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Alphabet in Nepali Language
Knowing the Nepali alphabet is crucial in learning the Nepali Language. Nepali alphabet configuration is used in a every day conversation. With out the Nepali alphabet, it is impossible to speak the Nepali terms correctly even if you know how to write those terms in Nepali. Learn More
As with any language, the far better anyone pronounce a letter in a word, the better grasped you will be in conversing in the Nepali language. Listed below are links that redirects you to the Nepali alphabet and exactly how it really is pronounced in English.
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Vowels in Nepali Alphabet
| आ (aa) | like 'a' in "father" |
| इ (i) | like the 'i' in "sit" |
| उ (u) | like 'oo' in "boot" |
| ए (e) | like 'e' in "bed" |
| ओ (o) | like 'o' in "go" |
Consonants in Nepali Alphabet
| b | like 'b' in "bed" |
| bh | like 'b' in "bed," but with an extra puff of air, like "Bhutan" |
| ch | like 'ch' in "chat" |
| chh | like 'ch' at the end of "church" |
| d | like 'd' in "dog" |
| dh | like 'd' in "dog" but with an extra puff of air, like "Dhaka" |
| f | like 'f' in "frog" |
| g | like 'g' in "go" |
| gh | like 'g' in "go" but with an extra puff of air, like "Ghana" |
| h | like 'h' in "help" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries) |
| j | like 'dg' in "edge" |
| k | like 'c' in "cat" |
| kh | like 'kh' in "Khaki" |
| l | like 'l' in "love" |
| m | like 'm' in "mother" |
| n | like 'n' in "nice" |
| p | like 'p' in "pig" |
| ph | like 'ph' in "phone" |
| q | like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always) |
| r | like 'r' in "row", like 'r' in "feather" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries at end of word) |
| s | like 'ss' in "hiss" |
| t | like 't' in "top" |
| v | at the beginning of a word, somewhere between the "v" in "vice" and "w" in "wives." In the middle of a word somewhere between the "v" in "vice" and the "b" in "bike." Spelling-wise, these are interchangable ("Shiva-Shiba" "Vishnu"-"Wishnu"). Err on the side of a "v" sound. |
Semi Vowels/ Diphthongs in Nepali Alphabet
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