If you are planning to travel to Nepal, you would be glad to know you are heading to a land rich with folklore, famed for its mountainous natural beauty and of course the well-documented bravery of the Gurkha people. Nepal is a landlocked country, sandwiched between India and China, and is the youngest republic in the world.
The major languages of Nepal is Nepali and is spoken by nearly half the population; there are numerous smaller tribal languages as well. Like many languages in the Indian subcontinent, Nepali has its roots in Sanskrit and is written in Devanagari script.
Now, learn a few phrases in Nepali.
| Hello, Good Morning, Good Evening | --- | Namaste |
| Good night | --- | Shubha raatri |
| Yes | --- | Ho |
| No | --- | Hoina |
| Thank you | --- | Dhanya baddd |
| Good | --- | Raamro |
| Bad | --- | Naraamro |
| How are you? | --- | Ke chha? |
| I am fine | --- | Tthik chha. |
| And you? | --- | Timi laai? |
| Tapaiiko naam ke ho? | --- | What is your name? |
| Mero naam (name) ho | --- | My name is (name) |
| Please bring the menu | --- | "Menu" lyaau nus na. |
| I would like a coffee | --- | "Coffee" euta deenus na. |
| With cream and sugar | --- | Doodh ra chini raakhera. |
| What Nepali dishes do you serve? | --- | Nepali parikaar ke ke chha? |
| Do you have any soups? | --- | "Soup" chha? |
| I can't eat spicy food | --- | Ma piro khaana sakdina. |
| What ingredients are in this dish? | --- | Yasmaa ke ke chha? |
| Do you serve vegetarian dishes? | --- | Saakaa haari khaanaa chha? |
| Meat | --- | Masu |
| Fish | --- | Macha |
| Mutton | --- | Kasi |
| Chicken | --- | Kukhura |
| Pork | --- | Sungur |
| Water | --- | Pani |
| Boiled water | --- | Umaleko pani |
| Alcohol | --- | Raksi |
| Juice | --- | Ras |
| Tea | --- | Chiya |
| Coffee | --- | Coffee |
| Rright | --- | Daayaa [tira] |
| Left | --- | baayaa [tira] |
| Straight | --- | Sidhaa |
| North | --- | Uttar |
| South | --- | Dakshin |
| East | --- | Purba |
| West | --- | Pashchim |
| Near | --- | Najik |
| Far | --- | Taadhaa |
| 1 | --- | ek |
| 2 | --- | dui |
| 3 | --- | teen |
| 4 | --- | chaar |
| 5 | --- | paa-ch |
| 6 | --- | chha |
| 7 | --- | saat |
| 8 | --- | aatth |
| 9 | --- | nau |
| 10 | --- | das |
| Monday | --- | Sombar |
| Tuesday | --- | Mangalbar |
| Wednesday | --- | Bhudbar |
| Thursday | --- | Bahibar |
| Friday | --- | Shukabar |
| Saturday | --- | Shanibar |
| Sunday | --- | Aiethbar |
| I'm Sick | --- | ma birami chu |
| I need a doctor | --- | Malaai ddaaktar chaaiyo. |
| Take me to the hospital | --- | Malaai aspataal lagnus. |
| Where is the pharmacy? | --- | Ausadhi pasal kahaa~ chha? |
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