English to Nepali typing

English letters in, Devanagari out: a conversion of sound, not of meaning.

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Shortcuts: Ctrl/Cmd+Z undo · Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z redo · Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C copy. Tip: use aa for ा, ii for ी, uu for ू; capital T/D/N give ट/ड/ण; type . for । and \. for a literal period; {braces} keep English as typed.

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Type any Nepali letter

A lone “a” after a consonant is the built-in vowel (k + a = क), and “aa” gives the long vowel; capital letters give the retroflex sounds.

Vowels

Nepali Type this Example
अ a The built-in vowel inside every consonant. ang अंग
आ aa Doubling the “a” gives the long vowel. aamaa आमा
इ i iskul इस्कुल
ई ii or ee iishwar ईश्वर
उ u upahaar उपहार
ऊ uu or oo uun ऊन
ए e ek एक
ऐ ai ainaa ऐना
ओ o okhat ओखत
औ au ausadhi औषधि
ऋ Ri Rare; mainly formal or borrowed words. Ri ऋ
ँ ~ Chandrabindu: a nasal twang on the vowel. hu~ हुँ
ं ^ Anusvara: also written automatically before many consonants. sang संग

Consonants

Nepali Type this Example
क k kathmandu काठमाडौं
ख kh khaanaa खाना
ग g guru गुरु
घ gh ghar घर
च ch or c chandra चन्द्र
छ chh chha छ
ज j jaan जान
झ jh jhyaal झ्याल
ट T Retroflex: a capital T, D, N, Th, Dh or Sh. Tikaa टिका
ठ Th Thulo ठूलो
ड D Daktar डाक्टर
ढ Dh Dhunga ढुंग
ण N gaNit गणित
त t taap ताप
थ th thoplo थोप्लो
द d desh देश
ध dh dhunga धुंग
न n nepal नेपाल
प p paisa पैसा
फ ph or f phool फूल
ब b bela बेल
भ bh bhaag भाग
म m mero मेरो
य y yaad याद
र r ram राम
ल l laal लाल
व w or v wadaa वदा
श sh shanti शन्ति
ष Sh bhaaShaa भाषा
स s sundar सुन्दर
ह h haat हात

Special characters

Nepali Type this Example
। . A typed full stop at the end of a sentence becomes the danda. ram। राम।
क्ष ksh kshatra क्षत्र
त्र tr tribhuvan त्रिभुवन
ज्ञ gya gyan ज्ञान
श्र shr shramik श्रमिक

Examples

  • ghar घर
  • khaanaa खाना
  • kshetra क्षेत्र
  • mero naam {Sita} ho मेरो नाम Sita हो

Common phrases you can type straight away

Every line below is a real output of the converter, from greetings and thanks to directions, shopping, health and family. Type the Romanized side into the tool above to get the same Devanagari on the right.

  • namaste नमस्ते
  • kasto cha? कस्तो छ?
  • tapai lai kasto cha? तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?
  • aaja kasto din cha आज कस्तो दिन छ
  • bholi bhetaum भोलि भेटौं
  • dhanyabad धन्यवाद
  • dhanyabad hajur धन्यवाद हजुर
  • kripaya कृपया
  • ma thik chu म ठीक छु
  • mathi jaanus माथि जानुस
  • sidha jaanus सिध जानुस
  • kati tadha cha? कति टाढा छ?
  • baya tira jaanus बय तिर जानुस
  • kati paisa? कति पैसा?
  • yo kati ho? यो कति हो?
  • mahango bhayo महँगो भयो
  • sasto banaunus सस्तो बनौनुस
  • malai sancho chaina मलाई सन्चो छैन
  • tauko dukhyo तौको दुख्यो
  • daktar kaha cha? डाक्टर कहाँ छ?
  • ausadhi kaha pauncha? औषधि कहाँ पौन्च?
  • mero aama मेरो आमा
  • mero buwa मेरो बुवा
  • mero dai मेरो दाइ
  • mero bhai मेरो भाइ
  • mero didi मेरो दिदी
  • mero bahini मेरो बहिनी
  • mero chhora मेरो छोरा
  • mero chhori मेरो छोरी

What English to Nepali typing does

English to Nepali typing converts the sound of Nepali words you write in English letters into Devanagari script. Type “ghar” and you get घर; type “khaanaa” and you get खाना. The conversion runs as you type, inside the page.

Transliteration, not translation

This page changes the script of Nepali words; it does not translate English words into Nepali. Typing “ghar” gives घर because that is how the word sounds. Typing “house” gives हउसे, because the tool hears an English word and spells it in Nepali letters. If you want घर, type “ghar”.

The sound rules in one screen

Consonants map to their closest Nepali sound: k→क, g→ग, j→ज, t→त, d→द, n→न, p→प, b→ब, m→म, y→य, r→र, l→ल, s→स, h→ह. Doubling a letter lengthens the vowel: aa→ा, ii→ी, uu→ू. Capitals T, D, N, Th, Dh and Sh give ट, ड, ण, ठ, ढ and ष. See also the Roman to Nepali rules .

Aspirated pairs

Nepali distinguishes kha/ख from ka/क and gha/घ from ga/ग, so an extra “h” matters. The same pattern gives chha/छ, jha/झ, tha/थ, dha/ध, pha/फ and bha/भ. Typing “ghar” and “khar” with the h left out produces different words. See also the Nepali keyboard .

Conjuncts

Where two consonants meet without a vowel between them, the first one takes a halant, which is written ्. “ksh” gives क्ष, “tr” gives त्र, “gya” gives ज्ञ and “shr” gives श्र, matching the conjuncts that have their own special shapes. See also typing Nepali on every platform .

What happens to English words inside a sentence

Put them in curly braces (“malai {email} pathau”) and the braces are removed but the English is left exactly as typed. Without braces, English words are spelled out in Devanagari, which is usually not what you want for a brand name or an address.

Translate English to Nepali typing? Not what this tool does

A search for “translate English to Nepali typing” is a request for meaning translation: an English sentence rendered in Nepali. This page is not that. It converts Nepali words you already spell in English letters into Devanagari, so “ghar” becomes घर. If you need the meaning, get a translation from a dictionary or a translation service first, then type the Nepali sentence here.

Do I need Google for English to Nepali typing?

People who search for “English to Nepali typing Google” are usually asking whether they must sign in or install a Google tool. They do not. No Google account, no Google Translate and no other third-party service is involved, and this site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Google in any way.

Questions people ask

Does this translate English into Nepali?

No. It rewrites Nepali words that you typed with English letters into Devanagari. Meaning is never changed because the tool does not know any meanings.

Why did my English word come out strange?

Letters were read as Nepali sounds. Wrap it in curly braces, like {Facebook}, to keep it exactly as typed.