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Kannada ( kannaa), a Dravidian language with some 50 million speakers, is anofficial language of India and the state language of Karnataka. It is also the languagewhich you will encounter in Bangalore, a city you might have heard of quite a bitrecently. It is also the language you will encounter if you visit the historically significantcities of Mysore and Hampi, so arming yourself with rudimentary knowledge ofKannada is a good idea if you wish to visit those places.

Kannada is a Dravidian language, which means that it belongs to the same family asthe other South Indian languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Tulu. Theselanguages share many words, sentence structures and even expressions, whichmeans that if you pick up any one, your path to learning the others is considerablyeased.

Contemporary Kannada literature is the most successful in India, with India's highestliterary honor, the Jnanpith awards, having been conferred seven times uponKannada writers, which is the highest for any language in India. Based on the recommendations of the Committee of Linguistic Experts,appointed by the Ministry of Culture, the Government of India officially recognised Kannada as a classical language.

It is commonly held belief that Kannada is more accepting of Sanskrit loan words, learning conversational Hindi (Hindi language owes majorityof its vocabulary to Sanskrit) will help you pick up Kannada. This is just not true. Though Kannada literature has over the years accepted manySanskrit[/Prakrit languages] words, The conversational(colloquial) Kannada has a insignificant Sanskrit(/any other Indo-european language)influence.

In plain and simple words, knowing "Conversational Hindi" / "Conversational Marathi" OR "Knowledge of Sanskrit" might not helplearning/speaking day-2-day conversational Kannada with the native speakers, unless a native speaker whom you are speaking to has priorknowledge of Hindi/Marathi.

Though the Dravidian languages like Telugu and Tamil share lot of words with Kannada. The grammatical structure (colloquial speech) ofthese languages are quite similar. A person with prior knowledge of "Conversational Telugu" or "Conversational Tamil" may find it easier tolearn Kannada. But, when it comes to conversing, the pronounciation of Kannada w.r.t the other dravidian languages like Tamil and Telugu isquite different and the words/sentences shared between these sister languages are often mutually unintelligible.

PronunciationMost English speakers find Kannada pronunciation rather challenging, as there are 10 vowels, 2 diphthongs and 34 consonants, employing alarge number of distinctions not found in English.

Kannada AlphabetsVowels (i) (i:) (e) (e:) (a) (a:) (o) (o:) (u) (u:) (ai) (au)

Transliteration i I, ii e E, ee, ae, yA a A, aa o O, oo, aw, wA u U, uu ai, ay au, av

ISO notation i e a o u ai au

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voiceless voicelessaspirate

voiced voicedaspirate

nasal

Velars [=ka] Transliteration: ka

[=kha] Transliteration: Ka, kha

[=ga] Transliteration: ga

[=gha] Transliteration: Ga, gha

[=nga] Transliteration: ~ga

Palatals [=ca] Transliteration: ca, cha

[=cha] Transliteration: Ca, Cha

[=ja] Transliteration: ja

[=jha] Transliteration: Ja, jha

[=a, nja] Transliteration: ~ja

Retroflex [=a] Transliteration: Ta

[=ha] Transliteration: Tha

[=a] Transliteration: Da

[=ha] Transliteration: Dha

[=a] Transliteration: Na

Dentals [=ta] Transliteration: ta

[=tha] Transliteration: tha

[=da] Transliteration: da

[=dha] Transliteration: dha

[=na] Transliteration: na

Labials [=pa] Transliteration: pa

[=pha] Transliteration: Pa, pha

[=ba] Transliteration: ba

[=bha] Transliteration: Ba, bha

[=ma] Transliteration: ma

Glides/Laterals/Approximants [=ya] Transcribed: ya

[=ra] Transcribed: ra

[=a] Transcribed: La

[=la] Transcribed: la

[=va] Transcribe: va,wa

Fricatives [=a] Transcribe: Sa,sha

[=sa] Transcribed: sa

[=a] Transcribed: Sha

[=ha] Transcribed: ha

[-] Transcribed: -

VowelsThe key distinction is the difference between short and long vowels. In this phrase book, the short vowels are noted with small letters [a, e, i,o, u] and long vowels are noted with capital letters [A, E, I, O, U]. You will often come across non-standard romanizations, noted in table belowwhen applicable.

Letter 00 Pronunciation Pronunciation with Template:IPA

IAST equiv.

ITRANS equiv.

English equivalent

1 Template:IPA Template:IPA i i short close front unrounded vowel: e in england

1 Template:IPA Template:IPA I long close front unrounded vowel: ee in feet

3 Template:IPA Template:IPA e e short close-mid front unrounded vowel: e in bed

3 Template:IPA Template:IPA E long close-mid front unrounded vowel: a in bane (some speakers)

Template:IPA Template:IPA a a short near-open central vowel: u in bunny

4 Template:IPA Template:IPA A long open back unrounded vowel: a in father

36 Template:IPA Template:IPA o o short close-mid back rounded vowel: o in no (some speakers)

36 Template:IPA Template:IPA O long close-mid back rounded vowel: o in bone (some speakers)

7 Template:IPA Template:IPA u u short close back rounded vowel: oo in foot

6 Template:IPA Template:IPA U long close back rounded vowel: oo in cool

3 Template:IPA Template:IPA ai ai a long diphthong: i in ice, i in kite (Canadian and Scottish English)

4 Template:IPA Template:IPA au au a long diphthong: Similar to the ou in house (Canadian English)

DiphthongsLetter Transliteration English equivalent

ai, ay as in idea.

au, av as in out.



ConsonantsMany Kannada consonants come in three different forms: aspirated, unaspirated and retroflex.

Aspiration means "with a puff of air", and is the difference between the sound of the letter "p" in English pin (aspirated) and spit (unaspirated).In this phrasebook, aspirated sounds are spelled with an h (so English "pin" would be phin) and unaspirated sounds without it (so "spit" is stillspit). Kannada aspiration is quite forceful and it's OK to emphasize the puff.

Kannada retroflex consonants, on the other hand, are not really found in English. They should be pronounced with the tongue tip curled back.

Letter Transliteration English equivalent

:, k, ka as in skip.

;, kh, kha as in sinkhole.

, , a as in sing. Rarely used.

?, c, ca as in church.

@, ch, cha as in pinchhit.

A, j, ja as in jump.

B, jh, jha as in dodge her.

C, , a as in canyon. Rarely used.

D, a as in tick. Retroflex, but still a "hard" t sound similar to English.

E, ha as in lighthouse. Retroflex

F, a as in doom. Retroflex

G, ha as in mudhut. Retroflex

H, a retroflex n. Retroflex

I, t, ta does not exist in English. more dental t, with a bit of a th sound. Softer than an English t.

J, th, tha aspirated version of the previous letter, not as in thanks or the.

K, d, da dental d.

L, dh, dha aspirated version of the above.

M, n, na dental n.

0, p, pa as in spin.

N, ph, pha as in u'ph'ill.

O, b, ba as in be.

P, bh, bha as in abhor.

Q, m. ma as in mere.

R, y, ya as in yet.

S, r, ra as in Spanish pero, a tongue trip. Don't roll as in Spanish rr, German or Scottish English.

T, l, la as in lean.

U, v, va as in Spanish vaca, between English v and w, but without the lip rounding of an English w. (IPA: ).

V, a as in shoot.

W, a almost indistinguishable retroflex of the above. slightly more aspirated. Used only in Sanskrit loan words.

X, s, sa as in see.

Y, h, ha as in him.

Z, ; , a Retroflex l.

Kannada syllables:: ;; > ?? ?? AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM 00 NN OO PP QQ

k kh g gh ~g c ch j jh ~j T Th D Dh N t th d dh n p ph b bh m



i [ \ ] ^ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m 1 n o p q

i: [ \ ] ^ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m 1 n o p q

e r s t u w x y z { | } ~ 3

e: r s t u w x y z { | } ~ 3

a

a: 4

o r s t u w x y z { | } ~ 36 6

o: r s t u w x y z { | } ~ 36 6

u 7 7

u: 6 6

ai r s t u w x y z { | } ~ 3

au 4

Kannada syllables ContinuedRR SS ZZ TT UU WW VV XX YY

y r L l v Sh sh s h

i

i:

e

e:

a

a:

o 6

o: 6

u 7

u: 6

ai

au

Kannada conjunctsSuccessive consonants lacking a vowel in between them may physically join together as a conjunct or ligature.

Consonantal conjunct examples>> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

: k : ? c ? D T D I t I 0 p 0

; kh ; @ ch @ E Th E J th J N ph N

< g < A j A F D F K d K O b O

= gh = B jh B G Dh G; L dh L P bh P

...

SS SS SS SS SS

r r r r r

: k : ? c ? D T D I t I 0 p 0

; kh ; @ ch @ E Th E J th J N ph N



Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta

ta ta ta ta ta

pa pa pa pa pa

...

RR SS ZZ TT UU

y r L l v

ga ga ga ga ga

ja ja ja ja ja

Da Da Da Da Da

da da da da da

ba ba ba ba ba

...

:: ?? DD II 00

k c T t p

ya ya ya ya ya

ra ra ra ra ra

La La La La La

la la la la la

va va va va va

...

Na Na Na Na Na

na na na na na

ma ma ma ma ma

...

> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

~ga ~ga ~ga ~ga ~ga

~ja ~ja ~ja ~ja ~ja

Na Na Na Na Na

na na na na na

ma ma ma ma ma

...

>> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

ka ka ka ka ka

ca ca ca ca ca

Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta

ta ta ta ta ta

pa pa pa pa pa

...

>> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

ya ya ya ya ya

ra ra ra ra ra

La La La La La

la la la la la

va va va va va

...

>> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

Sa Sa Sa Sa Sa



Sha Sha Sha Sha ra

sa sa sa sa sa

ha ha ha ha ha

...

>> CC HH MM QQ

~g ~j N n m

ga ga ga ga ga

ja ja ja ja ja

Da Da Da Da Da

da da da da da

ba ba ba ba ba

...

- VV WW XX YY

- S Sh s h

ka - ka ka ka ka

ca - ca ca ca ca

Ta - Ta Ta Ta Ta

ta - ta ta ta ta

pa - pa pa pa pa

...

- VV WW XX YY

- S Sh s h

ga - ga ga ga ga

ja - ja ja ja ja

Da - Da Da Da Da

da - da da da da

ba - ba ba ba ba

...

- VV WW XX YY

- S Sh s h

ya - ya ya ya ya

ra - ra ra ra ra

La - La La La La

la - la la la la

va - va va va va

...

- VV WW XX YY

- S Sh s h

Sa - Sa Sa Sa Sa

Sha - Sha Sha Sha Sha

sa - sa sa sa sa

va - va va va va

...

Complex consonantal conjunct examples



Common signs

The signs are always accompanied by English, butjust in case:

OPEN k "teredide"

CLOSED ` "muccide"

ENTRANCE r [] "oLakke [dAri]"

EXIT r [] "horakke [dAri]"

PUSH [ "nUkiri"

kkha khya ktya ktva kvya kShma ktrya

::

ghma ghra ghnya ~gkta ~gkya ~jrya ~gktya

; ; ; >>; cCha jjha trya cChra j~jya ~jcma ~jjya

; ;

Kannada Phrases

Cultural NotesGreetings: There are no time elemental greetings in Kannada such as good morning, good afternoon, etc. And each language has its owngreetings. It is considered very gracious to address a person by their respective greetings. In India, Namaskra is the most ubiquitousgreeting, and though of Sanskrit origin is now mostly used all across India. It is said with hands folded and a small gesture of bowing.Namaskra literally means "I bow to you." Namaste has the same meaning, but is used less often in Kannada. After meeting someone for thefirst time nimmanna kaNDu bahaLa khushi yitu [m ] may be said, meaning "I am delighted/happy to see you"

Civilities: In Western cultures saying phrases like please, thank you, you're welcome, excuse me, sorry, etc. are so ingrained into them froma young age that they use these phrases without a second thought. Not so for Indians. In India, saying such phrases in an inappropriatecircumstance might even embarrass the person, or cheapen the gravity of the phrase itself. These phrases are only said in a sincere sense.For example, don't say dhanyavda [] / nimminda bahaLa upakra vyitu [mq ] (thank you) after a clerk handsyou your grocery bag, but don't forget to use it when someone goes out of their way to do something nice for you. Sometimes English wordsthemselves are used; due to the British colonial influence, especially in urban areas and among the upper class. In this case use them as youwould in English. In India, a majority of times these kind of phrases/sentiments are merely communicated through body language rather thanverbally. To show your thanks, a simple smile will do the trick. Other common gestures include the infamous "head bobble"; and a handgesture made by swiftly swinging the wrist so your palm is facing the sky and your forefingers slightly elongated.

Prefixes & Suffixes: While referring to a person For majority of words r () may be added as a suffix to give it a more polite tone. The r worditself could be used to refer a person. For Example, Mr. Murray please come over here may be said as Murray [ rI Murray barriilli]. The suffix avaru is used with a person's name as a sign of respect. For Example: Mr. Murray is often referred to as Murray avaru. Fewmore suffixes which are indispensable are avanu [] avaLu [] and avaru []. With nouns it gives the meaning "the person(he, she)that does" and with verbs, it indicates something is happening. Examples:

noun shop (f angaDi) + avanu = shopkeeper (f... angaDiyavanu)verb to see ( nODu) + avaru = onlookers ( ... nODuvavaru)

English Loan Words: The British colonial influence spread into the language itself, and this continues today with American culture beingexported throughout the world. So, an English word or phrase may almost always be inserted into any Kannada sentence. You will often hearIndians, whom while talking in their native languages, pepper their sentences with English words. English loan words are particularly used formodern inventions/technologies, so words like TV, computer and microwave are the same as in English apart from the slight change ofaccent. However; this is mostly in the cities, and learning Kannada will have been all the more rewarding when in rural or non-tourist areas, aswell as allowing you to communicate with a wider variety of people in the cities.

Basics

Negatives

English Kannada Transliteration

Don't want bEDa

No, No, [I don't want that] , , [K < ] bEDa, bEDa, [ad nanagbEDa]

don't have illa

No, No, [he hasn't comeyet]

, , [M k]

illa, illa, [avan innu bandilla]

no,not that alla

No, No, [that's not right] , ! [K ] alla, alla, [ad sari'alla]

Don't know to dosomething

baralla



"taLLiri"PULL

"eLeyiri" ] "jaggiri"

PRESS (the button) q "adumiri"

TOILET "shaucAlaya" f "kAlmaDi tyAva" ` "uccilu"

BATHROOM mS "nIr'mane"o "abbimane" ` "baccilu"

MEN "gaNDasaru" 7 "puruSharu"

WOMEN "hengasaru" "mahiLeyaru"

NO SMOKING [] D ] "[illi] sigarET sEduvahAgilla" 4 ml] "dhUmapAnaniShEdhisalAgide"

TO LET ftt "bADigege"

NO ADMISSIONt ] "oLage baruva hAgilla" "oLa baralu appaNe illa" "pravESavilla"

NO ENTRANCEr "oLakke dAriyilla"

NO EXITr "horakke dAriyilla"

NO THROUGH WAY[] "[munde] dAriyilla"

FORBIDDEN[] ml] "[pravEsha]niShEdhisalAgide"

mADi! Do! Please Do it!

One of the most useful words to know is mADi. It is averb and it can also be used with some words tocreate verbs in Kannada. For Example: walkf,restf etc.,

Another common all-purpose word is sari. It is used inthe same manner, meaning: OK/all right,yes/understood (affirmation), right/correct, etc. Instedof the word sari another word Ayitu could also beused to mean OK/all right/I agree.

something

Can't [do] [F]:() [mAD]'Oke Agalla

No idea ik; ti; tiLidilla; gottilla

I dont understand i; <

yes, its right) h~ju

Denial (colloq. no, notright)

unh~ju

Do you speak English? m7 ]V f? nIvu inglish mAtADtIra?

Is there someone herewho speaks English?

]V ?

illi yArigAdarU inglishbaruttA?

I don't speak Kannada. t nanage kannaDa barOlla.

I can't speak Kannada. t }rk

nanage kannaDa mAtADOkebarOdilla.

I speak some Kannada. t ()

nanage salpa kannaDabartade(barutte)

I don't understand. t i; t ;

nanage tiLi'lilla; nanage arthaAgalilla;

Speak a bit slowly m] f; t f;

salpa nidhAna'vAgi mAtADi;salpa mellage mAtADi;

Come again(singular) matte bA

Come again(plural, withrespect)

; ;

innomme barri; matte barri;

What does "..." mean? "..." ? "..." idara artha Enu?

What does it say? "..."

Nice to see you santOSha'vAyitu

Yes 7, havdu, haudu

No alla

Not there illa

Help! f sahAya mAdi

Help! Help! (save my life!) 4f! 4f! kApADi! kApADi!

save me M 4 nann'anna kApADu

How do you doEnglish Kannada Transliteration

how do you do (plural, with respect)

m M S M q

EnriEn sAr En svAmi

how do you do(singular, with respect)(used by elders for any young male)

Enappa

how do you do(singular, with respect)(used by elders for any young female)

(Usage: South Karnataka) (Usage: North Karnataka) Enamma, Enavva

how do you do(singular, with no respect) (indicates familiarity; used for males)

/M

Enamma/EnleEn kaNoEnO

how do you do(singular, with no respect)(indicates familiarity; used for females)

M q

En kaNeEnEEnammi

how do you do(singular, to be used only for friends) (taboo. if used for females)

EnalE

how do you do(singular, to be used only for male friends)

EnalO

How's it going? How are things

That is all aShTE

There is plenty KW bEkAd'aShT'ide

Please take t, t tagOLi, tagOLri

Please see / look f, f nODi, nODri

Please come quickly, its getting late , bEga barri, hottAytu

It is tolerable S] sumAr'Agide

Not bad S] sumAr'Agide

[I am] very tired [

How is your family? (Are all well at home?) T w

Can you[guys] come there? m

When will the ordered goods arrive? ORDER fK GOODS

How do you do [sir]M [];M S []; M q [];

Enri[samAcAra];En sAr [samAcAra];En svAmi [samAcAra];

what do you want from me [sir]m [[];M S [[]; M q [[];

Enri[En'AgabEkittu];En sAr [En'AgabEkittu];En svAmi [En'AgabEkittu];

what is it [sir]m [[];M S []; M q [];

Enri [Enadu];En sAr [Enadu];En svAmi [Enadu];

Term of address for any individual Hello Mr./Sir Hello Ms./Madam etc.,

rI;

Long time no see k7 [m7]f;

tumba divasagaL'Adavu [nIvu]kaNDilla;

Long time I haven't seen/met you k7 [mQM]f;

tumba divasagaL'Adavu [nimm'an]kaNDilla;

What's your name (singular)? mM S ? ninn' hesar Enu?

What's your name (plural, with respect)? mQ S ? nimm' hesar Enu?

What's your name (plural, with greater respect)? Q S ? tamm' hesar Enu?

My name is ... M .... nann' hesaru ....

Where are you from?(singualr, no respect) mM Kk? nIn ell'inda band'idd'Iya?

Where are you from?(plural, with respect) mU Kk? nIv ell'inda band'idd'Ira?

Where are you from?(plural, with greater respect) U Kk? tAv ell'inda band'idd'Ira?

I'm from ... M ... Kkm nAn' ... linda band'iddIni

Goodbye (when leaving, a individual) Sim;

Happy New year hosa varShada SubhASaya;

Please, I beg you! [help me] im! [help f]; damm'ayya antIni! [HELP mADi];

Call the Police! 36XM ; pOlIs'an karIri;

When will you come [back] (singular) I < i? matt' yAvAg bartIya?

When will you come [back] (plural, with respect also referring to morethan one individual)

I < i? matt' yAvAg bartIra?

When did you come? (singular) < ? yAvAg bande?

When did you come? (plural, with respect, also referring to more than oneindividual)

< K? yAvAg band'ri?

What did you eat? (singular) [mM] M i? [nIn] En tinde?

What did you eat? (plural, with respect, also referring to more than oneindividual)

[mU] M iK? [nIv] En tind'ri?

Come Later (singular) T ; AmEl bA;

Come Later (plural, with respect, also referring to more than oneindividual)

T ; AmEl barri;

Excuse me (getting attention)[Lit.: sir/madam, look here]

T f; f T();

ill nODi;nODi ill(i);

Excuse me (getting attention)[Lit.: sir/madam, listen here]

T r;r T();

ill kELi;kELi ill(i);

Im Sorry (begging pardon) [m] 4, q; [nann'inda] tappAytu, kShamisi;

Its Expensive ; d ;

tumba dubAri Aytu;tumba tuTTi Aytu;

I don't want it < ; nanag bEDa;

I want it < ; nanag bEku;

I do want it < r; nanag bEkE'bEku;

Look out! y4!; 4! jOpAna!; jwApAna!

I need your help mQ help ]; nimm' HELP bEkAgide;

I don't know [

short sentencesEnglish Kannada Transliteration

Just a minute mq ond' nimiSha

Just coming bande

Do you want some more? ? inn'ashTu bEkA?

Do you need anything else? ? bEre EnAdarU bEkA?

As you like m m

nimma iShTa nimma iShTadante Agali

(No thanks) Don't want anything more innEnU bEDa

(No thanks) Don't want anything else bErEnU bEDa

not at all illavE illa

for ladies only t hengasarige mAtra

for gents only t gaNDasarige mAtra

To let ftt bADigege

No admission pravESavilla

Don't talk f f

mAtADa bEDr mATADa bAradu mAtanADa bEDi

No smoking D ] D

sigarET sEdu'hAgillasigarET sEda'bAradu

No spitting ]

uguLu'hAgilla uguLa'bAradu

No parking f m] m}t

gADi nillisu'hAgilla vAhana nilugaDege sthaLavilla

exit r horakke

entrance r oLakke

InterrogativesEnglish Kannada Transliteration

how/of what kind? , entA, entha

how/in what way? t, t, t hyAnge, hyAge, hEge

how much/many? , eShTu, esTu

what? , Enu, yEnu

when? yAvAga

where? , elli, yelli

who?, which of these(men)? yAru

which of these (things)? 7 yAvudu

why? r, r Eke, yAke

what for r, r Enakke, yadakke

ProblemsEnglish Kannada Transliteration

I am not feeling wellt w]/q, M q, t

nanage maiyalli cennAgilla/ArAmilla,nA ArAmilla , nanage huShArilla

Leave me aloneMr t r oof, t d] r oof,

nann'aShTakke nanage irAke biTTubiDi, nange obbaNTiyAgi irOdakke biTTubiDi



M[] 4ft [M] r oD[]of nann[a] pADige nanna[n] irOdakke biTT[u]'biDi

Don't touch me! M nann'anna muTTa bEda

I'll call the police 36Xt im pOlIs'ge karItIni

Stop! Thief! R! m, ! ! Ey! nillu, kaLLa! kaLLa!

Thief! Thief! catch him! ! ! f ... elli, yelli

I need your help mq [/help] nimm'inda ondu sahAya/HELP AgabEku

I'm lost 1km, t nA dAri tappiddIni, nanage raste maretu hOyitu

I lost my bag < nanna byAg kaLedu hOyitu

I lost my wallet D nanna vyAleT kaLedu hOyitu

I'm sick

t , t q,

Body parts

head tale

facemuka

eyeskaNNu

nosemUgu

throatgaNTalu

chingadda

neck kuttige it

shoulderhegalu

chestede

waistsoNTa

armstOLu

wristmaNi kaTTuh

fingersberaLu

handkair

palmangait

elbowmoNakair

buttocksAsana

thightoDe}

kneemoNakAlu

legskAlu

footangAlu

I'm allergic to seafood(fish) < q < q iK b

nanag mInu oggadu nanag mInu tind're alarji

Explaining symptoms

English Transcribed Kannada

I feel pain in ... . : ... all nOvu. ... T 7.

head ache tale nOvu 7

stomach ache hoTTE nOvu { 7

stomach cramps hoTTe murita {

loose motion hoTTe kaLata {

body aches mai-kai nOvu -r 7

Feeling unwell ArOgya[-bhAgya]sariyilla

[-]

Having a fever jvara idejvara bandide

k

Coughing a lot. : kemmu hattide r i

Feeling listless [mai-kai] sustu ide [-rT]

Feeling nauseated vAkarike barta ide r

Feeling dizzy tale suttu[tta] ide tale tirugtaa ide

[] i

Having the chills naDuka idemai-kai naDuka

-r

Swallowed something EnO nungidIni ]km

Bleeding rakta sOrtaa ide

Broken bone mULe muridide k

sprain in my legs kAlu uLukide [

He/she is unconscious eccara tappiddAne 1

Burned suTTide d

Trouble breathing usirATadalli tond're ide K

Heart attack HEART ATTACK ede nOvu

HEART ATTACK 7

Vision worsened. (cannot seewell)

kaNNu [sariyAgi]kANtillakaNN[ige] kANistillakaNN[ige] sariyAgikANtilla

[]] hH[t] hH[t] ]h

Cannot hear wellkivi [sariyAgi] kELtillakivi kEListillakivi[ge] sariyAgi kELtilla

[ []] r[ r[[t] ] r

Nose bleeds a lot mUginalli rakta sOrtide ] i

Words from human Anatomy & Physiology

English Transcribed Kannada English Transcribed Kannada

front part of the foot: mungAlu hamstring: hintoDe }

abdomen: kibboTTe [{ navel: hokkaLu

navel cord: hokkaLa huri heel: hingudi himmaDi

k f



tooth: hallu molars: davaDe hallu }

fangs: kOre hallu r gums: vasaDu

tartar of the teeth: haLase pAcu

4

enamel of the teeth: vajra gAre

canine tooth: SUlada hallu eye tooth: sUlada hallu

forehead: haNe serum, fat: basekobbu

r

calf of the foot: mIna khaNDa q nostril: mUgina hoLLe mUgina soLLe

] ]

ridge of the nose: mUgina tole ] sides of the nose: mUgina Sile ]

marrow: majje y knees: maNDi f

thumb: hebbeTTu forefinger: tOr beraLu S

toe: kAl beraLu T back: bennu

serum of the flesh: neNa tendon: nara

jaw: davaDe } tounge: nAlige t

crown of the head: netti i occiput: heDatale

forearm: mungai t joint: kIlu [

drum of the ear: kivi Anaka kivi tammaTe

[ [ {

lobe of the ear: kivi Ale kivi sOne

[ [

rim of the ear: kivi aragu [ pupil: kaNNina pApekaNNina kariguDDe

h 43h }

the white of the eye: kaNNina biLiguDDe h o} temples: kaNNatalekaNatale

eyelid: kaNNeveeve

socket of the eye: kankuNi h

bone: eluvumULe

7

brain: meduLu

NumbersThe numerals used to write in decimal are called Indo-Arabic numerals. Developed in India, they were borrowed by the Arabs, and graduallyspread to Europe. The similarities are hard to miss. Here are their respective numerals.

English Numeral Kannada Numeral Kannada Transliteration

0 sonne

1 ondu

2 eraDu

3 mUru

4 nAlku

5 , aidu, aydu

6 Aru

7 ELu

8 eNTu

9 ombattu

Numeral Kannada Transliteration Numeral Kannada Transliteration Numeral Kannada Transliteration

11 M,

hannondu 21 I,

ippattondu 31 I,

muvattondu

12 M,

hanneraDu 22 I,

ippatteraDu 32 I,

muvatteraDu

13 k, hadimUru 23 I, ippatmUru 33 I, muvatmUru



13k

hadimUru 23

ippatmUru 33

muvatmUru

14 k,k

hadinAlku 24 I,

ippatnAlku 34 I,

mUvatnAlku

15 k,k

hadinaidu 25 I,

ippattaidu 35 I,

mUvattaidu

16 k, k hadinAru 26 I,

ippattAru 36 I,

mUvattAru

17 k, k hadinELu 27 I,

ippattELu 37 I,

mUvattELu

18 k,k

hadineNTu 28 I,

ippatteNTu 38 I,

mUvatteNTu

19 I,

hattombattu 29 I,

ippattombattu 39 I,

mUvattombattu


41 I,

nalavattondu 51 I,

aivattondu 61 I,

aravattondu

42 I,

nalavatteraDu 52 I,

aivatteraDu 62 I,

aravatteraDu

43 I,

nalavatmUru 53 I,

aivatmUru 63 I,

aravatmUru

44 I,

nalavatnAlku 54 I,

aivatnAlku 64 I,

aravatnAlku

45 I,

nalavattaidu 55 I,

aivattaidu 65 I,

aravattaidu

46 I,

nalavattAru 56 I,

aivattAru 66 I,

aravattAru

47 I, nalavattELu 57 I, aivattELu 77 I,

aravattELu

48 I,

nalavatteNTu 58 I,

aivatteNTu 68 I,

aravatteNTu

49 I,

nalavattombattu 59 I,

aivattombattu 69 I,

aravattombattu


71 I,

eppattondu 81 I,

embattondu 91 I,

tombattondu

72 I,

eppatteraDu 82 I,

embatteraDu 92 I,

tombatteraDu

73 I,

eppatmUru 83 I,

embatmUru 93 I,

tombatmUru

74 I,

eppatnAlku 84 I,

embatnAlku 94 I,

tombatnAlku

75 I,

eppattaidu 85 I,

embattaidu 95 I,

tombattaidu

76 I,

eppattAru 86 I,

embattAru 96 I,

tombattAru

77 I,

eppattELu 87 I,

embattELu 97 I,

tombattELu

78 I,

eppatteNTu 88 I,

embatteNTu 98 I,

tombatteNTu

79 I,

eppattombattu 89 I,

embattombattu 99 I,

tombattombattu

Numeral Kannada Transliteration



100 nUru

200 , innUru, eraDu nUru

300 , munnUru, mUru nUru

400 , nAnnUru, nAlku nUru

500 , , , ainUru, aynUru, aidu nUru, aydu nUru

600 S, Ar'nUru, Aru nUru

700 Z, EL'nUru, ELu nUru

800 , eNTnUru, eNTu nUru

900 , , ombainUru, ombaynUru, ombattu nUru

1000 , sAvira, ondu sAvira

2000 eraDu sAvira

3000 mUru sAvira

1,00,000 ondu lakSha

1,00,00,000 rd ondu kOTi

1,000,000 qM, q million'u

1,000,000,000 oM, o billion'u

1,000,000,000,000 dM, d Trillion'u

1 half ardha

less f kaDime

more , jAsti, heccu

number _____ (train, bus, etc.) ... nambar _____

OrdinalsEnglish Kannada Kannada Transliteration

1st , ond'anE, modal'anE

2nd eraD'anE

3rd mUr'anE

4th nAlk'anE

5th aida'anE

6th Ar'anE

7th EL'anE

8th eNT'anE

9th ombatt'anE

10th hatt'anE

11th hannond'anE

MultiplicationEnglish Kannada Transliteration

twofold f, eraDar'aShTu

threefold mUrar'aShTu

fourfold nAlkar'aShTu

fivefold aidar'aShTu

sixfold Arar'aShTu

sevenfold ELar'aShTu

eightfold eNTar'aShTu

ninefold ombattar'aShTu

tenfold hattar'aShTu

hundredfold nUrar'aShTu



FrequencyEnglish Kannada Transliteration

Once

ond'salaond'sAri

twice

eraDu salaeraDu sAri

thrice

mUru salamUru sAri

four time

nAlku salanAlku sAri

five time

aidu salaaidu sAri

everytimei i

prati salaprati sAriyAvAgalu

sometimes

ondondu salaondondu sAriommomme

oftenKt

hagalellamElind'mEleAgAgge

Many a times7 7 6

halavu salahalavu sArihalavomme,

fewtimesr7 r7 r6

kelavu salakelavu sArikelavomme

dailyi kkk

prati dinadinAludinAgalu

weeklyi rr

prati vAravArakkommevArakke ondu sala

monthlyi iitit

prati tingaLutingaLigommetingaLige ondu sala

yearlyi rr

prati varShavarShakkommevarShakke ondu sala

AggregationEnglish Kannada Transliteration

both (persons) ibbaru

both (things) eraDU

All three (persons) k

mUrU mandimUru jana

All four (things) k

nAlkU mandinAlkU jana

All hattu (persons) k

hattu mandi

All ella

haundreds of nUrAru



thousands of sAvirAru

lakhs of

lakShAnu gaTTalelakShAnu'lakSha

crores of rrrd

kOTyAnu gaTTalekOTyAnu'kOTi

TimeEnglish Kannada Transliteration

now , , IgaLe, Iga, IgalE

later AmEle

before modalu

morning ] , , t beLagina jAva, munjAne, beLigge

afternoon madyAnna

evening y, sanje, sAyankAla

night , i rAtre, rAtri

Clock time


one o'clock AM { i Ondu gaNTe rAtri

two o'clock AM { i eraDu gaNTe rAtri

noon madyAnnada hottu

one o'clock PM { madyAnna ondu gaNTe

two o'clock PM { madyAnna eraDu gaNTe

midnight , i naDu rAtre, madya rAtri

at night , i rAtre hottu, rAtri hottu

during day time ] , t beLagina hottu, beLigge

Duration


minute(s) mq nimiSha

hour(s) { gaNTe

day(s) k, k, k disa, divasa, dina

week(s) vAra

month(s) i tingaLu

year(s) varSha

Days


Today ivattu

Yesterday m ninne

Tomorrow nALe

Day before yesterday monne

Day after tomorrow f nADiddu

Week vAra

This week I vAra

Last week}

kaDE vArahOda vArakaLeda vAra

Next week k

barO vAramundina vAra



Two weeks eraDu vAra

Month i tingaLu

The Hindu days of the week are each ruled by a planet, and corresponding exactly to ancient cultures in the West, i.e. Sunday = bhnu-vra(Lord Sun's day [lit. time or period]). Thursday/O.N. orsdagr, Thor's day = Guru-vra (Lord Jupiter's day), Saturday/Saturn's day = ani's day= Shani-vra(Lord Saturn's day), etc.

Day Kannada Transliteration

Sunday bhAnu-vAra (Sun's Day)

Monday sOma-vAra (Moon's Day)

Tuesday mangaLa-vAra (Mars's Day)

Wednesday budha-vAra (Mercury's Day)

Thursday guru-vAra (Jupiter's Day)

Friday shukra-vAra (Venus's Day)

Saturday m shani-vAra (Saturn's Day)

MonthsIndia has two main calendars in use. The Western (Gregorian) calendar is used for day to day and business affairs, and the Hindu calendar isused by religious authorities for deciding any religious/cultural events.

Gregorian Calendar

Name Kannada Transliteration

January janavari

February febravari

March ` mArci

April 1T Epril

May mE

June M jUn

July julai

August X AgasT

September 3S sepTembar

October rS akTObar

November S navembar

December fS Disembar

Hindu Calendar

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Writing the time and date

The Time is written exactly as in English, that is hours followed by minutes.

12:45 p.m. will thus be t, 12[] { 45[] mq(beLagge, 12[hanneraDu] gaNTe 45[nalavattaidu] nimiSha),

12:45 a.m. will thus be i, 12[] { 45[] mq(rAtri, 12[hanneraDu] gaNTe 45[nalavattaidu] nimiSha),

Note: { (gaNTe) would indicate something like "o'clock" in English . mq (nimiSha) would indicate "minutes." in English.

The Date is also written exactly as in English

For example: Date: 03-06-2010 would be written as k: 03-06-2010 would be read as 03 - 6 i - 2010 [3nE tArIkhu-6nE tingaLu-2010nE isavi].

Note: (tArIkhu) would indicate something like "Date" in English; i(tingaLu) would indicate "Month" in English; (isavi) wouldindicate something like (A.D) in English.

Colors



Color Kannada Transliteration

color baNNa

colorful ' baNNabaNNada

colorless baNNa'illada

black coloured 7 ]

kari baNNada kappu baNNada kAgina baNNada

white colour o biLi baNNa

red coloured r7 h

kempu baNNada syANi baNNada

pink, rosy colour o gulAbi baNNa

orange coloured [ kittaLe baNNada

saffron colour r kEsari baNNa

yellow coloured k

arishina baNNada haLadi baNNada

green colour w

hasiru baNNa pacce baNNa

blue coloured m nIli baNNada

dark blue colour 7m kappunIli baNNa

purple colour nEraLe baNNa

brown coloured

kandu baNNada junja baNNada

dark brown colour 7 7

kappu junja kandugappu

gray colour ash colour

k bUdi baNNa

violet colour UdA baNNa

Indigo blue colour m nIli baNNa

ultramarine m accanIli baNNa

red colour r7 kempu baNNa

ultrapure [red] coloured [r7] acca [kempu] baNNada

brown colour

kandu baNNa junja baNNa

dark brown colour 7 7

kappu junja kandugappu

black colour 7 kappu baNNada

dark black colour 7 eNNegappu baNNa

jet black colour t7 kAgegappu baNNa

Colors contd...Color Kannada Transliteration

tawny [a light brown to brownish orange color] kandu

rouge [a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks] kusumbe

bay [reddish-brown color] r kenca

roan ` cinca

vermilion [b kirimanji

dark or brown red b hurumanji

dark red gule nAri



dark, dusky masaku

a fading colour ` m

gacci baNNanillada baNNa

a fast colour d gaTTi baNNa

a light colour hU baNNa

a durable colour y jottu baNNa

pale, light [pink] colour i [o] tiLi [gulAbi] baNNa

light gold colour t geri baNNa

golden bangArada

silver beLLiya

shiny , [ hoLeyuva, cakamaki

TransportationTravel Vocabulary


Train {M, T Train'u, rail'u

Station ff, M, m baNDivADi, sTEShan'u, nildANa

Bus X bass'u

Vehicle f gADi

Bus Station ff, X m, X M baNDivADi, bas nildANa, bas sTEShan'u

Bus Stop X , X 0 bas tangudANa, bas sTAp'u

Auto Rickshaw , { rikShA, ATO

Taxi Sf, [ kAr'gADi, TyAksi

Car Sf, S kAr'gADi, kAr'u

Airplane 3M, ErO'plEn'u, vimAna

Airport m, S36D vimAna nildANa, Er'pOrT'u

Bus and train


How much is a ticket to _____? (...) t [TICKET] A(/CHARGE) ? (...) ge [TICKET'ina] chArj(/CHARGE) eShTu?

One ticket to _____, please. (...) t K TICKET rf (...) ge ond TICKET koDi

Where does this train/bus go? BUS/TRAIN < ? I BUS/TRAIN ellig hogutte?

Where is the train/bus to _____? (...) t [t] BUS/TRAIN T? (...) ge [hOgO] BUS/TRAIN ell'ide?

Does this train/bus stop in _____? BUS/TRAIN (...) T m? I BUS/TRAIN (...) all' nilluttA?

When does the train/bus for _____leave?

(...)

How do I get to the...BUS STATION? (...)BUS STATIONt tK t? (...)BUS STATIONt U}

To left :()};

eDakkeeDagaDe (=> left side);

To Right :()};

balakkebalagaDe (=> right side);

Straight ahead :() mundakk(e)

Right In front of you tS}

edurige; edur'gaDe

towards the _____ (...) }t (...)kaDege

past the _____ (...) d(...) ;

(...)'anna dATi(...) Ada mEle;

before the _____ (...)] (...)[ ;

(...)ginta modalu(...)kkinta modalu;

Watch for the _____ (...)] Fr(...)] Fr

(...)'kAgi nOD'koLLi(...)'gAgi nOD'koLLi

to the North r uttara'kke;

to the East 6r pUrva'kke;

to the West r paScima'kke;

to the South r dakShiNa'kke;

Uphill r mElakke;

Downhill rr keLakke;

Intersection SM Intersection;

Taxi


Taxi! [; {; TAXI; AUTO;

Taxi Driver [ f;[ f7;

TyAksi ODisOnuTAXI ODis'avnu

Auto Driver { f;{ f7;

ATO ODisOnuAUTO ODis'avnu

Take me to _____, please [M] (...)t SrF] nanna[n] (...)'ge kar'koND'hOgi

How much does it cost to get to _____? (...)t tr W [A] ? (...)'ge hOgO'dakke eShT' [CHARGE] Agutte?

Take me there, please. [M]

How much is a room for one person/twopeople?

Om

Taste buds

Saltyuppu 7

SourhuLi

Tastyruci `

Tasteless (insipid)sappe 3

SweetsI

Bitterkahi ""

Astringentogaru "" cogaru w

Hot (spicy)khAra

Piping hot (temperature)bisi o

ColdtaNNage t

Where can I get money changed? F r? I duDD'anna elli badalAysi koDtAre?

Can you change a traveler's check forme?

TRAVELLERS CHEQUE ofX()rf I TRAVELLERS CHEQUE'anna biDis(i)'koDi

Where can I get a traveler's checkchanged?

TRAVELLERS CHEQUE T() ofr?

I TRAVELLERS CHEQUE'anna ell(i) biDisikoDtAre?

What is the exchange rate? EXCHANGE RATE ? EXCHANGE RATE eShTu?

Where is an automatic teller machine(ATM)?

[(...) :] ATM ? [(...) BANK'ina] ATM ellide;

Cheque w:

cekkAsOle

Money

duDDurokka

cash

nagadu haNanagadu rokka kAsu

credit

sAlaudari

EatingEnglish Kannada Transliteration

A table for oneperson/two people,please

Or ] [f = kaDi = a piece [ofmeat]];

nAvu mAmsahAri; nAvkaDi/tuNDu[/kempaDike]kaDiyOru [Note: kempaDike (figurativespeech) => Red Arecanut =>Red meat)];

I don't eat porkM PORK ik; M k ik;

nAn PORK tinnO'dilla; nAn handi mAmsa tinnO'dilla;

I don't eat beefM BEEF ik; M ik;

nAn BEEF tinnO'dilla; nAn danada mAmsatinnO'dilla;

I don't eat Mutton M MUTTON ik;M ik;

nAn MUTTON tinnO'dilla; nAn kuri mAmsa tinnO'dilla;



I don't eat Chicken

M CHICKENik; M r ik;

nAn CHICKEN tinnO'dilla; nAn kOLi mAmsa tinnO'dilla;

I only eat kosher/halalfood

M T i;

nAn halAl'Ada mAmsa aShTEtinnOdu;

Make it less spicy,please? (add lessspices)

[DISHT()] f

[DISH'nall(i)] salpa khArakaDime irali

Can you make it"lite", please? (lessoil/butter/lard)

[DISHT()] - f /[

[DISH'nall(i)] salpa eNNe-beNNe kaDime irali/hAki

fixed-price meal (MINI MEALS) MINI

MINI MEALSMINI

unlimited meal (FULL MEALS)FULL

FULL MEALSFULL

Breakfast if; TIFFIN tiNDi; TIFFIN;

lunch K madhyAnad UTa;

Tea (meal) if-i; -o; tiNDi-tIrtha; cA-biskattu;

Dinner rAtre UTa

I want _____ < [iMr] (....) nanag [tinn'likke] (....) bEku

I want a dishcontaining _____

< (....) < (....) t

nanag (....)'ina UTa bEkunanag (....)'ina aDuge bEku

I want a dishcontaining (meat)

< [] < [] K t

nanag [kuri] mAmsada UTabEkunanag [kuri] mAmsad aDugebEku

I want a dishcontaining (fish)

< (qM) < (qm) t

nanag (mIn'ina) UTa bEkunanag (mInina) aDuge bEku

I want a dishcontaining (beef)

< (BEEF/[])

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