Learn Kannada

BASICS:

1. whats ur name??? ninna hesarEnu?
2.where r u going???? ellIge hOgtA iddIya?
3.had lunch???…. UTA AytA?
4.how r u??? hEgiddIri?
5.what happened?? EnAytu?
6.when is he leaving?? avanu/avaru yAvAga hOgtAne/hogtAre
7.why??? yAke?

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Sentences with  questionnaires
1. Where do you come from?
Neenu/Neevu ellindha bandhidhiya/bandhidheera?
2. Where is indira nagar?
indra nagar ellidhey??
3. Where are you going?
Neenu/Neevu ellige hogtha idhiya/hogtha idheera??

4. How are you?
Hegidhiyaa/Hegidheera??

5. How was the drink?
Drink hegithu..(i cant translate for the “drink” though)

6. How do I say this in Kannada?
kannada’dhalli idhanna hege helali??

7. What is the time? (time Enu???)
yes,time enu or ghantey(time) eshthu(evlo)??
8. What is your native?
Ninna/Nimma sontha ooru enu??
9. What is your plan tomorrow? (or What are you going to do tomorrow?)
NaaLe ninna/nimma plan enu??or NaaLe Neenu/Neevu Enu maadtha idhiya/maadtha idheera??
10. Why shouldn’t I do it?
Naanu Yaake adhanna maada baaradhu??
11. Why is Bangalore changed to Bengalooru?
bangalore’anna yaake bengalooru antha badhlaayisidhaare/change maadidhaare??

12. Why will you do it? (Tamil: nI/nInga En appadi seyva/seyvInga?)
Neenu/Neevu yaake hange maadthiya/maadtheera??
13. When did you watch the movie?
movie’na yaavaga nodidhe/nodidhri??
14. When are you leaving for Madras?
madras’ige yaavaaga hortidhiya(hogtha idhiya)[kelamba pora)]/hortidheera(hogtha idheera)
15. When will you stop talking?
Neenu/Neevu Yaavaaga maathu nillusthyaa/nillustheera??

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some tips to interact with BMTC conductors:

——-You——-
Kannada: “Marathalli hOgtta?”
Hindi: “Marathalli jaayega?”

——Conductor——-
Kannada: “hOgatte/hOgalla”
Hindi: “jaayega/nahin jaayega”.

Note:
1) In Kannada, the question ends in a “aa” while the answer ends in the “-e” (the ‘ay’ sound in d’ay’).
2) While in Hindi you negate most words with a ‘nahin’ _prefix_ – nahin hai, nahin jaayega, nahin aayega etc the Kannada equivalents have a ‘illa’ _postfix_. (illa, hOgalla, baralla).
3) Hindi doesnt recognise a neuter gender, while Kannada does. The bus here is neuter. If the bus were a male, the conductor would have used ‘hOgtaane’ in place of hOgatte. The negation – hOgalla – is common across all genders.

If the conductor said “hOgatte”, you get in, then ask:

——-You——
Kannada: “Ondu/eradu/mooru/naaku ticket koDi”
Hindi: “Ek/do/teen/chaar ticket dijiye”

Note:
Unlike Hindi, where all requests end in a “-iye” – aayiye, jaayiye, dijiye, dekhiye, keejiye Kannada has different prefixes – banni, hOgi, koDi, nODi, maaDi. Though most such requests end in a -di’, be careful not to confuse hOgi with hoDi – hoDi is to ‘maaro’ 🙂

The conductor gives you a ticket, but you are new to B’luru and want to make sure someone can alert you when you are closing in on your destination:

—–You——
Kannada: “Stop bandaaga solpa hELteera?”
Hindi: “Stop jab aayega tab thoda bataayenge?”

Note:
1) ‘bandaaga’ is gener neutral. It splits to ‘banda + aaga’. which is ‘aayega + tab’.
2) Hindi has kab, jab and tab – Kannada has yavaaga, and aaga for kab and tab. Readers can kindly update the Kannada equivalent for tab.

——Fellow passenger——
Kannada: “hELteeni”
Hindi: “bataaunga”

Note:
1) hELteeni is gender-neutral, unlike Hindi, where males respond -unga and females respond -ungi.
2) Notice the ‘-teeni’ in hELteeni. maaDteeni – karoonga, nODteeni – dekhoonga.

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Numbers:
Source:Sumanth NS and vajresh
1 – ondu
2 – eradu
3 – mooru
4 – naaku
5 – aidu
6 -aaru
7 – yeLu
8 – entu
9 – ombattu
10 – hattu
11 – hadinondu
12 – hadineradu
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19 – hattombattu and so on.
20 – ippattu
21 – ippattondu
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30 – moovattu
40 -nalavattu
50 – aivattu
60 -aravattu
70 -eppattu
80 – embattu
90 – tombattu
100 – nooru
1000 -saavira
100000 (Lakh) — Laksha
10000000 (Crore) — KOTi
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Source:Satyapriyan
Numbers 1 to 20, 25, 50 , 100

१-१०: oन्दु, eरडु, मूरु, नाल्कु, ऐदु, आरु, Eळु, eण्टु, oम्भत्तु, हत्तु,
११-२०: हन्नoन्दु. हन्नeरडु, हदिमूरु, हदिनाल्कु, हदिनैदु, हदिनारु, हदिनEळु, हदिनeण्टु, हत्तoम्भत्तु, इप्पत्तु
२५, ५०, १००: इप्पत्तैदु, ऐवत्तु, नूरु

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Vegetables:
tomato —- Tomato itself
potato —– Aalugedde
coriander leaves —- KoTThambari soPPu
brinjal ———– Badane
ladys finger ——– BenDDe
bitter gourd ——— Hagala Kaayi
cabbage ——— usually everyone say cabbage itself..in kannada its yele kosu (yele means leaf)
chilly ———– Menasu or Menasina kaayi
ginger —- Shunti
Curry Leaves—–Karibevina soppu
Curry ->SaaRu
Curds ->MosaRu
Butter Milk-> MajjiGe

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General sentences with common verbs:

come-baa;

(with respect)-> banni
write – bare

(with respect)-> bareyiri(is it coloquial?) No, it is textual too.

present tense
i am coming-naanu barthaiddhini ನಾನು ಬರ್ತಾ ಇದೀನಿ (ನಾನು ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೀನಿ)
you are coming – neenu barthaiddhiya ನೀನು ಬರ್ತಿದೀಯ (ನೀನು ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀಯೆ)
they are coming – avaru barthaiddare ಅವರು ಬರ್ತಾ ಇದಾರೆ (ಅವರು ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ)
it is coming – adu barthaidde ಅದು ಬರ್ತಿದೆ (ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇದೆ)

i am writing – bareethaiddhini – ನಾನು ಬರೀತಿದೀನಿ (ನಾನು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ)
you are writing – neenu bareethaiddiya – ನೀನು ಬರೀತಿದ್ದೀಯ (ನೀನು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀಯೆ)
they are writing – avaru bareethaiddare – ಅವರು ಬರೀತಿದಾರೆ (ಅವರು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ)
it is writing – adu bareethaidde – ಅದು ಬರೀತಾ ಇದೆ (ಅದು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ)

i will come – naanu barthini – ನಾನು ಬರ್ತೀನಿ (ನಾನು ಬರುತ್ತೇನೆ)
he will come – avanu barthane ಅವನು ಬರ್ತಾನೆ (ಅವನು ಬರುತ್ತಾನೆ)
it will come – adu barathe – ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತೆ (ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತದೆ)

i il write – naanu bareethini ನಾನು ಬರೀತೀನಿ (ನಾನು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತೇನೆ)
they il write – avaru bareetaa re – ಅವರು ಬರೀತಾರೆ (ಅವರು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ)
it will write – adu bareyutte – ಅದು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತೆ (ಅದು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ)

i came-nanu bande – ನಾನು ಬಂದೆ
he came – avanu banda – ಅವನು ಬಂದ (ಬಂದನು)
they came – avaru bandru ಅವರು ಬಂದ್ರು (ಬಂದರು)
it came – adu banthu ಅದು ಬಂತು (ಅದು ಬಂದಿತು)

i wrote – nAnu barede – ನಾನು ಬರೆದೆ (ಬರೆದೆನು)
he wrote – avanu bareda ಅವನು ಬರೆದ (ಬರೆದನು)
they wrote – avaru baredaru ಅವರು ಬರೆದ್ರು (ಬರೆದರು)
it wrote – adu bareyitu ಅದು ಬರೀತು (ಬರೆಯಿತು)

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நாளை வா: Come tomorrow. =”Naale baa”
நேற்று வந்தேன்: (I) came yesterday. =Nenne bandhidenu (
nenne bondhe)
நாளை மறுநாள் வருவேன்: (I) will come on the day after tomorrow =naaliddhu bartheeni
இன்று வருகிறேன்: I’m coming today. = ”evathu baruthinee”
நாளை “வந்தாலும்” வருவேன்: It’s also possible I come tomorrow. aadre naale barutheenee
பஸ் வரும்: The bus will come. = bus barathe
நேற்று வர “நினைத்தேன்”: I thought of coming yesterday.= nanne barabekku antha iddhe
அங்கு வரமாட்டேன்: I shan’t come there. = allee barakke agolla
போனவாரம் வரமுடியவில்லை: I couldn’t come last week.= hodha vaara barokke aagalilla
பிரச்சினையாக் இருக்கிறது. எனவே வரவேண்டாம்: There’s a proble … so (you / they / he / she) need not come.

avalu(she)/avanu (he)/avaru (respect for both male and female) barale beekku
மறந்து போனேன்: I forgot. = marathu hodhe

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1.i il nt come – naanu baralla/barOdilla – ನಾನು ಬರೊಲ್ಲ (ಬರುವುದುಲ್ಲ)


2.he cannot come – avanige barOkke aagolla – ಅವನಿಗೆ ಬರೋಕೆ ಆಗೊಲ್ಲ (ಅವನಿಗೆ ಬರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ)


3.did he come? – avanu bandanaa? ಅವನು ಬಂದನಾ? (ಬಂದನೇ?)


4.if he comes then she il also come- avanu bandare avalU bartaaLe – ಅವನು ಬಂದ್ರೆ ಅವಳೂ ಬರ್ತಾಳೆ (ಅವನು ಬಂದರೆ ಅವಳೂ ಬರುತ್ತಾಳೆ)


5.if you r nt coming then i il not go – neenu bardidre naanu hOgolla – ನೀನು ಬರ್ದಿದ್ರೆ ನಾನು ಹೋಗೊಲ್ಲ (ನೀನು ಬರದಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾನು ಹೋಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ)


6.when il u come? – yaavaaga barteeyaa? ಯಾವಾಗ ಬರ್ತೀಯಾ? (ಬರುತ್ತೀಯೆ?)


7.did u see that on the way while u r coming?

barta daareeli adanna nODidya? – ಬರ್ತಾ ದಾರೀಲಿ ಅದನ್ನ ನೋಡಿದ್ಯಾ? (ಬರುತ್ತಾ ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದೆಯಾ?)


8.he used to come here daily – avnu divsaa bartaa idda – ಅವ್ನು ದಿವ್ಸಾ ಬರ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದ – ಅವನು ದಿನವೂ ಬರುತ್ತಲಿದ್ದನು)


9.I will come soon – naanu bEga barteeni – ನಾನು ಬೇಗ ಬರ್ತೀನಿ (ಬರುತ್ತೇನೆ)


10.why cant you come with us? ninge yaake namma jote barOkaagolla? ನಿನಗೆ ಯಾಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜೊತೆ ಬರೋಕಾಗೊಲ್ಲ? (ಬರಲಿಕ್ಕಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ/ಬರಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ/ಬರುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ)

11.did anybody know about ur arrival?
neenu barOdu yaargaadrU gottittaa? ನೀನು ಬರೋದು ಯಾರ್ಗಾದ್ರೂ ಗೊತ್ತಾ? (ನೀನು ಬರುವುದು ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ಗೊತ್ತೇ?)
12.whatever comes let us face that-
EnE barali, nODkoLLONa – ಏನೇ ಬರಲಿ ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ (ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳೂವ)
13.let us face(see) when it comes to us-
namage bandaaga nODkoLLONa ನಮಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ (ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ)
14.that wont come – adu barOlla ಅದು ಬರೋಲ್ಲ (ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ)
15.I went there!!…

nAnu alli hOde.

The ones in bracket are textual. Please try using baraha. It is easy.
Regarding vocabulary, check the links given in other thread.
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you are coming –
neenu barthaiddhiya ನೀನು ಬರ್ತಿದೀಯ (ನೀನು ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀಯೆ)
i think in kannada script it has been written as ‘neenu barthidheeya’…same for others….i hope the meaning is same…sorry if i am wrong…
it is coming –
adu barthaidde ಅದು ಬರ್ತಿದೆ (ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇದೆ)
i am writing –
bareethaiddhini – ನಾನು ಬರೀತಿದೀನಿ (ನಾನು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ)
you are writing –
neenu bareethaiddiya – ನೀನು ಬರೀತಿದ್ದೀಯ (ನೀನು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀಯೆ)
they are writing –
avaru bareethaiddare – ಅವರು ಬರೀತಿದಾರೆ (ಅವರು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ)
it will come – adu barathe – ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತೆ (ಅದು ಬರುತ್ತದೆ)

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1. He has drunk water
avanu nIrannu kuDididdane

2. She has drunk water
avaLu nIrannu kuDididdaLu

3. It has drunk water
adu nIrannu kuDidide

4. He hit the ball
avanu ceMDannu hoDeda

5. She hit the ball
avaLu ceMDannu hoDedaLu

6. It hit the ball
adu ceMDige hoDeyitu or adu ceMDannu hoDeyitu

7. He is drinking water
avaLu nIrannu kuDiyuttA iddALe / kuDiyuttiddALe

8. She is drinking water
avaLu nIrannu kuDiyuttA iddALe / kuDiyuttiddALe

9. It is drinking water
idu/adu kuDiyuva nIru (I have taken ‘drinking water’ together.)
adu nIrannu kuDiyuttA ide / kuDiyuttide

10. He is writing a letter
avanu patravannu bareyuttiddAne / bareyuttA iddAne

11. She is writing a letter
avaLu patravannu bareyuttiddALe / bareyuttA iddALe

12. It is writing a letter
adu patravannu bareyuttide / bareyuttA ide

13. He is TYING a rope
avanu haggavannu kaTTuttiddAne / kaTTuttA Iddane

14. He will TIE a rope (Future Tense)
avanu haggavannu kaTTuttAne/kaTTuvanu

15. He has touched the wall
avanu gODeyannu muTTida(nu)

16. He is touching the wall
avanu gODeyannu muTTuttA iddAne / MuTTuttiddAne

17. He will touch the wall (Future Tense)
avanu gODeyannu muTTuttAne/muTTuvanu

18. He is HITTING the ball (present Tense)
avanu ceMDannu hoDeyuttiddAne

19. What are the Kannada words for – TO ASK , TO LISTEN
ask – kELuvudu
listen – gamanaviTTu kELuvudu

1.how can u do this?
neenu idannu hEge maaDutteeyaa?
2.r u coming?
neenu barutteeyaa?(baruveyaa?)
3.i m going for lunch.
naanu ooTakke hOgutiddEne

1. Let’s GO to bombay = नावु मुंबैगे हॊगॊण = నావు ముంబైగె హోగోణ
2. Let us Go to bombay = नावु मुंबैगे हॊगॊण = నావు ముంబైగె హోగోణ
3. Let’s Do the work = नावु आ केलस माडॊण = నావు ఆ కెలస మాడోణ
4. Let us do the work = नावु आ केलस माडॊण = నావు ఆ కెలస మాడోణ

mADONa can be replaced by mADuva and hOgONa can be replaced by hOguva. Both would mean the same.

1. HE has done the work.
avnu A kesala mADidAne.
2. HE has seen the film.
avnu A sinimA nODidAne.
3. SHE has done the work.
avLu A kelasa mADidALe.
4. SHE has seen the film.
avLu A sinimA nODidALe
5. IT has done the work.
adu A kelasa mADide.
6. IT has seen the film
adu A sinimA nODide.
7. How many people are needed to do this work??
I kelasa mADOke eShTu jana bEku?
8. IT has seen the film.
adu A sinimA nODide.
9. Has he done the work???
avanu A kelasa mADidnA?
10.Has he seen the film???
avanu A sinimA nODidAnA?
11. Is he doing the work??
avanu kelasa mADtA iddAnA?
12. Is he seeing the film???
avanu sinimA nODtA iddAnA?
13. What are you doing??
neen En mADtA iddIyA?
14. Are you doing the work??
neen kelasa mADtA iddIyA?
15. What are you seeing???
neen En nODtA iddIyA?
16. Are you seeing the film??
neenu sinimA nODtA iddIyA?
17. Am I doing the work Correctly??
nAnu kelasa sariyAgi mADtA iddInA?
18. Ask him to watch the film
avanige sinimA nODOke hELu
19. Ask him to do the work
avanige A kelasa mADOke hELu

20) I can talk in Kannada

nAnu kannaDadalli mAtanADaballe

21) What are you doing? with/without respect

neenu Enu mADtA iddIya / neevu Enu mADta iddeeri?

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Some Unique words:

होस, होसतु. होसदु, नव, नवीन – New
हळेय, पळेय, पुरातन, प्राचीन – Old
एत्तर – Tall
बिगि – Tight – Bighee
सडिल – Loose – Sadila
Please remember the pronunciation of last letter.

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Give the kannada equivalent for these words
1.Take ತೆಗೋ tegO
2.Fall ಬೀಳು bILu
Eg:she fell down ಅವಳು ಬಿದ್ದಳು avaLu biddaLu
3.Unconscious ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಹೀನ praj~jAhIna
Eg:He fell down unconsciously.Like in Tamil,avan mayakkam poattu vizhunthutaan!!! ಅವನು ಜ್ಞಾನತಪ್ಪಿ ಬಿದ್ದ. avanu j~jAnatappi bidda.
4.Catch ಹಿಡಿ hiDi
Eg:Hey catch that fellow.He is a thief!!!(lol!!!!) ಅನನ್ನ ಹಿಡೀರಿ. ಅವನು ಕಳ್ಳ!!! avanna hiDIri. avanu kaLLa!!!
5.Put ಹಾಕು hAku
Eg:Put it back into the shelf ಅದನ್ನ ಶೆಲ್ಫ್ ಒಳಗೆ ಹಾಕು adanna shelf OLage hAku.
6.Keep ಇಡು iDu
Eg:Keep the book with urself ಪುಸ್ತಕಾನ ನೀನೇ ಇಡು pustakAna nInE iDu.
7.Give way.Tamil:Vazhi vidunga!!! ದಾರಿ ಬಿಡಿ dAri biDi
the kannada word i think is jaaga bhidi????.is it correct?? jaaga bidi for idam vidunga
8.he is sleeping ಅವನು ಮಲಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ/ ಅವನು ನಿದ್ದೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ. avanu malagiddAne/ avanu nidde mADtA iddAne.
9.walk fast(Tamil:Vegama nada!) ಬೇಗ ನಡಿ bEga naDi.
10.run faster(Tamil:Vegama Ohdu!) ಬೇಗ ಓಡು bEgA ODu

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1.Dont touch it!!
adhanna muttabeda
2.According to me,(like in tamil “Yenna porutha varikum”)
nanage gothiro mattige(enakku therindha varaikum)/nanna praakara(according to my opinion)
3.Instead of doing this, do that!!!!
idhanna maadokkintha,adhanna maadu
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Source:Vajresh
1.Dont touch it!!
adannu muTTabEDa
2.According to me,this is not good!!!
nanna prakAra idu chennaagilla
3.Instead of doing this, do that!!!!
idannu maaDuva badalu adannu maaDu
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Source:Anonymous
1.How do I translate, “I know what you did last summer?”. I’m especially looking for the meaning of “last” (Tamil: “pOna”/”senRa”).
“Neenu kaLidha(or hodha)(pOna/senRa) bEsuge (or bEsuge kaala)[summer] enu maad’dhey antha nanage gothu
2.Also, how do I say, “I’ve come to Bangalore to see around?”
Naanu bangalore suthadokke bandhidheeni
3.And… “Why are you charging so much to go to whitefield, just 5 kms from here?” to an auto driver.
whitefield’ge hogakke yaake ishtu charge maadtheera(or thogotheera(vaangureenga)), aidhu(ஐது) kms ashte??
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Source:Satyapriyan
1.How do I translate, “I know what you did last summer?”
nInu hindina/kaLeda/hOda bEsigeyalli Enu mADide anta nanage gottu
2.Also, how do I say, “I’ve come to Bangalore to see around?”
nAnu bengaLUranna sutti nODOke bandiddIni.
3.And… “Why are you charging so much to go to whitefield, just 5 kms from here?” to an auto driver.
whitefieldige hOgOke yAke aShTondu kELtIri? adu barI 5 km ide illinda.
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1.Sneeze – sInu ಸೀನು
2.Cough – kemmu ಕೆಮ್ಮು
3.Hiccups – bikkaLike ಬಿಕ್ಕಳಿಕೆ
4.Do keep coming to our house, often!!…(like in Tamil,”Adikkadi vettiku vanthittu
poenga”) – padE padE namma manege bartA iri ಪದೇ ಪದೇನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬರ್ತಾ ಇರಿ.
kiss the phone – phone-ge muttu koDu
am i coming in dream- naanu kanasinalli barteena?
iam fine here- naanu illi channagiddeeni
it is raining here – illi maLe bartide

1.now itself its too late.
ಈಗಲೇ ತಡವಾಗಿ ಹೋಯ್ತು!
IgalE taDavAgi hOytu

2.i came to ur room and found it locked.
ನಿನ್ನ ರೂಮಿಗೆ(ಗದಿಗೆ) ಬಂದೆ, ಬೀಗ ಹಾಕಿತ್ತು.
ninna rUmige baMde, bIga hAkittu

3.no need to worry.
ಯೋಚ್ನೆ ಮಾಡ್ಬೇಡ./ಚಿಂತೆ ಮಾಡ್ಬೇಡ.
yOcne mADbEDa/cinte mADbEDa

4.its very congested.
ತುಂಬಾ ಜಂಗುಳಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ
tuMbA jaMguLi illi

5.he dint speak well because he was not prepared.
ಅವನು ತಯಾರ್ ಆಗಿರ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅದಕ್ಕೇ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾತಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ.
avanu tayArAgiralilla adakkE sariyAgi mAtADalilla

6.thats y he lost the prize.
ಅದಕ್ಕೇ ಅವನು ಬಹುಮಾನನ ಕಳಕೊಂಡ
adakkE avanu bahumAnAna kaLakoMDa

7.can i appear for tghe exam.
ನಾನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಕೂತ್ಕೋಬಹುದಾ?
nAnu parIkShege kUtkObahudA?

8.does this bus go to ulsoor.
ಈ ಬಸ್ಸು ಅಲ್ಸೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾ?
I bassu alasUrige hOguttA?

1. Don’t stand here.
illi( here ) nilla(to stand) bEDi.

2. Don’t wash clothes today.
ivattu(today) baTTe(clothes) ogEya(wash) bEDi

3. Don’t throw garbage here.
kasavanna(garbage) illi(here) eseya(to throw) bEDi

1.if it rains today then i il nt go out
2.if u come here then i il give u the book

1. indu maLe bandare nAnu Ace hOguvudilla
2. neenu illige bandare nAnu pustaka koDuve
வா, வந்தால் = bA, bandare = ಬಾ, ಬಂದರೆ

1. I can do that work – naanu aa kelasa maaDalaare
2. I cannot run fast – nanage bEbEgane/vEgavAgi ODOkke aagOlla
3. can u do this work?-ninage ee kelasa maadOke aagutta?
4. will u pl go now?-eega neevugaLu dhayavitu hOgthira? (you people=neevugaLu)
5. why cant u write this letter? – ninge Eke (yAke) I patra bareyOke Agolla?
6. she can sing well – avalu chennaagi haaduvaLu/hADuttALe.
7. you are always right – nInu yAvAgalU sari/sareene
8. At that time computer was switched off – aaga computer switchoff maadi ittu.
9.something is there in my eyes – nanna kannalli EnO ide.
10. Finish the work completely.dont leave it in the middle- kelasAna pUrti mugisu, madhyadalli biDabEDa.
11. The clock is slow by 5 min- gaDiyAra aidu nimisha hindide
12. Why are you always telling like this?- neenu yaake yaavaagaloo heege hELtirteeyaa?
13. This wont be enough for me- nanage idu saakagolla
14. i dont know about that – adu nanage gottilla / adara bagge nanage gottilla
15. there i have to ask someone – alli naanu yaarannaadaroo kELabEku
16. somebody pl tell me the way? yArAdrU dAri hELtIrA?
17. will you pl keep quiet- neenu summanirteeya?

nanage adu gothE gothillaa- Is this right? (i want to emphasize that i dont know that)
nanage adu gottE illa

1.Whatever u say,he wont listen to you! – neenu EnE hELidarU avanu kELolla

2..Let anybody say anything – yAru bEkAdarU Enu bEkAdarU hELali

3..If you yourself say like this,What will others do? – nInE hIge hELidare bEreyavaru Enu mADabEku?

4.Still, u havnt completed THAT work eh???

neenu innU A kelasa mugisillavA?

5.its easy to say BUT tough to FOLLOW!!

hELOdu sulabha, mADOdu kaShTa (mADOdu = doing, but that is how we say in kannada)

6.NO ONE can FIND it out!!

yArU kaMDuhiDiyOlla

7.I told him the same thing what u said now,but he didnt AGREE!!

neenu hELiddannE avanige nAnU hELide, Adre avanu oppalilla.

8.tell me something about him???

nanage avana bagge swalpa hELi

9.i have only one pen with me!!!(nanna hathra onthey pen ithe)..is it correct??i need an exact kannada word for ‘only’

nanna hatra ondu pennu maatra ide (maatra = only)

10) Even that is difficult!!

adu kUDA kaShTa!!

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Interacting with Maid/Servant:

Kannada: दिना बर्बॆकू (dinaa barbEku).
Hindi: roz aana chaahiye.
(keywords: barbEku: aana chaahiye).

2. Kannada: केल्सा चेन्नागि माड्बॆकू (kelsa chennagi maaDbeku)+
Hindi: kaam achcha karna chaahiye.

(keywords: kelsa = kaam, chennagi = accha say, maaD = karna, bEku = chaahiye).

3. Kannada: इवत्तु बॆडा, नाळे इन्दा बन्नी (iwattu bEDa, naaLe indaa banni)
Hindi: aaj nahin, kal say aao

(keywords: iwattu = aaj, bEDa = nahin, naaLe = kal (next day), banni = aao)

4. Kannada: नाळे सोल्पा बॆगा बन्नी (naaLe solpa bEga baa)
Hindi: kal thoDa jaldi aao

(keywords: solpa/swalpa = thoDa, bEga = jaldi)

5. Kannada: इवत्तु बट्टे (वगेयॊदु) बॆडा (iwattu baTTe (vageyOd) bEDa)
Hindi: aaj kapda (dhona) nahin (chaahiye)

(keywords: baTTe = kapDa, vageyOdu = dhona)

6. Kannada: इवत्तु पात्रे (तोळेयॊदु) बॆडा (iwattu paatre (toLeyOd) bEDa)
Hindi: aaj bartan (…) nahin (chaahiye)

(keywords: dont really know the Hindi equivalent for toLeyOdu 😉

7. Kannada: paatre maatra saaku
Hindi: sirf barthan dho, bas
(keywords: maatra = sirf, saaku = bas)

8. Kannada: सोल्पा रूम गुडिसि (solpa room guDisi)
Hindi: thoDa room saaf karo

(keywords: guDisi = use the broom and dust the floor)

9. Kannada: सम्बळा वन्दु तारीखु कोड्तीनि (sambaLa ondu taarekhu koDteeni).
Hindi: salary ek taarek ko doonga

(keywords: sambaLa = salary, koDteeni = doonga).

10. Kannada: सोल्पा ई मूले वर्सि/सार्सि (solpa ee moole varsi/saarsi)
Hindi: thODa is kOne saaf karo

(keywords: moole – kOne, varsi/saarsi – wipe using a damp cloth)

11.Kannada: सोल्पा आ मूले वर्सि/सार्सि (solpa aa moole varsi/saarsi)
Hindi: thODa us kOne saaf karo
(keywords: is = ee, us = aa. yeh = idu, woh = adu)

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Interacting with bus conductor/stranger/colleague
1. I want to get down here / in BTM. (esp. when u r in a bus)
nAnu illi iLiyabEku

2. im off next week
nAnu mundina vAra off ge baralla

3. i was off the whole of last month
nAnu kaLeda tingaLu pUrti rajeyallidde

4. i am going early today
nAnu ivattu bEga hOguttEne

5. lets have some Tea
tea kuDiyONa bA

6. I am waiting near Forum
nAnu forum hattira kAyuttiddEne

7. do u know driving (car)?
ninage car driving baruttA?

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Sumanth
1. I want to get down; here / in BTM. (esp. when u r in a bus)
Naanu illi iLibayku.. Naanu BTM alli iLibEku.
(Muhje yahan utharna hai.. Mujhe BTM mein utharna hai).
2. im off next week
A. Next week naanu off.
B. Mundina waara naanu off.
(Agla hafta mera off.)
3. i was off the whole of last month
Hoada tingaLu naanu poorthi ruhja dalli idde.
(pichlaa mahina mein poora chuttin mein tha).
4. i am going early today
Naanu bEga hOgtidini ivattu.
(Mein jaldi jaa raha hoon aaj).
5. lets have some Tea
A. naavu tea kuDiyONa
(hum tea peeyenge)
B. banni, tean kuDiyONa
(aao, tea peeyenge)

6. I am waiting near Forum
A. Forum hatra kaayitaa iddini
B. Forum hatra wait maadta iddini [pls note: kaayita is short for “wait maaDta”]
(Forum ke paas wait kar rahaa hoon)

7. do u know driving (car)?
A. Car driving baratta?
(Car driving aata hai kya?)
B. Car Odisakke baratta?
(Car chalaane aata hai kya?)
C. Car chalisakke baratta?
(Self explanatory!)

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1.they will not be in the house tommorrow (in telugu : repu vaallu intlo undaru)
nALe avaru maneyalli iruvudilla.
2.see and come (in telugu : choosi Raa)
nODikoMDu baa.
3.do the work and come(in telugu : pani chesi Raa)
kelasa mADi(biTTu) baa.
4.drink water and come (in telugu : neellu traagi raa)
neeru kuDidu(biTTu) baa.
5.Watch the film after doing the work (In telugu : pani chesina tarvaatha cinema choodu)
kelasa mADida mEle sinimA nODu
6.Eat food after drinking water (in telugu : neellu traagina tarvaatha annam tinu)
neeru kuDida mEle anna tinnu.
7.what happened to the work for which you went to the bank. (in telugu : bank ku vellina pani emi ayindi)
byAMkige hOda kelasavEnAyitu?
8.i dont have the intention to go to a film (naaku cinema ku velley uddeshyam ledu)
nanage sinimAge hOguva uddESavilla.
9. he doesn’t have the intention to drink water ( naaku neellu traagey udheshyam ledu)
nanage neeru kuDiyuva uddESavilla.
10.what is the work that you do ?? (nuvvu chesey pani enti??)
neenu mADuva kelasavEnu?
11.they are not there in the house (vaallu intlo LERU)
avaru maneyalli illa.
(Unlike in telugu, illa is used for both singular and plural.)

1. Allow him to do the work (telugu: Athanini ee pani cheyaniVVu)
avanannu ee kelasa maaDalu biDu. ಅವನನ್ನು ಈ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಿಡು

2. I do not know what to do (telugu: naaku yemi cheyAAlo theliyadu)
nanagEnu maaDabEkO tiLiyadu / nanagEnu mADabEkO tiLiyuttilla / nanagEnu mADabEkO gottAguttilla
ನನಗೇನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ ತಿಳಿಯದು / ನನಗೇನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ / ನನಗೇನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

3. Take this book (telugu: ee pustakkaanni theesuko)
ee pustakavannu tegeduko. ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೋ.

4. he took the book
avanu aa pustakavannu tegedukoMDa(nu) ಅವನು ಆ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ(ನು)

5. What will happen if I drink this water
ee neerannu kuDidare Enaaguttade? ಈ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಏನಾಗುತ್ತದೆ?

6. What will happen if i write this letter.
ee patravannu baredare Enaaguttade? ಈ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬರೆದರೆ ಏನಾಗುತ್ತದೆ?

7. This pen is not writing (in telugu : ee pen vraayatLedu)
ee pennu bareyuvudilla. ಈ ಪೆನ್ನು ಬರೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

8. How much time is required to write this letter
ee patravannu bareyalu eShTu samaya bEku? ಈ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬರೆಯಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಮಯ ಬೇಕು?

9. i took the book
naanu ee pustakavannu tegedukoMDe(nu). ನಾನು ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡೆ(ನು).

10. he is taking the book
avanu aa pustakavannu tegedukoLLuttiddaane. ಅವನು ಆ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.

11. what is the word for “PUT” in kannada…..in telugu it is “VEYI”,in tamil it is “PODU”
In tamil also, it is VEI or VEY only. PODU means drop or throw.
In kannada, it is ‘haaku’ ಹಾಕು for put. Even in telugu, veyi means keep and not put. For keep, it is ‘idu’ ಇಡು in kannada.

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nanna hesaru swathi….naanu madraasilinda nanna kanda jothe bangaloorige banthe…nanna maathrubaashaa tamil…eega naanu kannada kaliyudakke prayathna maadthaaidini….nimma helpige thumba dhanyavaadhagaLu….nimage tamil gothindha, nanu tamilalli swalpa doubts kELthini…

nanna hesaru swathi….naanu madraasinda nanna ganDana jothe bengaloorige bande…nanna maathrubaashe tamiLu…eega naanu kannada kaliyOdakke prayatna maadthaaidIni….nimma sahaayakke tumba dhanyavaadhagaLu….nimage tamil gothiddare, nanu tamiLalli swalpa sandEhagaLannu kELtini…

(in tamil- naa vara maaten) – I il not come – nanu baralla/barOdilla
(naa varavE maaten)- i il never come/definitely i wont come – naanu baruvudE illa/ naanu khaNDita barolla.
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Please translate these sentence for me:

Tamil to Kannada

1. tayir irukkA? – tayir irukku
mosaru ideyA? – mosaru ide

2. avan_ irukkAn_A? – avan_ irukkAn_E!
avanu iddAnA? avanu iddAne

3. avaL inga irukkALA? – ingadAn_ irukkAL.
avaLu iddALA – avaLu iddALe

4. Match naDandappo current irundadA? – irundadE! nAngaL pArthOm. India jeyichuDuttu!
Match naDedAga current ittA? – ittallA! nAvu nODidvu. India geddubiTtu!

5. (Can’t think of a sentence.) irundAn_
idda

6. irundAL
iddaLu

7. on_ga school-la flag-hoisting irukkumA? – irukkumE! / irukkAdu.
nimma shAlEli dhwajArOhaNa iruttA? – iruttallA/ illa (irolla)

8. nALaikki Doctor ammA in^ga iruppAngaLA? – iruppAnganga / irukkamATTAnga
nALe doctor amma illi irtArA? – irtAre / irolla.

9. nallA irukkayA? – rombavE nallA irukkEn_!
cennAgiddIya? – tuMbA cennAgiddIni.

10. Class-la en_n_a tUngiNDA irunda? – illayE! gavan_ichuNDu dhAn_E irundEn_!
klAsalli nidde mADtA idyA? – illavalla, gamanistAnE idde!

The way it is spoken in kannaDa is entirely different..

Instead of asking கி்ளாசில என்னா தூங்கிண்டா இருந்தாய் is generally asked in kannaDa as க்ளாசில தூங்கிண்டு இருந்தெயா, different from the tamil way.

There is a classic difference here…
11. nALaikkum ingadAn_E iruppa? – AmA. ingayE dAn_ iruppEn_.
nALEnU illE irtIya? – haudu, illE irtIni… Same rule as above applies.

“He CANNOT do the work”
avanige A kelasa mADOke Agolla

“avan thanni kudichtaan” = “avanu nIrannu kuDidubiTTa ”
“avan thanni kudichu mudichtaan” = “avanu nIrannu kuDidu mugisibiTTa”

Source:Sumanth

1) Both Tamil and Kannada share the same pronouns – almost. Add a ‘u’ at the end of the Tamil pronoun, and it becomes Kannada:

avan – avanu
avaL – avaLu
avar – avaru
naan – naanu
nee – neenu

2) The neutral pronouns – athu and ithu become adhu and idhu in Kannada.

3) Lets look at how the verbs fare:

Vaa – baa
tere (open) – tegi (tere is also used in pure, official Kannada).
naDi (walk) – naDi
ODu (run) – ODu
paaru – nODu
saapiDu – thinnu
po – hogu
kuDu – koDu
toongu – malagu

vanduvitte – bandubitte

Plenty of ‘v-‘ starting words in Tamil become words starting with ‘b-‘. E.g: vandu = bandu, vitte = bitte, vaa = baa etc

4) Lets ask some 1-word questions:

yevaLo (how much) – yeshtu?
yaar (Who) – yaaru?
yenge (Where) – yelli?
yepdi(How) – hey-gay?
yeppo (When) – yavaaga?
saapaad aacha (Had Food?) – oota aaita?

5) Lets form some simple sentences:

Tamil: konja inge vaango Pl. come here
Kannada: solpa illi banni

Tamil: oru ticket kuDungo Give me a ticket
Kannada: ondu ticket koDi

Tamil: en kitta irku (Hindi:Mere Paas haii.e. Its with me)
Kannada: nanna hatra ide

Tamil: romba nalla irku (Hindi:Bahuth Accha Hai)
Kannada: tumba chennag ide

Tamil: pakkathil irku (Its near here i.e. Paas hai)
Kannada: pakkadalli ide

Tamil: ange irku, paarungo (Its there,Look)
Kannada: alle ide, nODi

Please learn to use baraha and the kannaDa script too. It would make it easier to learn.

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Soft words/Euphemismsupakaara = help

smarisuva = (let us) remember

“I shall remember your help”

Kannada: “nimma upakaaravannu smarisuve”.

dayaviTTu muMduvarisi. दविट्टु मुंदुवरिसि. (Please Continue)

Sorry/Beg your pardon/pardon me – kShamisi (same as kShamaa keejiye in Hindi)
Thank you – dhanyavaadagaLu (same as dhanyavad in Hindi)

See you soon(Tamil:Viraivil or Seekram Santhippom) – sadhyadallE nODONa

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how to tell” my brother lives in chennai”?

nanna tamma cennai nalliddaane (younger brother)
nanna aNNa cennainalliddaane (elder brother)

nanna sOdara cennainalliddaane (for both elder and younger brother, but usually anna and tamma is specifically used.)

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6 responses »

  1. Man, You have done a very great job – trying to teach Kannada. It was my wish to learn Kannada for several years now and your compilation of words and phrases from different languages helped me a lot to understand the sentence structures. Thanks a lot !!!! I really liked helpful hints from Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Post more of such things when you get time and chance. Girija Shankar

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  2. Great Job!! Well done!!

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  3. awesome i must say

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  4. hey,great job….its helpin me a lot coz i alredy know both hindi and tamil thankyou so much….i have a sugestion cud u help with kannada writin?

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