Basic Nepali -- vowels and essential phrases
Vowels Vowels have an independent form (usually when used alone or at the beginning of a syllable) as well as a combined form (when combined with a consonant sound.) The combined form looks different than the independent form and modifies the look of the consonant letter in different ways. Independent Form Combined Form (when combined with a consonant) Roman Transliteration Pronunciation अ क a “uh” like “ago” आ का ा ā “ah” like “naan bread” इ कि ि i “ee” like “feet” Or “ih” like “pit” ई की ी ī “ee” like “feet” उ कु ु u “oo” like “book” Or “oo” like “fo...