Essential greetings and salutations.

• नमस्तेnamastehello / hi (standard polite greeting, used any time of day)
• नमस्कारnamaskaarhello (more formal/respectful than namaste)
• के छ?ke chha?what's up? / hi (casual, lit. 'what is [there]?')
• शुभ प्रभातshubha prabhaatgood morning (formal; everyday people often just say namaste)
• शुभ दिनshubha dingood day / good afternoon (formal)
• शुभ साँझshubha saanjhgood evening
• शुभ रात्रिshubha raatrigood night
• बिदाbidaagoodbye (lit. 'leave'; said when departing)
• फेरि भेटौंलाpheri bhetaunlaasee you again / see you later
• स्वागत छswaagat chhawelcome (lit. 'there is welcome')
• तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?tapaaeenlaai kasto chha?how are you? (polite, lit. 'how is it to you?')
• सन्चै हुनुहुन्छ?sanchai hunuhunchha?are you well? (polite way to ask how someone is)