Feminine

Nepali Lesson 5 (Feminine and Clothes)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 5th Nepali lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. 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.

Feminine

Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.

Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms 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.

Masculine vs. Feminine in Nepali

Feminine Nepali Audio
Boyकेटा
Kēṭā
Girlकेटी
kēṭī
Manपुरुष
puruṣa
Womanमहिला
mahilā
Fatherबुवा
buvā
Motherआमा
āmā
Brotherदाजु
dāju
Sisterबहिनी
bahinī
Actorनायक
nāyaka
Actressनायिका
nāyikā
Cat (Masc.)िबरालो
̔ibarālō
Cat (Fem.)िबरालो
̔ibarālō

Now we will try to implement some of the forms above into full Nepali sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Nepali Gender in a Sentence

English Nepali Audio
He is tallऊ अगलो छ।
ū agalō cha.
She is tallउनी अगली छिन्।
Unī agalī chin.
He is a short manऊ पुडको छ।
Ū puḍakō cha.
She is a short womanउनी पुडकी छिन्।
Unī puḍakī chin.
He is Germanऊ जर्मनी हो।
Ū jarmanī hō.
She is Germanउनी जर्मनी हुन्।
Unī jarmanī hun.
Japanese men are friendlyजापानी पुरुष मृत्रबेिह हुन्छ।
Jāpānī puruṣa mr̥trabēiha huncha.
Japanese women are friendlyजापानी महिला मृत्तबेिह हुन्छ।
Jāpānī mahilā mr̥ttabēiha huncha.

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Clothes

Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.

Clothes List in Nepali

Clothes Nepali Audio
Beltपेटी
Pēṭī
Clothesकपडाहरू
kapaḍ'̔āharū
Coatकोट
kōṭa
Dressलुगाहरू
lugāharū
Glassesचश्मा
caśmā
Glovesपञ्जा
pañjā
Hatटोपी
ṭōpī
Jacketज्याकेट
jyākēṭa
Pants (Trousers)पाइन्ट
pā'inṭa
Ringऔठि
auṭhi
Shirtसर्ट
sarṭa
Shoesजुत्ता
juttā
Socksमोजा
mōjā
Suitसुट
suṭa
Sweaterस्वेटर
svēṭara
Tieटार्इ
ṭār'i
Umbrellaछाता
chātā
Underwearकट्टु
kaṭṭu
Walletथैली
thailī
Watchघडि
ghaḍi

Daily Conversation in Nepali

Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Nepali Phrases page.

Common Expressions in Nepali

Do you like my dress?तपार्इलार्इ मेरो कपडा मन पर्‌यो ?
tapār'ilār'i mērō kapaḍā mana par‌yō?
I lost my socksमैले मेरो मोजा हराएँ
Mailē mērō mōjā harā'ēm̐
It looks good on youतपार्इलार्इ यो सुहाउछ
tapār'ilār'i yō suhā'ucha
She has a beautiful ringउनीसंग सुन्दर औठी छ
unīsaṅga sundara auṭhī cha
These pants (trousers) are longयो प्यान्ट लामो छ
yō pyānṭa lāmō cha
These shoes are smallयी जुत्ताहरू साना छन्
yī juttāharū sānā chan
Where are you from?ितमी कुन देशबाट हो?
̔itamī kuna dēśabāṭa hō?
I'm from the U.Sम यु.एस.बाट हु।
Ma yu.Ēsa.Bāṭa hu.
I'm Americanम अमेिरकन् हु।
Ma amēirakan hu.
Where do you live?ितमी कहाँ बस्छौ?
̔Itamī kahām̐ baschau?
I live in the U.Sम यु. एस्.ए. मा बस्द छु।
Ma yu. Ēs.Ē. Mā basda chu.
Do you like it here?ितमीलाई यहाँ मन पर्दछ?
̔Itamīlā'ī yahām̐ mana pardacha?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000..

Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Nepali about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Nepali Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Nepali homepage.

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