Nepali for beginners with Vipas
I am Vipas. I have been teaching Nepali as a side gig for almost 2 years now. While searching for materials for my students, I noticed that there was not enough reference material online. So I thought of creating some by myself. I will be starting from the basics and will add more episodes as per my lesson plan. The resource materials (pdfs) for learning Nepali can be downloaded via my patreon.
Episodes
Ep32: Vegetables in Nepali
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 and how to write the words in Devnagari script can be downloaded from my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-32-ad-free-in-131476635
Ep 31: Names of Domestic Animals in Nepali
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 transcription to help with pronunciation, please visit:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-31-ad-free-of-130031046?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Ep30 : Story: The Monkey & The Crocodile (Translated line by line from Nepali to English)
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 support me on Patreon, please use the link below.https://patreon.com/NepaliForBeginnersWithVipas?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkYou can also support me by buying me a coffee
Ep29 : Story: Akbar, Birbal & the stupid thief (Translated line by line from Nepali to English)
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 download this story both in Nepali & English, you can support me on Patreon, please use the link below.https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep29-ad-free-by-125980515?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm
Ep 28: Verbs (Positive & Negative) conjugated with the Pronoun "I" in Present Simple Tense
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 : speak, come, go, eat, play, cook, buy & open.For ad free episodes or, if you would like access to resource materials for this episode to help you practise and improve your Nepali, you can visit my Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-28-a
Ep 27 : Interrogative words : 20 Useful Questions in Nepali
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 everyday life.1. What’s your name?2. Where are you from?3. Where do you live?4. How old are you?5. What do you do for a living?6. What’s your favorite food?7. What is the name of this place?8. What is this?9. What is that?10. How much for this?11. How m
Ep 26 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Simple Past tense & some examples of sentences.
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 conjugate verbs with the pronoun ma (I) in Simple Past Tense.For ad free episodes or, if you would like access to resource materials for the podcasts and additional exercises to help you practise and improve your Nepali, you can visit my Patreon page:https
Ep 25 : Nepali Prepositions
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, in, on, by, for, from, of, to, towards, above, upstairs, below, down, about & between.If you would like access to resource materials for the podcasts and additional exercises to help you practise and improve your Nepali, you can visit my Patreo
Ep 24 : Nepali Calendars & the 12 months in Nepali
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. The Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar consists of twelve months.If you would like to access the resource material for this episode or support this podcast, you can be my patron using this link:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-24-ad-free-12-106730876?utm_
Ep 23 : How to address your family members & relatives in Nepali.
Ep 23. In this episode, I will teach you how to address the following family members and relatives in Nepali.Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother, Son, Daughter, Husband, Wife, Elder Brother, Younger , Brother, Elder Sister, Younger Sister, Uncle (father's brothers), Aunt (fathers brother's wife), Uncle (mother's brothers), Aunt (mother's brothers wife), Elder brother's wife, Younger brother's
Ep 22 : Days of the week in Nepali
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 patreon page:https://patreon.com/NepaliForBeginnersWithVipas?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkYou can also support me by buying me a coffee using: https://ko-fi.com/nepaliforbeginne
Ep 21 : Colors in Nepali
In this lesson, I will teach you the following colors in Nepali:Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black, White, Grey, Pink, Brown, Purple, Orange, Silver, Maroon &Crimson.Resource material to help you read these words in Nepali and pronounce them are available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-21-ad-free-in-103214635?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_crea
Ep 20 : Giving a short introduction of yourself in Nepali
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 present and present continous tenses, the next step will be to use what we know to introduce ourselves.Resource material for this episode can be downloaded from:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-20-ad-free-of-102785548?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&u
Ep 19 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Present Continuous tense & some examples of sentences.
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 conjugate verbs with the pronoun ma (I) in Present Continuous tense.Resource material (pdf) for this episode can be downloaded from my Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-19-ad-free-of-101816057?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&a
Ep 18 : Conjugation of verbs with the pronoun म (I) in Simple Present tense & some examples of sentences.
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 to conjugate verbs with the pronoun ma (I) in simple present tense.You can also support me by buying me a coffee using: https://ko-fi.com/nepaliforbeginnerswithvipas
Ep 17 : Introduction to Verbs in Nepali
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, play, read, put or keep, sit or live, stand up, think, look, cook, drink, feel, laugh, understand, make or build, call, learn, sleep, lie downYou can also support me by buying me a coffee using: https://ko-fi.com/nepaliforbeginnerswithvipas
Ep 16 : Nepali adjectives, how they are constructed and sentences using these adjectives
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, small, long, short, easy, difficult, clean, dirty, thin, thick, good, bad, fast, slow, far, near, cold (weather), hot (weather), cold (items), hot (items), soft, hard, beautiful, tall, happy, sad, a lot, less, little, enjoyable & unpleasant.Downl
Ep 15 : Nepali Pronouns and how they are constructed
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, informal and very informal), he, she, it, this, that, we, they, those, these, my, your, (formal, informal and very informal), his (formal & informal), her (formal & informal), our, their.Download resource material for this episode:https://www.p
Ep 14 : Common nouns in Nepali & introduction to the symbol "Chandrabindu"
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 symbols either on top or just below the letters to show you how they are pronounced.I will also introduce you to the very first and most commonly used symbol, the chandra bindu. ँDownload resource material for this episode:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-
Ep 13 : Introduction to Nepali words constructed using half letters & how to write & pronounce them.
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 half letters. Half letters are both written & pronounced half.The words introduced today are : how, pocket, monastery, bell, big, nanglo, spoon, holiday, jimbu, flag, cuisine, full, to push, iron rod, to fall or collapse, egg, your, thukpa, thin, re
Ep 12 : Common Nepali names, the correct way to pronounce them and their meanings
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 names.10 male & 10 female names.You can also support me by buying me a coffee using: https://ko-fi.com/nepaliforbeginnerswithvipas
Ep 11 : Introduction to simple Nepali words constructed by adding the consonants & vowels that we learnt. (Part 2)
We continue where we left off in episode 10. The words introduced today are : plate, lentil, tap, salt, water, flower, younger sister, younger brother, love, this, red, long, foreign country, well wishes, special, clean, hand, capacity, trident & knowledgeYou can download the list of words introduced today from my patreon page here.Exclusive for Patrons : Nepali Letter Recognition ExerciseThis
Ep 10 : Introduction to simple Nepali words constructed by adding the consonants & vowels that we learnt. (Part 1)
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 are constructed, which vowel is added to which consonant and how it affects the way the consonant is pronounced and what they mean in English.The words introduced today are:boy, food, donkey, horse, horn, bird, son, cold, bag, head, big, rope, door, m
Ep 9 : Combining consonants & vowels to create different sounds (Part 2)
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 this lesson, you will be able to recognize, read and pronounce 432 different combinations of the consonants & vowels.You can download the table with the combination of consonants & vowels from my patreon page here.You can also support me by bu
Ep 8 : Combining consonants & vowels to create different sounds (Part 1)
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 consonants and vowels to make different sounds.Before starting this lesson, I want you to open the table with Nepali Consonants on one side and vowels on the other. You can either print them in 2 separate pages, if you have 2 monitors, open them in each
Ep 7 : Introduction to simple Nepali words using the consonants that we learnt
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 words are constructed from, how to pronounce them and what they mean in English.The words introduced today are:pen, water, wrong, house, nail, ten, roof, fear, down, wealth, medal, different, strength, fear, honey, blood, forest, city, road & mome
Ep 6 : An interactive exercise to help you memorize all the consonants & vowels we have learnt.
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 again and again until you are able to get all correct.That way, we can move on to the next phase, which is learning to read simple words in Nepali.You can also download the pdfs of the exercise in this podcast & much more via my patreon page here.In
Ep.5 Consonants 30 through 36, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
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 listeners to be able to relate to and I also pronounce some words in Nepali containing the letters.The consonants that we will cover today are:30.श 31.ष 32.स 33.ह34.क्ष35.त्र36.ज्ञYou can also download the pdfs of the resource materials I provide and much
Ep.4 Consonants 21 through 29, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
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 listeners to be able to relate to and I also pronounce some words in Nepali containing the letters.The consonants that we will cover today are:21.प ,22.फ ,23.ब ,24.भ ,25.म,26.य ,27.र,28.ल &29.व You can also download the pdfs of the resource materials I
Ep.3 Consonants 11 through 20, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
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 listeners to be able to relate to and I also pronounce some words in Nepali containing the letters.The consonants that we will cover today are:11. ट,12.ठ,13.ड,14.ढ,15.ण,16.त,17.थ,18.द,19.ध &20.न.You can also download the pdfs of the resource materials
Ep.2 The First 10 Consonants, their Pronunciation & Words With Similar Sounds In English
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 for listeners to be able to relate to and I also pronounce some words in Nepali containing the letters.The consonants that we will cover today are:1.क ,2.ख,3.ग,4.घ,5.ङ,6.च,7.छ,8.ज,9.झ &10.ञYou can also download the pdfs of the resource materials I
Ep.1 Short Intro + Vowels
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,5.उ,6.ऊ,7.ए,8.ऐ,9.ओ,10.औ,11.अं &12.अःYou can also download the pdfs of the resource materials I provide and much more via my patreon page here.You can also support me by buying me a coffee using: https://ko-fi.com/nepaliforbeginnerswithvipas
