This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Nepali like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Nepali Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Nepali is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Nepali is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Nepali, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Nepali
Adjectives
Nepali
Audio
Tall
अग्लो aglō
Short
छोटो chōṭō
Big
ठूलो ṭhūlō
Wide
फराकिलो Pharākilō
Long
लामो lāmō
Small
सानो sānō
Thick
बाक्लो bāklō
Thin
पातलो pātalō
New
नयाँ nayām̐
Old (opposite of new)
पुरानो purānō
Cheap
सस्तो sastō
Expensive
महगो mahagō
Young
युवा yuvā
Old (opposite of young)
बुढो buḍhō
Wrong
गलत galata
Right (correct)
ठिक ṭhika
Good
सन्चै छ।/आरामै छ। sancai cha./Ārāmai cha.
Bad
सन्चो छैन। Sancō chaina.
Difficult
कठिन Kaṭhina
Easy
सजिलो sajilō
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Nepali sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
जँाच सिजीलो िथयो कि ग्राह्रो थियो? Jam̐āca sijīlō ̔ithayō ki grāhrō thiyō?
Is this a new or old book?
यो नँया िकताब हो की पुरानो िकताब हो? Yō nam̐yā ̔ikatāba hō kī purānō ̔ikatāba hō?
This is too expensive
यो घेरै महग्रो छ। Yō ghērai mahagrō cha.
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Nepali
Food
Nepali
Audio
Breakfast
बिहानको खाजा Bihānakō khājā
Lunch
दिउँसको खाना di'um̐sakō khānā
Dinner
रातीको खाना rātīkō khānā
Meal
खाना khānā
Apples
स्याउ syā'u
Avocados
एवाकाडो ēvākāḍō
Bananas
केरा kērā
Beans
सिमि simi
Bread
रोटी rōṭī
Butter
घिउ ghi'u
Carrots
गाजर gājara
Cheese
चिज cija
Chicken
कुखुरा kukhurā
Coffee
कफी kaphī
Corn
मकै makai
Cucumbers
काक्रो kākrō
Eggs
अण्डाहरू aṇḍ'̔āharū
Figs
अन्जिर anjira
Fish
माछा māchā
Food
खानेकुरा khānēkurā
Fruit
फलफुल phalaphula
Garlic
लसून lasūna
Grapes
अंगुर aṅgura
Ice cream
आइसक्रिम ā'isakrima
Lemons
कागति kāgati
Lettuce
सलाद salāda
Meat
मासु māsu
Milk
दुध dudha
Olives
जैतून jaitūna
Onions
प्याज pyāja
Orange juice
सुन्तलाको रस suntalākō rasa
Oranges
सुन्तला suntalā
Peaches
आरू ārū
Pears
नाशपाति nāśapāti
Peppers
मरीच marīca
Pineapples
भुँर्इकटहर bhum̐r'ikaṭahara
Pizza
पिज्जा pijjā
Potatoes
आलु ālu
Pumpkin
फर्सी pharsī
Salad
सलाद salāda
Salt
नुन nuna
Sandwich
स्याण्डविच syāṇḍavica
Soda (like Coke)
सोडा sōḍā
Strawberries
स्ट्रबेरी sṭrabērī
Sugar
चिनी cinī
Tea
चिया ciyā
Tomatoes
गोलभेडा gōlabhēḍā
Vegetables
तरकारी tarakārī
Water
पानी pānī
Watermelon
खरबुजा kharabujā
Daily Conversation in Nepali
Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Nepali Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Nepali
English
Nepali
Audio
Are you thirsty?
तपार्इलार्इ तिर्खा लागेको छ ? tapār'ilār'i tirkhā lāgēkō cha?
I'm hungry
म भोको छु Ma bhōkō chu
Do you have a bottle of water?
तपार्इसंग एक बोतल पानी छ ? tapār'isaṅga ēka bōtala pānī cha?
Breakfast is ready
नास्ता तयार छ Nāstā tayāra cha
What kind of food do you like?
तपार्इंलार्इ कस्तो खानेकुरा मन पर्छ ? tapār'inlār'i kastō khānēkurā mana parcha?
I like cheese
मलार्इ चिज मन पर्छ Malār'i cija mana parcha
Bananas taste sweet
केरोको स्वाद गुलियो हुन्छ kērōkō svāda guliyō huncha
I don't like cucumber
मलार्इ काक्रो मन पर्दैन malār'i kākrō mana pardaina
I like bananas
मलार्इ केरा मन पर्छ malār'i kērā mana parcha
Lemons taste sour
कागतिको स्वाद अमिलो हुन्छ kāgatikō svāda amilō huncha
This fruit is delicious
यो फल स्वादिलो छ yō phala svādilō cha
Vegetables are healthy
सागसब्जिहरू स्वस्थकर हुन्छन् sāgasabjiharū svasthakara hunchan
Hi!
नमस्ते namastē
Good morning!
शुभ प्रभात śubha prabhāta
Good afternoon!
शुभ दिन śubha dina
Good evening!
शुभ रात्री śubha rātrī
Welcome!
स्वतगम् svatagam
How are you? (polite)
आरम हुनुहुन्छ ? ārama hunuhuncha?
How are you? (friendly)
सञ्चै ? Sañcai?
What's up? (colloquial)
के छ ? Kē cha?
I'm fine, thank you!
मलाईआराम छ, धन्यवाद ! Malā'ī'ārāma cha, dhan'yavāda!
And you? (polite)
अनि तपाईलाई? Ani tapā'īlā'ī?
And you? (friendly)
अनि तिमीलाई? Ani timīlā'ī?
Good
सन्चै छ।/आरामै छ। Sancai cha./Ārāmai cha.
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Nepali about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Nepali Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Nepali homepage.
