English → Nepali · noun
Food in Nepali
खाना
khānā
Food, and by extension a meal. खाना खानु means to eat.
Other ways to say it
| Nepali | Romanized | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| भोजन | bhojan | Formal. Used for feasts and on menus. |
| खाजा | khājā | A snack or light meal between the two main daily meals. |
Example sentences
- खाना खानुभयो?khānā khānubhayo?Have you eaten?
- नेपाली खाना मन पर्छ।nepālī khānā man parcha.I like Nepali food.
- खाजा तयार छ।khājā tayār cha.The snack is ready.
Usage note
खाना खानुभयो? functions as a greeting as much as a question, roughly where English would use "how are you".
Related words
Frequently asked questions
How do you say food in Nepali?
Food in Nepali is खाना, romanized as khānā. Food, and by extension a meal. खाना खानु means to eat.
How is खाना pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly as khānā. A macron marks a long vowel and a tilde marks nasalisation.
How do I type खाना?
Use the Nepali typing tool — type the romanized spelling and the Devanagari appears as you go.
Write it yourself
To type खाना without a Nepali keyboard, open the write Nepali without a keyboard and enter khānā. If you met this word inside an old document that displays as Latin gibberish, run it through the convert Preeti to Unicode first — and Preeti vs Unicode explained explains why that happens.
The letters in खाना are covered in how Devanagari works, and you can search for a word in either script.