Nepali for beginners with Vipas

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 Patreon page: https://patreon.com/NepaliForBeginnersWithVipas?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

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 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=copyLink

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 wife , Son's wife, Daughter's husband, Elder sister's husband, Younger sister's husband, Nephew (brother's son), Niece (brother's daughter), Nephew (sister's son), Niece (sister's daughter), Mother's brother & Mother's brother's wife. If you would like to support the channel, please visit my patreon page: https://patreon.com/NepaliForBeginnersWithVipas?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

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=copyLink

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_creator&utm_content=join_link

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&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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.

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 down

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. Download resource material for this episode : https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-16-ad-free-100526164?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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.patreon.com/posts/ep-15-ad-free-100474719?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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-14-ad-free-in-100034170?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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, religion, bad, wall, pumpkin, goat kid, fate, temple, war, good, clove, religous diet, peace, Lord Vishnu, wellness, week & aim. Download resource material for this episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-13-ad-free-to-99972025?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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.

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 & knowledge You can download the list of words introduced today from my patreon page here. Exclusive for Patrons : Nepali Letter Recognition Exercise This exercise is designed to help you practice and test your ability to recognize combined Nepali letters (consonants + vowels), even when they do not appear in order. By mastering this skill, you’ll find it much easier to read simple words in Nepali. https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-for-1-102314549?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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, maths & hot. You can download the list of words introduced today from my patreon page here. Exclusive for Patrons : Nepali Letter Recognition Exercise This exercise is designed to help you practice and test your ability to recognize combined Nepali letters (consonants + vowels), even when they do not appear in order. By mastering this skill, you’ll find it much easier to read simple words in Nepali. https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-for-1-102314549?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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.

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 monitor or if you have only 1 monitor, you can use the split screen function as I do. The idea is to be able to see both consonants & vowels at the same time so that you can see what I am talking about. Alternatively, you can download this table from my patreon page “Nepali for beginners with Vipas”. The subscription is only $5 per month and once you are a patron, you can download all the resource materials, get access to ad free podcasts and more. The 1st 10 patrons will also get one free 30-min online lesson with me. Your subscriptions will help me continue this podcast. You can download the table with the combination of consonants & vowels from my patreon page here.

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 & moment. You can copy them and translate them to Nepali. Please make sure you make a list of all the words provided in the exact order to avoid mistakes & confusion. Alternatively, you can download the list of words today from my patreon page here.

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 the document, I have shown the letters that were used separately, then the full word along with their meanings. That way, it will be easy for you to listen to the podcast and also read the words that I am introducing to you.