Our free Nepali course
Say It in Nepali on the Trail
Namaste Nepali is the app we made so you arrive with the first words you will need: greetings, introducing yourself, asking questions, shopping, talking about family. Short lessons that make you say each phrase, not just recognise it. Free, on your phone or laptop.
What does this mean?
Build the sentence
I am learning Nepali.
म नेपाली सिक्दै छु।
Say it in Nepali
Please speak slowly.
Step complete!
Every step makes the next conversation easier.
What you'll learn
11 Lessons, From Namaste Up
Each lesson is a few short sets of words, with a page that explains the grammar in plain English.
- 1First words
- 2You: polite or familiar
- 3My, your, our
- 4Introduce yourself
- 5Word order & “to be”
- 6Present tense
- 7Asking questions
- 8Saying “not”
- 9Things, plurals, this & that
- 10Shopping & courtesy
- 11Family words & role-play
- Lessons
- 11
- Sets of words
- 33
- Words and phrases, with audio
- 210
How it works
Made to Stay With You
01Recognise, then build, then recall
A word starts as a choice: hear it, pick the meaning. Next you build it from tiles or fill the gap in a sentence. Last comes recall, with no hints at all: the English, and you say the Nepali before you check.
02Hear every word
All 210 words and phrases have audio. After every answer the app plays the right line, so you hear what you just read or built.
03Words come back when they are due
Reviews bring a word back after a day, then a few days, then longer. Mark one hard and it returns sooner. Finish a set and you can lock it in: repeat the words until you know every one.
04Roman letters or Devanagari
Start in the Roman spelling and switch to the Nepali script whenever you are ready. The app installs on your phone like any other, so a lesson fits a bus ride or a teahouse evening.
Questions
Before You Start
- Is it free?
- Yes. The whole course is free, with no trial and no payment details.
- What do I need to start?
- A Google account. You sign in with it and your progress is saved, so you can pick up on another device.
- Does it work on my phone?
- Yes. It runs in the browser on a phone or a laptop, and on a phone you can add it to your home screen like an app.
- Do I have to learn the Nepali script?
- No. Every word is written in Roman letters too. Devanagari is there when you want it, and you can switch between them at any time.
- Do I need to book a trek to use it?
- No. Anyone can learn. If you do trek with us, you will have someone to practise with.
From the app to the trail
Then Come and Use It
The phrases in the course are the ones you will need with your guide, in the teahouses and in the villages along the way. When you are ready to plan the trek itself, we would love to hear what you have in mind.