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.