• Shankar Neupane
  • Updated on Jun 5, 2023

Slangs of Nepal

 

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Slangs of Nepal

Hello - Namaste 

How are you? - Sanchai hunu huncha?

Fine, thank you.- Sanchai chu, dhanyabad.

What is your name? - Tapaiko naam ke ho?

My name is ……. - Mero name ……….ho. 

Where are you going? - Tapai kahan jaane?

I am from America? - Ma amerika bata aayeko.

What is this? -Yo ke ho?

I know - Malai thaahaa chha.

I don’t know. - Malai thahaa chhaina.

Thank you. -Dhanyabaad.

Yes.- Hajur.

No.- Chaina.

Excuse me.- Maph paun.

I’m sorry. - Ma dukhi chu.

Goodbye - Namaste

I only speak little Nepali - Ma ali-ali Nepali bolchu.

Do you speak English? - Tapalaai Angregi bolnuhuncha?

Good morning. Good morning. Good evening. Good evening. Good night. - Subha ratri.

I don’t understand. - Mai le buhjina.

Where is the toilet? Toilet kaha cha.

Leave me alone. - Malaai eklai chodnus.

I need your help. - Malaai tapaiko sahayog chaiyo.

It’s an emergency.- Malai aapat paryo.

I’m lost. - Maile bato haranyen.

Help. - Bachhau.

I lost my bag.- Mero jhola harayo.

I lost my wallet. - Mero wallet harayo.

Can I use your phone? - Phone prayog garna sakchu?

Is it far from here? - Yenha bata kati taadha chha?

Please give me a cup of tea? - Ek kap chiya pauna?

What time is it? - Kati bajyo?

Food & Drink- 

Rice - Bhaat

Lentil - Daal

Spinach (Vegetable) - Saag

Cooked Vegetable -Tarkari

Bread - Roti

Tea - Chiya

Tasty - Mitho

Spicy - Piro

Meat - Masu

Chicken Meat - Kukhurako Masu

Potato - Aalu

Cabbage - Banda

Cauliflower - Kauli

Corn - Makai

Beer (local) - Chhang

Egg - Phool

Weather is Cold Today - Aaja chiso cha.

It is hot today -  Aaja garmi cha

It is raining - Pani pardaicha

Hot/ warm - Tato/ garmi

Cold - Chiso

Health

I’m sick. - Malaai sancho chaina.

I’ve been injured. - Malaai chot lagyo.

I have altitude sickness - Mali lek laagyo.

I need a doctor. - Malaai doctor chaiyo.

Few Commom Words

House - Ghar

Latrine - Charpi

Shop - Pasal

Steep - uphill

Ukali - Steep

Downhill - Oraalo

Straight -Sidha

Left -  Baayaan

Right   Daahine

Shankar Neupane

Shankar Neupane

An engineering graduate from Tribhuvan University who was passionate about trekking, climbing, and mountain tourism began his adventure trip in the Himalayas when he was still a teenager. At last, he finds a way to make his interests and pastimes pay the bills. Shankar was very impressed by the snow-capped mountains, trekking, and climbing in the Himalayas because he grew up surrounded by the Ganesh Himal and Manaslu regions.

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