Greeting
Hi! Namaste
Good morning! Suva Bihan!
Good afternoon! Suva
din
Welcome! (to greet someone) Swagat
Cha
Hello my friend! Namaste
mero sathi
How are you? (friendly) Tapailai
Kasto Cha?
How are you? (polite) Hajur
Kasto Hunu Huncha?
I'm fine, thank you! Malai
Sanchai cha, dhanyabad
And you? (friendly) Ani
Tapailai?
And you? (polite) Ani
Hajurlai?
Good Ramro
Not so good Teti
ramro chaina
Long time no see Dharai
vayo Bhet navayako
I missed you Maile
Tapailai samje
What's new? K cha
Khabar?
Nothing new Naya
kehai chaina
Thank you (very much)! Dharai Dhanyabad
You're welcome! (for "thank you") Tapai Lai Swagat Cha
My pleasure Huss
Come in! (or: enter!) Vitra
aunu Huss
Make yourself at home!
Ghar Jastai Thannu Hola
Farewell Expressions
Have a nice day! Tapaik
Ko Din Suva Rahosh
Good night! Suva
Ratri
See you later! Pheri
vetaula
See you soon! Chadai
vetaula
See you tomorrow! Voli
Vetaula
Good bye! Bidha
Pau
Have a good trip!
Suva Yatra!
I have to go Mero
Janu Cha
I will be right back! Ma
turuntai farkanchu
Holidays and Wishes
Good luck! Suva
Laav
Happy birthday! Janma
Din Ko suvakamana cha!
Happy new year! Naya
Barsha ko suvakamana cha!
Merry Christmas! Suva
Yasu Jayanti
Happy Dasara Dashain ko suvakamna
Happy Suva Suva
Congratulations!
Badhai cha!
Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) Masti garnu!
Best wishes! Suvakamana
Accept my best wishes mero
ashirbad swikarnu huss
How to Introduce Yourself
What's your name? Tapai
ko Nam K ho?
My name is (John Doe) Maro
Nam John ho
Nice to meet you! Tapai
lai vetera khusi lagyo
Where are you from? Tapai
Kaha Bata hunu huncha?
I'm from (the U.S) Ma
USA Bata ho
I'm (American/ Nepali) Ma
american nepali hu
Where do you live? Tapai
kaha basnu huncha?
I live in (the U.S/ Nepal) Ma US /Nepal ma baschu
Do you like it here? K
tapailai yaha maan parcha?
Nepal is a beautiful country Nepal
ati sundar desh ho
What do you do for a living? Tapai
kaam ke garnu hunhha?
I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) Ma sikchyak/bidyarthi/engineer hu
Do you speak (Nepali)? K tapai Nepali bolnu Huncha?
Just a little Thorai
matra
I like Nepali Malai
Nepali Maan Parcha
I'm learning Nepali Ma
Nepali sikhdai chu
It's a hard language Yo
auta ek dam saro vasha ho
It's an easy language Yo
auta saral vasha ho
Oh! That's good! Ho,
you dharai ramro ho!
Can I practice with you? K ma tapai sanga sikna sakchu?
I will try my best to learn Ma mero xyamata lay vya samma koshis
garchu
How old are you? Tapai
ko umer kati ho?/ Tapai kati barsa ho?
I'm (twenty three) years old Ma
teyis barsa ko hu.
It was nice talking to you! Tapaisanga
guff garera khusi lagyo
It was nice meeting you! Tapailai
vetera khusi lagyo
Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Shriman../Shrimati…./su
Shri
This is my wife waha mero shrimati hunuhunchha
This is my husband uhawa
mero sriman hunuhuncha
Say hi to Thomas for me Tomas
lai maile samjeko cha vandinu hola
Are you free tomorrow evening? K tapai voli beluka fursad hunu huncha?
You have a beautiful name Tapaiko
nam ati sundar cha
Can I have your phone number? k tapai malai anfo phone number dina
saknu huncha?
Can I have your email? K
tapai malai afnu email dina saknu huncha?
Do you have children? K
tapapaika bal bachha chan?
You're very kind! Tapai
sarai dayalu hunu huncha
I'm very happy Ma
sarahai nai khushi chu
I'm serious Ma
gambhir chu
Solving a Misunderstanding
Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) Ma Xyama prarthi chu
Sorry (for a mistake) Galti
ko lagi maaf pau
No problem! Thikai
cha
Can you repeat please? K
tapai fari vanna saknu huncha?
Can you speak slowly? K
tapai bistaro bolna saknu huncha?
Can you write it down? K
tapai yaslai lekhna sakhu huncha?
Did you understand what I said? K tapailay maile vaneko bujhnu vayo?
I don't understand! Maile
Bujina
I don't know! Ma
jandina/ thaha chaina
What's “that” called in Nepali? “Teshlai” Nepali ma k vanchha?
What does that word mean in English? Tyo sabda lai angragi ma k vancha?
How do you say "thanks" in Nepali? Nepali ma dhanyabad kasari vannu huncha?
What is this? Yo k
ho?
My Nepali is bad Mero
Nepali thick chaina
Don't worry! Chinta
nagarnu huss
I agree with you Ma tapai sanga sahamat chu
Is that right? k
tyo sahi ho?
Is that wrong? K tyo galat
ho?
What should I say? Ma
k vannu?
I just need to practice Ma
prayash garna chanchu
Your Nepali is good Tapaiko
Nepali ramro cha
I have an accent Mero
boli alag cha
You don't have an accent. You talk like Nepali. Tapai ko boli alag chhaina. Nepali ko jastali
chha.
Asking for Directions
Excuse me! (before asking someone) Xyama pau/ Or just say “Hajur” “Eta sunnu hos ta”
I'm lost. Ma haraye
Can you help me? K
tapai malai sahayog garnu huncha?
Can I help you? K ma
tapailai sahayog garna sakchu?
I'm not from here. I am from America Ma yahako hoina. Ma America bata ayeko ho.
How can I get to (this place, this city)? Ma tyo thau/sahar ma kasari pugna sakchu?
Go straight Sidha/Sojo
janu hosh
Then tya dekhi
Turn left Daya
modnu huss
Turn right ani
baya modnu huss
Can you show me? K
tapai malai dekhauna saknu huncha?
I can show you! Ma
tpailai dekhauna sakchu!
Come with me! Ma sanga
aunu huss!
How long does it take to get there? Tyaha pugha kati lagchha?
It's near here tyo
yaha nagikai cha
It's far from here tyo
yaha dekhi tada cha
Is it within walking distance? K ma tya hidna sakchu?
I'm looking for Mr. Smith Ma
Mr. Smith lai khojdai chu
One moment please! Kripaya
ek chin parkhanu huss.
Hold on please! (when on the phone) Parkhanu huss.
He is not here Uha
yaha hunu hunna
Airport Biman Sthal
Bus station Bus
station
Train station Rail
station
Taxi Taxi
Near Najik
Far Tadha
Emergency Survival Phrases
Help! Ggwar!
Stop! Roknuhos!
Fire! Aago!
Thief! Chor!
Run! Bhagnu hosh!
Watch out! (or: be alert!) Sawadhan!
Call the police! Prahari
lai bolaunu huss!
Call a doctor! Doctor
lai bolaunu huss!
Call the ambulance! Ambulence
bolaunu huss!
Are you okay? K tapai
thikai hunu huncha?
I feel sick Malai
sancho chaina
I need a doctor Malai
doctor chayio
Accident Dur
Ghatna
Food poisoning Khanema
bis
Where is the closest pharmacy? yaha ko nagikai ko pharmacy kaha cha?
It hurts here Yaha
dukhcha
Calm down! Santa
hunu huss!
You will be okay! tapai
thik hunu huncha
Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases
I have a reservation (for a room) Maro kotha ma reservation cha
Do you have rooms available? K
tapai sanga kunai kotha khali cha?
With shower / With bathroom nuhaunay
kotha
I would like a non-smoking room Malai dhumrapaan rahit kotha maan parcha
What is the charge per night? Ek raat ko kati?
I'm here on business /on vacation Ma yaha byapar ko silsila ma chu
Dirty Fohor
Clean Safa
Do you accept credit cards? K
tapai credit card linu huncha?
I'd like to rent a car Ma
car vadama lina chanchu
How much will it cost? Taslai
kati parcha?
A table for (one / two) please! Kripaya auta table !
Is this seat taken? K
yo thau kasaiko ho?
I'm vegetarian Ma
sahakari hu
I don't eat pork Ma
sugur ko mashu khadina
I don’t eat any meat Ma machha masu khadina
I only eat fish and chicken Ma machha ra kukhura ko masu matrai khanchhu
I don't drink alcohol Ma
raksi khadina
What's the name of this dish? yo khana ko nam k ho?
Can we have the check please? k hamilai check upalabda cha hola?
It is very delicious! Yo
dherai mitho cha
I don't like it Malai
tyo maan parena
Shopping Expressions
How much is this? Yaslai
kati parcha?
I'm just looking Ma
tatikai herdai chu
I don't have change Ma
sanga khujura chaina
This is too expensive Yo
dherai mahanco cha
Expensive Mahango
Cheap Sasto
Daily Expressions
What time is it? Aile
kati samaya vayo?
It's 3 o'clock Aile
3 baje vayo
Give me this! Yo
malai dinu hosh!
Take this! (when giving something) yo linu huss
It's freezing (weather) Saharai
chiso cha
It's cold (weather) Saro
jado cha
It's hot (weather) saro
garam cha
Do you like it? K
tapailai maan paryo?
I really like it! Malai
dherai man paryo.
I'm hungry Malai
bhok lagyo
I'm thirsty Malai
thirkha lagyo
In The Morning bihanai
In the evening baluka
At Night rati
Hurry up! Chitto
garnu huss!
Cuss Words (polite)
This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) yo bakwash ho
My God! (to show amazement) Hey
Prabhu
Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) hey ishwar
It sucks! (or: this is not good) Thuiyaa
What's wrong with you? Tapailai
k vayako cha?
Are you crazy? K tapai
thikai hunu huncha?
Get lost! (or: go away!) Yaha
bata januhuss!
Leave me alone! Malai
eklai chodnu huss
I'm not interested! Malai
kunai chasho chaina