The 3rd lesson is about the plural in Nepali and how to create it from the singular form. In addition, I will include a list of vocabulary about languages, nationalities, and countries. Finally, you will find some common everyday sentences. 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.
Plural
Knowing how to create the plural from the singular word can double the vocabulary you already know. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some grammatical rules. For example how to change the word "book" to "books" or "woman" to "women".
Below is a list of singular words and their plural equivalent. I included examples about nature as well as about humans. 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.
Singular vs. Plural in Nepali
English
Nepali
Audio
Country
देश Dēśa
Countries
देशहरु dēśaharu
Lake
ताल tāla
Lakes
तालहरु tālaharu
Language
भाषा bhāṣā
Languages
भाषाहरु bhāṣāharu
Woman
महिला mahilā
Women
महिलाहरु mahilāharu
Man
पुरुष puruṣa
Men
पुरुषहरु puruṣaharu
Boy
केटा kēṭā
Boys
केटाहरु kēṭāharu
Girl
केटी kēṭī
Girls
केटीहरू kēṭīharū
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Nepali sentences. That way you will be able to see how both forms are used when embedded in a structure.
Singular vs. Plural in a Sentence
English
Nepali
Audio
We speak two languages
हामीले दुई वटा भाषा बोल्छौ। hāmīlē du'ī vaṭā bhāṣā bōlchau.
They speak four languages
तिनीहरुलेे चार वटा भाषा बोल्न जान्दछ। Tinīharulēē cāra vaṭā bhāṣā bōlna jāndacha.
I visited one country
म एउटा देश घुमेको छु। Ma ē'uṭā dēśa ghumēkō chu.
She visited three countries
उनीले तीन वटा देश घुमेकी िछन्।- Unīlē tīna vaṭā dēśa ghumēkī ̔ichan.-
She has one sister
उनको एउटा बहिनी छ। Unakō ē'uṭā bahinī cha.
He has two sisters
उसको दुई जना बहिनी छ। Usakō du'ī janā bahinī cha.
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Languages, Nationalities, and Countries
Below is a list of 50 words related to languages, nationalities, and countries. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to have a good conversation about how many languages you speak or where you came from.
Languages Nationalities and Countries List in Nepali
English
Nepali
Audio
Arabic
अरबी Arabī
Moroccan
मोरोक्कन mōrōkkana
Morocco
मोरोक्को mōrōkkō
Brazilian (language)
ब्राजिलियन brājiliyana
Brazilian (nationality)
ब्राजिलियन भाषा brājiliyana bhāṣā
Brazil
ब्राजिल brājila
Chinese (language)
चिनीयाँ cinīyām̐
Chinese (nationality)
चिनीयाँ भाषा cinīyām̐ bhāṣā
China
चाइना cā'inā
English
अँग्रेजी am̐grējī
British
बेलायति bēlāyati
Britain
बेलायत bēlāyata
American
अमेरिकन amērikana
America
अमेरिका amērikā
French (language)
फ्रान्सेली phrānsēlī
French (nationality)
फ्रान्सेली भाषा phrānsēlī bhāṣā
France
फ्रान्स phrānsa
German (language)
जर्मन jarmana
German (nationality)
जर्मन भाषा jarmana bhāṣā
Germany
जर्मनी jarmanī
Greek (language)
ग्रीक grīka
Greek (nationality)
ग्रीक भाषा grīka bhāṣā
Greece
ग्रीस grīsa
Hindi
हिन्दी hindī
Indian
भारतीय bhāratīya
India
इण्डिया iṇḍiyā
Irish (language)
आइरिश ā'iriśa
Irish (nationality)
आइरिश भाषा ā'iriśa bhāṣā
Ireland
आयरल्याण्ड āyaralyāṇḍa
Italian (language)
इटालीयन iṭālīyana
Italian (nationality)
इटालीयन भाषा iṭālīyana bhāṣā
Italy
इटाली iṭālī
Japanese (language)
जापानीज jāpānīja
Japanese (nationality)
जापानी भाषा jāpānī bhāṣā
Japan
जापान jāpāna
Korean (language)
कोरीयन kōrīyana
Korean (nationality)
कोरीयन भाषा kōrīyana bhāṣā
Korea
कोरिया kōriyā
Persian
फारसी phārasī
Iranian
इरानी irānī
Iran
इरान irāna
Portuguese (language)
पर्चुगिज parcugija
Portuguese (nationality)
पर्चुगिज भाषा parcugija bhāṣā
Portugal
पर्चुगल parcugala
Russian (language)
रसियन rasiyana
Russian (nationality)
रसियन भाषा rasiyana bhāṣā
Russia
रुस rusa
Spanish (language)
स्पेनीस spēnīsa
Spanish (nationality)
स्पेनीस भाषा spēnīsa bhāṣā
Spain
स्पेन spēna
Daily Conversation in Nepali
Finally, a list of sentences about languages, nationalities, and countries 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
Languages
I don't speak Korean
म कोरीयन भाषा बोल्न सक्दिन ma kōrīyana bhāṣā bōlna sakdina
I love the Japanese language
मलाई जापानीज भाषा मन पर्छ malā'ī jāpānīja bhāṣā mana parcha
I speak Italian
म इटालियन बोल्छु ma iṭāliyana bōlchu
I want to learn Spanish
मलाई स्पेनीस भाषा सिक्न मन छ malā'ī spēnīsa bhāṣā sikna mana cha
My mother tongue is German
मेरो मातृभाषा जर्मन हो mērō mātr̥bhāṣā jarmana hō
Spanish is easy to learn
स्पेनीस भाषा सिक्न सजिलो छ spēnīsa bhāṣā sikna sajilō cha
Origins
He has a Moroccan rug
उसंग मोरक्कन गलैंचा छ usaṅga mōrakkana galain̄cā cha
I have an American car
मसंग अमेरिकन कार छ masaṅga amērikana kāra cha
I love French cheese
मलाई फ्रेन्च चीज मनपर्छ malā'ī phrēnca cīja manaparcha
I'm Italian
म इटालियन हुँ ma iṭāliyana hum̐
My father is Greek
मेरो बुवा ग्रिक हुनुहुन्छ mērō buvā grika hunuhuncha
My wife is Korean
मेरी श्रीमती कोरियन हुन् mērī śrīmatī kōriyana hun
Countries
Have you ever been to India?
के तिमी कहिल्यै भारत गएका छौ? kē timī kahilyai bhārata ga'ēkā chau?
I came from Spain
म स्पेनदेखि आएकाे हुँ Ma spēnadēkhi ā'ēkāē hum̐
I live in America
म अमेरिका मा बस्छु ma amērikā mā baschu
I want to go to Germany
म जर्मनी जान चाहन्छु ma jarmanī jāna cāhanchu
I was born in Italy
म इटालीमा जन्मिएको हुँ ma iṭālīmā janmi'ēkō hum̐
Japan is a beautiful country
जापान एउटा सुन्दर देश हो jāpāna ē'uṭā sundara dēśa hō
Phrases
Long time no see
धेरै दिन भयो भेट घाट नभएको। dhērai dina bhayō bhēṭa ghāṭa nabha'ēkō.
I missed you
मैले तिमीलाइ सम्झिएँ Mailē timīlā'i samjhi'ēm̐
What's new?
नयाँ के छ? nayām̐ kē cha?
Nothing new
केही नयाँ छैन। Kēhī nayām̐ chaina.
Make yourself at home!
अाराम मान्नुस्। A̔ārāma mānnus.
Have a good trip
भ्रर्मन शुभ रहोस्। Bhrarmana śubha rahōs.
Fun Facts
Language Quote that by simply knowing how to form the plural, you can double the number of nouns in your vocabulary, without having to memorize all the plural form.
Congratulations! You finished your third lesson in Nepali about singular, plural, languages, nationalities, and countries. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Nepali Lesson 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Nepali homepage.
