English-Nepali Dictionary

Browse common English words and their Nepali translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Nepali.

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About Nepali

Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and parts of India and Bhutan. It uses the Devanagari script, which it shares with Hindi and Sanskrit. Nepali has a rich literary tradition and serves as a lingua franca in the diverse linguistic landscape of Nepal.

Cultural Note

Nepali uses the Devanagari script. It has formal and informal pronoun distinctions and a postpositional grammar.

Browse common Nepali vocabulary

Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
Pronouns
I	pron.	म	I am ready now. म अहिले तयार छु।
you	pron.	तिमी	You are very kind. तिमी धेरै दयालु छौ।
he	pron.	ऊ	He is my brother. ऊ मेरो दाइ हो।
she	pron.	ऊ	She is my sister. ऊ मेरी बहिनी हो।
we	pron.	हामी	We live in Nepal. हामी नेपालमा बस्छौं।
they	pron.	उनीहरू	They are coming tomorrow. उनीहरू भोलि आउँदैछन्।
Question Words
what	int.	के	What do you want? तिमीलाई के चाहिन्छ?
where	int.	कहाँ	Where do you live? तिमी कहाँ बस्छौ?
when	int.	कहिले	When will you come? तिमी कहिले आउनेछौ?
who	int.	को	Who is at home? घरमा को छ?
Verbs
to go	v.	जानु	We go to school. हामी विद्यालय जान्छौं।
to come	v.	आउनु	Please come to my house. कृपया मेरो घरमा आउनुहोस्।
to eat	v.	खानु	We eat rice daily. हामी दैनिक भात खान्छौं।
to love	v.	माया गर्नु	Parents love their children. आमाबाबुले आफ्ना बच्चालाई माया गर्छन्।
Nouns
man	n.	पुरुष	That man is tall. त्यो पुरुष अग्लो छ।
woman	n.	महिला	The woman is smiling. ती महिला मुस्कुराइरहेकी छिन्।
child	n.	बच्चा	The child is sleeping. बच्चा सुतिरहेको छ।
family	n.	परिवार	My family lives here. मेरो परिवार यहाँ बस्छ।
mother	n.	आमा	My mother is kind. मेरी आमा दयालु हुनुहुन्छ।
father	n.	बुबा	My father works hard. मेरा बुबा मेहनत गर्नुहुन्छ।
house	n.	घर	Their house is big. उनीहरूको घर ठूलो छ।
water	n.	पानी	Water is very important. पानी धेरै महत्त्वपूर्ण छ।
Adjectives
good	adj.	राम्रो	This food is good. यो खाना राम्रो छ।
big	adj.	ठूलो	They have a big house. उनीहरूसँग ठूलो घर छ।
small	adj.	सानो	The room is small. कोठा सानो छ।
beautiful	adj.	सुन्दर	This garden is beautiful. यो बगैंचा सुन्दर छ।
Prepositions
with	prep.	सँग	I came with my friend. म मेरो साथीसँग आएँ।
Conjunctions
and	conj.	र	Tea and coffee are ready. चिया र कफी तयार छन्।
Interjections
yes	interj.	हो	Yes, I understand now. हो, म अहिले बुझ्छु।
no	interj.	होइन	No, I cannot come. होइन, म आउन सक्दिनँ।

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Common Uses

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