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names and places

Read names and destinations in Nepal.

About this unit

Names of people and places are read like any other word. Without capitals, read the whole word before you decide.

  • Read long names in parts: काठ · माडौं, Kathmandu.
  • मा after a name means in or at: नेपालमा, in Nepal.

Then find each place on the boards.

Read the examples

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

Words to read

काठमाडौं

KathmanduKāṭhmāḍaũ

पोखरा

PokharaPokharā

नेपाल

NepalNepāl

घरमा

at homegharmā

पोखरामा

in PokharaPokharāmā
Places
काठमाडौंKathmandu
पोखराPokhara
नेपालNepal
Reading tips

The ending मा means in or at: घरमा at home, पोखरामा in Pokhara.

काठमाडौं is Kathmandu and पोखरा is Pokhara. Place names make useful whole-word reading practice; they are not a rule for how every final vowel behaves.

Reading practice

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

पोखरा

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

घरमा

Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

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Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

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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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Read names and destinations in Nepal.

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Places
काठमाडौंKathmandu
पोखराPokhara
नेपालNepal
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