Nepali+-+Consonants


 * The consonants that you should familiarize yourself with before going further with learning and interpreting the language are below. These will help you to connect with basic use of phrases you should be familiar with upon a visit.

|| There are 36 consonants in the Nepali language. Three of them are minor variants of other consonants and you can ignore them. The 33 that you should learn how to pronounce are listed below.
 * || ka   || as in "call" ||
 * kha  || as in "khaki" ||
 * ga  || as in "gone" ||
 * gha  || as in "Ghana" ||
 * nga  || similar to English "ing" ||
 * cha  || as in "church" ||
 * chha  || aspirated cha (see note below to understand aspirated consonants) ||
 * za  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "zombie" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">zha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">aspirated "za" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">na  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "nausea" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">tta  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "talk" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ttha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">aspirated ta ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">dda  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "dog" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ddha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">aspirated dda ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ta  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "talk", but with tongue behind upper teeth ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">tha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "thunder" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">da  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">same as "the" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">dha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">aspirated da ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pa  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "Paul" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "fall" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ba  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "ball" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">bha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "vault" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ma  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "mall" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "yawn" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ra  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "raw" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">la  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "law" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">wa  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "wok" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">sa  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "saw" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">sha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "shawl" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "haw" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">chhya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce chha + ya as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">tra  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce ta + ra as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">gya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce ga + ya as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">sa  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "saw" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">sha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "shawl" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">ha  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">as in "haw" ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">chhya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce chha + ya as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">tra  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce ta + ra as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">gya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce ga + ya as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">gya  || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">pronounce ga + ya as a single syllable ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website for more information from above is: http://learnnepali.com/consonants.html ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website for more information from above is: http://learnnepali.com/consonants.html ||