The Nepali alphabet, letter by letter.
देवनागरी लिपि — वर्णमाला।The Devanagari script — the alphabet.
Nepali is written in Devanagari — the same script used for Sanskrit and Hindi. It has vowels (स्वर) and consonants (व्यञ्जन), each with its own sound. Below is the full alphabet to learn from; then tap each letter to hear it, trace it, and build your first words inside Nepali Gurukul — free.
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Hear every letter
Tap any letter to hear it pronounced clearly — the fastest way to learn sounds a chart alone can't teach.
Trace to remember
Guided tracing builds the muscle memory for each letter's shape and stroke order, on screen or on paper.
Free writing workbook
Get a free 78-page Nepali writing workbook to practise off-screen — vowels, consonants, and words to trace at home.
From letters to words
Once the letters click, build your first real words — family, food, greetings — so the alphabet turns into language fast.
A companion who adapts
GURU brings back the letters that are fading and moves past the ones you know, so practice always fits.
For every age
Toddlers tap and listen; older kids and adults trace, read, and build — the same alphabet at the right level.
The full Nepali (Devanagari) alphabet
Sounds are shown in a simple, approachable romanization. Pronunciation is best learned by ear — tap each letter inside the app to hear it spoken.
Vowels · स्वर
- अa
- आaa
- इi
- ईii
- उu
- ऊuu
- ऋri
- एe
- ऐai
- ओo
- औau
- अंam
- अःah
Consonants · व्यञ्जन
- कka
- खkha
- गga
- घgha
- ङnga
- चcha
- छchha
- जja
- झjha
- ञyna
- टṭa
- ठṭha
- डḍa
- ढḍha
- णṇa
- तta
- थtha
- दda
- धdha
- नna
- पpa
- फpha
- बba
- भbha
- मma
- यya
- रra
- लla
- वwa
- शsha
- षṣa
- सsa
- हha
Common conjuncts · संयुक्त अक्षर
- क्षkṣa
- त्रtra
- ज्ञgya
- श्रshra
Questions parents ask
+How many letters are in the Nepali alphabet?
Nepali (Devanagari) has around 11–13 vowels (स्वर) and about 33 consonants (व्यञ्जन), plus conjunct letters that combine consonants. The chart above covers the full working set most learners start with.
+Is the Nepali alphabet the same as Hindi?
Both use the Devanagari script, so most letters look the same, and learning one helps with the other. Pronunciation and vocabulary differ, and Nepali has its own conventions.
+What's the best way to learn the letters?
Hear them and write them. Tap each letter to hear the sound, trace it to remember the shape, then practise on paper with the free workbook. Nepali Gurukul combines all three.
+Do I need to learn the whole alphabet before I can read?
No. You start recognising letters and sounds and build up — GURU adapts to your pace, so you're reading simple words well before you've mastered every conjunct.
+Is it free?
Yes. Practising the alphabet, the nightly story, games, and GURU chat are free forever, no credit card — and the 78-page writing workbook is a free welcome gift when you sign up.
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