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Mohan Nellore is a Bangalorean, work for
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Many of my friends have been asking me to teach them Kannada Language. They
wanted to learn how to converse with a common man on Bangalore roads. Hence to
make it simple and easy, I am going to write a series of articles so that all my blog
readers can get benefited too if interested in learning kannada. Here comes the first
article of the Learn Kannada series. Feel free to share your thoughts or any suggestions Click to Enter Email Address Sign Up
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KAN N AD A
EN GLI SH W ORD SI M PLE SEN TEN CE
W ORD
Naanu software engineer. (I am a
Naanu Me / I am
software engineer)
Neenu You Neenu student. (You are a student)
Namma desha Bharata. (Our country
Namma Ours
is Bharata).
Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home town
Nimma Yours
is ABC)
Teacher yaaru? (Who is the
Yaaru Who
teacher?)
Yaavaga When Class yaavaga? (When is the class?)
MOST POPULAR
Yelli Where Ramu yelli? (Where is Ramu?)
He/She (with respect). Also they Avaru teacher.(He / She is a Analysis of SBI Life Smart ULIP
Avaru
/ those people teacher) LIC Wealth Plus ULIP Review
He / She. This person / these Ivaru students. (These people are Hyundai i20 Review :: Test Drive
Ivaru
people students)
Check your PF account online
Ooru Place / hometown Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC)
Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is Chevrolet Spark Another small car!
Hesaru Name
XYZ) Maruti Ritz : Here it comes!
Nanage English gottu. (I know
Gottu Know Sun Direct DTH add on recharge
English)
Fiat Linea Review
Nanage C++ gottilla. (I don t know
Gottilla Don t know
C++) Tata Indica Vista Review
Ishta Like Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.)
REC ENT POSTS
Baagilu Door Idu baagilu. (This is the door).
Improving WordPress blog performance
Kitaki Window Adu kitaki. (That is the window)
Kurchi Chair Idu kurchi. (This is chair) Greener side of Life!
COMMENTS
navneet - can i produce GAS CONNECTION
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P R E V IO U S C O M M E N T S
There is a category of people who listen to you when told once. There is another
category of people who don t obey you unless you physically beat and force them
to. In Hindi, such people are called lAton ke bhooth . There is an idiom in Hindi
which says lAton ke bhooth lAton se mAnte hain, bAton se nahin which means
that such people listen only to kicks and not words. What is the Kannada
equivalent?
REPLY
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Kindly check if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1) For He came here on a Hero Honda is avnu illi Hero Honda mele bandA
correct?
2)For Call me only if there is an urgent need is urgent idd re nanage kari ri,
illendre beDa correct?
3)For I will push you into the well is nAn ninage bAviyalli taLL uttini correct?
4)For He is a hard-working man is avnu tumba duDi yuva/kashTa piiDodu
manushya correct?
5)For We have to work hard is nAvu kashTa paDis beku correct?
6)For I would have paid your bill but it was a huge amount is nAn nimma bill
kaTT tidde Ad re amount tumba jAsti ittu correct?
7)For Close the gate is gate much iri correct?
8)For When my marriage takes place I will definitely invite you is nann
maduve id Ag nAnu ninage khanD ita kari tini correct?
9)For Where are you hiding is nee elli aDa gista id ya correct?
10)For Hide the money is duDDu much iDu/aDa gisu correct?
REPLY
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What is the Kannada equivalent idiom for Heads I win, tails you lose ?
REPLY
Thanks Kiran.
I will follow your suggestion. I will make more efforts on my own.
Now I think, for Even though you are so old, you behave like this it should be
neenu doDD avnu idd a entha kelasa mAD tiya or neevu doDD avru idd iri ii tarA
kelasa mAD tira
Please see whether the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it
is wrong:
1)For A dog had come is ondu nAyi bantu/bant ittu correct?
2)For He earns money doing some crooked business is avnu tiruga-muruga
kelasa mAD kond sampAdne mAD tAne correct?
3)For The tenants who were here before me were good is nan ginta munce illi
idd a bADige avru oLL eya idd ru correct?
4)For Which man? The man with the white hair? is yAv manushya? A biLi
kUdalu iro manushya? correct?
5)For Lift it with both hands is erDu kaiyinda et ko/et koLi correct?
6)For You have to return that money with interest is A duDDu baDDi jothe ge
vApas mAD beku correct?
7)For After that, I stopped giving you money is A mele nAn u nimage duDDu
koD okke nillis de correct?
REPLY
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banda + adu => band addu [=> the thing which was received]
band +avnu => band avnu [the person(male) who has come]
band+avLu => band avLu [the person(female) who has come]
band+avru => band avLu [the person (male or female) who has come / the
people who have come]
you need to be attentive to these words while you are learning kannada.
If you have doubts, contact your friends/colleagues they can definitely guide you.
& to learn you have to speak a lot [if you don't find friends to speak to in
kannada, temporarily go mad, speak to yourself, speak in front of a mirror, but
speak it. don't worry about people laughing at you or you making a lot of
mistakes, you will eventually learn]
The only reason why I am saying it is, you have already invested so much of your
time in learning it, put some more effort & learn it fully.
I suggest one thing, if you have time, you must do it,
ulTa-seedhA
tirugA-murugA
1)Blow the balloon.
puggakke gALi Udu(/tumbisu)
2)It is very necessary for us to do physical exercise.
nAvu dinA vyAyAma (/sAmu) mADalE bEku
3)Even now, I find Mathematics difficult.
IgalU nanage gaNita andre kaShTa
4)When lion cubs are small, they are grey. They become yellow when they
become older.
cikk avu iddAga simmada marigaLu bUdi baNNadd Agirutt ave. doDDav Ada mEle
avu haLadi baNNakke tirugutt ave.
ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any Kannada equivalent for
these words?
REPLY
I mane biDta idiya anta nanage tumba bEjaar aagtide. ondu rIti [idU] sarinE biDu,
I mane nimma doDDa FAMILY ge tumba cikkadu
If youare saying it for yourfriend or any young fellow, the sentence is correct
if you want to say the same thing (with respect),
biDta idiya=>biDta idira
biDu => biDi OR biD ri;
2)For You were not seen for many days. Where had you gone?
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In Hindi they say ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any
Kannada equivalent for these words?
Please translate the following sentences into simple spoken Kannada:
1)Blow the balloon.
2)It is very necessary for us to do physical exercise.
3)Even now, I find Mathematics difficult.
4)When lion cubs are small, they are grey. They become yellow when they
become older.
REPLY
In Hindi they say ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any
Kannada equivalent for these words?
Please translate the following sentences into simple spoken Kannada:
1)Blow the balloon.
2)It is very necessary for us to do physical exercise.
3)Even now, I find Mathematics difficult.
REPLY
Please see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For You were not seen for a long time. Where were you? is tumba dina
kANislilla. elli hOdiya/hOdiri? correct?
2)For Where have they come from? is avaru ellinda band idAra? correct?
3)For saying this sentence in the singular (without respect) is manju avanige
kalistA idAna athvA avanu manju ge kalistA idAna? correct?
4)For They spoke to me is avaru nann hathra mAtAD daru correct?
5)For Did we go out of town? is nAvu Ur ige hOd va/hOg band va? correct?
6)For Had you gone out of town? is nIvu Ur ige hOd ra/hOgiddira? correct?
7)For Don t leave this job is ii kelasa biTTu beDi correct?
8)For I am not like him is nAnu avana hAge alla correct?
9)For Before you leave this house, let me take your baby s photo is neev ee
mane biDok munce nAn nimm magU n wondu photo tagotiini correct?
REPLY
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7)For Had you gone out of town? is neevu Urige hOd ra/hOgiddira? correct?
8)For I am not like him is nAn avan hAge alla correct?
REPLY
I mane biDta idiya anta nanage tumba bEjaar aagtide. ondu rIti [idU] sarinE biDu,
I mane nimma doDDa FAMILY ge tumba cikkadu
In the above sentence, shouldn t it be biDta idira ?
REPLY
1)I feel sad that you are vacating this house but that is necessary for you as this
house is very small for your big family.
I mane biDta idiya anta nanage tumba bEjaar aagtide. ondu rIti [idU] sarinE biDu,
I mane nimma doDDa FAMILY ge tumba cikkadu
2)It is difficult to find tenants so soon.
iShTu bEga baaDige avru sigabEku andre kaShTaanE.
3)Yours is a big family. On top of that, relatives keep visiting.
nimm du doDDa FAMILY, ad all de, nimm manege [mElinda mEle] neNTariShTaru
bartaa hOgtaa irtaare.
REPLY
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Kindly see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For Let them all go. You stay with me is avaru ella hOg li. neen nann
jothege iru correct?
2)For Is Manju teaching him or is he teaching Manju? is manju avarige
kal istAra athva avaru manju ge kal istAra? correct?
3)When we say The sun has come up is it bisilu bantu or bisilu Ayitu?
4)For Before you leave this house, let me take your baby s photo is neev ee
mane biDod munce nAn nimm magU n wondu photo tagotiini correct?
5)For Last week I offered him money but he didn t take it is hOd vAr nAn
avn ige duDDu koDta irtidda Ad re avn u tagondilla correct?
6)For If the dog bites you, what will you do? is ee nAyi nimage kach idre en
mAD tira/mAD tiri? correct?
7)For Let him play with it is avn u/av ru adanna hathra AD li correct?
8)For saying At that time you were there, weren t you? in the plural, is Av Ag
neevu alli idd iri all vA? correct?
9)For Who were the boys who were sitting here just now? is iig illi
kuthkonD iddAr huDugaru yAru ? correct?
10)For Where will I run away? is nAn elli oDi hogtiini? correct?
REPLY
1)For See that choultry? Madhu is its owner is A a choultry kAN ista?
ad ara/ad anna owner madhu correct?
aa maduve maNTapa kaaNistide yalla adara OWNER manju.
2)For Why did you damage my bike? Would you have kept quiet if I had
damaged your bike? is neev nann bike yAk damage mAD idira? nimm bike nAn
damage mAdtidd re neev summ ne kuthkoL tidira?
RIGHT
3)For He spoke to me is avan u nann hath ra mAtAD dAne correct?
avnu nann hatra maataaDtaane => He speaks to me.
avnu nann hatra maataaDda = He spoke to me.
4)For I didn t come here to listen to all this is nAn illi ii ella
keLokke/keLod okke bandilla correct?
naan ivannella kELokke baralilla
5)For Are bus passes avaiable is bus pass gaLu ive ya? correct?
RIGHT
6)For I want a T-shirt with a pocket is nan ge jeb Ad t-shirt beku correct?
nanage jEb irO SHIRT[/angi] bEku
7)Referring to things or animals like dogs etc., for Did they (dogs) go there and
come? is Av u alli ge hog bantva? correct?
avu allig[e] hOg[i] band[a] vaa?
REPLY
beech-beech mein :
madd madye; naD[u] naDuve
[adara] madye; [adara] naDuve
Agide VS Ada
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Agu = to happen;
Agide = has happenned;
Ada = [already] happened (past tense of the word Agu ).
REPLY
Please see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For See that choultry? Madhu is its owner is A a choultry kAN ista?
ad ara/ad anna owner madhu correct?
2)For Why did you damage my bike? Would you have kept quiet if I had
damaged your bike? is neev nann bike yAk damage mAD idira? nimm bike nAn
damage mAdtidd re neev summ ne kuthkoL tidira?
3)For He spoke to me is avan u nann hath ra mAtAD dAne correct?
4)For I didn t come here to listen to all this is nAn illi ii ella
keLokke/keLod okke bandilla correct?
5)For Are bus passes avaiable is bus pass gaLu ive ya? correct?
6)For I want a T-shirt with a pocket is nan ge jeb Ad t-shirt beku correct?
7)Referring to things or animals like dogs etc., for Did they (dogs) go there and
come? is Av u alli ge hog bantva? correct?
REPLY
Jhon
enna da?
unarave illai
Please give me the meaning of the above kannada words
regards
REPLY
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As he was dumb and couldn t speak, he made gestures suggesting that he was
hungry.
avanu mUka idda. mAtADAke bart iddilla. kaibAy sanne mADi hasive Agide anta
tiLisda
1)For He was our house owner earlier is munce av ru namm a mane owner
idd ru correct?
munce nAn avara manEli bADigege idde.
2)For Did you get money? is neen duddu tand iya? correct?
ninage [ninna] duDDu sikkitA?
nIn avarinda duDDu tagoND yA?
3)For I brought the money is naan duddu tande/tand bande correct?
tande = I brought
tagoND bande = I barrowed [from somebody]
4)For Have they brought the money? is avaru duddu tand Ara? correct?
avru duDDu tand idAra? [city people]
avru duDDU tand avra? [bangalore/mysore rural]
avaru duDDu tandAru/tandArEna? [hubli/dharwad/belgam]
5)For They have brought the money is avaru duddu tand Are correct?
avru duDDu tandAra [hubli/dharwad/belgam]
avru duDDU tand avre [bangalore/mysore rural]
avru duDDU tand idAre [city folks]
6)For Anil pulled him away is av nanna anil eL edu hog ide correct?
avn anna anila attalAge[/tann'hatra] eLakoNDa
REPLY
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1)Nanna gintha Munche illi irodu Badigedar aru hyaag idd idara? Avaru chennag
idd idara?
nan ginta munce ill[i] idda bADige avaru hyAg[e] idd ru? avaru cennAg[i] idd rA?
2) Adu muddina (pet) nayi itt a athva (or) stray nayi itt a?
adu muddina nAy ittA? athava kantri nAy ittA?
4) Illi matt e matt e bar beda
illi matte bar bEDa.
illi hagallla bar bEDa.
5) Yean vit yaase agutte
En vyatyAsa Agutte.
6) both are right.
REPLY
Najmu,
follow single spelling convention
Avanu Manju kintha chikka vanu
should be,
avanu manju kinta cikk avanu
I ask the restaurant manager what is available in the restaurant. He says that
only idli, vada and coffee are available. I reply (Thank God, you have) Atleast
that much! How do I say it in Kannada?
sadya, aShTAdrU ideyalla!
Buzurgon ne kaha thha .. ,
tiLid avru hIg[e] hELyAre
doDD avru hIg hEL avre
REPLY
Kindly see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For How were the tenants who were here before me? Were they good? is
Nanna gintha Munche illi irodu Badigedar aru hyaag idd idara? Avaru chennag
idd idara? correct?
2)For Was it a pet dog or a stray dog? is Adu muddina (pet) nayi itt a athva
(or) stray nayi itt a? correct?
3)For He is younger than Manju is Avanu Manju kintha chikka vanu correct?
4)For Don t come here again and again is Illi matt e matt e bar beda correct?
5)For What difference does it make is Yean vit yaase agutte correct?
6)For I didn t bring my pen is Naanu nanna Pen tandilla or Naanu nanna Pen
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Najmul
while transliterating your query, follow known [single] convention of spelling
[/pronunciation]
a A i I u U e E ai au aM aH
k kh g gh ng
c ch j jh nj
t th d dh n
T Th D Dh N
p ph b bh m
y r l v s sh S h L
this would make life simpler otherwise, I can t understand your querries
properly [from my end I see lot of spelling mistakes and I am assuming
pronunciations for misspelled words in your query]
REPLY
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