Notes for non-kannadigas

Lesson 1- Introduction between a Teacher and

Student
(Kannada) (English)
• Vidhyarthi: namaskara saar Good morning sir.
• adhyaapaka: namaskara nivu yaaru Good morning, who are you?
• Vidhyarthi: naanu injiniyaring vidyarthi. I am an engineering student.
• adhyaapaka: ninna hesaru eenu? What is your name?
• Vidhyaarti: nanna hesaru aanand. My Name is Anand.
niivu yaaru saar? Who are you sir?
nimma hesaru eenu? What is your name sir?
• adhyaapaka: nanna hesaru Vishwanaath. My name is Vishwanath.
ninna raajya yaavudu? Which is your State?
• Vidhyaarthi: nanna raajya Mahaaraashtra. My state is Maharashtra.
• adhyaapaka: nimma maathrubhaashe yaavudu? What is your mother tongue?
• Vidhyaarthi: nanna maathrubhaashe maraaThi. My mother tongue is Marathi.
• aanand: namaskaara saar. Good morning sir.
• Vishwanaath: namaskaara, aanand. Good morning Anand.
• aanand: Ivaru yaaru saar? Who is she sir?
• Vishwanaath: ivaru nanna sneehite, She is my friend,
gaNitada adhyaapaki. Maths lecturer.
 Vowels (¸ÀégÀUÀ¼ÀÄ) (For practice)
•C D E F G H IÄ
(a) (aa) (i) (ii) (u) (uu) (ru)

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(e) (ee) (ai) (o) (oo) (ou) (am) (aha)
• “a” stands for “a-“ sound in “part”
• “i” stands for “i-“ sound in “kit”
• “u” stands for “u-“ sound in “put”
• “e” stands for “e-” sound in “pet”
• “ai” stands for “i-” sound in “kite”
• “o” stands for “o-” sound in “cold”
• “ou” stands for “ou-“ sound in “ounce”
• “am” stands for “om-“ sound in “from”
 Lesson 2- commonly used words
• niivu yaaru: who are you? (Plural) • elli: where
• niinu yaaru: who are you? (Singular) • eshtu: how much
• naanu: I, me • ishtu: This much
• niinu: you (Singular) • heege: How
• nanna: mine. • eenu: what
• Ninna: yours (Singular) • uuru: Native place
• avanu: he; that boy. • hiige: like this
• avaLu: she; that girl. • yaaru: who
• ivanu: he; this boy. • hesaru: name
• ivaLu: she; this girl. • saar: Sir
• aaga: then • injiniaring: Engineering
• iiga: now • raajya: State
• idu: This • meeDam: Madam
• adu: That • uuru: native place, village; city.
• illi: Her • Bhoutha shaastra: Physics
• alli: There • Vaidya: Doctor
• yaavaaga: when
 Lesson 2- commonly used words
• deesha: Country • aNNa: elder brother
• karnaataka: Karnataka • akka: elder sister
• bengaluuru: Bangalore • tangi: younger sister
• gumastha: clerk • tamma: youger brother
• yaaru: who • ganDa: husband
• vidyaarthi: student. • henDathi: wife
• adhyaapaka: teacher • doDDamma: mother’s elder sister;
• maathrubhaashe: mother tongue father’s elder brother’s wife.
• sneehita: Friend (masculine gender) • doDDappa: father’s elder brother;
• sneehite: Friend (feminine gender) mother’s elder sister’s husband.
• jille: District. • maga: son
• Rasaayana shaastra: Chemistry • magaLu: daughter
• Bhaaratha: India • chikkamma: mother’s younger sister;
father’s younger brother’s wife
• Vyaapaari: businessman • chikkappa: father’s younger brother’s
• kuTumba: family wife; mother’s younger brother’s
• appa: father husband
• tande: father • mommagu: grandchild
• amma: mother • attige: Brother’s wife, Bhaabi
• taayi: mother
Consonants (ªÀåAd£ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ) (For practice)
PÀ R UÀ WÀ Y (ka kha ga gha nya)
ZÀ bÀ d gÀhÄ k (cha cHa ja jha nya)
l oÀ qÀ qsÀ t (Ta Tha Da DHa Na)
vÀ xÀ zÀ zsÀ £À (tha tHa da dha na)
¥À ¥sÀ § ¨sÀ ªÀÄ (pa pha ba bha ma)
AiÀÄ gÀ ® ªÀ ±À µÀ ¸À ºÀ ¼À (ya ra la va
sha sHa sa ha La)
 Lesson 3- About RamaayaNa
Introduction
• Raamaayana ondu mahaakaavya. Ramayana is a great Epic.
• ii jagattinalli prasiddhavada kaavya. It is a world-Famous Epic.
• RaamaayaNada naayaka shriiraama. The Hero of Ramayana is Shri Rama.
• Raama yaara maga? Whose son is Rama?
• avanu dasharathana maga. He is the son of Dasharatha.
• raamana taayiya hesaru eenu? What is the name of Rama’s mother?
• raamana taayiya hesaru Kausalye. Rama’s mother’s name is Kausalye.
• raamana tammana hesaru eenu? What is the name of Rama’s brother?
• Raamana tammana hesaru Lakshmana. Rama’s brother’s name is Lakshmana.
• Raamana henDatiya hesaru eenu? What is the name of Rama’s wife?
• Raamana henDatiya hesaru Siite. Rama’s wife’s name is Sita.
• avaLu yaara magaLu? Whose daughter is she?
• avaLu janakaraajana magaLu. She is the daughter of king Janaka.
• raamana makkaLa hesaru eenu? What are the names of Rama’s children?
• raamana makkaLa hesaru lava, kusha. Rama’s children‘s name is Lava, Kusha.
• lava hiri maganoo, kusha hiri maganoo? Is Lava the eldest son, or Kusha the eldest son?
• Kusha hiri maga mattu Lava kiri maga. Kusha is the eldest son and Lava is the youngest son.
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from vowels)
 Words from Lesson 1-3
• raamaayaNa: Ramayana
Singular : Plural
• naayaka: Hero
• karnaaTaka: Karnataka aNNa: aNNandiru
• mukhya mantri: Chief minister tangi: tangiyandiru
• pradhaana mantri: Prime Minister ganda: ganDandiru (Example: drupadige
aidu jana ganDandiru.)
• makkaLu: Children (Plural)
Akka: akkandiru
• magu: child (singular) tamma: tammandiru (Example: nanage
• raajadhani: Capital ibbaru tammandiru.)
• Kiri maga: younger son
• Hirimaga: elder son
• Bhaaratha: India
• Kaaleeju: college
• kaaleejugaLu: colleges
 Lesson 4
Enquiring about college
• gayathri: yadugiri injiniaring kaaleeju entha kaaleeju? What type of college is yadugiri Engineering
college?
• leela: adu oLLeya kaaleeju. That is a good college.
• gayathri: yadugiri ingineering kaaleeju ellide? Where is Yadugiri Engineering College?
• leela: adu yalahankadalli ide. That is in Yalahanka.
• gayathri: adu sarkaari kaaleejoo? Is that a government College?
• athavaa khaasagi kaaleejoo? Or a private college?
• leela: adu khaasagi kaaleeju, sarkaari kaaleeju alla. That is a private college, not a government college.
• gayathri: adu doDDa kaaleejoo, chikka kaleejoo? Is that a big college or small college?
• leela: adu doDDa kaleeju alla, chikka kaaleeju. That is neither a big college nor a small college.
• gayathri: adu hosa kaaleeja? Is that a new college?
• leela: alla, adu hosa kaaleeju alla, swalpa haLeyadu. No, that is not a new college it is a little old.
• raaghava: madhugiri kaaleeju heege? How about Madhugiri college?
• leela: aa kaaleeju chennagilla adu keTTa kaaleeju. That is not a good College, that is a bad college.
• raaghava: yaava kaaleeju hattira, yaavudu duura ? Which college is nearby and which is far away?

• gaayathri: madhugiri kaaleeju hattira. Madhugiri college is near by.

• yaadugiri kaaleeju duura. Yadugiri college is far off.
• raaghava: yaadugiri kaaleeju duura adare Yadugiri engineering college is far off but
• tumbaa chennagide. it is very good.
Structure Pattern:
• mysuuru sundara nagara. Mysore is a beautiful city.
• nayana oLLeYa huDugi. Nayana is a good girl.
• manoj oLLeya adhikari. Manoj is a good officer.
• adu keTTa pustaka. That is a bad book.
• avaLu keTTa huDugi. She is a bad girl.
• adu entha pennu? What kind of a pen is that?
• avaLu entha naTi? What type of an actress is she?
• avaLu tumbaa chennaagi naTisuttaaLe. She acts very well.
• adu dODDa mane. That is a big House.
• mysuurinalli doDDa aramane ide. There is big palace in Mysore.
• alli prasiddha yaatrasthaLagaLive. There are Famous pilgrimages.
• bengaLuuru doDDa PaTTaNa. Bangalore is a big city.
• adu chikka angaDi. That is a small shop.
• avaru bahaLa oLLeyavaru. They are very good.
• idu haLeya mane. This is old house.
• avanu hosa vidhyaarthi. He is a new student.
• raama sumitreya maganuu athava . Rama is the not the son of Sumithra.
• kaikeeyiya maganuu alla. Not the son of Kaikeeyi.
• avanu kausalyeya maga. He is the son of Kausalya.
Translate into Kannada
• Whose house is this?
Idu yaara mane?

• It is neither a big college nor a small college.

Idu doDDa kaaleeju alla chikka kaaleejuu alla.

• This is a very big college.

Idu tumbaa doDDa kaaleeju.

• That is a new shirt.

adu ondu hosa shartu.
Translate into English
• karnaaaTakada Raajadhaani yaavudu?
Which is the capital of KarnaTaka?

• nimma kaaleejina hesaru eenu?

What is the name of your college?

• nimma kaaleeju elide?

Where is your college?

• nimma hesaru mattu nimma tandeya hesarannu kannaDadalli bareyiri?

Write your name and your father’s name in Kannada?

• nanna hesaru geetha mattu namma tandeya hesaru aananda rao.

My name is Geetha and my father’s name is Anand Rao.

• aa maneyalli doDDa hall ide aadare ruumugaLu tumbaa chikkadaagive.

That house has big drawing room, but the rooms are very small.
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 Lesson-5
Searching a Room for Rent

• ramesh: niimmadu baaDige maneena? Is your house a rented one?

• kaavya: alla nammadu baaDige mane alla, No, ours is not a rented house, it is own house.
svanta mane.
• ramesh: mane hosadaa? It is a new house?
• kaavya: alla haLeyadu No, it is an old house.
• ramesh: Chikkada? Is it small?
• K: swalpa Chikkadu. Yes, a little compact.
• R: mane elli ide? Where is the house?
• K: mane jp nagaradalli ide. The house is in JP nagar.
• R: nimmane hattira yaavudadaru Is there any rented room
ruumu baDigege ideyaa? near your house?
• K: illa nammane hatra yaavuduu illa No, there is none.
• R: beere elliyaadaru sikkutta? Is there one, elsewhere?
• K: Vijayanagaradalli sigutte. It is available in Vijayanagar.
• R: alli elli ide? Where is it there?
• K: gaaLI aanjaneeya guDi hattira ide. It is near Gali anjaneya temple.
• R: aa mane yaaradu gotta? Do you know whose house is that?
• K: nanna tangiidu mahaDi meele ereDu It is My sister’s house. There are two
ruumu ide rooms upstairs.
• R: mane nooDalu gurutu eenaadruu Ideyaa? Is there any landmark for the house?
• K: mane munde aanjaneeya guDi ide There is anjaneya temple in front of the.
eDa pakka mattu bala pakkadalli house . There are coconut trees to the
tengina maragaLU ive. Left and right side of the house.
• R: mane doDDadaa? Is the house big one?
• K: tumbaa doDDadalla, ibbarige saaku. It is not very big, enough for two persons.
• R: nimma tangi enthavaru? What kind of a Lady is your younger
sister?
• K: avaLu oLLeyavaLU Sahaaya maaDuttaLe. She is a good person, she helps others.
 Rachanaa namuune Structure pattern

• ii mane saavitriyadu. This is saavitri’s house.

• aa pennu avanadu. That is his pen.
• ivana chappali hosadu. His footwear is new.
• bassinalli jaaga ide. There is space in the bus.
• hosa kaaru sogasaagide. New car is gorgeous.
• avara hattira benki poTTaNa ide. He has match box.
• meejina meele pustaka ide. Book is on the Table.
• manchada keLage PeTTige ide. The box is under the cot.
• nanna geLathi oLLeyavaLu. My Friend is a Good woman.
Translate into Kannada Translate into English
• This is my sister’s pen. • adu chikka mane.
idu nanna tangiya pennu. That is a small house.

• That is a small shop. • idu hosa sthaLa

Idodndu chikka angaDi. This is a new place.

• There is a shop behind my house.

• avanu entha huDuga?
namma maneya hinde angaDi ide.
What kind of a Boy is he?

• Your book is in your house. • doDDa thooTa duura ide.

ninna pustaka namma maneyalli ide. The big park is far away.

• Where is your dog?

• hasu haalu koDutte.
ninna naayi ellide?
The cow gives milk.
 More words for practice
• EDa pakka = left side • mahaDi = upstairs
• eDagaDe = left • sumaaru = approximately
• Bala pakka = right side • baadige = rent
• balagaDe = right • svanta = own
• Madhya = centre • kaaDu = forest
• Hinde = back, • tengina mara = coconut tree
• munde = front • meele = up keLAGE = Down
• Suttaluu = around • benki poTTaNa = matchbox
• Guruthu = identity • gaNi = mines
 PÁUÀÄtÂvÀ (KaaguNitha)
• PÀ PÁ Q QÃ PÀÄ PÀÆ PÀÈ PÉ PÉÃ PÉÊ
PÉÆ PÉÆÃ PË PÀA PÀB
(ka kaa ki kii ku kuu kru ke kee kai
ko koo kou kam kaha)

• R SÁ T TÃ RÄ RÆ RÈ SÉ
SÉÃ SÉÊ SÉÆ SÉÆÃ SË RA RB
(kha khaa khi khii khu khuu khru khe
khee khai kho khoo khou kham khaha)
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