In this video, we explain the use of Nepali particles — small but essential words like “नि”, “चाहिँ”, “त”, “हो त”, “भने”, and more that add meaning, emphasis, or emotion to sentences.
PARTICLES
| English | Romanized Nepali |
|---|---|
| Emphasize | Ta |
| Okay | La |
| To make a polite request. | Na |
| Asking | Ni |
| Passing information | Re |
| Okay? | Hai? |
| Indeed/Exactly | Nai |
| Connects words or phrases | Ra |
| Or | Ki |
| Is | Ho |
| Like as | Jhai |
| Which/That | Jun |
| So that | Taaki |
| Used for emphasis | Khas |
| And then | Ani |
SENTENCES
| English | Romanized Nepali |
|---|---|
| I’m very tired today. | Ma ta aaja dherai thakeko chhu. |
| Okay, i’m going now. | La ta aba ma janchhu. |
| Please come here. | Yeta aaunus na. |
| I liked it and what about you? | Malaai yo mann paryo ani tapaailaai ni? |
| I heard he got married yesterday. | Usle hijo bihe garyo re. |
| Let’s go today,okay? | Aaja jam hai? |
| He did it indeed. | Usle nai gareko ho. |
| Ram and Shyam are friends. | Ram ra Shyam saathi hun. |
| Do you want tea or coffee? | Timi chiya ki coffee linchhau? |
| He’s a teacher. | Uh sikshyak ho. |
| He’s strong like a lion. | Uh singha jhai baliyo chha. |
| This is the dress i told you. | Yo tei dress ho jun maile vaneko thiye. |
| Work hard so that you can get success. | Mehenat gara taki timle safalta paunechhau. |
| There is no particular reason for his absence. | Uh anupasthit hunu ko khaas karan chhaina. |
| I ate lunch, and then i went to sleep. | Maile khana khaye ani sutna gaye. |
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