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

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

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

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.