Nepali verbs and sentences

Verb bases (infinitive form) & Verb Conjugation
Janu    - To go	Bolnu              - To speak
Aunu   - To come	Roknu -           To stop
Basnu  - To sit	Hidnu  -           To walk
Khannu -         To eat	Khelnu            -  To play
Rakhnu -         To put	Sutnu   -           To sleep
Garnu  - To do	Hernu  -           To see
Dinu -  To give	Pewnu -           To drink
Linu -  To take	Oothnu -          rise/wake up
Kinnu  - To buy
Note: the order of sentences is reversed in Nepali. The conjugated verb is always last.
To politely ask someone to do something, add a ‘s’ to the verb base.	Ex. Aunus / Basnus / Khannus - Please come / Please eat
Add ‘na’ at the beginning to make it negative	Ex. Chinni narakhnus  -Please don’t put sugar in (ex. the tea)
For first person action, drop the ‘u’ and add ‘choo’ and add ma ( I ) at the beginning	Ex. Ma janchoo/ aunchoo/ baschoo    -I am going / coming / sitting. It can also be understood for future action. I will go / come / sit.
For respectful past tense but not first person (I) just add bhaiyo to the verb base	Ex. aunu bhaiyo / khannu bhaiyo        -came / ate
For informal way of asking someone if they want to do something, drop ‘u’ and add ‘e’	ex. momo khanne? / Thamel jane?      -Want to eat momos? / Want to go to Thamel?
Informal way of asking someone to join you in doing something, drop ‘nu’ and add ‘am’	Ex. Jaam / Basaam / Khaam    -Let’s go / let’s sit / let’s eat
To combine two verbs, drop ‘u’ & add ‘a’ to first, and drop ‘u’ & add ‘chu to second.	Ex. Ma auna sakchu - I can come

Saying Yes/No in Nepali - Different Ways

Different ways to say Yes / No
1. Cha / Chainna	To Locate something on you, to have something
ex. Chiya Cha?	ex. Chiya Cha?
2. Ho / Hoina	To state facts, truths, to define, to be or not to be
ex. Yo Thamel ho?	Is this Thamel (tourist area of Kathmandu)?
3. Huncha / Hunna	To agree to do/not do something, some action
ex. Momo khanne? Huncha.	Shall we eat momos (dumplings)? Yes, let’s eat.
Note :
Cha / Chaiina & Ho / Hoina are also the active verb form for ‘to be’ conjugated as ‘I am / You are / He is. You can add ‘ho’ or ‘cha’ to make simple sentences.

Nepali Feelings and Emotions - Learn Nepali

Nepali Feelings and Emotions - Learn Nepali

Feelings and Emotions
Malai ______ lagyo / lagena.	I feel / don’t feel
Birami / sick	Bhok / hungry
Raksi / drunk	Thirkaa / thirsty
Khushee / happy	Dukha / sad
Thakai / tired	Alchee / lazy
Dar / scared	Nindra / sleepy
Jaado / cold	Garmi / hot
Other simple sentences
Tapaiilai ______ man parcha?	Do you like ______?
Malai ______ man parcha.	I like ______.
ex. Malai Nepali khanna man parcha.	I like Nepali food.
To express that you like to do something, use a verb, drop the ‘u’ and add ‘a’
ex. Malai aath ghanta sutna man parcha.	I like to sleep eight hours.
To express that you can do something, use a verb, drop the ‘u’ add ‘a’ and sakchu
Ex. Ma kotha herna sakchu.	Can I see a room.
Needs and Demands :
Malai ______ chahincha.	I need ______ .
Malai ______ chahindaina	I don’t need ______ .