Nepali Articles
Learning the Nepali Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Nepali language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Nepali.
Nepali articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Nepali Articles |
| articles | saamagri - सामग्री |
| the | tyo - त्यो |
| a | eutaa - एउटा |
| one | ek - एक |
| some | kehi - केही |
| few | kehi - केही |
| thorai - थोरै |
| the book | tyo pustak - त्यो पुस्तक |
| the books | tee pustkhru - ती पुस्तकहरू |
| a book | ek pustak - एक पुस्तक |
| one book | eutaa pustak - एउटा पुस्तक |
| some books | kehi pustkhru - केही पुस्तकहरू |
| few books | thorai pustkhru - थोरै पुस्तकहरू |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Nepali has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Nepali.
List of Articles in Nepali
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Nepali. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Nepali vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Nepali Vocabulary |
| Food | khaanekura - खानेकुरा |
| almonds | badaam - बदाम |
| bread | roti - रोटी |
| breakfast | bihaanako khaaja - बिहानको खाजा |
| butter | ghiu - घिउ |
| candy | mishri - मिश्री |
| cheese | chij - चिज |
| chicken | kukhura - कुखुरा |
| cumin | kumin - कुमिन |
| dessert | dejrt - डेजर्ट |
| dinner | raatiko khana - रातीको खाना |
| fish | maachha - माछा |
| fruit | falful - फलफुल |
| ice cream | aaiskrim - आइसक्रिम |
| lamb | bhedako paatha - भेडाको पाठा |
| lemon | kaagti - कागती |
| lunch | diunsko khana - दिउँसको खाना |
| meal | khana - खाना |
| meat | masu - मासु |
| oven | obhan - ओभन |
| pepper | khorsaani - खोर्सानी |
| plants | biroovaahru - बिरूवाहरू |
| pork | sugurko masu - सुगुरको मासु |
| salad | salad - सलाद |
| salt | nun - नुन |
| sandwich | syandvich - स्याण्डविच |
| sausage | sasej - ससेज |
| soup | sup - सुप |
| sugar | chini - चिनी |
| supper | raatiko khana - रातीको खाना |
| turkey | tarki - टर्की |
| apple | syau - स्याउ |
| banana | kera - केरा |
| oranges | suntalaa - सुन्तला |
| peaches | aru - आरू |
| peanut | badaam - बदाम |
| pears | naaspaati - नासपाती |
| pineapple | bhuikthar - भुइकटहर |
| grapes | agur - अगुर |
| strawberries | aselu - असेलु |
| vegetables | tarakari - तरकारी |
| carrot | gaajar - गाजर |
| corn | makai - मकै |
| cucumber | kaankra - काँक्रा |
| garlic | lasun - लसुन |
| lettuce | chukndar - चुकन्दर |
| olives | jaitun - जैतुन |
| onions | pyaaj - प्याज |
| peppers | khorsaani - खोर्सानी |
| potatoes | aalu - आलु |
| pumpkin | farsi - फर्सी |
| beans | simi - सीमी |
| tomatoes | tmaatar - टमाटर |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Nepali, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Nepali Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Nepali lessons here: Learn Nepali. Don't forget to bookmark this page.