English → Nepali · noun
Friend in Nepali
साथी
sāthī
Friend. Used for any gender and any degree of closeness.
Other ways to say it
| Nepali | Romanized | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| मित्र | mitra | Formal register. Used in speeches and written Nepali. |
| भाइ / दिदी | bhāi / didī | Literally younger brother / elder sister, but used constantly for friends and even strangers of the right age. |
Example sentences
- ऊ मेरो पुरानो साथी हो।ū mero purāno sāthī ho.He is an old friend of mine.
- साथीहरूसँग भेट्न जाँदैछु।sāthīharūsãga bheṭna jā̃daichu.I am going to meet my friends.
- नयाँ साथी बनाउन गाह्रो हुँदैन।nayā̃ sāthī banāuna gāhro hũdaina.Making new friends is not difficult.
Usage note
Adding हरू makes it plural: साथीहरू, friends. This suffix works on most Nepali nouns.
Related words
Frequently asked questions
How do you say friend in Nepali?
Friend in Nepali is साथी, romanized as sāthī. Friend. Used for any gender and any degree of closeness.
How is साथी pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly as sāthī. A macron marks a long vowel and a tilde marks nasalisation.
How do I type साथी?
Use the Nepali typing tool — type the romanized spelling and the Devanagari appears as you go.
Write it yourself
To type साथी without a Nepali keyboard, open the Nepali typing tool and enter sāthī. If you met this word inside an old document that displays as Latin gibberish, run it through the Preeti to Unicode converter first — and the difference between Preeti and Unicode explains why that happens.
The letters in साथी are covered in the Nepali alphabet explained, and you can search the dictionary in either script.