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......

3.most commonly used words

I/me-nanu
you-neenu
He-avanu
she-avalu
they-avaru

this-idu
that-adu
and-matthu
yes-houdu
no-illa


who-yaru
what-enu
when-yavaga
where-elli
who-yaru
why-yeke
how much-eshtu

girl-huduga
boy-hudugi
man-gandasu
woman-hengasu
old man-ajja
old woman-ajji
baby-papu
child-magu

2.Numbers/digits

1-ondu
2-eradu
3-mooru
4-nalku
5-aidu
6-aaru
7-aelu
8-entu
9-ombatthu
10-hatthu
11-hannondu
12-hanneradu
13-hadimooru
14-hadinalku
15-hadinaidu
16-hadinaru
17-hadinelu
18-hadinentu
19-hatthombatthu
20-ippatthu
21-ippatthondu
22-ippattheradu
.
.
.
.
30-muvatthu
31-moovatthondu
32-moovattheradu
.
.
.
.
40-nalavatthu
41-nalavatthondu
42-nalavattheradu
.
.
50-aivatthu
60-aravatthu
70-eppatthu
80-embatthu
90-thombatthu
100-nooru
101-noora ondu
102-noora eradu
.
.
.
Same as above till 199-noora thombatthombatthu
200-innuru
201-innura ondu
.
.
300-munnooru
400-nanooru
500-ainooru
600-aaru nooru
700-aelu nooru
800-entu nooru
900-ombatthu nooru
1000-ondu saavira
1001-ondu saavirada ondu
1002-ondu saavirada eradu
.
.
2000-eradu savira
3000-mooru savira
.
.
.
10000-hatthu savira
.
.
20000-ippatthu savira
.
.
76000-eppatthaaru savira
.
.
1 lakh- ondu laksha
2 lakh- eradu laksha
.
.
1 crore-ondu koti


now take an exam on numbers.....
Try to say below numbers in kannada....
79-
364-
791-
3621-
17385-
8356985-

eppatthombatthu

munnoora aravathnalku

aelu noora thombatthondu

mooru savirada aaru noora ippatthondu

hadinelu saviradt munnoora embatthaidu

embatthmooru laksha aivattharu savirada ombatthu noora embatthaidu

1. Kannada character set

Vowels:-
A, aa, i/e, ee, u, oo, ru, a, ai, o, ou, am, ah

alp:-
ka kha ga gha nya
cha chha ja jha na
ta tha da dha na
ta tha da dha na
pa pha ba bha ma

ya ra la va sha shah sa ha la

note: every 2nd/4th letter in alp should be pressed while saying. And the 5th letter should be prounounced using nose. Actually kannada has 49 charecters.
An addition of alp. With vowels forms letters.
Ka+ai=kai
ga+ee=gee
ma+am=mam

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