Nepali Vocabulary Words Containing “त” (Ta) | Learn Nepali Words and Sentences

Introduction

In today’s lesson, we’re learning the Nepali letter ट (Ta).

ट has a strong retroflex sound. When you pronounce it, your tongue curls slightly backward. This makes ट different from त, which has a softer dental sound.

Instead of learning only words that begin with ट, we’ll learn 50 useful Nepali words that contain the letter ट. This will help you recognize ट when reading real Nepali words.

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50 Useful Vocabulary

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
Head	Tauko	टाउको
Cap / Hat	Topi	टोपी
Ticket	Tikat	टिकट
Piece / Fragment	Tukra	टुक्रा
Tip / Peak	Tuppo	टुप्पो
Religious forehead mark	Tika	टीका
Note / Comment	Tippani	टिप्पणी
Support / Prop	Teko	टेको
Patch	Taalо	टालो
To avoid	Taarnu	टार्नु
Rock / Cliff	Chattan	चट्टान
To shine	Talkinu	टल्किनु
Shiny	Talkilo	टल्किलो
To bite	Toknu	टोक्नु
Basket	Tokari	टोकरी
Small oil lamp	Tuki	टुकी
Orphan	Tuhuro	टुहुरो
Island	Taapu	टापु
Leaf plate	Tapari	टपरी
To drip	Tapkinu	टप्किनु
Stage / Level	Tappa	टप्पा
Stitch	Taanka	टाँका
To stick / Attach	Taasnu	टाँस्नु
Peg / Stake	Taango	टाँगो
Road / Way	Baato	बाटो
Soil / Earth	Maato	माटो
School / Rest house	Paati	पाटी
Bed	Khaat	खाट
Leg / Foot	Khutta	खुट्टा
Stomach	Pet	पेट
Belt / Small box	Peti	पेटी
False / Lie	Jhuto	झुटो
Injury	Chot	चोट
Holiday	Chhutti	छुट्टी
Short	Chhoto	छोटो
Fat / Thick	Moto	मोटो
Vest / Waistcoat	Bhoto	भोटो
Bread / Flatbread	Roti	रोटी
To meet	Bhetnu	भेट्नु
Water vessel	Lota	लोटा
To separate	Chhuttinu	छुट्टिनु
Throat	Ghaanti	घाँटी
Hoe	Kuto	कुटो
To beat	Kutnu	कुट्नु
Suddenly / Quickly	Jhatta	झट्ट
Fast / Quickly	Chhito	छिटो
Side / Bandage	Patti	पट्टी
To exchange	Saatnu	साट्नु
Distinct / Separate	Chhuttai	छुट्टै
Note / Banknote	Not	नोट

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15 Useful Sentences

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
My head hurts.	Mero tauko dukhchha.	मेरो टाउको दुख्छ।
I bought a new cap.	Maile naya topi kiney	मैले नयाँ टोपी किनें।
Where is my ticket?	Mero tikat kaha chha?	मेरो टिकट कहाँ छ?
Give me a piece.	Malai euta tukra dinuhos.	मलाई एउटा टुक्रा दिनुहोस्।
The mountain peak is beautiful.	Himaal ko tuppo sundar chha.	हिमालको टुप्पो सुन्दर छ।
Put on a tika.	Tika lagaau.	टीका लगाऊ।
The road is long.	Baato laamo chha.	बाटो लामो छ।
The soil is wet.	Maato gilo chha.	माटो गिलो छ।
My leg hurts.	Mero khutta dukhchha.	मेरो खुट्टा दुख्छ।
My stomach is full.	Mero pet bhariyo.	मेरो पेट भरियो।
I have a holiday tomorrow.	Bholi mero chhutti chha.	भोलि मेरो छुट्टी छ।
This road is short.	Yo baato chhoto chha.	यो बाटो छोटो छ।
I need to meet a friend today.	Malai aaja saathilai bhetna jaanu chha.	मलाई आज साथीलाई भेट्न जानु छ।
Come quickly.	Chhito aaunuhos.	छिटो आउनुहोस्।
Don’t bite me.	Malai natoknuhos.	मलाई नटोक्नुहोस्।

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📌 Reading Tip

Remember that ट (Ta) is a retroflex consonant. Your tongue curls slightly backward when you pronounce it.

Compare:

ट (Ta) → retroflex sound
त (Ta) → dental sound

Practice reading words containing ट rather than focusing only on words that begin with the letter. This will help you recognize the sound naturally while reading Nepali.