Greetings English Nepali Welcome swagatam Hello/Goodbye namaste How are you? tapaaii lai kasto cha? [Reply to “how are you?”] malaai sanchai cha. tapaaiilaaii ni? My name is... mero naam … ho What is your name? tapaiiko naam ke ho? Good morning subha prabhat Good afternoon namaskar Good evening subha sandhya Good night subha ratri Have a nice day subha din Dining Out English Nepali Bon appetit! ramrari khanu hola Cheers! subhakamana That’s enough [when being served food] bhaiyo I’m a vegetarian ma sakahari hun waiter/waitress bhanse Can we have the check please? k hamilai check upalabda cha hola? It is very delicious yo ati misthanna cha What is this/that? yo/ tyo ke ho? Is there a local specialty? sthaaniya bisess kehi chha? breakfast nasta lunch khana supper khaja Communicating English Nepali Yes ho No hoena Maybe saayad I don’t know malaaii thaahaa chaina I understand maile bujhaam I don’t understand maile bujhina Please speak more slowly bistaarai bhannus Please say that again pheri bhannus Do you speak English? Tapaain angrejee boln saknuhunchha? Do you speak Nepali? ke tapain nepali bolnuhunchha? How do you say … in Nepali? tapain le nepalima ... lai kasari bhannu hunchha? Excuse me/Sorry maapha ganus Thank you dhanyabad Where’s the bathroom? sauchalaya kata chha? Getting Around English Nepali How do I get to ... … kasari jhaane? Is it far from here? yaha bata tadha parchha? I want to go ... ma … janchhu Can I walk there? hidera jana sakinchha? What is the address? thegana ke ho? Where? kaha? Here/there yaha/tyaha I’m lost ma haraye Can you help me? k tapai malai sahayog garnu huncha? Go straight sidhau janu hosh Turn left daya modnu huss Turn right ani baya modnu huss How long does it take to get there? tyaha pugha kati lagla? Near najik Far tadha North/South/East/West uttar/dakshin/purba/paschim