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.