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Nepali alphabet and writing system
Nepali is written in Devanagari. Here are all 57 characters with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.
Vowels (11)
- अa
- आā
- इi
- ईī
- उu
- ऊū
- ऋri
- एe
- ऐai
- ओo
- औau
Consonants (33)
- कka
- खkha
- गga
- घgha
- ङnga
- चcha
- छchha
- जja
- झjha
- ञnya
- टṭa
- ठṭha
- डḍa
- ढḍha
- णṇa
- तta
- थtha
- दda
- धdha
- नna
- पpa
- फpha
- बba
- भbha
- मma
- यya
- रra
- लla
- वva
- शsha
- षṣa
- सsa
- हha
Conjuncts (3)
- क्षksha
- त्रtra
- ज्ञgya
Nukta letters (7)
- क़qa
- ख़khha
- ग़gha
- ज़za
- ड़ṛa
- ढ़ṛha
- फ़fa
Signs (3)
- अंan
- अःah
- अँan
Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.