English–Nepali Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	म	I am ready now. म अहिले तयार छु।
you	pronoun	तिमी	You are very kind. तिमी धेरै दयालु छौ।
he	pronoun	ऊ	He is my brother. ऊ मेरो दाइ हो।
she	pronoun	ऊ	She is my sister. ऊ मेरी बहिनी हो।
we	pronoun	हामी	We live in Nepal. हामी नेपालमा बस्छौं।
they	pronoun	उनीहरू	They are coming tomorrow. उनीहरू भोलि आउँदैछन्।
what	pronoun	के	What do you want? तिमीलाई के चाहिन्छ?
where	adverb	कहाँ	Where do you live? तिमी कहाँ बस्छौ?
when	adverb	कहिले	When will you come? तिमी कहिले आउनेछौ?
who	pronoun	को	Who is at home? घरमा को छ?
why	adverb	किन	Why are you sad? तिमी किन दुःखी छौ?
how	adverb	कसरी	How do you know? तिमीलाई कसरी थाहा छ?
to be	verb	हुनु	I want to be calm. म शान्त हुन चाहन्छु।
to have	verb	हुनु	I have a new book. मसँग नयाँ किताब छ।
to do	verb	गर्नु	I do my work daily. म आफ्नो काम दैनिक गर्छु।
to go	verb	जानु	We go to school. हामी विद्यालय जान्छौं।
to come	verb	आउनु	Please come to my house. कृपया मेरो घरमा आउनुहोस्।
to see	verb	हेर्नु	I see a bird. म एउटा चरा देख्छु।
to know	verb	जान्नु	I know the answer. मलाई उत्तर थाहा छ।
to think	verb	सोच्नु	I think about my future. म आफ्नो भविष्यबारे सोच्छु।
to want	verb	चाहनु	I want some water. मलाई अलि पानी चाहिन्छ।
to need	verb	चाहिनु	We need more time. हामीलाई अझै समय चाहिन्छ।
to make	verb	बनाउनु	They make good bread. उनीहरू राम्रो रोटी बनाउँछन्।
to take	verb	लिनु	Take this bag home. यो झोला घर लैजानुहोस्।
to give	verb	दिनु	Please give me water. कृपया मलाई पानी दिनुहोस्।
to say	verb	भन्नु	Do not say that. त्यो नभन्नु।
to tell	verb	बताउनु	Tell me the truth. मलाई सत्य बताऊ।
to ask	verb	सोध्नु	I want to ask something. म केही सोध्न चाहन्छु।
to find	verb	फेला पार्नु	I found my keys. मैले आफ्ना चाबी फेला पारेँ।
to look	verb	हेर्नु	Look at the sky. आकाशतिर हेर।
to use	verb	प्रयोग गर्नु	Use this pen carefully. यो कलम सावधानीपूर्वक प्रयोग गर।
to work	verb	काम गर्नु	They work every day. उनीहरू हरेक दिन काम गर्छन्।
to eat	verb	खानु	We eat rice daily. हामी दैनिक भात खान्छौं।
to drink	verb	पिउनु	Drink clean water always. सधैं सफा पानी पिउनु।
to sleep	verb	सुत्नु	Children sleep early tonight. बालबालिका आज राति चाँडै सुत्छन्।
to walk	verb	हिँड्नु	I walk to school. म विद्यालय हिँडेर जान्छु।
to run	verb	दौडनु	The boy can run fast. केटो छिटो दौडन सक्छ।
to read	verb	पढ्नु	She reads every morning. ऊ हरेक बिहान पढ्छे।
to write	verb	लेख्नु	Please write your name. कृपया आफ्नो नाम लेख्नुहोस्।
to speak	verb	बोल्नु	They speak Nepali well. उनीहरू नेपाली राम्रोसँग बोल्छन्।
to listen	verb	सुन्नु	Listen to the teacher carefully. शिक्षकको कुरा ध्यान दिएर सुन।
to hear	verb	सुन्नु	I hear the music. म संगीत सुन्छु।
to buy	verb	किन्नु	We buy fresh fruit. हामी ताजा फल किन्छौं।
to sell	verb	बेच्नु	They sell tea here. उनीहरू यहाँ चिया बेच्छन्।
to pay	verb	तिर्नु	I pay the bill. म बिल तिर्छु।
to help	verb	मद्दत गर्नु	Please help your friend. कृपया आफ्नो साथीलाई मद्दत गर।
to love	verb	माया गर्नु	Parents love their children. आमाबाबुले आफ्ना बच्चालाई माया गर्छन्।
to live	verb	बस्नु	They live in the city. उनीहरू शहरमा बस्छन्।
to die	verb	मर्नु	All living things die. सबै जीवित चीजहरू मर्छन्।
to learn	verb	सिक्नु	Children learn very quickly. बालबालिकाले धेरै छिटो सिक्छन्।
to teach	verb	सिकाउनु	They teach English here. उनीहरू यहाँ अंग्रेजी सिकाउँछन्।
to open	verb	खोल्नु	Please open the door. कृपया ढोका खोल्नुहोस्।
to close	verb	बन्द गर्नु	Close the window now. अहिले झ्याल बन्द गर।
person	noun	व्यक्ति	Every person needs water. हरेक व्यक्तिलाई पानी चाहिन्छ।
man	noun	पुरुष	That man is tall. त्यो पुरुष अग्लो छ।
woman	noun	महिला	The woman is smiling. ती महिला मुस्कुराइरहेकी छिन्।
child	noun	बच्चा	The child is sleeping. बच्चा सुतिरहेको छ।
boy	noun	केटो	The boy is running. केटो दौडिरहेको छ।
girl	noun	केटी	The girl reads books. केटी किताब पढ्छे।
family	noun	परिवार	My family lives here. मेरो परिवार यहाँ बस्छ।
mother	noun	आमा	My mother is kind. मेरी आमा दयालु हुनुहुन्छ।
father	noun	बुबा	My father works hard. मेरा बुबा मेहनत गर्नुहुन्छ।
friend	noun	साथी	She is my friend. ऊ मेरी साथी हो।
house	noun	घर	Their house is big. उनीहरूको घर ठूलो छ।
home	noun	घर	I am going home. म घर जाँदैछु।
school	noun	विद्यालय	The school opens early. विद्यालय चाँडै खुल्छ।
city	noun	शहर	This city is busy. यो शहर व्यस्त छ।
country	noun	देश	Nepal is a beautiful country. नेपाल एउटा सुन्दर देश हो।
world	noun	विश्व	The world is changing. विश्व परिवर्तन हुँदैछ।
street	noun	सडक	The street is crowded. सडक भीडभाडयुक्त छ।
room	noun	कोठा	This room is clean. यो कोठा सफा छ।
time	noun	समय	Time passes very quickly. समय धेरै छिटो बित्छ।
day	noun	दिन	Today is a good day. आज राम्रो दिन हो।
night	noun	रात	The night is cold. रात चिसो छ।
morning	noun	बिहान	The morning is quiet. बिहान शान्त छ।
evening	noun	साँझ	We walk every evening. हामी हरेक साँझ हिँड्छौं।
week	noun	हप्ता	A week has seven days. एक हप्तामा सात दिन हुन्छन्।
month	noun	महिना	This month is busy. यो महिना व्यस्त छ।
year	noun	वर्ष	This year was good. यो वर्ष राम्रो थियो।
today	adverb	आज	I am busy today. म आज व्यस्त छु।
tomorrow	adverb	भोलि	We will go tomorrow. हामी भोलि जानेछौं।
yesterday	adverb	हिजो	It rained yesterday evening. हिजो साँझ पानी पर्यो।
now	adverb	अहिले	I am busy now. म अहिले व्यस्त छु।
sun	noun	सूर्य	The sun is bright. सूर्य चम्किलो छ।
moon	noun	चन्द्रमा	The moon is full tonight. आज राति चन्द्रमा पूर्ण छ।
star	noun	तारा	That star shines brightly. त्यो तारा उज्यालो चम्कन्छ।
sky	noun	आकाश	The sky is blue. आकाश नीलो छ।
earth	noun	पृथ्वी	Earth is our home. पृथ्वी हाम्रो घर हो।
fire	noun	आगो	The fire is hot. आगो तातो छ।
water	noun	पानी	Water is very important. पानी धेरै महत्त्वपूर्ण छ।
rain	noun	वर्षा	The rain is heavy. वर्षा धेरै छ।
wind	noun	हावा	The wind feels cold. हावा चिसो लाग्छ।
tree	noun	रुख	That tree is tall. त्यो रुख अग्लो छ।
flower	noun	फूल	This flower is beautiful. यो फूल सुन्दर छ।
mountain	noun	पहाड	That mountain is high. त्यो पहाड अग्लो छ।
river	noun	नदी	The river flows quickly. नदी छिटो बग्छ।
sea	noun	समुद्र	The sea looks calm. समुद्र शान्त देखिन्छ।
food	noun	खाना	The food smells good. खानाको बास्ना राम्रो छ।
bread	noun	रोटी	I eat bread daily. म दैनिक रोटी खान्छु।
rice	noun	चामल	Rice is our staple food. चामल हाम्रो मुख्य खाना हो।
meat	noun	मासु	They cook meat tonight. उनीहरूले आज राति मासु पकाउँछन्।
fish	noun	माछा	We ate fish today. हामीले आज माछा खायौं।
egg	noun	अण्डा	I eat one egg. म एउटा अण्डा खान्छु।
milk	noun	दूध	The baby drinks milk. बच्चाले दूध पिउँछ।
fruit	noun	फल	Fruit is good for health. फल स्वास्थ्यका लागि राम्रो हुन्छ।
tea	noun	चिया	We drink tea every morning. हामी हरेक बिहान चिया पिउँछौं।
coffee	noun	कफी	He drinks coffee daily. ऊ दैनिक कफी पिउँछ।
head	noun	टाउको	My head hurts today. आज मेरो टाउको दुखेको छ।
eye	noun	आँखा	Her eyes are beautiful. उनका आँखा सुन्दर छन्।
ear	noun	कान	My ear hurts badly. मेरो कान धेरै दुख्छ।
mouth	noun	मुख	Open your mouth wide. आफ्नो मुख ठूलाे गरी खोल।
nose	noun	नाक	My nose is cold. मेरो नाक चिसो छ।
hand	noun	हात	Wash your hands now. अहिले आफ्नो हात धुनुहोस्।
foot	noun	खुट्टा	His foot is injured. उसको खुट्टा घाइते छ।
heart	noun	मुटु	My heart beats fast. मेरो मुटु छिटो धड्कन्छ।
name	noun	नाम	What is your name? तिम्रो नाम के हो?
book	noun	किताब	This book is interesting. यो किताब रोचक छ।
word	noun	शब्द	This word is common. यो शब्द सामान्य छ।
language	noun	भाषा	Nepali is my language. नेपाली मेरी भाषा हो।
money	noun	पैसा	I need more money. मलाई अझै पैसा चाहिन्छ।
work	noun	काम	My work is difficult. मेरो काम गाह्रो छ।
love	noun	माया	Love gives us strength. मायाले हामीलाई शक्ति दिन्छ।
music	noun	संगीत	This music is beautiful. यो संगीत सुन्दर छ।
story	noun	कथा	Her story is sad. उनको कथा दुःखद छ।
way	noun	बाटो	This is the right way. यो सही बाटो हो।
thing	noun	वस्तु	This thing is useful. यो वस्तु उपयोगी छ।
life	noun	जीवन	Life is full of change. जीवन परिवर्तनले भरिएको छ।
door	noun	ढोका	The door is open. ढोका खुला छ।
table	noun	टेबल	The book is on the table. किताब टेबलमाथि छ।
chair	noun	कुर्सी	Please sit on the chair. कृपया कुर्सीमा बस्नुहोस्।
car	noun	गाडी	The car is new. गाडी नयाँ छ।
good	adjective	राम्रो	This food is good. यो खाना राम्रो छ।
bad	adjective	नराम्रो	The weather is bad. मौसम नराम्रो छ।
big	adjective	ठूलो	They have a big house. उनीहरूसँग ठूलो घर छ।
small	adjective	सानो	The room is small. कोठा सानो छ।
new	adjective	नयाँ	I bought a new car. मैले नयाँ गाडी किनेँ।
old	adjective	पुरानो	This house is old. यो घर पुरानो छ।
long	adjective	लामो	The road is long. सडक लामो छ।
short	adjective	छोटो	The story is short. कथा छोटो छ।
high	adjective	अग्लो	That wall is high. त्यो पर्खाल अग्लो छ।
low	adjective	होचो	The table is low. टेबल होचो छ।
hot	adjective	तातो	The tea is hot. चिया तातो छ।
cold	adjective	चिसो	The water is cold. पानी चिसो छ।
happy	adjective	खुसी	I feel very happy. म धेरै खुसी छु।
sad	adjective	दुःखी	She looks sad today. ऊ आज दुःखी देखिन्छे।
beautiful	adjective	सुन्दर	This garden is beautiful. यो बगैंचा सुन्दर छ।
easy	adjective	सजिलो	This question is easy. यो प्रश्न सजिलो छ।
hard	adjective	गाह्रो	This work is hard. यो काम गाह्रो छ।
fast	adjective	छिटो	That horse is fast. त्यो घोडा छिटो छ।
slow	adjective	ढिलो	The bus is slow. बस ढिलो छ।
right	adjective	सही	Your answer is right. तिम्रो उत्तर सही छ।
wrong	adjective	गलत	That answer is wrong. त्यो उत्तर गलत छ।
important	adjective	महत्त्वपूर्ण	Health is very important. स्वास्थ्य धेरै महत्त्वपूर्ण छ।
true	adjective	सत्य	This story is true. यो कथा सत्य हो।
free	adjective	मुक्त	The birds are free. चराहरू मुक्त छन्।
full	adjective	भरिएको	The glass is full. गिलास भरिएको छ।
empty	adjective	खाली	The room is empty. कोठा खाली छ।
young	adjective	जवान	He is still young. ऊ अझै जवान छ।
strong	adjective	बलियो	That man is strong. त्यो मानिस बलियो छ।
weak	adjective	कमजोर	I feel weak today. म आज कमजोर महसुस गर्छु।
red	adjective	रातो	She wears a red dress. ऊले रातो पोशाक लगाएकी छे।
blue	adjective	नीलो	The sky looks blue. आकाश नीलो देखिन्छ।
green	adjective	हरियो	The leaves are green. पातहरू हरिया छन्।
yellow	adjective	पहेंलो	The flower is yellow. फूल पहेंलो छ।
black	adjective	कालो	He has a black bag. ऊसँग कालो झोला छ।
white	adjective	सेतो	The wall is white. पर्खाल सेतो छ।
yes	interjection	हो	Yes, I understand now. हो, म अहिले बुझ्छु।
no	interjection	होइन	No, I cannot come. होइन, म आउन सक्दिनँ।
not	adverb	न	I am not ready. म तयार छैन।
and	conjunction	र	Tea and coffee are ready. चिया र कफी तयार छन्।
or	conjunction	वा	Tea or coffee is fine. चिया वा कफी ठीक छ।
but	conjunction	तर	I am tired but happy. म थाकेको छु तर खुसी छु।
if	conjunction	यदि	If it rains, stay home. यदि पानी पर्यो भने, घरमै बस।
because	conjunction	किनभने	I stayed home because it rained. म घरमै बसेँ किनभने पानी पर्यो।
with	preposition	सँग	I came with my friend. म मेरो साथीसँग आएँ।
without	preposition	बिना	He left without money. ऊ पैसा बिना गयो।
for	preposition	लागि	This gift is for you. यो उपहार तिम्रो लागि हो।
from	preposition	बाट	She came from school. ऊ विद्यालयबाट आएकी हो।
to	preposition	मा	We went to the market. हामी बजारमा गयौं।