तपाईंको नाम के हो?
ta-paaín-ko naam ke ho
What is your name?
Grammar Note
"Ke ho?" is the fundamental "What is...?" question structure.
मेरो नाम ___ हो
me-ro naam ___ ho
My name is ___
Grammar Note
"Mero" is "my". Nepali possessives: "hamro" (our), "tapainko" (your formal).
तपाईंको फोन नम्बर दिनुहुन्छ?
ta-paaín-ko phon nam-bar di-nu-hun-chha
Could you give me your phone number?
Grammar Note
"Dinuhunchha?" politely asks "will you give". "Dinus" is the imperative "please give".
हामी साथी हुन सक्छौं
haa-mi saa-thi hu-na sak-chhau
We can be friends
Grammar Note
"Saathi" (friend) is shared with Hindi and other South Asian languages.
तपाईंको इमेल के हो?
ta-paaín-ko i-mel ke ho
What is your email?
Grammar Note
"Imel" is borrowed from English. Tech/digital terms in Nepali are mostly English loanwords.
म ___ बाट आएको हुँ
ma ___ baa-ta aa-e-ko hun
I came from ___
Grammar Note
"Bata" is the postposition "from". Nepali postpositions follow the noun.
भेट भएर खुसी लाग्यो
bhet bhe-ra khu-si laag-yo
I was happy to meet you
Usage
Use when saying goodbye after meeting someone
Grammar Note
"Khusi lagyo" = "felt happy". "Lagnu" (to feel/seem) is used for emotional expressions.
सम्पर्कमा रहौं
sam-par-ka-maa ra-haun
Let's stay in touch
Grammar Note
"Rahaun" is the hortative "let's stay". "Samparka" (Sanskrit) means contact.
व्हाट्सएप नम्बर दिनुस्
vhaat-saep nam-bar di-nus
Please give me your WhatsApp number
Usage
WhatsApp is the primary messaging tool in Nepal
Grammar Note
"Dinus" is the polite imperative of "dinu" (to give).
फेरि भेटौंला
phe-ri bhe-taun-laa
Let's meet again
Usage
A classic farewell phrase
Grammar Note
"Bhetaunla" combines the hortative with a future nuance — "let's plan to meet".
More Nepali phrases
- Basic Words
- Basic Nouns
- Basic Verbs
- Adjectives
- Question Words
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