Nepali Conjunct Consonants (संयुक्त व्यञ्जन) | Learn Nepali Reading & Pronunciation

Conjunct Consonants

Sometimes, two or more consonants come together without a vowel sound between them. This creates a conjunct consonant.

For example:

Consonants	Conjunct
म् + प	म्प
च् + छ	च्छ
न् + द	न्द
स् + त	स्त

50 Useful Vocabulary

Nepali	Romanized Nepali	English
सम्पर्क	Samparka	Contact
सम्पन्न	Sampanna	Prosperous / completed
कम्प्युटर	Kampyutar	Computer
चम्पा	Champa	A type of flower
इच्छा	Ichchha	Wish / desire
इच्छुक	Ichchhuk	Interested / willing
प्रश्न	Prashna	Question
प्रशंसा	Prashansa	Praise
प्रयास	Prayaas	Effort / attempt
प्रेम	Prem	Love
प्रकृति	Prakriti	Nature
प्रयोग	Prayog	Use / experiment
कार्यक्रम	Karyakram	Program / event
क्रम	Kram	Order / sequence
क्रोध	Krodh	Anger
क्रिया	Kriya	Action / verb
मित्र	Mitra	Friend
पत्र	Patra	Letter
यात्रा	Yatra	Journey / travel
चित्र	Chitra	Picture
मन्त्र	Mantra	Sacred phrase / chant
स्वतन्त्र	Swatantra	Independent / free
केन्द्र	Kendra	Center
इन्द्रेणी	Indreni	Rainbow
आनन्द	Ananda	Happiness / joy
सुन्दर	Sundar	Beautiful
बन्द	Banda	Closed
चन्दा	Chanda	Donation / contribution
अन्त	Anta	End
शान्त	Shaanta	Peaceful
सन्त	Santa	Saint
चिन्ता	Chintaa	Worry
सस्तो	Sasto	Cheap
मस्त	Masta	Great / enjoyable
पुस्तक	Pustak	Book
अस्ति	Asti	Existence / is
नमस्कार	Namaskaar	Greetings / hello
संस्कार	Sanskaar	Cultural values / tradition
संस्कृति	Sanskriti	Culture
स्वास्थ्य	Swaasthya	Health
स्वागत	Swaagat	Welcome
स्वदेश	Swadesh	Homeland
द्वार	Dwaar	Door / entrance
द्वीप	Dweep	Island
श्रम	Shram	Labor / hard work
श्रमण	Shraman	Ascetic / monk
सिञ्चन	Sinchan	Sprinkling / irrigation
मञ्च	Mancha	Stage / platform
सञ्जाल	Sanjaal	Network
व्यञ्जन	Vyanjan	Dish / food

15 Useful Sentences

Nepali	Romanized Nepali	English
मलाई एउटा प्रश्न छ।	Malai eutaa prashna chha.	I have a question.
मेरो साथी यहाँ छ।	Mero saathi yahaa chha.	My friend is here.
मलाई यात्रा गर्न मन पर्छ।	Malai yaatraa garna man parchha.	I like to travel.
यो ठाउँ धेरै सुन्दर छ।	Yo thau dherai sundar chha.	This place is very beautiful.
कृपया ढोका बन्द गर्नुहोस्।	Kripayaa dhokaa banda garnuhos.	Please close the door.
मलाई धेरै चिन्ता छ।	Malai dherai chintaa chha.	I am very worried.
यो किताब सस्तो छ।	Yo kitaab sasto chha.	This book is cheap.
नेपालमा तपाईंलाई स्वागत छ।	Nepalmaa tapaailaai swaagat chha.	Welcome to Nepal.
मेरो स्वास्थ्य राम्रो छ।	Mero swaasthya raamro chha.	My health is good.
कार्यक्रम मञ्चमा हुन्छ।	Karyakram manchmaa hunchha.	The program takes place on the stage.

💡Reading Tip

When you see a conjunct consonant, do not add an extra vowel sound between the consonants.

For example:

सम्पर्क → Sam-par-ka
Not Sa-ma-pa-ra-ka

मित्र → Mi-tra
Not Mi-ti-ra

प्रश्न → Prash-na
Not Pa-ra-sha-na

This will help you read Nepali words more naturally and accurately.