Nepali Lesson 6 - Numbers and School

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Nepali. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. 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.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Nepali is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers 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.

Numbers in Nepali

Numbers	Nepali	Audio
One	एक Ēka
First	प्रथम prathama
Two	दुई du'ī
Second	सेकेण्ड sēkēṇḍa
Three	तीन tīna
Third	तेश्रो tēśrō
Four	चार cāra
Fourth	चौथो cauthō
Five	पाँच pām̐ca
Fifth	पाँचौं pām̐cauṁ
Six	छ cha
Sixth	छैठौं chaiṭhauṁ
Seven	सात sāta
Seventh	सातौ sātau
Eight	आठ āṭha
Eighth	आठौं āṭhauṁ
Nine	नौ nau
Ninth	नवौं navauṁ
Ten	दस dasa
Tenth	दसौं dasauṁ
Eleven	एघार ēghāra
Eleventh	एघारौं ēghārauṁ
Twelve	बाह्र bāhra
Twelfth	बाह्रौं bāhrauṁ
Thirteen	तेह्र tēhra
Thirteenth	तेह्रौं tēhrauṁ
Fourteen	चौध caudha
Fourteenth	चौधौं caudhauṁ
Fifteen	पन्ध्र pandhra
Fifteenth	पन्धौं pandhauṁ
Sixteen	सोह्र sōhra
Sixteenth	सोह्रौं sōhrauṁ
Seventeen	सत्र satra
Seventeenth	सत्रौं satrauṁ
Eighteen	अठार aṭhāra
Eighteenth	अठारौं aṭhārauṁ
Nineteen	उन्नाइस unnā'isa
Nineteenth	उनाईसौं unā'īsauṁ
Twenty	बीस bīsa
Twentieth	बिसौं bisauṁ
Thirty three	तेत्तिस tēttisa
One hundred	एक सय ēka saya
Three hundred and sixty	तीन सय साठी tīna saya sāṭhī
One thousand	एक हजार ēka hajāra
Two thousand and fourteen	दुई हजार चौह्र du'ī hajāra cauhra
One million	एक लाख ēka lākha
Once	एक पटक ēka paṭaka
Twice	दुई पटक du'ī paṭaka

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers 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 Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers	Nepali	Audio
I'm thirty years old	म तीस बषको भए। ma tīsa baṣakō bha'ē.
I have 2 sisters and one brother	मेरो दुई जना बहिनी र एक जना भाई छ। Mērō du'ī janā bahinī ra ēka janā bhā'ī cha.
English is my first language	अग्रेजी मेरो पहिलो भाषा हो। Agrējī mērō pahilō bhāṣā hō.
Her second language is Spanish	स्पेनिश उनको दोश्रो भाषा हो। Spēniśa unakō dōśrō bhāṣā hō.

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Nepali

School	Nepali	Audio
Answer	उत्तर Uttara
Book	पुस्तक pustaka
Books	पुस्तकहरु pustakaharu
Chair	कुर्सी kursī
Desk	डेस्क ḍēska
Dictionary	शब्दकोश śabdakōśa
Languages	भाषाहरू bhāṣāharū
Library	पुस्तकालय pustakālaya
Notebook (paper notebook)	कपि kapi
Page	पृष्ठ pr̥ṣṭha
Paper	कागज kāgaja
Pen	कलम kalama
Pencil	सिसाकलम sisākalama
Question	प्रश्न praśna
School	िबध्यालय ̔ibadhyālaya
Student	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī
Teacher	शिक्षक śikṣaka
University	विश्वविध्यालय viśvavidhyālaya

Daily Conversation in Nepali

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Nepali Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Nepali

English	Nepali	Audio
I have a question	मलाई केिह सोध्नु छ। malā'ī kēiha sōdhnu cha.
To listen	सुन्नु Sunnu
To read	पढनु paḍhanu
To speak	बोल्नु bōlnu
To think	सोच्नु sōcnu
To understand	बुज्नु bujnu
To write	लेख्नु lēkhnu
What's the name of that book?	त्यो िकताबको नाम के हो? tyō ̔ikatābakō nāma kē hō?
What do you do for a living?	ितम्रो पेशा के हो? ̔Itamrō pēśā kē hō?
I'm a (teacher/ artist/ engineer)	म िशक्षक/ चित्रकार/ ईन्जिनिएर हु। Ma ̔iśakṣaka/ citrakāra/ īnjini'ēra hu.
Oh! That's good!	राम्रो भयो। Rāmrō bhayō.
Can I practice with you?	के म ितमी सँग अभ्यास गर्न सक्छु। Kē ma ̔itamī sam̐ga abhyāsa garna sakchu.

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Nepali about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Nepali Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Nepali homepage.

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