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July 18, 2010

10. Simple sentences

Good morning/noon/evening/hi/hello- Namaskara(should join both the hands)

how are you?-neenu hegiddiya?
When u came?-yavaga bande?
Had ur lunch?-Oota aaytha?
Come lets go-banni hogona
today i will go to bangalore-ivatthu naanu bengaloorige hogutthene
i am fine-naanu chennagiddini
how much is that-adhu eshtu?
Where r u from?-neenu ellinda bandavanu
give it to me-adhu nanage kodi
what is ur name?-nimma hesarenu?
My name is ram- nanna hesaru ram
what is the time-time/samaya eshtu?
What r u doing-neenu enu madtha iddhiya
read the books-pusthaka odhu
i wil go-naanu hogthini
u also come-neenu kooda baa
where is ur sister-ninna thangi elli?
May i come in-naanu olage barla?
Seeta goes to school-seetha shalege hogutthale
how to go-hege hogabeku?

["wow....!"-"abbaa...."]

9.actions and plural words

Walk-nade
fly-haaru
run-odu
jump-egaru
see-nodu
hit-odi
eat-thinnu
do-madu
give-kodu
take-thago
lift-etthu
keep-idu
come-baa
go-hogu
speak-mathadu
laugh-nagu
cry-alu
read-odhu
write-bare

[la- there are 2 different pronounsations for la in kannad/all dravidian langauages]

as "s" and "es" adds up to form plural, in kannada add "galu" to any thing

ex:
tree-mara
trees-maragalu
monkey-manga
monkeys-mangagalu

exception for people where "ru" wil replace last letters

8.relations and body parts

Relations-sambandha
family-kutumba
father-appa
mother-amma
brother-anna/thamma
sister-akka/thangi
father in la-maava
mother in la-atthe
son in la-aliya
doug. In la-sose
son-maga
doughter-magalu
wife-hendathi
husband-ganda

body-dheha
head-thale
leg-kaalu
hand-kai
neck-katthu
hair-koodalu
eye-kannu
ear-kivi
nose-moogu

7.colours and directions

Colour-banna
red-kempu
black-kappu
white-bili
blue-neeli
green-hasiru
yellow-haladi

direction-dhikku
north-utthara
south-dhakshina
west-paschima
east-poorva
left-edagade
right-balagade
front-mundhe
back-hindhe
up-mele
down-kelage
in-olage
out-horage

6.animals and birds

Animal-praani
dog-naayi
cat-bekku
cow-hasu
cockroach-jirale
lion-simha
tiger-huli
elephant-aane
rabbit-mola
ant-iruve
snake-haavu
masquito-solle
buffelo-emme
ox-etthu
sheep-kuri
goat-meke
fish-meenu
frog-kappe
rat-ili
horse-kudure
monkey-manga
donkey-katthe
camel-onte

bird-pakshi
chikken-koli
dove-parivala
parrot-gili
peacock-navilu
crow-kage
owl-goobe
eagle-haddu

5.food items,vegetables and fruits

Vegetables-tharakaari
Onion-eerulli
ginger-bellulli
potato-aalugadde
beens-uruli kayee
gobi-kosu
tomato,karat,beetroot-same as english
coconut-thengina kayee
kukumbar-southe kayee
ground nut-kadale beeja

rice-akki
sugar-sakkare
salt-uppu
sambar-saaru
water-neeru
milk-haalu
tea-tea

fruits-hannugalu
grapes-dhraakshi
apple-sebu
banana-baale hannu
orange-kitthale
mango-maavina hannu
sugar cane-kabbu
lemon-nimbe hannu
pappaya-parangi hannu

4.time and date

Time-samaya
Holiday-raja
festival-habba
today-indu
tomorrow-nale
yesterday-ninne

second-kshana
minute-nimisha
hour-gante
day-dina
week-vaara
month-thingalu
year-varsha
century-shathamana

[weekdays]
sunday-banuvaara
monday-somavaara
tuesday-mangalavaara
wednesday-budhavaara
thursday-guruvaara
friday-shukravaara
saturday-shanivaara

the month names will not change in kannada language......