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वर्णमाला · Alphabet
The Nepali alphabet
Nepali is written in Devanagari. Look at each letter, say its sound, then find it in the example word.
स्वर · Vowels
The vowel sounds. Each one can stand alone at the start of a word.
- अaअनारanaar · pomegranate
- आaaआमाaama · mother
- इiइनारinaar · well
- ईiiईश्वरishwar · god
- उuउल्लुullu · owl
- ऊuuऊनoon · wool
- ऋriऋषिrishi · sage
- एeएकek · one
- ऐaiऐनाaina · mirror
- ओoओठoth · lips
- औauऔंलाaunla · finger
- अंamअंगुरangur · grapes
- अःah
व्यञ्जन · Consonants
Consonants carry a short “a” sound until a vowel sign changes it.
- कkaकमलkamal · lotus
- खkhaखरायोkharayo · rabbit
- गgaगमलाgamala · flowerpot
- घghaघरghar · house
- ङnga
- चchaचराchara · bird
- छchhaछाताchhata · umbrella
- जjaजहाजjahaj · aeroplane
- झjhaझण्डाjhanda · flag
- ञyna
- टTaटोपीtopi · cap
- ठThaठेलाthela · cart
- डDaडमरुdamaru · small drum
- ढDhaढक्कनdhakkan · lid
- णNa
- तtaतरबुजाtarbuja · watermelon
- थthaथालthaal · plate
- दdaदाँतdaant · teeth
- धdhaधनुषdhanush · bow
- नnaनाकnaak · nose
- पpaपानीpaani · water
- फphaफूलphool · flower
- बbaबाख्राbaakhra · goat
- भbhaभालुbhaalu · bear
- मmaमाछाmaachha · fish
- यyaयात्रीyaatri · traveller
- रraरुखrukh · tree
- लlaलसुनlasun · garlic
- वwaवनwan · forest
- शshaशंखshankha · conch shell
- षShaषट्कोणshatkon · hexagon
- सsaसर्पsarpa · snake
- हhaहात्तीhaatti · elephant
संयुक्त अक्षर · Joined letters
Two letters joined into one shape.
- क्षkshaक्षमाkshama · forgiveness
- त्रtraत्रिशूलtrishul · trident
- ज्ञgyaज्ञानीgyaani · wise
अङ्क · Numbers
Nepali digits from zero to nine.
- ०shunyaशून्यshunya · zero
- १ekएकek · one
- २duiदुईdui · two
- ३tinतीनtin · three
- ४chaarचारchaar · four
- ५paanchपाँचpaanch · five
- ६chhaछchha · six
- ७saatसातsaat · seven
- ८aathआठaath · eight
- ९nauनौnau · nine