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Read a short introduction before the planned Nepali A1 course.

About this unit

Two people introduce themselves. Read each line first, then play it to check.

  • । ends each sentence.
  • मेरो नाम … हो। means “My name is …”.
  • नमस्ते works as hello and as goodbye.
  1. माया

    नमस्ते। मेरो नाम माया हो।

    Hello. My name is Maya.

  2. मीरा

    नमस्ते। मेरो नाम मीरा हो।

    Hello. My name is Meera.

  3. माया

    यो घर हो।

    This is a house.

Words in this chat

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

नमस्ते। मेरो नाम माया हो।

Hello. My name is Maya.

नमस्ते। मेरो नाम मीरा हो।

Hello. My name is Meera.

यो घर हो।

This is a house.

माया

Maya, a nameMāyā

मेरो

mymero
Reading tips

This is a beginner reading bridge. The Nepali A1 story course is planned; its final scene wording is not claimed here. मेरो means my; हो identifies what something is.

Reading practice

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

नमस्ते। मेरो नाम मीरा हो।

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

माया

Read and decide

Who introduces herself in this message?

मेरो नाम माया हो।

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

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नमस्ते। मेरो नाम माया हो।

Hello. My name is Maya.

नमस्ते। मेरो नाम मीरा हो।

Hello. My name is Meera.

यो घर हो।

This is a house.

माया

Maya, a name

मेरो

my
Use a Nepali keyboard

Nepali traditional and romanised layouts are optional. Course tiles enter logical order: consonant, vowel, nasal mark; halant between joined consonants.

All letters

म
i

ma (Nepali carrier)

न
i

na (Nepali carrier)

कno puff of air
i

ka (Nepali carrier)

रr, a short tap
i

ra (Nepali carrier)

ल
i

la

आ
i

ā

◌ाIn का
i

ā sign

घbuzz and breath
i

gha

दtongue at the teeththroat buzzes
i

da

इ
i

i

◌िIn कि
i

i sign

तtongue at the teethno puff of air
i

ta

ई
i

i, independent spelling

◌ीIn की
i

i sign, second spelling

पno puff of air
i

pa

उ
i

u

ऊ
i

u, second independent spelling

◌ुIn कु
i

u sign

◌ूIn कू
i

u sign, second spelling

स
i

sa

ए
i

e

ऐ
i

ai

◌ेIn के
i

e sign

◌ैIn कै
i

ai sign

ओ
i

o

औ
i

au

◌ोIn को
i

o sign

◌ौIn कौ
i

au sign

खa puff of air
i

kha

गthroat buzzes
i

ga

चno puff of air
i

ca. Often said close to ts.

छa puff of air
i

cha

जthroat buzzes
i

ja. Often said close to dz.

झbuzz and breath
i

jha

थtongue at the teetha puff of air
i

tha

धtongue at the teethbuzz and breath
i

dha

टtongue curled backno puff of air
i

ṭa

ठtongue curled backa puff of air
i

ṭha

डtongue curled backthroat buzzes
i

ḍa

ढtongue curled backbuzz and breath
i

ḍha

बthroat buzzes
i

ba

भbuzz and breath
i

bha

फa puff of air
i

pha

य
i

ya

व
i

often ba in these words. Nepali व is pronounced b in many common words.

ह
i

ha

श
i

sa, spelling श

ष
i

sa, spelling ष

णtongue curled back
i

ṇa

अ
i

a, Nepali vowel

ऋ
i

ri

◌ंnasal vowel, or n or mIn अंगुर
i

anusvara: nasal mark

◌ँthe vowel through the noseIn आँखा
i

chandrabindu: nasal vowel

◌ृIn कृ
i

ri vowel sign

◌्In नमस्ते
i

halant: no inherent vowel

◌ःIn दुःख
i

visarga

ङ
i

ṅa

ञ
i

ña