Nepali for beginners with Vipas
Episodes
Ep32: Vegetables in Nepali
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall learn the names of 15 vegetables in Nepali and how to pronounce them correctly.Pdf with phonetic transcription in English an...
Ep 31: Names of Domestic Animals in Nepali
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall learn the names of 16 domestic animals in Nepali and how to pronounce them correctly.For resource material with phonetic tra...
Ep30 : Story: The Monkey & The Crocodile (Translated line by line from Nepali to English)
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will listen to a story of a monkey and a crocodile. I translate the story line by line from English to Nepali.If you would like to...
Ep29 : Story: Akbar, Birbal & the stupid thief (Translated line by line from Nepali to English)
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will listen to a story of Akbar, Birbal & the stupid thief. I translate the story line by line from English to Nepali.To downl...
Ep 28: Verbs (Positive & Negative) conjugated with the Pronoun "I" in Present Simple Tense
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall learn about how to use verbs with both positive and negative connotation.The verbs used as examples in this episodes are : s...
Ep 27 : Interrogative words : 20 Useful Questions in Nepali
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall learn how to ask questions and get familiar with interrogative words. I have chosen 20 questions that might be useful in eve...
Ep 26 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Simple Past tense & some examples of sentences.
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson, we will learn to conjugate the verbs that we learnt in episode 17 with the pronoun ma or I, in English. We will focus on how to conjug...
Ep 25 : Nepali Prepositions
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall learn about Nepali preposition and how to use them in a sentence. The prepositions discussed in today's episode are:with, at...
Ep 24 : Nepali Calendars & the 12 months in Nepali
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we will focus on Bikram Sambat and the names of the months used in this calendar since it is the one that all Nepalese use in their daily lives...
Ep 23 : How to address your family members & relatives in Nepali.
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ep 23. In this episode, I will teach you how to address the following family members and relatives in Nepali.Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother,...
Ep 22 : Days of the week in Nepali
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you will learn how to pronounce the days of the week in Nepali.For those who would like to support this podcast, please visit my patr...
Ep 21 : Colors in Nepali
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson, I will teach you the following colors in Nepali:Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black, White, Grey, Pink, Brown, Purple, Orange, Silver, Mar...
Ep 20 : Giving a short introduction of yourself in Nepali
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are going to learn how to give a short introduction of ourselves in Nepali. Since we already know how to use a few verbs in simple...
Ep 19 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Present Continuous tense & some examples of sentences.
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson, we will learn to conjugate the verbs that we learnt in episode 17 with the pronoun ma or I, in English. We will focus on how to conjug...
Ep 18 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Simple Present tense & some examples of sentences.
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson, we will learn to conjugate the verbs that we learnt in the previous episode with the pronoun ma or I, in English. we will focus on how...
Ep 17 : Introduction to Verbs in Nepali
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I will introduce you to verbs that are commonly used.Speak, come, go, eat, play, write, walk, give, do, start, work, buy, cut, open, ...
Ep 16 : Nepali adjectives, how they are constructed and sentences using these adjectives
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to the Nepali pronouns and show you how they are constructed.The adjectives you will learn today are: new, old, big, ...
Ep 15 : Nepali Pronouns and how they are constructed
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to the Nepali pronouns and show you how they are constructed.The pronouns you will learn today are"I, you (formal, in...
Ep 14 : Common nouns in Nepali & introduction to the symbol "Chandrabindu"
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I will introduce you to common nouns in Nepali and show you how they are constructed. Like in most languages, Nepali also uses symbol...
Ep 13 : Introduction to Nepali words constructed using half letters & how to write & pronounce them.
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shall continue with the introduction of Nepali words & how they are constructed but this time we shall focus on the use of hal...
Ep 12 : Common Nepali names, the correct way to pronounce them and their meanings
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I will introduce you to 20 common Nepali names, show you how to correctly pronounce them and also provide the meanings behind the nam...
Ep 11 : Introduction to simple Nepali words constructed by adding the consonants & vowels that we learnt. (Part 2)
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue where we left off in episode 10. The words introduced today are : plate, lentil, tap, salt, water, flower, younger sister, younger brother...
Ep 10 : Introduction to simple Nepali words constructed by adding the consonants & vowels that we learnt. (Part 1)
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I will introduce you to 16 Nepali words that can be constructed using the consonants & vowels that we have learnt.I will teach you how the words a...
Ep 9 : Combining consonants & vowels to create different sounds (Part 2)
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9, we shall continue where we left off in episode 8, i.e. pronouncing the remaining combinations of consonants & vowels.By the end of t...
Ep 8 : Combining consonants & vowels to create different sounds (Part 1)
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we are able to recognize all the consonants & vowels and also to read a few simple words, the next step is to be able to combine the cons...
Ep 7 : Introduction to simple Nepali words using the consonants that we learnt
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I will introduce you to 20 simple Nepali words that can be constructed using the consonants that we have memorized.I will tell you which letters the w...
Ep 6 : An interactive exercise to help you memorize all the consonants & vowels we have learnt.
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We will be practicing all the 48 letters we have learnt through an interactive exercise in this episode.The main idea is to practice this exercise aga...
Ep.5 Consonants 30 through 36, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to consonants 30 through 36, show you how to pronounce them, provide English words that use similar sounds for listen...
Ep.4 Consonants 21 through 29, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to consonants 21 through 29, show you how to pronounce them, provide English words that use similar sounds for listen...
Ep.3 Consonants 11 through 20, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to consonants 11 through 20, show you how to pronounce them, provide English words that use similar sounds for listen...
Ep.2 The First 10 Consonants, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce you to the first 10 out of 35 consonants, show you how to pronounce them, provide English words that use similar sounds f...
Ep.1 Short Intro + Vowels
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A brief introduction of the Devanagari script + How to pronounce the 12 vowels (swar).The vowels that we will cover today are:1.अ,2.आ,3.इ,4.ई,...