Nepali Vocabulary Words Containing “ढ” (Dha) | Learn Nepali Words and Sentences

Introduction

ढ has a strong retroflex sound. When you pronounce it, your tongue curls slightly backward. It is different from ध, which has a softer aspirated dental sound.

Today, instead of learning only words that begin with ढ, we’ll learn 30 useful Nepali words that contain the letter ढ.

This will help you recognize ढ when reading real Nepali words.

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30 Useful Vocabulary

English Meaning	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
Door	Dhoka	ढोका
Stone	Dhunga	ढुङ्गा
Drain	Dhal	ढल
Slow / late	Dhilo	ढिलो
Structure / design	Dhancha	ढाँचा
Back	Dhad	ढाड
To lean / tilt	Dhalkinu	ढल्किनु
To bow down / pay respect	Dhognu	ढोग्नु
Shield	Dhaal	ढाल
Pile / heap	Dhipro	ढिप्रो
Traditional millet dish	Dhido	ढिँडो
Cover / lid	Dhakkan	ढक्कन
To flow / slope downward	Dhalnu	ढल्नु
To cover	Dhaknu	ढाक्नु
To climb	Chadhnu	चढ्नु
To read / study	Padhnu	पढ्नु
To increase / grow	Badhnu	बढ्नु
Study	Padhai	पढाइ
Nose ornament	Dhungri	ढुङ्ग्री
To lie / tell a lie	Dhatnu	ढाँट्नु
More / greater	Badhi	बढी
Growing / increasing	Badhdo	बढ्दो
Reading	Padhdai	पढ्दै
Studied / educated	Padheko	पढेको
To teach	Padhaunu	पढाउनु
Teaching	Padhaaune	पढाउने
To make someone climb	Chadhaunu	चढाउनु
Climbing	Chadhai	चढाइ
Ladder / staircase	Sidhi	सिँढी
Hill / ridge	Daanda	डाँडा

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🔤 Notice the Letter ढ

The letter ढ can appear in many different words and word forms:

ढोका · ढुङ्गा · ढल · ढिलो · ढाँचा · ढाड · ढल्किनु · ढोग्नु · ढाल · ढक्कन

It also appears in words such as:

पढ्नु · पढाइ · बढ्नु · चढ्नु · चढाइ · सिँढी

This is useful because you will often encounter ढ inside a word rather than only at the beginning.

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15 Useful Sentences

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
The door is open.	Dhoka khulla chha.	ढोका खुल्ला छ।
This stone is very heavy.	Yo dhunga dherai gahro chha.	यो ढुङ्गा धेरै गाह्रो छ।
The drain is blocked.	Dhal thuniyeko chha.	ढल थुनिएको छ।
He walks slowly.	U dhilo hindchha.	ऊ ढिलो हिँड्छ।
This building has a strong structure.	Yo bhawanko dhancha baliyo chha.	यो भवनको ढाँचा बलियो छ।
My back hurts.	Mero dhaad dukheko chha.	मेरो ढाड दुखेको छ।
The tree is leaning.	Rukh dhalkiyeko chha.	रुख ढल्किएको छ।
He bowed down to his parents.	Usle aama-buwalai dhogyo.	उसले आमाबुवालाई ढोग्यो।
The soldier is carrying a shield.	Sipahile dhaal bokeko chha.	सिपाहीले ढाल बोकेको छ।
There is a pile of stones here.	Yahaan dhungako dhipro chha.	यहाँ ढुङ्गाको ढिप्रो छ।
Put the lid on the pot.	Bhaandama dhakkan lagaau.	भाँडामा ढक्कन लगाऊ।
I need more time.	Malai badhi samaya chhaahincha.	मलाई बढी समय चाहिन्छ।
Please cover the food.	Khaana dhaknu hos.	खाना ढाक्नुहोस्।
We have to climb the hill.	Hamilai daanda chadhnuparchha.	हामीलाई डाँडा चढ्नुपर्छ।
I study every morning.	Ma harek bihaana padhchhu.	म हरेक बिहान पढ्छु।

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Final Reading Challenge

Read this sentence slowly:

ढिलो नगरी ढोका खोलेर ढुङ्गाको बाटो हुँदै डाँडा चढ्नुहोस्।

Try to identify every word containing ढ.

The more you practice recognizing ढ in different words, the easier Nepali reading will become.