Friday, January 24, 2014

Chapter 5


Sentences indicating order
Do quickly
Bega madi
Be quiet
Summane iri
Come  in
Olage banni
Go out
Horage hogi
Be careful
Husharagi iri
Bring a glass of water
Ondu lota neru togondu banni
I want water
Nanage neeru beku
Dont hurry
Gadibidi madabedi
Dont talk
Matada bedi
Go back
Hinde hogi
Come forward
Mundhe banni
Shut the window
Kidaki bagilu muchhi
Close
muchhi
Open the door
Baagilu tegiri
Take it away
Adannu togondu hogi
Come quickly
Bega banni

Requests
Please
Dayavittu
Excuse me
Kshamisi
If you dont mind
Neevu yenoo andhukolladiddare
Please lend me your pen
Dayavittu nimma pen kodi
Have some coffee
Swalpa coffee togolli
Kindly inform at the right time
Dayavittu samayakke sariyagi tilisi
Inform me
Nanage tilisi

Sentences indicating advice

Let us go in time
Navu samayakke sariyagi hogona
Let us wait for the bus
Navu  busge kayona
Let us try our best
Navu sadhyavadashtu prayatna madona
I will try my best
Naanu sadhyavadashtu prayatna madtini
Let it be as it is
Adu haage irali
Let us think about this matter
Ee vishayada bagge yochane madona
I will think about this story
Naanu ee kathe bagge yochane madtini
Let us go to the cinema
Naavu cinemage hogona

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Chapter 4

Time
Samaya / gante
Day
Dina
Today
Evathu
Yesterday
Nenne
Tomorrow
Naale
Day after tomorrow
Naadiddu
Now
Eega
Later
aamele/nanthara
Morning
Beligge
Afternoon
Madhyana
Evening
Sayankala
Maybe
Irabahudu
Tired
Susthu
Happy
Khushi
Sad
Bejaru
Half past(ref to time)
Vare
Quarter (ref to time)
Kaalu
Three fourth (ref to time)
mukkalu

           
Numbers
1
Ondu
2
Yeradu
3
Mooru
4
Naaku /nalakku
5
Aidhu
6
Aaru
7
Yelu
8
Yentu
9
Ombathu
10
Hatthu
11
Hannondhu
12
hanneradu

Time  
1.30
Ondu vare
2.15
Yeradu kalu
3.45
Mooru mukkalu

Friday, November 16, 2012

Chapter 3



Verb tenses 

Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
I Person     Naanu
Verb + iddine
Verb + thide
Verb + thene
III Person   Avaru
Verb + idare
Verb + iddaru
Verb + thare


Verbs
Do
Maadu
Read
Odhu
Walk
Nadi
Sit
Koothko
Stand
nillu
Stop
Ninthko
See
Nodu
Write
Bari
Laugh
Nagu
Teach
Kalisu
Learn
Kali
Eat
Thinnu
Drink
Kudi
Go
Hogu
Come
Ba
Give
Kodu
Take
Thogo
Ask, listen
Kelu
Talk
mathadu


Positions
Behind
Hindhe
In front of
Mundhe
Beside
Pakka
Together
jothege
On top of
Mele
Inside
Olage
Outside
Horage
Down
kelage

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Chapter 2




English
Kannada
How are You?
Neevu Hegiddira?
I am fine.
Naanu Chennagiddini.
O.k.
Sari
Yes
Houdu
No
Illa
How
Hege?
It is nice.
Chennagide
It is not nice
Chennagilla
Little
Swalpa
More
Jaasti
Enough
Saaku
Want
Beku
Don’t want
Beda
Just a minute
Vondu Nimisha
Certainly/Definitely
Khandita
Now
Eega
Tomorrow
Naale
Today
Eevathu
Quickly
Bega
Come
Banni
Go
Hogi
Again
Mathe
In
Olage
Out
Horage
Work
Kelasa

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Chapter 1


Pronouns
English
Kannada


English
Kannada
I
Naanu


We
Naavu
You
Neenu


You
Neevu
He/She
Avanu/Avalu


They
Avaru


Definitive Pronouns
English
Kannada
This
Idu
That
Adu
These
Ivu
Those
Avu


Interrogatives
English
Kannada
What
Yenu
Who
Yaaru
Which
Yaavudu
Where
Yelli


Conversational sentences
English
Kannada
I am Ganesh.
Naanu Ganesh.
I am an Engineer.
Naanu Engineer.
My name is Anita.
Nanna hesaru Anita.
What is your name?
Nimma hesaru yenu?
What do you do?
Neevu yenu madtira?
Which is your place?
Nimma ooru yaavudu?
My place is Bangalore.
Nanna ooru Bangalore.
Where do you stay?
Neevu yelli irthira?
I stay in Koramangala.
Naanu Koramangala-dalli irthini.
Who is she/he?
Avaru yaaru?
He is my friend.
Avaru nanna geleya.