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Kannada Class – Session I Handout

 

kannada word	English word	Simple sentence
Naanu	Me / I am	Naanu software engineer. (I am a software engineer)
Neenu	You	Neenu student. (You are a student)
Namma	Ours	Namma desha Bharata. (Our country is Bharata).
Nimma	Yours	Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home town is ABC)
Yaaru	Who	Teacher yaaru? (Who is the teacher?)
Yaavaga	When	Class yaavaga? (When is the class?)
Yelli	Where	Ramu yelli? (Where is Ramu?)
Avaru	He / She (with respect). Also they / those people	Avaru teacher. (He / She is a teacher)
Ivaru	He / She. This person / these people	Ivaru students. (These people are students)
Ooru	Place / hometown	Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC)
Hesaru	Name	Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is XYZ)
Gottu	Know	Nanage English gottu. (I know English)
Gottilla	Don’t know	Nanage C++ gottilla. (I don’t know C++)
Ishta	Like	Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.)
Baagilu	Door	Idu baagilu. (This is the door).
Kitaki	Window	Adu kitaki. (That is the window)
Kurchi	Chair	Idu kurchi. (This is chair)
Meju	Table	Adu meju. (This is table)
Mane	House	Idu namma mane. (This is my house)
Baa	Come	Neenu illi baa. (you come here)
Banni	Come(with respect)	Neevu illi banni. (you come here)
Hege	How	Neenu illige hege bande? (How did you come here?)

 

 

Kannada Class – Session 2 Handout

 

With Respect or Plural (wrp)

 

kannada word	English word	Simple sentence
Idu	This / It	Idu pustaka. (this is book) Idu nanna pennu. (it is my pen)
Adu	That	Adu nanna mane (that is my house)
Yaake	Why	Neenu yaake allige hode? (why did you go there?)
Yenu	What	Idu yenu? (What is this?)
Houdu	Yes	Houdu, adu nanage beku. (Yes, I need it)
Alla	Not	Nanna hesaru ABC alla. (My name is not ABC)
Beku	Want	Nanage pencil beku. (I want pencil)
Beda	Do not want	Nanage idli beda. (I do not want Idli)
Hogu / Hogi	Go / wrp	Neenu hogu / Neevu hogi. (You go)
Hoda / Hodaru	(he) Went / wrp	Avanu hoda / Avaru hodaru. (He went)
HodaLu / Hodaru	(she) Went / wrp	AvaLu hodaLu/ Avaru hodaru. (She went)
Banda / Bandaru	(he) Came / wrp	Avanu banda / Avaru bandaru. (He came)
BandaLu / Bandaru	(she) Came / wrp	Avalu bandalu / Avaru bandaru. (She came)
Alli	There	Alli pustaka ide. (Book is there)
Illi	Here	Illi nodu (See here)
Baa / Banni	Come / wrp	Bega baa. (Come fast)
Thago / Thagolli	Take / wrp	Pen thago (Take the pen)
KeLu / keLi	Listen / wrp	Nanna maathu kelu (Listen to me)
HeLu / HeLi	Tell / wrp	Nanage kathe helu (Tell me a story)
OLage	Inside	Olage yenu ide? (What is inside?)
Horage	Outside	Horage maLe ide. (It is raining outside)
Nilli	Stop	Alli nilli. (Stop there)
Eega	Now	Eega neenu baa. (Come now)
Aaga	Then	Aaga maLe banthu. (It rained then)

 

 

 

Kannada Class – Session 3 Handout

 

 

kannada word	English word
Namaskaara	Good day.
Shubhadina	Good morning.
Shubharaatri	Good night.
Hogi barutheeni	Goodbye.
Dayavittu	Please.
Dhanyavada	Thank you.
Hege Iddira?	How do you do?
Chennagi Iddini	Very well, thank you.
Susvaagatha	Welcome.
ShubashayagaLu	Congratulations.
Kshamisi, thada ayitu.	Sorry, I'm late.

 

Words conveying relations

 

kannada word	English word
amma	Mother
appa	Father
maga	Son
magalu	Daughter
aNNa	Elder brother
tamma	Younger brother
akka	Elder sister
tangi	Younger sister
ajja	Grandfather
ajji	Grandmother
ganda	Husband
hendathi	Wife
maava	Uncle / Father in law
atte	Aunt / Mother in law
aLiya	Son in law
sose	Daughter in law
chikkappa	Father’s younger brother or mother’s younger sister’s husband
chikkamma	Mother’s younger sister or father’s younger brother’s wife
doddappa	Father’s elder brother or mother’s elder sister’s husband
doddamma	Mother’s elder sister or father’s elder brother’s wife

 

 

Kannada Class – Session IV Handout

 

Numbers 1 to 20 and 10 to 100

 

1 - ondhu                           11 - hannondhu                          10 - hatthu         

2 - eradu                            12 - hanneradu                           20 - ippatthu     

3 - mooru                          13 -   hadhimooru                     30 - muvatthu        

4 - naalakku                   14 - hadhinaalakku                40 - nalavatthu    

5 - aidhu                         15 - hadhinaidhu                   50 - aivatthu 

6 - aaru                           16 - hadhinaaru                     60 - aravatthu     

7 - Elu                            17 - hadhineLu                      70 - eppatthu   

8 - entu                           18 - hadhinenTu                    80 - embatthu

9 - ombatthu                   19 - hatthombatthu                90 - thombatthu    

    10 - hatthu                        20 - ippatthu                          100 - nooru

 

Commonly required vegetables, fruits and colors name

 

VEGETABLES

Vegetables           --- tharakaari

Onion                   --- eeruLLi 

Garlic                   --- beLLuLLi

Ginger                  --- shunTi

Potato                   --- aaloo gaDDe

Beans                    --- huraLikaayi  

Cucumber             --- southe kaayi

Ladies finger        ---  benDe kaayi

Brinjal                   --- badhane kaayi  

Green chilly          --- hasimeNasina kaayi   

Bay leaves            ---  karibEvina soppu

Coriander leaves   --- kotthambari soppu

 

FRUITS

Apple            ---  sEbu              

Orange         ---  kitthale         

Moosambi  ---  moosambi   

Grapes         ---  dhraakshi

Mango          ---  maavina haNNu

Chikku          --- sapota

Custardapple -  seethafala  

Guava           ---  seebE haNNu

 

COLOURS

Pink      ---   gulaabi

Red       ---   kempu

Yellow  ---  haLadhi

Green    ---  hasiru

Blue      ---  neeli

White    ---  biLi

Black    ---  kappu 

Orange  --- kEsari

KANNADA WORD	ENGLISH WORD	SIMPLE SENTENCE
Ippatthu	20	Ee pusthakadha bele ippatthu rupaayi(This book costs  twenty rupees)
Aivatthu	50	ondhu gumpinalli aivatthu hudugariddhaare ( There are fifty people in a  group)
Aravatthu	60	ondhu ghanTege aravathu nimisha ( There are sixty seconds in an hour)
Nooru	100	TV yalli nooru channel barutthe ( Hundred channels are shown in TV)
Hanneradu	12	Hanneradu ghanTege ooTakke hogoNa ( will go for lunch at Twelve ‘o’ Clock)
Hadhimooru	13	Hadhimooru ashubha sankhye ( Thirteen is an unlucky number)
HadhinenTu	18	Namma maneyalli hadhinenTu  janariddhaare (There are 18 people in our house)
HasimeNasina Kaayi	Green chilly	HasimeNasina kaayi thumba khaaravagi irutthe( Green chilly will be too hot)
BenDe kaayi	Ladies Finger	BenDe kaayi aarogyakke thumba oLLeyadhu ( Ladies Finger is very good for health)
Kempu	Red	Kempu apaayadha sanketha ( Red signifies danger)
HaLadhi	Yellow	HaLadhi paTTiyannu dhaTabaradhu ( Do not cross yellow line)
Hasiru	Green	ElegaLa baNNa  hasiru ( The colour of leaves is green)
Neeli	Blue	Aakashadha baNNa neeli ( The colour of sky is blue)
BiLi	White	BiLi paarivaLa shanthiya sanketha ( White pigeon signifies peace)
tharakaari	Vegetables	1. mooru kg eeruLLi kodi (give me 3 kg’s of onion) 2. ardha kg beLLuLLi kodi (give me ½ kg of Garlic) 3. kaal kg hasimeNasina kaayi kodi (give me ¼ kg of Green Chilies) 4. ninage yaava tharakaari ista? (which vegetable do you like?)
haNNugaLu	Fruits	1. sEbina bele estu? (what is the cost of apple?) 2. aidhu kg dhraakshi kodi (give me 5 kg’s of grapes) 3. seebE haNNina bele estu? (what is the cost of Guava?) 4. ninage yaava haNNu ista? (Which fruit do you like?)
baNNa	color	Ninage yavva baNNa ista? (which color do you like?)

 

Kannada Class 5

 

                                                        Vibhakti PrthyayagaLu

 

VIBHAKTI NAME	VIBHAKTI FORM	Appx.MEANING	WORDS	SENSTENCES
Prathama	Vu	First Person Reference	Avanu, raamanu	Raamanu raavaNanaanu Konda Avanu officege hoda.
Dwitheeya	Annu	Second person reference	Avanannu, raavaNanannu	Nannannu kaapaadi
Truteeya	Inda	Third person or through / from	Avaninda baaNadinda	Raamanu raavaNanannu baaNadinda kondanu
Chaturti	Ge	To	Avanige, Bengaloorige	Naanu nenne bengaloorige hoagidee.
panchami
shashTi	A	Mine / it’s	Nanna, Avana	Nanna hesaru guru
Sapthami	Alli	Within, There	Maneyalli ,avanalli	Maneyalli yaaroo ilva?
sambhodane

 

By adding ‘a’ to the end, one can frame a question. Ex :- hauda? , Alva?, ilva?, neevu software engineera?

 

Entha is a charcter prbing question? Ex: idu entaa haNNU? (Answer could be oLLE haNNu or ketta haNNU).

 

Aadaroo (Even then) when combined with questioning works, the meaning changes drastically.

Ex:- yaaru + aadaroo = yaaraadaroo (Any one)

                yelli + aadaroo = yellaadaroo

                hege + aadaroo = hegaadaroo….

 

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6 Brief introduction to Kannada language

 

'Kannada' is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. Kannada is one of the official languages of India and is the state official language of the state of Karnataka.

Kannada language has been spoken for about 2000 years, with the Kannada writing system being in use for about the last 1500 years.

There is also a sharp distinction between the spoken and written forms of Kannada. Spoken Kannada tends to vary from region to region. The written form is more or less constant throughout Karnataka, however. The ethnologue identifies about 20 dialects of Kannada.

Geographic distribution

Kannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a lesser extent in the neighboring states. There are significant Kannada speaking populations in the United States and the UK.

Early History

Perhaps being the oldest language next to Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil, Kannada language has a rich heritage. 'Kavirajamarga' () of king Nripatunga (9th century A.D.) is believed to be the earliest literary work in Kannada. It is a treatise on poetics or a guide to poets indicating that Kannada was a fully developed literary language when Kavirajamarga (cu-ve-raa-ja-maarga) was composed. It refers to earlier linguists and poets whose works are not forthcoming. But from epigraphical evidence it can be surmised that the spoken Kannada language evolved much earlier than the Halmidi inscription (c. 450 A.D.). By the 10th century Kannada had its greatest ancient poets like Pampa (born 902 A.D.), Ranna ( born 949 A.D.) and special prose work like (Waddaa-raa-dhu-nae )(c. 930 A.D.) indicating that classical Kannada literature had fully evolved at least one or two centuries earlier, back to 'Kavirajamarga'. But since none of the earlier works have survived, we have to stick to the established norm that written Kannada came into vogue by the 5th century A.D.

Kannada Alphabet

The language has 52 characters in its alphabet and is phonetic. The character set is almost identical to that of other Indian languages. The script itself is fairly complicated like most other languages of India owing to the occurrence of various combinations of "half-letters", or symbols that attach to various letters. The number of written symbols, however, is far more than the 52 characters in the alphabet, owing to the fact that different characters can be combined to form compound characters (ottaksharas). Each written symbol in the Kannada script corresponds with one syllable, as opposed to one phoneme in languages like English.

Transliteration

Several transliteration schemes are used to type Kannada characters using a standard keyboard. These include ITRANS, Baraha and Nudi. The Government of Karnataka standard for Kannada transliteration is the Nudi transliteration scheme.

 

 

Serial No	Kannada Pada	English Pada	Past Tense	Present Tense	Future Tense
1	nODu	To See	nODdhe	nODtha-idhini	nODthini
2	Odhu	To Read	Odhidhe	Odhtha-idhini	Odhthini
3	kuDi	To Drink	kuDdhe	kuDitha-idhini	kuDithini
4	ODu	To Run	ODidhe	ODtha-idhini	ODthini
5	koDi	To Give	kotte	koDtha-idhini	koDthini
6	niddhe	To Sleep	niddhe maaDdhe	niddhe maaDtha-idhini	niddhe maadthini
7	naDi	To Walk	naDdhe	naDitha-idhini	naDithini
8	haaDu	To Sing/ Song	haaDdhe	haaDtha-idhini	haaDthini
9	kiNi	To Dance	kuNidhe	kuNitha-idhini	kuNithini
10	iLi	To get down	iLidhe	iLitha-idhini	iLithini
11	bari	To Write	bardhe	Baritha-idhini	barithini
12	kollu	To Kill	Kondhe	kolltha-idhini	kollthini
13	koLLu	To Buy	konDe	koLLutha-idhini	koLLthini
14	hathu	To Climb	hathide	hath-tha-idhini	hath-thini
15	nagu	To Laugh	nakkde	nakktha-idhini	nagthini
16	Ogi	To Wash	Ogidhe	Ogitha-idhini	Ogithini
17	heLu	To Say	heLde	heltha-idhini	helthini
18	keLu	To Ask	keLde	keltha-idhini	Kelthini
19	muTTu	To Touch	muTTdhe	muTTta-idhini	MuTTtini
20	oDi	To break	oDidhe	oDitha-idhini	oDithini
21	ODisu	To Drive	ODisde	ODisitha-idhini	ODisthini
22	Shuru	To Strart	Shuru maaDde	Shuru maaDthidhini	Shuru maaDthini
23	aLu	To Cry	atthe	aLtha-idhini	aLuthini
24	Maaru	To Sell	Maaride	Maartha-idhini	Maarthini
25	Solu	To loose	Sothe	Solutha-idhini	Soluthini
26	Gellu	To Win	Gedde	Geltha-idhini	gelthini

 

8 COMMUTING

 

Important Verbs

 

To go       -  Hogu      naanu officige hoguthene

To come   - Ba           naanu trekking baruthene

To run      - Oodu       naanu marathon ooduthene

To walk   -  nade        naanu dina yeradu km nadeyuthene

To catch   - hidi          naanu infosys bus hidiyuthene

To stand   - ninthu      niinu bus stand alli ninthu kondiru

 

Phrases

 

I. “I want to “Phrase

 

                Most scenarios while commuting involve communicating our intention to the opposite person.

 

Nanage < something> beku

naanu <place>ge <action> beku

 

Note: When referring to a living thing use “theera”. When referring to a non living thing use “tha”

 

II. Replying

               

                Remember when replying use

 

houdu – to say yes. Houdu, infosys bus illi baruthe. (Yes, infosys bus comes here)

Illa –      to say no. illa naanu 10 rupayee extra kododilla (No, I shall not pay 10 Rs extra)

Ayithu – to say over. Naanu ticket padedu ayithu (I have taken the ticket)

Agilla –  to say not over.

 

Words Indicating direction

 

Right

Left

Forward/ Ahead - munde

Backward/ Behind – hinde

 

SHOPPING

 

Important Verbs

 

Sl No	Verb	To <verb>	Past verb	Will buy	Am buying
1	Buy	Kondu kollu	Kondu konde	Kindu kolluthene	Kondu kollu tha idene
2	Take	Tagedu kollu	Tagedu konde	Tagedu kolluthene	Tagedu Kollu tha idene

 

Words for shopping

 

Beda  - nanage ii pen beda. Bere kodi (I don’t want this pen. Give me another)

Beku  - nanage aa dress beku. Pack maadi (I want that dress. Please pack it)

Bere   - ii tomato chennagilla. Bere kodi (This tomato is not nice. Give me another)

 

MONEY

 

Important Words

               

Chillare   - change

Duddu     -  money

Numbers -  numbers that were discussed in previous class.

Jyasthi     - ishtu beda. idu thumba jyasthi ayithu. ( I don’t need so much. This is more than I need)

Kammi    -  innu solpa kodi. Idu thumba kammi ayithu (Give me some more this is too little)

 

Phrases

 

Yeshtu usage

               

                Typicall usage will be

Idu ( pointing at something) yeshtu – how much is this.

 

Note the differences between the following.

 

Yeshtu – how much

Ishtu – this much

Ashtu – that much

 

COMMUTING IN A LOCAL BUS

 

Scenario 1: Go to the bus stand.

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Illi hattirada bus stand yelli ide?	Where is the nearest bus stand?
2	Munde ide	It’s straight ahead.
3	Dhanya vaada	Thank you
4	Naanu majestic ge hoga beku. Majestic ge hoguva bussu illi barutha?	I have to go to majestic. Will buses going to majestic come here?
5	Houdu. Illi baruthe	Yes. They come here
6	Yaava bussu hoguthe?	Which buses will go?
7	171, 172 hogthe
8	Mundina bussu yaavaga baruthe?	When will the next bus come?
9	Innu ardha ghante aguthe	It will take half an hour more
10	171 bus Wilson garden mele/inda? Hogutha?	Will 171 go through Wilson garden?
11	Illa, bari 172 matra hoguthe	No 171 will

 

 

Scenario 2: Inside the bus

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Majestic ge ondu ticket kodi	One ticket to majestic please
2	Aidu rupayi aguthe	It will be 5 rupees
3	Majestic bandare dayavittu thilisi	Please let me know when majestic comes
4	Majestic innu yeshtu doora ide?	How much further is majestic
5	Innu nalakku stop	4 more stops
6	Ide majestic stopa?	Is this majestic stop?
7	Houdu. Ide majestic	Yes. This is majestic

 

 

Scenario 3: Asking an auto driver

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Majestic ge hoga beku. Barutheera?	I want to go to majectic will you come
2	100 rupayee aguthe	It will be 100 rupees
3	Illa meter ashte koduthene	I will pay as per the meter
4	Ayithu kulithu kolli	Ok. Please sit down
5	Wilson garden alli right thagoli	Take a right at Wilson garden
6	Munde left thagoli	Take a left ahead.
7	Yenu meter ishtu agide alla! Naanu dina baruthene – 40 rupees asthe aguvudu. Naanu ashte koduthene	What the meter is showing so much! I come daily and I pay only 40 – I shall pay the same
8	Ayithu 45 kodi	Ok give me 45
9	ThagoLi	Take

 

 

SHOPPING

 

Scenario 4: Shopping for groceries

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Tomato yeshtu	How much are the tomatoes?
2	Hadinaidu rupayi kilo	15 rupees a kilo
3	10 rupayi madi kolli	Make it 10 rupees
4	Illa saar – tomato season illa….	No sir – this is not tomato season
5	Illa illa bere kade ella 10 rupaye.. adare nimma tomato chenaagide	No no it is 10 rupees elsewhere.. but your tomatoes are good
6	Ayithu 13 rupayi kodi	Ok give 13 rupees
7	Ayithu yeradu kg kodi	Ok give me 2 kgs

 

 

 Scenario 4: Shopping for clothes

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Ii shirtu chenaagide. Idara bele yenu?	This shirt is nice. What is its price?
2	Inoora aivathu rupaayi	250 rupees.
3	Illa thumba jyasthi ayithu. Kammi madi kolli.	No it is too much. Reduce it.
4	Illa sir fixed price	No sir fixed price
5	Yenu riyayati illava?	No discount is it?
6	Illa sir onde price	No sire only one price.
7	Beda bidi – naanu bere angadi yalli nooduthene.	Then I don’t need it. I shall shop for it in another shop.
8	Ayithu yeshtu kodutheera	Allright how much will you give
9	Naanu inooru rupaayi koduthene	I will pay 200
10	Ayithu thagoli	All right take it
11	Yenatharu defect iddare replace mada beku	If there are any defects then will you replace it?
12	Yenu defect iddaru naave bere shirt kodutheve	Yes if there are any defects then we will replace it.
13	Dhanya vaada	Thank you

 

 

Interaction with House owner / Neighbors

 

Words

 

Mane – house / home

Baadige – rent

Kutumba – family

Hesaru – name

Pakkada maneyavaru - Neighbours

Maduve – marriage

MakkaLu - children

Kelasa - work

Tingalu - months

Neeru – water

Mane kelasa – domestic help

Aduge - cook

 

Interacting with Domestic Help / Cook

 

Important Verbs

 

To wash clothes   - ogi

To sweep - gudisu

To clean utensils  - toLi

To mop – oresu

Come – baa

Go – hogu

Cut – hetchu

to break - odi

to grind – rubbu

Fry - huri

To cook – aduge maadu / beyisu

 

Words

 

Paathre – utensil

Batte – clothes

Nela – floor

Porake - Broom

Neeru - water

bisi – hot

tarakaari – vegetable

enne – oil

akki – rice

beLe – dal

 

Interaction with House owner / Neighbor

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Nimma hesarenu.	what is your name?
2	Maduve aagideya?	Are you married?
3	MakkaLu iddaara?	Do you have kids?
4	Nimma kutumbadalli estu janariddaare?	How many people are there in your family?
5	Neevu elli kelasa maaduteeri?	where do you work?
6	Manege estu baadige?	what is the rent for the house?
7	Manege estu tingala advance kodabeku?	How many months advance should I deposit?
8	Maneyalli estu roomgalu ive?	how many rooms does the house have?
9	Maneyalli bike / car parking ideya?	do you have bike / car parking facility in the house?
10	Neeru supply hege idhe?	How is the water supply?
11	Mane kelasa maaduvavaru sulabhavaagi siguttaara?	Do we get domestic help easily?
12	Aduge maaduvavaru hattiradalli siguttaara?	Do we get services of a cook in the vicinity?
13	Hattiradalli hannu-tarakaari elli sigutthade?	Where do we get fruits and vegetables in the vicinity ?
14	Pakkada maneyavara hesarenu?	What is the neighbour’s name?

 

Interaction with Domestic help / Cook

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	naaLe entugantege baa	come tomorrow at 8.
2	naaLe estu hottige kelasakke baruteeya?	at what time are you coming tomorrow?
3	Ivattu nela oresabeku	you have to mop the floor today
4	Nela gudisi ayta?	Have you swept the floor?
5	Yaavaga paathre tholiteeya?	when will you clean the utensils?
6	Chennaagi batte ogiya beku	wash the clothes properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interaction in a restaurant

 

Words

 

Word	Meaning	Usage
oota	Lunch/dinner	Oota ayitha?
thindi	Breakfast/snacks	Thindige jothe coffee kudide
kahi	Bitter	Coffee thumba kahiyagide
khara	Hot/spicy	Curry thumba khara
uppu	Salt	Rasam nalli uppu jyasti
sakkare	Sugar	yeardu spoon sakkare haaki
thannige	Cold	Dese thannige agide
bisi	Hot	Nannage bisi bisi coffee ishta
bega	Fast	Bega badisi ( serve fast )
neeru	Water	Neeru yellide?
bele	Lentils (Daal)
soppu	Greens
baath	Cooked Rice
Chennagide	It is nice	Coffee chennagide
chennagilla	It is not nice	Coffee chenagilla
Badisu	Serve
tholidu kollu	to wash	Kai tholidu kollu (to wash the hands)

 

Important Verbs and interrogatives

 

yenu ide?  - What is there?

               

This can prefixed to enquire menus. Examples are menu alli yenu ide (whats in the menu), kudiyokke yenu ide? (Whats there to drink?). In general a question of yenu ide is like asking for the entire menu.      

 

Ideya – is there?

 

This can be used when we want to ask for a specific item. Examples are coffee ideya [generic form < item > ideya?]

 

Kodi – give

 

Examples: yearadu coffee kodi. - give me 2 cups of coffee. 

 

Yeshtu – how much

 

Examples: Yeradu cup coffee yeshtu?  - How much for two cups of coffee?
Interaction with waiter/manager

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Thindi yenu ide?	Whats there for snacks?
2	Idly, dose, vade	Idly, dose, and vadas
3	Yeradu idly, ondu dose matte mooru cup coffee	Ok 2 idly, 1 dose and 3 cups of coffee
4	Yeshtu ?	How much?
5	40 rupaayi	40 rupees
6	Thagoli	Take it.
Inter acting with the person serving
7	Swalpa bega kodi	Please give these fast.
8	Ii dose thannigagide bere kodi	This dose is cold. Give me another one.
9	Illa saar iga madidu	No sir. This has just been prepared.
10	Illa nanage bere kodi	No please give me another one.

 

Enquiring for lodging

 

Sl no	Kannada version	English Translation
1	Nimma hotel nalli double bedroom room ideya?	Dou you have double bedroom rooms in your hotel?
2	Ondu dinakke yeshtu chargu?	What is the charge for a day?
3	Single bedroom ge yeshu?	What’s the charge for a single bedroom?
4	Room service ideya?	Do you have room service?

 

 

Workshop 4 – Emergencies

 

 

Word	Meaning
Gaaya	Wound
Jvara	Fever
Kemmu	Cough
Negadi	Cold
Novu	Pain
Oushadhi	Medicine
Maathre	Tablet
Kadi	Bite
Roga	Disease
Muri	Break
mooLe	Bone
Apaghaatha	Accident
Vaidhya	Doctor
Visha	Poison
Raktha	Blood
Anila	Gas
Benki	Fire
Hoge	smoke
kaLLa	Thief
kaLLathana	Burglary
Beega	lock

 

 

 

Kannada sentences	English sentences
keLage biddare gaaya aaguthaadhe.	You will be hurt (wounded) if you fall down.
Ninage jvara bandhidhe.	You are running fever.
Avanige kemmidhe.	He has got cough.
Negadi yaadhaga thannirannu kudiyabeda.	Do not drink cold water if you have cold.
Nanage tumba tale novidhe.	I have got severe headache.
Neenu hushaaragideeya?	Are you keeping well?
Oota aadha nantara oushadhi tegodhuko.	Please take the medicine after your dinner.
Dinakke mooru maathre tegodhukollabeku.	You will have to take 3 tablets a day.
Oota ballavanige rogavilla.	One who eats well is immune to diseases.
Nanna kai murididhe.	I have a broken hand.
Accidentnalli avana kaalina mooLe murididhe.	He has broken his leg in the accident.
Rasteyallondhu apaghaathavagidhe.	There is an accident on the road.
Haavina visha apaayakaari.	Snake’s poison is dangerous.
Dehadalli raktha hariyuttadhe.	Blood flows in the body.
Ee areadalli kaLLaru hechaagi idaare.	There are thieves in this area.
Avara maneyalli kaLLathana aagidhe.	There has been a burglary in their house.
kaLLa beega odedhu maneyalli kaLLathana maadidhaane.	The thief has broken the lock and burgled the house.
Alli Benki idhe, hushaaru.	Be careful of the fire there.
Naanu neerina billu kattabeku.	I have to pay the water bill.
Nanage cable connection beku.	I need a cable connection.
Telephone repairee aagabeku.	I need to have the telephone repaired.
Namma maneyalli power cut aagidhe.	There has been a powercut in my house.

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