Kannada KaLi

Hi all!

Most of my friends in Bangalore are outsiders who have come here for studies/work. And most of them know not any more Kannada than "solpa" and "maadi". Pretty similar was my case also, but I always wanted to speak fluent Kannada.

So with the help of dear friend ASO, have put together a list of some commonly used/needed Kannada words. Enjoy maadi!

Read on>>

Person References:
I / me - Naanu
Us – Naavu (plural or respect for singular person)
You - Neenu
You all – Neevu (plural or respect - rules applies everywhere below)
Them - Avaru
Him - Avanu
Her - Avalu
Our - nammadhu
Your - ninnadhu, nimmadhu (plural)
Their - avaradhu

Questions:
When - yaavaga
What - yaenu
Why - yaakke
Where - yelli
How - haegae
Who - yaaru

Verbs (Past):
Did - maadidhey
listened - kaeLidhey
Told - haeLidhey
Spoke - maathaadidhey
Gave - kottae
Looked - noadidhey

Verbs (Present):
Doing - maadtha idhini (I am doing), maadtha idhivi (we are doing)
Listening - kaeLtha idhini/idhivi
Telling - haeLtha idhini/idhivi
Speaking - maadtha idhini/idhivi
Giving - kodutha idhini/idhivi
Looking - noadtha idhini/idhivi

Verbs (Future):
Will do - maadthini, maadthivi
Will listen - (as above, for all below)
Will tell
Will speak
Will give
Will look

Relationships:
Father - Appa
Mother - Amma
Son - magaa
Daughter - magaLu
Sister - Thangi
Brother - Thamma
Wife - hendathi
Husband - ganda
Friend - geleya
Teacher - guru
Grandfather - Ajja
Grandmother - Ajji
Father-in-law - maava
Mother-in-law - atthe
Brother-in-law - baawa

Food & drinks:
Milk - Haalu
Curd - Moseru
Onion - EeruLLi
Rice - Anna
Snacks/breakfast - Thindi
Lunch/meals - Ootta
Eat - Thinnu, thinni (respect/plural)
Drink - kudi, kudi-ri (respect)

Numbers:
0 - Shoonya
1 - Ondhu
2 - Yeradu
3 - Mooru
4 - Naalakku
5 - Aidhu
6 - Aaru
7 - Yaedu
8 - Yentu
9 - Ombatthu
10 - Hatthu
11 - Hannondhu
12 - Hanneredu
13 - Hadhmooru
14 - Hadhinaalakku
15 - Hadhinaidhu
16 - Hadhinaaru
17 - Hadhinaedu
18 - Hadhinentu
19 - Hatthombathu
20 - Ippathu
.
29 - Ippathombathu
30 - Moovatthu
40 - Nalavatthu
50 - Aivatthu
60 - Aravatthu
70 - Yeppatthu
80 - Yembatthu
90 - Thombathu
100 - Nooru

Misc:
Yes - Howdhoo
No - Illaa

Ok - Hoon
Not ok - Oohoon

Good - OLLedhu
Bad - Kettadhu

(Chennaage is a common word used to mean "good" or "fine". As in, "Are you fine?" translates to "chennaage idhiya?")

This - Idhu
That - Adhu

Here - Illi
There - Alli

Far - dhoora
Near - Hatthiraa

Before - modhalu
After - aamele

Front - mundhey
Back - hindhey
Side - okkadhalli (side-ge)

Give - Kodu (Singular), Kodi (Plural)
Take - thogo, thogoLi

Boy - Huduga
Girl - Hudugi

Come - baa, banni
Go - hogu, hogi (hogo - poda.. hogalley - poda dai)

Please - dhayavittu

Less - kammi

Do - Maadi
Do (Singulr) - Maadu

Sleep - malagu, malagi

From here to there - illi indhaa alli

So what else do you think should feature in this list? Let's make it bigger!!