A Simple Guide to Expressing Likes and Dislikes in English and Nepali

 

A Simple Guide to Expressing Likes and Dislikes in English and Nepali

This is useful for beginner English learners who speak Nepali.

1. Basic Phrases for Likes (मन पराउनु)

English	Nepali (Roman Script)	Nepali (Devanagari)
I like _____.	Malai _____ man parchha.	मलाई _____ मन पर्छ।
I love _____.	Malai _____ dherai man parchha. / Ma _____ laai maya garchhu.	मलाई _____ धेरै मन पर्छ। / म _____ लाई माया गर्छु।
I enjoy _____.	Ma _____ maa maja linchhu.	म _____ मा मजा लिन्छु।
I am interested in _____.	Malai _____ maa ruchaah chha.	मलाई _____ मा रुचि छ।

Examples:

English: I like coffee.
Nepali: Malai coffee man parchha. (मलाई कफी मन पर्छ।)

English: I love playing football.
Nepali: Malai football khelna dherai man parchha. (मलाई फुटबल खेल्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

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2. Basic Phrases for Dislikes (नमन पराउनु)

English	Nepali (Roman Script)	Nepali (Devanagari)
I don’t like _____.	Malai _____ man pardaina.	मलाई _____ मन पर्दैन।
I hate _____.	Malai _____ sanga ghin lagchha.	मलाई _____ सँग घिन लाग्छ।
I dislike _____.	Malai _____ naparman lagchha.	मलाई _____ नपर्न लाग्छ।
I can’t stand _____.	Ma _____ sahana sakdina.	म _____ सहन सक्दिन।

Examples:

English: I don’t like spicy food.
Nepali: Malai masaledaar khana man pardaina. (मलाई मसालेदार खाना मन पर्दैन।)

English: I hate waking up early.
Nepali: Malai bihana sadhai chadai uthna man pardaina. (मलाई बिहान सधैं चाँडै उठ्न मन पर्दैन।)

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3. Asking About Likes and Dislikes

English	Nepali (Roman Script)	Nepali (Devanagari)
Do you like _____?	Ke timilai _____ man parchha?	के तिमीलाई _____ मन पर्छ?
What do you like?	Timilai ke man parchha?	तिमीलाई के मन पर्छ?
What don’t you like?	Timilai ke man pardaina?	तिमीलाई के मन पर्दैन?
Does he/she like _____?	Ke uslai _____ man parchha?	के उसलाई _____ मन पर्छ?

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4. Example Conversation (English + Nepali)

Person A: Do you like pizza?
Nepali: Ke timilai pizza man parchha?
(के तिमीलाई पिज्जा मन पर्छ?)

Person B: Yes, I like pizza very much. But I don’t like onions.
Nepali: Hunchha, malai pizza dherai man parchha. Tara malai piyaj man pardaina.
(हुन्छ, मलाई पिज्जा धेरै मन पर्छ। तर मलाई प्याज मन पर्दैन।)

Person A: What do you like to drink?
Nepali: Timilai ke piuna man parchha?
(तिमीलाई के पिउन मन पर्छ?)

Person B: I like tea, but I hate cold drinks.
Nepali: Malai chiya man parchha, tara malai soadha paani man pardaina.
(मलाई चिया मन पर्छ, तर मलाई सोडा पानी मन पर्दैन।)

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5. Vocabulary Help (शब्दकोश)

English	Nepali (Roman)	Nepali (Devanagari)
Like	Man parnu	मन पर्नु
Don’t like	Man naparnu	मन नपर्नु
Love (like a lot)	Dherai man parnu	धेरै मन पर्नु
Hate	Ghin laghnu	घिन लाग्नु
Enjoy	Majja linu	मज्जा लिनु
Interested	Ruchaah hunu	रुचि हुनु

 

50 more examples

1.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: I like eating momo with spicy sauce.
Nepali: Malai masaledaar aachar sanga momo khaana man parchha.
(मलाई मसालेदार अचार सँग मोमो खान मन पर्छ।)

2.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: I don’t like bitter gourd.
Nepali: Malai karela man pardaina.
(मलाई करेला मन पर्दैन।)

3.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: She loves drinking milk tea in the morning.
Nepali: Uslai bihana chiyaa piuna dherai man parchha.
(उसलाई बिहान चिया पिउन धेरै मन पर्छ।)

4.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: He hates stale food.
Nepali: Uslai basi khaana sanga ghin lagchha.
(उसलाई बासी खाना सँग घिन लाग्छ।)

5.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: I enjoy eating ice cream in summer.
Nepali: Malai garmi ma ice cream khaana maja lagchha.
(मलाई गर्मी मा आइसक्रिम खान मजा लाग्छ।)

6.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: My father doesn’t like sweet dishes.
Nepali: Mero baa laai mithai man pardaina.
(मेरो बालाई मिठाई मन पर्दैन।)

7.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: We love eating dal bhat with pickle.
Nepali: Hamilai aachar sanga dal bhat khaana dherai man parchha.
(हामीलाई अचार सँग दाल भात खान धेरै मन पर्छ।)

8.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: I dislike cold soup.
Nepali: Malai chiso jhol man pardaina.
(मलाई चिसो झोल मन पर्दैन।)

9.      🍔 Food & Drinks
English: Children like chocolate very much.
Nepali: Bacchaharulai chocolate dherai man parchha.
(बच्चाहरूलाई चकलेट धेरै मन पर्छ।)

10. 🍔 Food & Drinks
English: I can’t stand the smell of fish.
Nepali: Ma machha ko gandha sahana sakdina.
(म माछाको गन्ध सहन सक्दिन।)

11. 🎒 School & Studies
English: I like learning English.
Nepali: Malai English sikna man parchha.
(मलाई अङ्ग्रेजी सिक्न मन पर्छ।)

12. 🎒 School & Studies
English: She doesn’t like mathematics.
Nepali: Uslai ganit man pardaina.
(उसलाई गणित मन पर्दैन।)

13. 🎒 School & Studies
English: We enjoy playing during the break.
Nepali: Hamilai bichhama khelna maja lagchha.
(हामीलाई बिचमा खेल्न मजा लाग्छ।)

14. 🎒 School & Studies
English: He hates doing homework.
Nepali: Uslai homework garnu man pardaina.
(उसलाई होमवर्क गर्न मन पर्दैन।)

15. 🎒 School & Studies
English: I love reading storybooks.
Nepali: Malai katha kitaab padhna dherai man parchha.
(मलाई कथा किताब पढ्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

16. 🎒 School & Studies
English: My teacher likes neat handwriting.
Nepali: Mero shikshak laai safal lekhai man parchha.
(मेरो शिक्षकलाई सफा लेखाइ मन पर्छ।)

17. 🎒 School & Studies
English: I don’t like giving speeches.
Nepali: Malai bhashan dinu man pardaina.
(मलाई भाषण दिनु मन पर्दैन।)

18. 🎒 School & Studies
English: Students enjoy holidays.
Nepali: Bidhyarthiharulai bida maja lagchha.
(विद्यार्थीहरूलाई बिदा मजा लाग्छ।)

19. 🎒 School & Studies
English: I dislike copying from others.
Nepali: Malai aruko copy garnu man pardaina.
(मलाई अर्कोको कपी गर्नु मन पर्दैन।)

20. 🎒 School & Studies
English: He likes helping friends.
Nepali: Uslai sathiharulai sahayata garnu man parchha.
(उसलाई साथीहरूलाई सहायता गर्नु मन पर्छ।)

21. 🏠 Home & Family
English: My mother likes cooking new dishes.
Nepali: Mero aama laai naya naya khana pakaauna man parchha.
(मेरो आमालाई नयाँ नयाँ खाना पकाउन मन पर्छ।)

22. 🏠 Home & Family
English: I don’t like cleaning my room.
Nepali: Malai mero kotha safa garnu man pardaina.
(मलाई मेरो कोठा सफा गर्नु मन पर्दैन।)

23. 🏠 Home & Family
English: My brother loves listening to music.
Nepali: Mero bhai laai sangeet sunna dherai man parchha.
(मेरो भाइलाई सङ्गीत सुन्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

24. 🏠 Home & Family
English: I hate loud noises in the morning.
Nepali: Malai bihanai thulo aawaj man pardaina.
(मलाई बिहानै ठुलो आवाज मन पर्दैन।)

25. 🏠 Home & Family
English: My sister likes watching Nepali movies.
Nepali: Mero didi laai Nepali chalchitra herna man parchha.
(मेरो दिदीलाई नेपाली चलचित्र हेर्न मन पर्छ।)

26. 🏠 Home & Family
English: I enjoy spending time with my grandparents.
Nepali: Malai hajurbaa hajuraama sanga samay bitauna maja lagchha.
(मलाई हजुरबा हजुरआमा सँग समय बिताउन मजा लाग्छ।)

27. 🏠 Home & Family
English: My father dislikes laziness.
Nepali: Mero baa laai aalchi man pardaina.
(मेरो बालाई अल्छी मन पर्दैन।)

28. 🏠 Home & Family
English: I like sleeping late on Saturdays.
Nepali: Malai sanibar ma dhila sutna man parchha.
(मलाई शनिबार मा ढिलो सुत्न मन पर्छ।)

29. 🏠 Home & Family
English: My uncle loves gardening.
Nepali: Mero kaka laai bagaini garna dherai man parchha.
(मेरो काकालाई बगैंची गर्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

30. 🏠 Home & Family
English: I don’t like being shouted at.
Nepali: Malai karako karai man pardaina.
(मलाई कराएको कराइ मन पर्दैन।)

31. 🌦️ Weather & Nature
English: I like rainy days.
Nepali: Malai barsha ka din man parchha.
(मलाई वर्षाका दिन मन पर्छ।)

32. 🌦️ Weather & Nature
English: She hates the summer heat.
Nepali: Uslai garmiko garmi man pardaina.
(उसलाई गर्मीको गर्मी मन पर्दैन।)

33. 🌦️ Weather & Nature
English: We love walking in the forest.
Nepali: Hamilai jangal ma hidna dherai man parchha.
(हामीलाई जङ्गल मा हिड्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

34. 🌦️ Weather & Nature
English: I don’t like strong wind.
Nepali: Malai tiha hawa man pardaina.
(मलाई तीव्र हावा मन पर्दैन।)

35. 🌦️ Weather & Nature
English: He enjoys watching the sunrise.
Nepali: Uslai surya udaya herna maja lagchha.
(उसलाई सूर्य उदय हेर्न मजा लाग्छ।)

36. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends & Social Life
English: I like making new friends.
Nepali: Malai naya sathi banauna man parchha.
(मलाई नयाँ साथी बनाउन मन पर्छ।)

37. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends & Social Life
English: She doesn’t like gossiping.
Nepali: Uslai gaph garna man pardaina.
(उसलाई गफ गर्न मन पर्दैन।)

38. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends & Social Life
English: We enjoy going on picnics.
Nepali: Hamilai picnic ma jana maja lagchha.
(हामीलाई पिकनिक मा जान मजा लाग्छ।)

39. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends & Social Life
English: I hate waiting for people.
Nepali: Malai manche haru ko parkhinu man pardaina.
(मलाई मान्छे हरूको पर्खिनु मन पर्दैन।)

40. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends & Social Life
English: My friend loves telling jokes.
Nepali: Mero sathi laai jok sunauna dherai man parchha.
(मेरो साथीलाई जोक सुनाउन धेरै मन पर्छ।)

41. 🎮 Hobbies & Free Time
English: I like playing cricket.
Nepali: Malai cricket khelna man parchha.
(मलाई क्रिकेट खेल्न मन पर्छ।)

42. 🎮 Hobbies & Free Time
English: She dislikes swimming.
Nepali: Uslai paudina man pardaina.
(उसलाई पौडिन मन पर्दैन।)

43. 🎮 Hobbies & Free Time
English: We love singing Nepali folk songs.
Nepali: Hamilai Nepali lok geet gauna dherai man parchha.
(हामीलाई नेपाली लोक गीत गाउन धेरै मन पर्छ।)

44. 🎮 Hobbies & Free Time
English: I hate losing games.
Nepali: Malai khel ma haarnu man pardaina.
(मलाई खेल मा हार्नु मन पर्दैन।)

45. 🎮 Hobbies & Free Time
English: He enjoys dancing at parties.
Nepali: Uslai party ma nachna maja lagchha.
(उसलाई पार्टी मा नाच्न मजा लाग्छ।)

46. 🚗 Travel & Daily Life
English: I like traveling to new places.
Nepali: Malai naya thau ma ghumna man parchha.
(मलाई नयाँ ठाउँ मा घुम्न मन पर्छ।)

47. 🚗 Travel & Daily Life
English: She doesn’t like waking up early.
Nepali: Uslai chadai uthna man pardaina.
(उसलाई चाँडै उठ्न मन पर्दैन।)

48. 🚗 Travel & Daily Life
English: I love riding my bike at night.
Nepali: Malai raat ma bike chalayera hidna dherai man parchha.
(मलाई रात मा बाइक चलाएर हिड्न धेरै मन पर्छ।)

49. 🚗 Travel & Daily Life
English: My grandmother likes praying every morning.
Nepali: Mero hajuraama laai bihana bihana prarthana garnu man parchha.
(मेरो हजुरआमालाई बिहान बिहान प्रार्थना गर्नु मन पर्छ।)

50. 🚗 Travel & Daily Life
English: I hate crowded places.
Nepali: Malai bhid bhaako thau man pardaina.
(मलाई भीड भएको ठाउँ मन पर्दैन।)