [jyākēṭa] | coat कोट [kōṭa] |
socks मोजा [mōjā] | shoes जुत्ता [juttā] | trousers पाइन्ट [pā'inṭa] | pajamas सुरवाल [suravāla] |
belt पेटी [pēṭī] | underwear कट्टु [kaṭṭu] | hat टोपी [ṭōpī] | skirt फराक [pharāka] |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Nepali | Pronunciation | Country | Nepali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | अरबी | [arabī] | Morocco | मोरोक्को | [mōrōkkō] |
| Chinese | चिनीयाँ | [cinīyām̐] | China | चाइना | [cā'inā] |
| English | अँग्रेजी | [am̐grējī] | England | इङल्याण्ड | [iṅalyāṇḍa] |
| French | फ्रान्सेली | [phrānsēlī] | France | फ्रान्स | [phrānsa] |
| German | जर्मन | [jarmana] | Germany | जर्मनी | [jarmanī] |
| Greek | ग्रीक | [grīka] | Greece | ग्रीस | [grīsa] |
| Portuguese | पोर्तुगिज | [pōrtugija] | Portugal | पोर्तुगल | [pōrtugala] |
| Hindi | हिन्दी | [hindī] | India | इण्डिया | [iṇḍiyā] |
| Italian | इटालीयन | [iṭālīyana] | Italy | इटाली | [iṭālī] |
| Japanese | जापानीज | [jāpānīja] | Japan | जापान | [jāpāna] |
| Russian | रसियन | [rasiyana] | Russia | रुस | [rusa] |
| Spanish | स्पेनीस | [spēnīsa] | Spain | स्पेन | [spēna] |
| Swedish | स्वीडिस् | [svīḍis] | Sweden | स्विडेन | [sviḍēna] |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Nepali | Pronunciation | Survival | Nepali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| airport | विमानस्थलमा | [vimānasthalamā] | doctor | चिकित्सक | [cikitsaka] |
| airplane | विमान | [vimāna] | medicines | औषधिहरु | [auṣadhiharu] |
| train | रेल | [rēla] | pharmacy | औषधी पसल | [auṣadhī pasala] |
| taxi | ट्याक्सी | [ṭyāksī] | hospital | अस्पताल | [aspatāla] |
| bus | बस | [basa] | ambulance | एम्बुलेन्स | [ēmbulēnsa] |
| car | कार | [kāra] | poison | बिख | [bikha] |
| ticket | टिकट | [ṭikaṭa] | help me | मलाई सहयोग गर्नुहोस् | [malā'ī sahayōga garnuhōs] |
| hotel | होटल | [hōṭala] | danger | खतरा | [khatarā] |
| reservation | आरक्षण | [ārakṣaṇa] | accident | दुर्घटना | [durghaṭanā] |
| passport | राहदानी | [rāhadānī] | police | पुलिस | [pulisa] |
| luggage | सामान | [sāmāna] | headache | टाउको दुख्ने | [ṭā'ukō dukhnē] |
| tourism | पर्यटन | [paryaṭana] | stomach ache | पेट दुख्ने | [pēṭa dukhnē] |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Nepali | Pronunciation | House | Nepali | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| books | पुस्तकहरु | [pustakaharu] | toilet | चर्पी | [carpī] |
| pen | कलम | [kalama] | bed | ओछ्यान | [ōchyāna] |
| dictionary | शब्दकोश | [śabdakōśa] | bedroom | शयन कक्ष | [śayana kakṣa] |
| library | पुस्तकालय | [pustakālaya] | furniture | टेबल कुर्सी | [ṭēbala kursī] |
| desk | डेस्क | [ḍēska] | house | घर | [ghara] |
| student | विद्यार्थी | [vidyārthī] | kitchen | भान्साकोठा | [bhānsākōṭhā] |
| teacher | शिक्षक | [śikṣaka] | plate | प्लेट | [plēṭa] |
| chair | कुर्सी | [kursī] | refrigerator | फ्रिज | [phrija] |
| paper | कागज | [kāgaja] | room | कोठा | [kōṭhā] |
| page | पृष्ठ | [pr̥ṣṭha] | table | टेबल | [ṭēbala] |
| pencil | सिसाकलम | [sisākalama] | window | झ्याल | [jhyāla] |
| question | प्रश्न | [praśna] | television | दूरदर्शन | [dūradarśana] |
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| Nepali Verbs |
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