Nepali vocabulary 10 Flashcards
sun
gold
tolaa
11.66 gram / unit of gold or silver
anubaad
translation
anubaad garnu
to translate
to hang (on wall)
jhundhyaaunu
wire
taar
wireless (most Nepalis say the word)
taar rahit
ground floor
bhui tala
I heard?
verb + “re”
trying to remember name or what was said
“Ke re?”
exactly
thakkai
exactly the same
thakkai ustai
pure / clear (suddha dudh)
suddha
situation
paristhithi
every person
partek byakti
according to person
byakti anusaar
blanket
sirak
pillow
siraani
to cover (with blanket or shawl)
odnu
bed sheet
tannaa
mattress
dasnaa
jeans (gaunmaa)
Leeko pant
one and a half
dedh
well done / congratulations
syaabaas
dish
bhaadaa
dishes
bhaadaakudaa
to wash dishes
bhaadaa maajhnu
dish soap
bhaadaa maajhne saabun
store with American products (things)
American saamaan paaine pasal
girlfriend
premi / premikaa
to dry
sukaaunu
to be dried
suknu
to hear
sunu
to tell (to make heard)
sunaaunu
to find out
pattaa laagaaunu
there
tayaa
mirror
ainaa
together
sangai
rooft
chaat
balcony or porch
kausi
to dry
suknu
to make dry
sukaaunu
goat
kasi
Now I remember
ahile samjhae
feeling uncomfortable
asajilo laagyo / aaptharyo laagyo
difficult
asajil chha / aaptharyo chha
young (as in adolescent 16-20)
jawaan
to lay down (bricks, carpet, etc)
ochhyaaunu
to lay down brics in the road
baatomaa itaa ochhyaaunchha
thin
paatalo
thick
baaklo
nature
prakriti
desert
maribhumi
habit or nature as in “human nature”
baani
opportunity (use with paaunu)
maukaa
opportunity to go
jaane maukaa paaunu
finally
antamaa / ballaballa
final or last
antim
I finally have the opportunity to meet you.
ballaballa bhetne maukaa paae
what is the advantage of this?
yasko phaaidaa ke ke chha?
training
taalim
gold
sun
to increase or grow
badhaaunu
bribe
ghus
price has gone up
mol bhadyo
price has gone down
mol ghatyo
salary
talab
to listen / to hear
sunnu
to be heard
suninu
can be done
sakinu
kite
changaa
fighting kite competition
changaa kaatnu
to fly (a kite or plane)
udaaunu
to be flow (to fly in a plane)
udnu
to feel jealous
irshyaa laagnu
to feel jealous
daahaa laagnu
feeling lonely
eklo laagnu
birth mother
janmadin ama
birth place
janma thalo
where is your birth place?
janma thalo kahaa ho?
to celebrate
manaaunu
to be celebrated
manaaninu
public
saarbajarnik
to count
gannu
what is there to do in Deshain?
Deshainmaa ke ke garinchaa?
wife’s parents house
sasuraali
husband’s parents house
aaphno ghar
son-in-law
jwaari
just like king
raaja justi ho?
moon
chaadani / jun / chandra
full moon
purnima
to have diarrhea feeling
pakhalaa laagyo
to have to defecate
disaa laagyo
to defecate
disaa garnu
to fight (with words or small fight)
jhagadaa garnu
to fight (war or big fight)
ladaai garnu
of the house
gharko
behind the house
gharpachhaadi
in front of the house
gharagaadi
facing the school
schoolaghi
after the bazaar
bajaarpachhi
in the middle of the city
shaharko bichmaa
for the city
shaharko laagi
all over the world
sansarbhari
to the office
officesamma
from the office
officebaata
from the school
schooldekhi
toward the house
ghartira
near the house
gharnira
near or beside the house
schoolko chheumaa
near the bazaar
bajaar najik
above or on the table
tablemaati
beyond the village
gaau bhadaa maathi
under the chair
mechmuni
below the house
ghartala
this side of the river
nadiwaari
on the other side of the river
nadipaari
around the house
ghar waripari
the one o’clock bus
ek bajeko bus
in three days
tin dinmaa
within three days
tin din bhitra
after one o’clock
ek baje pachaadi
after one day
ek din pachhi
during the work
kaamko bichmaa
for two days
dui dinko laagi
by or until five o’clock
paach baje samma
since yesterday
hijodekhi
around two o’clock
dui baje tira
during the program
kaarykramko bichmaa
without him / without her
ubinaa
without you
tapaaibinaa
against
biruddhamaa
still
ajhai
member of parliament
saamsad
to participate
bhaag linu
to whom?
kaslaai
past tense “who” (trans)
kasle
someone
kohi
past tense “someone” (trans)
kasaile
no one
kohipani
past tense “no one” (trans)
kasailepani
comfortable
aaraamdaai
to buy for someone
kinidinu
to call for someone
bolaaidinu
please buy and bring potatoes for me
aloo kinera lyaaidinus
please do for me
garindinus
silver
chaadi
coin
sikkaa
silver coin
chaadiko sikkaa
gold
sun
11.66 gram / unit of gold or silver
tolaa
translation
anubaad
to translate
anubaad garnu