How to Say "English" in Nepali

अङ्ग्रेजी

angreji

अङ्ग्रेजी (angreji) is the Nepali word for the English language.

The term is used to refer to the English language itself.

Meaning: the English language (name)

Which one should you use?

The variant अंग्रेजी is considered a formal way to write the word.

angreji

Nepali speakers may use अङ्ग्रेजी when referring to the Gregorian calendar, as it is seen as the 'English' way of tracking time.
The word अङ्ग्रेजी entered Nepali via Hindi and Portuguese, meaning the term is a linguistic bridge between South Asia and Western Europe.
In Nepal, अङ्ग्रेजी often refers not just to the language but to anything 'Western' or 'foreign' in a general cultural sense.

उसको भाइ अङ्ग्रेजी पटक्कै बोल्दैन।
His brother does not speak English at all.
This sentence is useful for saying someone does not speak अङ्ग्रेजी at all.
Tatoeba #12084503 by taro, translation #10393445 by gay_boy
श्री ब्राउन हाम्रो अङ्ग्रेजीको शिक्षक हुनुहुन्छ।
Mr Brown is our English teacher.
This sentence is useful for identifying an English teacher using अङ्ग्रेजी.
Tatoeba #12572300 by taro, translation #34240 by carlosalberto
मलाईं माफ गर्नुहोस्। के तपाईँ अङ्ग्रेजी बोल्नुहुन्छ?
Excuse me. Do you speak English?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone speaks अङ्ग्रेजी.
Tatoeba #11878784 by taro, translation #264984 by CK
मेरो अंग्रेजी पठ्ने तरिका भारतीय छ।
The method I use to study English is Indian.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Pratiksha and Roshan are discussing their language classes.

प्रतिक्षा Pratiksha

तपाईँ अङ्ग्रेजी सिक्दै हुनुहुन्छ?
Tapāī̃ aṅgrejī sikdai hunuhunchha?
Are you learning English?
रोशन Roshan

हो, म अङ्ग्रेजी सिक्दै छु।
Ho, ma aṅgrejī sikdai chhu.
Yes, I am learning English.
प्रतिक्षा Pratiksha

अङ्ग्रेजी धेरै रोचक भाषा हो।
Aṅgrejī dherai rōchak bhāṣā ho.
English is a very interesting language.
रोशन Roshan

हो, यो धेरै उपयोगी छ।
Ho, yō dherai upayōgī chha.
Yes, it is very useful.

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