Kannada Conversation Phrases - Part V - Traveling by Auto

This post will concentrate on phrases that we use when we converse with auto/cab wallahs. This post is written as a conversation between an auto driver (AD) and a passenger (P)

1. P: Are you coming to Indiranagar ?

Indiranagar(ge) barutheera ?

2. AD: Ok Sir , I will come.

Ok sir, Barutini.

3. P: Will you turn on the meter ?

Meter haaktheera ?

4. P: How much does that cost ?

Eshtu aagathe ?

5. AD: It will cost you 200 rs.

200 Rs aagathe sir.

6. P: 200 is quite high. You are asking too much.

200 swalpa jaasthiri. Thumba jaasthi heLtaideera.

7.AD: Cost of petrol has increased, thats why Im asking so much.

Petrol bele thumba jaasthiaagide , adakke naanu meter mele keLtaidini.

8. P: Ok, will you come for 150 rs ?

Seri, 150 ge barutheera.

9. AD: Ok give me 160 sir.

Seri 160 kodiri.

10. AD: Where do you want to go in Indiranagar - cmh road or 100 ft road ?

Indiranagaralli elli hobeku sir ? cmh roadaa 100 ft roadaa ?

11. AD: Which way do you want me to go sir ?

Yaava kadeyinda hoga beku sir?

12. P:You go via the route that you normally take.

Neevu maamulaagi yaava dharinalli hogtheera ,adhe kadeyinda hogi

13. AD: I will go via Jeevanbhima nagar.

Naanu Jeevan bhima nagar hog bittu hogtini.

14. P: Isnt that a longer route ?

Adhu thumba udda route alva ?

15. AD: Sir can you tell me the route I should take ?

Neeve heLi , ellinda hogbeku antha.

16. P:You go to BTP , from there you take the road to Sapna book house.

Neevu BTP hogi,allinda Sapna book house  kadege hogi.

17. AD: Sir , that route is not good . The road is not good. It will cost you extra 10 Rs.

Sir , a dhaarinalli road thumba kacha ide. Hathu rupaiya extra kodi.

18. P: Oh I cant take this anymore.I have no time to waste. Dont argue.I will give you 150. Tell me if you are  coming or not.I shall take another auto.

Naaninda aagallari.Nanage bega hogbeku.Vaadisu beda.Naanu 150 kodutini. Neevu barutheera ilva heLi.Neevu baralla antha naanu bere auto togontini.

19. AD: Ok Sir , Give me 150 . Come.

Ok Sir, 150 kodi.Banni

20. P: Drive slowly.Dont you see the red signal ?

Swalpa nidaanavaagi hogi.Red signal kaanistilva ?

21. P: One of my friend is also coming. You go via DRDO.

Nanna friend obru kooda baruthaare.Neevu DRDO kadeyinda BTP hogi. Rasteyinda avara pick up maadu beku.


22.P: Please dont smoke.

Smoke maadu beda.

23. P: Can you reduce the volume ?

Radio volume swalpa kadime maadutheera ?

24. AD: Sir I want to fill petrol. Can you give 100 Rs.

Sir ,petrol haak beku. 100 rs kodutheera

Here comes the important piece :)

22. P: The meter is running so fast.It costs 150 rs from CV Ramannagar to Indiranagar.Now itself the meter is showing 100 Rs. We have not coverred even half the distance. I wont give the money shown in the meter. I will give only 150 Rs.

Meter ishtu bega odutaide.C.V Ramannagar inda indranagar ge 150 rs aagathe. Evaagle 100 rs aagide.Innu ardha doora kooda aagilla. Naanu meter alli thoristairodhu kodalla.

Vegetables - ThargaarigaLu.

This post lists the vegetable names in Kannada.

Onion - eeruLLi 

Garlic - veLLuLLi

Ginger - shunthi

All tubers / roots end with gedde.

Potato - aloo gedde

Radish - mulangi gedde

Sweet potato - sigi genasu gedde

Green leafy vegetables are called soppu.

Coriander leaves - kothambari soppu

Curry leaves -  karibevu soppu

Spinach - pasala soppu

Methi - methi soppu

Brinjal - badane kaayi

Beans - huruli kaayi

Ladies finger - bende kaayi

Cucumber  - southe kaayi

Pumpkin - kumbaLa kaayi

Capsicum - donna mensina kaayi

Green chillies - hasi mensina kaayi  ( hasi - green )

Red chillies - kempu mensina kaayi

Ridge gourd - Heere kaayi

Bitter gourd - Hagala kaayi

Bottle gourd - Sora kaayi

Drumstick - nugge kaayi

Snake gourd - padavala kaayi

Raw banana - Hasi bhaale kaayi

Raw mango - Hasi maavina kaayi

cabbage - koosu

Cauliflower - Hoo koosu

Lemon - Limbe hannu

Kannada Conversational Phrases - Part IV - Trip to Hotel

In this post we shall see some typical conversations that happens in a hotel.The words/phrases within the parenthesis adds more clarity to the sentence but we might/could ignore them while speaking.
It is typically written as a conversation between the customer and the waiter.

1. Sir , What do you want ( to eat ) ?

    Sir , Nimage ( tinnokke ) yen(u) beku.

2. Can you get me 2 idlis and a vada ?

    Iradu idli , ondhu vada kodutheera ?.

3. How many idlis come in a plate?

   Ondu platenalli eshtu idli baratte. [It is idligaLu for the plural , however we tend to skip the grammar ]

4. Why is the idli not hot?

    Yaake idli bisi illa.

5. Sorry sir, I will get you some hot idlis.

    Sorry sir,Naanu bisi idli tandu koduthini.

6.Why idli is very salty?

   Yaake idli thumba  uppaagide? [ uppu - salt - u as in Utah ]

7. Can you get me some sugar / salt ?

    Swalpa sakkare/uppu kodutheera ?

8. Give me sugar/salt.

    Sakkare/uppu kodi.

9. Can you keep some subji ?

    Swalpa sabji haaktheera ?

10. Give me some subji.

    Swalpa palya kodi.

11. Can you turn on the fan?

   Fan shuru maadtheera ?

12. Can you get me the bill?

     Bill kodutheera ?

13. You have wrongly added dose to the bill.I did not order for the dosa.

      Neevu bill nalli thappaagi dosa sersideera. Naanu dosai order maadilla.

14. What else do you want ?

       Bere yen(u) beku?

15. What else is available now ?

     Evaaga bere yen(u) ide ?

16. Can you get me some rice and curd ?

      Anna matte mosaru kodutheera? 

17. What types of dosas are available ?

      Yaava thara dosaigaLu ive ?

    

Kannada Conversational Phrases - Part III - Travelling by bus

In this post we will see some phrases that we use often while travelling by bus.This will concentrate more on the spoken kannada.

1. When will the bus come?.
    Bus yaavaga baratte?.

2. Bus has already left.It left 5 mins earlier.
    Bus aagle bittidde.Adhu hathinaindu nimisha munche hoyittu.

3. There is a bus in another 30 mins.
    Ennu arda gantege ondu bus ide.

4. The bus will come in 10 mins.
    Bus ennu hatthu nimishadalli baratte.

5. When is the next bus to Majestic?.
    Majesticge mundina bus yaavaga ide?.

6. How many stops are there between C.V Raman Nagar and Majestic?
   C.VRaman Nagar mattu Majestic naduve (or madhya ) eshtu stopgaLu ive ?

7. There are 20 stops between C.V Raman Nagar and Majestic.
    C.VRaman Nagar mattu Majestic naduve ( or madhya ) ippatthu stopgaLu ive.

8. Can you tell me when bus reaches Domlur?.
    Bus Domlur bandaaga neevu heLtheera?

9. It is cold inside the bus.Can you close the AC nozzle?
    Nanage thumba chaLi anistaide. A/C nozzle close maadutheera?.

10. Can my son sit here ?.He will lose balance otherwise.
    Nanna maga illi koodko bahuda?. Illaandre avanige balance aagalla.

11. Sure,please come.Sit here.
     Illi Baa,koodko

12. Its raining , can you please close windows ?
     Mazhai bartaide,kitaki mucchitheera ?.

13. My son is 6 years old. Should I take full ticket for him?
     Nanna maganige aaru varusha aayittu.Avanige full(poorthi) ticket togond bahuda?.

14. Ok,Can you give me 2 tickets to Majestic?.
     Seri,nanage eradu tickets majesticge kodi.
or
     Majesticge eradu tickets kodutheera?.

15. How much does it cost?.
      Eshtu aagathe?.

16. I dont have change.I have 100 Rs.Is that okay?
     Nanna hathira change illa.Nooru rupiya ide.Seri naa.

17. Will you tell me which stop I should get down?.
      Naanu yaava stopnalli iLiya beku antha neevu swalpa heLutheera?.

18. You should get down at Koramangala circle.
       Neevu  Koramangala circle nalli iLiya beku.

19. Can you please hold my bag?.
      Nanna bag swalpa hiDu koLLtheera?.

20. Can you please keep my bag?.
      Nanna bag swalpa iT koLLtheera?.

21. Can you tell me which bus goes to Madiwala?.
     Yaava bus Madiwaala hogatte antha swalpa heLutheera?.

22. 201R goes to Madiwala.It will come anytime now.
      201R Madiwala hogatte.Adhu yaavagaadru  baratte.

23. Driver, can you please stop the bus.
      Driver,please bus nilstheera?. (nilsideera?.)

24. Im getting down,please dont push me.
      Naanu keLagade iLitaidini.Please nooka bedi.

Kannada Conversational Phrases - Part II - Visit to Doctor

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Kannada Conversational Phrases - Part I - Visit to Market

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Colours in Kannada - BannagaLu

Kempu - Red

Hasiru - Green

BiLi- White

Kappu - Black

Neela - Blue

Haladhi - Yellow

Kesari/KitthaLe - Orange

NeraLe - Purple

Gulaabi - Pink

Brown - Khaaki

light colour --> thili bannada

dark colour --> kadu bannada

Time and Duration in Kannada

In this post we shall see some commonly used words to describe time and duration. We shall also see usage for some of the words.

Today - evathu  ( e as in easy )

Tommorow - naaLe

Yesterday - neNNe

Day before yesterday - moNNe  ( mo as in Modi )

Day after tommorrow - naadidhu

15 mins past 8 clock - entu ( e as elephant ) kaalu  

30 mins past 8 clock - entu varai

45 mins past 8 clock - entu mukkalu

Year - varusha

Month - thingaLu

Week - vaara

Day - dina

Hour - gante

Minute - nimisha

Last week - hoda vaara ( the week that just went by )

Next week - mundina vaara

Previous week - hindina vaara

Often-used Useful Kannada words - Part II

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Often-used Useful Kannada words - Part I

This lists the commonly used words in Kannada. I could not categorize them under any parts of speech or any particular topic. Hence chose this title for the post. The usage of the words will be updated at a later stage.

Unless stated specifically e will be pronounced as in elephant and i will be pronounced as in Italy.

Sometimes -  yaavaagalaadru  or ( ondhu ondhu samaya )

Somedays - yaavaadru or ondhu ondhu dina

Somebody - yaaro obru

Anybody - yaaraadhru

Nobody - yaaru illa

Everybody - ellaroo  

Everything - ella 

Something - enaadru

Anything / Any  - yaavadaadru

Nothing - enoo illa

 By that time - ashtu hotthige ( ho as in host )

Everywhere - ella kade

Anywhere - elli yaadru , elliyu 

Somewhere - yaava kadenu,ello

nowhere - ellu illa

Always - yaavaaglu

Past tenses of Kannada verbs

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Verbs in Kannada - Part II

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Verbs in Kannada - Part I

This post will list the root verbs in kannada. The verbs will be modified based on Person,Number,Gender and tenses.

The verbs below are given with their suffixes vadhu/yuvadhu equivalent to -ing in English.The root verb is highlited in blue

1.HeLu-vadhu -  Telling

2.KeLu-vadhu - Asking , Listening

3.Bare-yuvadhu - Writing

4.Odhu-vadhu - Reading

5.Odu-vadhu - Running

6.Nodu-vadhu - Looking , Seeing , Watching

I watch news channel on T.v -> Naanu tv alli news channels nodutini.

7.Nade-yuvadhu - Walking

8.Thinnu-vadhu - Eating

I eat idlis for the breakfast -> Naanu beLige ootakke idLi thintini(thinnuthene).

9.Kudi-yuvadhu - Drinking

10.KuLithukoLLu-vadhu - Sitting

11.Maathadu-vadhu - Talking

12.Malagu-vadhu - Sleeping

I slept early yesterday -> Naanu nenne bega malagide(nu).

13.Thalebaachu-vadhu - Combing

AvaLu avaLa magaLa thale baachuthaaLe -> She combs her daughters hair.  

AvaLu thale baachkotaidaaLe -> She is combing her hair.

14.Kalasu-vadhu - Mixing

15.Muttu-vadhu - Touching

16.Kaliyu-vadhu - Learning

17.Kalisu-vadhu - Teaching

18.KaLisu-vadhu - Sending

 Send 1 Kg rice home -> manege 1 Kg akki  kaLisi.

Kannada verb phrase with root verb Hogu ( Go )

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Kannada Verb phrase with Root Verb Baa - Come

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Opposites in Kannada - Part IV

1. OLLeya (good )    x  kEtta ( bad )

2. Bega ( fast )  x thada ( late / delayed )

3. Laabha( profit ) x Haani ( loss/damage)

4. Hathira ( near ) x Doora ( faraway )

5. Santhosha ( happy ) x Dukka ( Sadness )

6. Nillu (stop ) x Hogu ( Go )

7. Garva( Pride) x Naachike ( Shame )

8. SaraLa( easy ) x Katina( tough )

9. GeLeya ( Friend ) x Vairi  or Shatru ( Enemy)

10. Mucchu ( Close ) x Thora ( Open )

Opposites in Kannada - Part III

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1. mean  (sankuchita )  x  nice ( udara )

2. heavy (bhaara )   x light ( hagura )

3. dirty (holasu )  x clean ( swachha )

The carpet is very dirty.It has to be cleaned -> Carpetnalli thumba holasu ide. Athana swaccha maadu beku.

4. brave ( shoora ) x coward ( hedi )

The king of Vijayanagara had many brave soldiers -> Vijayanagarada raja hathira thumba shoora sainikaru iddaru.
The army should not have any cowards -> Army hathira hedigaLu ira baaradu.

Opposites in Kannada - Part II

Some more opposites...

hot - bisi           x cold - thampu

dry - vona       x wet - hasi

 fast  - bega     x  slow - nidaana

apart  - bere  x together - jothe

high - hecchu  x low - kadimai

front - munde  x back - hinde

top - mele x down - kelege

Opposites in Kannada - Part I

This post lists some opposite words in Kannada


Kannada viruddha padagalu ( opposites ) :-
In the next few posts we will look into some opposites and their usage. The kannada equivalents are highlited in blue.


1. right - seri         x    wrong - thappu

He told the right answer -> Avanu seriyada uttara helidanu.
He was wrong in saying that -> Avanu aa tharah heLalu thappu aagittu

2. tall- yetthara      x    short - kuLLa , kuLLi

He is a tall man -> Avanu yettara manusha.
He is short -> Avanu kuLLanu.
He looked short beside him -> Avanu avana pakka kuLLa kaanisthanu.

3. long - uddha     x    short - gidda

Rajdhani express is a long train -> Rajdhani express uddhavaada railu.



4. fat - dappa        x    thin - theLLage

He is fat -> Avanu dappagidaane.
He has become fat -> Avanu dappa aagidaane.
She is very thin -> AvaLu thumba theLLaga idaale.

5. rich - shreemanta   x poor  - badava

He is rich -> Avanu shreemantaidaane.
He has become poor -> Avanu badava aagidaane.



6. first - modala   x last - Koneya

My first job was with IBM -> Nanna modala kelasa IBM nalli ittu.


7. rough - katora  x   smooth - mridu

8. strong - gatti    x   weak  - durbala

9. dark - kappa   x  fair - bellage

10. dark - katthalu  x light - belakku

11. sacrifice - Tyaaga x svaarthapara - self-interest

Prepositions in Kannada - Part II

We shall see some more preposition phrases in this post.

1. as well as -> thara

You can do as well as him.   ->  Neenu avana thara maadu bahudu.

2. via -> inda

We travelled via the underpass. -> Naavu underpassninda hogutteve.

3. Close to -> hathira

Keep close to the pavement.  -> Pavement hathira iru.

4. By means of  -> moolaka

We will get there by means of boat. -> Naavu alli  toni moolaka hoguvevu.

5. In addition to -> Kooda

In addition to soap,bring a towel. -> Soap kooda , towel tegethu-kondu ( togondu in spoken) banni.

Prepositions in Kannada - Part I

A preposition helps to show the noun's relation to other words in the sentence. In this post we shall see some of the prepositions in Kannada and their day to day usage.

1. Since -> inda

I stay in Bangalore since 2001.  --> Naanu bengalurudalli 2001 inda iddiini.

2. Near -> hathira

My son's school is near to my house. --> Nanna maganna shaale nanna maneya hattira ide.

3.Than -> kintha

This work is better than that work. --> Ii  kelasa Aa kelasakinta olleyadhu.

4.Except -> bittu

I did everything except washing clothes --> Naanu batte tholeyuvudhu bittu bere ella kelesa maadidde.

5.On / Up / Over -> mele

Please keep the cup on the table. --> Dayavittu meji mele cuppannu haaku.

The monkey climbed up the tree. --> Kothi marada mele hattittu.

The bird flew over the house. --> Hakki maneya mele haarittu.


6.Last -> hoda

Last week plumber came to our house. --> Hoda vaara plumber namma manege bandanu.

7.When / by the time / during -> aaga

I was sleeping when my husband came home. --> Nanna gandana bandaaga naanu malgutaidde.

I had slept by the time when my husband came from office. --> Nanna ganda officeinda bandaaga naanu malagidde.

8.Usually -> maamulaagi

Usually I eat bread,butter and jam for breakfast. --> Naanu maamulaagi beLige ootakke bread , benne mattu jam tinnuthene.

9. But -> Adhare

But I had idly and chutney yesterday. --> Adhare nenne idly mattu chutney tinde.

10. With -> Jothe

Will you come with me ?. -> Neenu nanna jothe baruthiya ?

11. Around -> Suttha

A squirrel can go around the tree. -> ALilu marada suttha hoga bahudu.

12. Behind -> Hinde

A squirrel can go behind the tree. -> ALilu marada hinde hoga bahudu.

13. Towards -> Kade

The hunter aimed towards the sparrow. -> Bettaikaara gubbatti kade guri itta.

14. Under -> Kelage

The book was under the chair. -> Pustaka kurichiya kelage ittu.

 







Please refer to the below link for interrogatives in Kannada
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/Asking-Questions-in-Kannada-Where-When-Who-Why-What-How.html

Please refer to the below link for Tenses in Kannada
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/past-tense-with-root-verb-hogu-go.html

Future tense in Kannada with root verb Hogu(Go)

In this post we shall concentrate on the future tense.

I Person / Singular

I will go -> Naanu hoguvenu.  This is grammatically correct sentence . However while speaking this becomes Naanu hogtini. 

Naanu naaLe marketge hogtini.  - I will go to market tomorrow.

Naanu evatthu marketge hogtini - I will go to market today.

I will be going -> Naanu hog-ta-iruvenu ( or ) hog-ta-iruthini.

I will have gone -> Naanu hog-iru-tini.

I Person / Plural

We will go to school -> Naavu shaalege hoguvevu. While speaking  this becomes Naavu shaalege hogtivi.

We will be going -> Naavu hog-ta-iruvevu.

We will have gone -> Naavu hog-iru-vevu.

II Person / Singular

You will go -> Neenu  hogtheeya. 

You will be going --> Neenu hogu-ta-iruthiya.

You will have gone -> Neenu hogu-ir(u)-thiya.

II Person / Plural or with respect

You will go -> Neevu hogtheera.

You will go -> Neevu hogu-iru-thira .

You will be going -> Neevu hogu-ta-iruthira.

III Person / Male / Singular

He will go -> Avanu hoguvanu

He will be going -> Avanu hogu-ta-iruvanu or hogu-tiruvanu

He will have gone -> Avanu hogu-iru-ttaane

III Person / Female / Singular

She will go -> AvaLu hoguvaLu.

She will be going. -> AvaLu hogu-ta-iruvaLu or hogu-tiruvaLu.


She will have gone. -> AvaLu hogu-iru-ttaaLe.

III Person / Plural or with respect

They will go -> Avaru hoguvaru.

They will be going -> Avaru hog-ta-iruvaru (or ) hogittiruvaru.

They will have gone -> Avaru hog-iru-tiruvaru.

III Person / Singular / Non Living

It will go -> Adhu hoguvadu.

It will be going -> Adhu hog-ta-irattu or hog-ta-iruvadu.

It will have gone -> Adhu hog-ir(u)-attu.

III Person / Plural / Non Living

They will go -> Avu hoguvavu.

They will be going -> Avu hog-ta-iruvavu.

They will have gone -> Avu hog-ir(u)-avu


For present tenses with  verb hogu - Please refer to post :
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/present-tense-in-kannada.html

For past tenses with verb hogu - refer to post :
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/past-tense-with-root-verb-hogu-go.html

Present Tense in Kannada with Root verb Hogu (Go)

In the previous post we saw the usage of Hogu in the past.In this post we shall see its usage in the present tense.

I Person / Singular 

I  go -> Naanu hogu-ttene which is grammatically correct sentence. However in spoken language this becomes hogtini. 

Naanu hogtini.


Iam going -> Naanu hog-ta-iddini.

I Person / Plural

We go -> Naavu hog-utteve. Like the I Person / Singular the spoken language version of this statement is Naavu hogtivi.

We are going -> Naavu hogu-ta-iddeve.

II Person / Singular

You go -> Neenu hogu. This is without any respect, This can be used with close friends, or with children.  

You keep going --> Neenu hog-ta-iru.

You are going --> Neenu hog-ta-idiya.

II Person / Plural or with respect

You go -> Neevu hogi or Neevu hogiri. Neevu hogiri is considered even more respectful that Neevu hogi.

You keep going --> Neevu hog-ta-iri.

You are going --> Neevu hog-ta-ideera.

III Person / Male / Singular

He goes -> Avanu hog-uttaane.

He is going -> Avanu hogtaiddaane or hoguttidaane.

He has gone -> Avanu hog-idaane.

III Person / Female / Singular

She goes -> AvaLu hog-uttaaLe.

She is going -> AvaLu hog-ta-iddaaLe or hoguttidaaLe.

She has gone -> AvaLu hog-idaaLe.

III Person / Plural or with respect

They go -> Avaru hoguttaare.

They are going -> Avaru hogutaiddaare or hogutiddaare.

They have gone -> Avaru hog-idaare.

III Person ( Non Living ) / Singular

It goes -> Adhu hogutte.

It is going -> Adhu hogtaidhe.

III Person ( Non Living ) / Plural

They go -> Avu hoguttave.

They are going -> Avu hogutaive.

For future tenses with verb hogu - Please refer to post :
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/Future-Tense-In-Kannada-root-verb-Hogu.html

For past tenses with verb hogu - refer to post :
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/past-tense-with-root-verb-hogu-go.html

Asking Questions in Kannada - Part I

How to ask questions in Kannada ?

My next few posts  will concentrate on how to frame Questions that gathers important information for us.


Where ?
What ?
Who ?
Why ?

When ?

and How ?

There are other flavours to these questions which will also be touched upon. Like for instance For whom , how much , how many etc.

These questions help us in our day to day interactions at the market place , banks , post office.

Five Ws and one H - ? s

1. Yaake / ĕke - Why?

      Why is she talking ? --> AvaLu yaake maathaduthidaale?. 

      Why did he not come ? --> Avanu yaake bandilla ?.

      Why is she not talking ? --> AvaLu yaake maathaduthaalilla ?.

      Why did you come ? --> Neevu yaake bandiri ?.

      Why are you not going ? --> Neevu yaake hogalilla ?.

      Why are you speaking ? --> Neevu yaake maathaduthayudheera ?.

2. Yaaru - Who?

      Who said that ? --> Adannu yaaru helidaru ?.

      Who did this ? --> Idannu yaaru maadidannu ?.

      Who came to your house yesterday ? --> Nenne nimma manege yaaru bandidaru ?.

      Who is your favorite teacher ? --> Ninna ishtavaada shikshaki yaaru ?.

      Who are you ? --> Neenu/Neevu yaaru ?.

3. What - ĕnu ?

        What is your name ? --> Nimma hesaru ĕnu ?.

       What are you doing tomorrow ? --> Neevu naale ĕnu madutheera ?.

       What can I do you for ? --> Naanu nimage ĕnu madubahudu ?.

       What snacks are there ?. --> ĕnu  thindi idhe ?.

       What job are you doing ? --> Neenu ĕnu kelasa maadithiri ?.

4. Where - elli ?

      Where is your house ? --> Nimma mane elli ide?.

      Where is Rama's book ? --> Ramana pustaka elli ide?.

      Where are you going ? --> Neevu ellige hogithidaare?.

      Where will you be tommorow ? --> Neevu naaLe elli iruthira?.

      Where did your son go? --> Ninna maga elli hogidane?.

5. When -  Yaavaga ?

      
        When is she coming ? --> AvaLu yaavaga baruthaaLe?.
       
        When is the exam ? --> Pariksha yaavaga die?.
        
        When was the festival ? --> Habba yaavaga ittu?.
        
        When did the train come ? --> Train yaavaga bandittu?. 

        When did you come ? --> Neenu yaavaga bande?.

 6. How - Hĕgĕ ?

     
       How did he come ? --> Avanu  hĕgĕ  bandana?.
      
       How is the climate ? --> Hawamaana hĕgĕ ide?.
      
       How will you come ? --> Neenu hĕgĕ baruthe?.
      
       How was your tour ? --> Nimma pravaasa hĕgĕ  ittu?.
      
       How are you ? --> Neevu hĕgĕ ideera ?.



 For information on Interrogatives refer to
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/Asking-Questions-in-Kannada.html