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i 3 Votes Learn Kannada PART A. Many of my community friends living in Mumbai have not had the opportunity to read and write Kannada. They speak in Malayalam or in Tulu and always had a flavour of speaaking Kannada. They always wanted to learn how to converse with a common man on Mangalore / Bangalore roads. Hence to make it simple and easy, I am going to write a series of words and sentences that can help you in learning kannada. Feel free to share your thoughts or any suggestions to make this unique concept better : LESSON # 1 KANNADA WORD Naanu Neenu Namma ENGLISH WORD Me / I am You Ours SIMPLE SENTENCE Naanu software engineer. (I am a software engineer) Neenu student. (You are a student) Namma desha Bharata. (Our country is Bharata).
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Nimma Yaaru Yaavaga Yelli Avaru Ivaru Ooru Hesaru Gottu Gottilla Ishta Baagilu Kitaki Kurchi Meju Mane Baa Banni Hege LESSON # 2 KANNADA WORD Idu Adu Yaake Yenu Houdu Alla Beku

Yours Who When Where He/She (with respect). Also they / those people He / She. This person / these people Place / hometown Name Know Dont know Like Door Window Chair Table House Come Come(with respect) How

Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home town is ABC) Teacher yaaru? (Who is the teacher?) Class yaavaga? (When is the class?) Ramu yelli? (Where is Ramu?) Avaru teacher.(He / She is a teacher) Ivaru students. (These people are students) Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC) Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is XYZ) Nanage English gottu. (I know English) Nanage C++ gottilla. (I dont know C++) Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.) Idu baagilu. (This is the door). Adu kitaki. (That is the window) Idu kurchi. (This is chair) Adu meju. (This is table) Idu namma mane. (This is my house) Neenu illi baa. (you come here) Neevu illi banni. (you come here) Neenu illige hege bande? (How did you come here?)

ENGLISH WORD This / It That Why What Yes Not Want

SIMPLE SENTENCE Idu pustaka. (this is book)Idunanna pennu.(it is my pen) Adu nanna mane (that is my house) Neenu yaake allige hode? (why did you go there?) Idu yenu? (What is this?) Houdu, adu nanage beku. (Yes, I need it) Nanna hesaru ABC alla. (My name is not ABC) Nanage pencil beku. (I want pencil)
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Beda Hogu / Hogi Hoda / Hodaru HodaLu / Hodaru Banda / Bandaru BandaLu / Bandaru Alli Illi Baa / Banni Thago / Thagolli KeLu / keLi HeLu / HeLi OLage Horage Nilli Eega Aaga LESSON # 3

Do not want Go / wrp (he) Went / wrp (she) Went (he) Came (she) Came There Here Come Take Listen / wrp Tell Inside Outside Stop Now Then

Nanage idli beda. (I do not want Idli) Neenu hogu / Neevu hogi. (You go) Avanu hoda / Avaru hodaru. (He went) AvaLu hodaLu/ Avaru hodaru. (She went) Avanu banda / Avaru bandaru. (He came) Avalu bandalu / Avaru bandaru. (She came) Alli pustaka ide. (Book is there) Illi nodu (See here) Bega baa. (Come fast) Pen thago (Take the pen) Nanna maathu kelu (Listen to me) Nanage kathe helu (Tell me a story) Olage yenu ide? (What is inside?) Horage maLe ide. (It is raining outside) Alli nilli. (Stop there) Eega neenu baa. (Come now) Aaga maLe bantu. (It rained then) English-Kannada

I He She You It This That A Mother Father Come(You come) Came

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Nanu Avanu Avalu Neenu Adu Idu Adu vandhu Thaayi/amma Appa/thandhe. Baa Baandha(male) /Bandhalu(female)
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Will come Open Opened Will open Sit Walk Eat Drink Win Go Run I go He goes He eats an apple He is eating an apple He ate an apple I saw the film last week She came by bus yesterday They went to the mosque He slept the whole night He wrote well in the examination

Baaruthare Bhichu Bhichidhe Bhichabeku Kuthko/ Kulithuko Nadee Thinnu Kudee Gellu Hogu/Horadu Odu Nanu hoguthene Avanu hoguthane Avanu sebu(apple) thinuthane Avanu sebu thinnuthidhane Avanu sebu thindhanu Nanu hodha wara picture/ chalanachitra nodidhanu Avalu ninne businalli bandhalu Avaru masidhi/darga ge hodharu Avanu eedi raatri malaghidhanu Avanu pariksheyalli chennaghi madidhanu/ Avanu pariksheyalli chennaghi baredhanu

He has eaten He will eat He will go He will come What is your name? What Your
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Avanu thindhidhane Avanu thinnuthane Avanu hoguthane Avanu baruthane Ninna hesarenu?/ Ninna hesaru yenu? Yenu? Ninna
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Name What did you do? What should I do? What can I do? What are the questions? What were the questions? What is the last question? What is written in the letter? What you had been told? What will be the answer? Why did you come? Why did you sleep? Why did you tell him to go? Why did he bring the bag? Why did she pay the money? Why did they sit there? Why do you drive the car? Why are they late for the meeting? How did you come? How did you sleep? How did you drive? How did you write? How many apples are there in my hand? How many did you take? How much did he pay you? How much distance to go? How was the journey yesterday?
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Hesaru Neenu yenu maduthiya? Nanu yenu madabeku? Nanu yenu madabhahudhu?/ nanu yenu madaballe Yenu prashnegalu? Yenu prashnegaliddhavu? Koneya prashne yenu? Pattradhalli/Kaagadhadalli yenu baredhidhe? Ninege yenu hellalaghithu? Uttara yenirabhahudhu? Neenu yaake bandhe? Neenu yaake malaghidhe? Neenu avanige yakee hoghalikke hellidhe? Avanu yaake cheela thandhanu? Avalu yakee dhuddu kottalu? Avaru alli yakee kootharu? Neenu gaadi yakee biduthiya?/ Neenu yakee gaadi chalayisuthiya? Avaru meetingige yaake thadavadharu? Neenu hege bandhe? Neenu hege malaghidhe? Neenu hege gaadi chalayisidhe?. Neenu hege baredhe? Nanna kaiyalli yestu sebu idde? Neenu yestu thagedhukonde? Avanu ninage yestu hana kottanu? Yestu doora hoghabheku? Ninneya prayana heghithu?
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Which way did you come? Which is your favourite colour? In which room did you sleep? Which story did you tell? Which is the sweetest fruit? Which is the best newspaper in Hindi? Which Indian state has the largest population? Where did you come from? Where did you sleep? Where is the managers cabin? Where should I go? Whom should I contact? Is it a book? It is a book Is it the answer? It is the answer Will you come with me? I shall come with you. Will you give me your pen? Yes, of course. Do you love me? Yes, I love you. Can you give me your pen?

Neenu yaava daariyalli bandhe? Ninna istavadha banna yavudhu?/ ninege yava banna ista? Neenu yava koneyalli malaghidhe? Neenu yava khathe helidhe? Yallakintha saviyatha hannu yavudhu? Hindiya yava patrike sarvashresta? Bharatha deshada yava rajyadalli jasti janasankye? Neenu yellindha bandhe?/ ninna ooru yavadhu? Neenu yelli malaghidhe? Managerina kone yavudhu? Nanu yellige hogabeku? Nanu yaranna samparkisabeku? Idu pustakava?/ idu pustaka naa? Ide pustaka/ ide pustaka Idu uttarana? Ide uttara Neenu nanna joteghe baaruthiya? Naanu ninna jotege barythene Ninna pennu/ kalam nanage koduthiya? Avashyavaghi koduthene Neenu nannannu preethisuthiya? Hovadhu naanu ninna preethisuthene Nanege ninna penana kodabhahudha?/ Ninna kalam nanaghe koduthiya? Neenu dabbiyanna yethe balliya?/ Ninindha dabbi yathellu sadhyava?
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Can you write the exam? Did you have your lunch? How are you? I am fine LESSON # 4

Ninindha parikshe bariyalu sadyana? Oota madhidheya?/ oota aayitha? Hegiddhiya?/ Neenu heghiddhiya? Nanu chenagiddene.

GREETINGS HELLO THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOODBYE HOW ARE YOU ? FINE THANK YOU WELCOME I LOVE BANGALORE BANGALORE IS BEAUTIFUL HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! NAMASKARA THUMBA DHANYAVADAGALU HOGI BARUTHEENE NEEVU HEGIDHEERA? CHENNAGIDHENE DHANYAVADAGALU SUSVAGATHA NAANU BENGALOORANNU PREETHISUTHENE BENGALOORU SUNDARAVAGIDHE HRUDHAYAPURVAKA SHUBHASHAYAGALU NEEVU SUNDARAVAGIDHIRI

INTRODUCTION MY NAME IS. I AM A(PROFESSION) I AM FROM.(PLACE OF ORIGIN) HAPPY TO MEET YOU

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NANNA HESARU NANNA UDYOGA NAANUOORINAVANU NIMMANNU BETI MADI

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SANTOSHAVAYITHU YES NO SORRY, IM LATE HOWDHU ILLA KSHAMISI THADA AAYITHU

ENQUIRY WHAT IS YOUR NAME ? HOW DO I GO THERE? HOW MUCH IS THIS? WHERE IS YOUR HOUSE? WHERE IS THE NEAREST POLICE STATION ? WHERE CAN I GO SHOPPING ? CAN YOU HELP ME ? WHAT ARE YOU DOING ? WOULD YOU JOIN ME FOR LUNCH TODAY ? HOW DO I GO TO THE AIRPORT ? WHAT ARE THE TOURISTS SPOTS AROUND ? WHERE SHALL WE MEET ? WAS THERE A CALL FOR ME? NIMMA HESARU YENU? ALLIGE NAANU HEGE HOGUVUDHU? IDHU YESHTU? NIMMA MANE ELLI IDHE? HATHIRADHA POLICE STATION YELLI IDHE? NAANU SHOPPING MADALU YELLI HOGA BEKU NANAGE SAHAYA MADUTHEERA? NEEVU YENU MADUTHIDHEERA? EEVATHU NANNA JOTHE OOTA MADUVIRA? NAANU VIMANANILDHANA KE HEGE HOGUVUDHU? SUTHHA MUTHHALINA TOURIST SPOTUGALU YAVUDHU? NAAVU YELLI BETI AAGONA? NANAGE YARAADHARU DURAVANI KARE MADIDHARA?

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WHERE CAN I MAKE A PHONE CALL?

DURAVANI KARE YELLI MADA BAHDHU?

DIRECTIONS I WANT TO GO TO I HAVE LOST MY WAY STRAIGHT AHEAD GO TO THE LEFT GO TO THE RIGHT OPPOSITE NAANU.HOGABEKU NAANU DHARI THAPPIDHINI NERAVAGI MUNDHE EDAGADE HOGI BALAGADE HOGI YEDHURUGADE

GENERAL PLEASE SORRY I WILL COME BACK I WANT IT I DONT WANT IT THIS IS GOOD LET US GO COME TOMORROW GET ME A GLASS OF WATER I WANT TO TRY AGAIN
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DAYAVITTU KSHAMISI NAANU VAPAS BARUTHENE IDHU NANEGE BEKU IDHU NANEGE BEDA IDHU CHENNAGIDHE HOGONA NAALE BANNI NANAGE ONDHU LOTA NEERU KODI NAANU MATTHE PRAYATHNISUVE
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III MEET YOU AT IN THE EVENING PLEASE WAIT UNTILL I AM BACK THE WEATHER IS PLEASANT HERE DRIVE SLOWLY PACK THESE THINGS LESSON # 5

NAANU SANJE BETI MADUVE

NAANU BARUVAVAREGE KAADHIRI ILLINA HAVAMAANA CHENNAGHIDHE

NIDHAANAVAGI VAHANA CHALAYISI EE SAAMAANUGALANNU PACK MAADI

Numbers : English : One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten Kannada : ondu, eraDu, mooru, naalku, aidu, aaru, ELu, enTu, ombattu, hattu Pronouns : English: I, You, He, She, We, They, This, That Kannada : naanu, neenu, avanu, avaLu, naavu, avaru, idu, adu Verbs: English: go, come, sit, laugh, stop, call, tell, do, write, read Kannada: hogu, baa, koothko, nagu, nillu, kare, heLu, maaDu, bare, odu English: give, take, eat, drink, run, get up, dance, watch/look, wait, talk Kannada: kodu, tegeduko, tinnu, kuDi, oDu, ELu, kuNi, noDu, kaayi, maatanaaDu Objects: English: lunch/dinner, water, tea, home, work, place Kannada: ooTa, neeru, chahaa, mane, kelasa, ooru Sentence formation in Tulu : Pronouns: English: I, You, He, She, We, They, This, That
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Tulu : yaan, ee, aaye, aal, nama, akl, undu, avu Kannada : naanu, neenu, avanu, avaLu, naavu, avaru, idu, adu

Apart from the pronouns listed above, one important and common pronoun to use in any Indian languge is the plural form of you, to address the person you are talking to. In Tulu, you use eer. In Kannada, you can use neevu or taavu.

Verbs: Some of the common verbs used in day-to-day life English: go, come, sit, laugh, stop, call, tell, do, write, read Tulu: pola, bala, kullu, telipu, unt, leppu, pan, manpu, barela, odla Kannada: hogu, baa, koothko, nagu, nillu, kare, heLu, maaDu, bare, odu

Some more verbs English: give, take, eat, drink, run, get up, dance, watch/look, wait, talk Tulu: koru, detonu, tin, par, balipu, lakk, nalipu, toola, kaapu, paater Kannada: kodu, tegeduko, tinnu, kuDi, oDu, ELu, kuNi, noDu, kaayi, maatanaaDu

Listed above are the singular forms these verbs. It is important to use the plural form of these verbs as otherwise it might be perceived as disrespect while talking to elders or the people you meet for the first time. So, here are the list of plural forms of the above verbs in their respective order. Also, it should be noted that these verb forms are the ones used, when you directly talk to the person and not in 3rd person narration.

Tulu: pole, bale, kullule, telipule, untle, leppule, panle, manpule, barele, odle Kannada: hogi, banni, koothkoLLi, nagi, nilli, kareyiri, heLi, maaDi, bareyiri, odi

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Tulu: korule, detonule, tinle, parle, balipule, lakkle, nalipule, toole, kaapule, paaterle Kannada: kodi, tegedukoLLi, tinni, kuDiyiri, oDi, ELi, kuNiyiri, noDi, kaayiri, maatanaaDi

By now, you would have realized that in Tulu for the verbs, if you add le at the end you would get the plural form of the same(atleast it is true for the verbs listed here). In Kannada, though the suffix may be different for the words ending in different letters, i at the end is common.

Objects: English: lunch/dinner, water, tea, home, work, place Tulu: vaNas, neer, chaaya, ill, bEle, oor Kannada: ooTa, neeru, chahaa, mane, kelasa, ooru

Simple Sentence Formation : As it is always better to start off with plural form of verbs while learning any Indian language, I have used the same below. For singular forms refer the list above.

English : You take this route. Tulu : eer ee route detonle. Kannada : neevu ee route thegedukoLLi. (though this is undu in Tulu, in this context for this route, ee route is more appropriate. Same in the case of Kannada. Also, usually in Indian languages verbs come last unlike in English, where it comes in the middle of the sentence)

English : You run in the marathon. Tulu : eer marathan d balipule. Kannada : neevu marathonnalli ODi.

English : You sit in this chair. Tulu : eer ee chair d kullule.

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Kannada : neevu ee chairnalli koothkoLLi.

I hope you will be able to form more sentence following the examples above. If you require more verbs/sentences/objects please leave a comment in this post. In the next post, more complex sentences to follow.

English : Hello, How are you? Kannada : namaskaara, hEgideera? Tulu : namaskaara, encha ullar?

English : Had your lunch? Kannada : oota aayta? Tulu : vaNas aanDa?

English : Where are you working? Kannada : neevu elli kelasa maadtideera? (plural / with respect) neenu elli kelasa maadtideeya? (singular) Tulu : eer olu bEle maltondullar? (plural / with respect) ee olu bEle maltondulla? (singular)

English : What are you doing? Kannada : neevu enu maadtaa ideera? (plural / with respect) neenu enu maadtaa ideeya? (singular) Tulu : eer daada maltondullar? (plural / with respect) ee daada maltondulla? (singular)

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English : All are welcome. Kannada : nimagellarigu swaagata. Tulu : maatergla swaagata.

English : Come Kannada : banni Tulu : bale

English : We will go to Mangalore. Kannada : naavu mangaloorige hogoNa. Tulu : nama Kudlag poyi. [Mangalore is called Kudla in Tulu]

English : How were the rains this year? Kannada : ee sala male hegittu? Tulu : ee sarthi barsa encha ittnd?

English : When did you come? Kannada : neevu yaavaga bandri? Tulu : eer Epa battini?

English : I am fine. Kannada : naanu chennagideeni. Tulu : yaan usaar ulle.

English : Will this bus go to Udupi?

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Kannada : ee bussu Udupi ge hogottadeye? Tulu : ee bus Udupi g popunda?

English : Where is this address located? Kannada : ee address elli barutte? Tulu : ee address olu barpundu?

English : Ok, see you next time. Kannada : sari, matte sigona. Tulu : aavu, buka tikga.

English : I will come. Kannada : naanu barteeni. Tulu : yaan barpe.

More often we tend use or prefix please in our day to day conversations. Translations for the word please in Kannada and Tulu are given below. English : Please Kannada: dayavittu Tulu : daya maltad

More Tulu phrases next time.

Update : As per suggestion from Sandeep, I have now included equivalent Kannada phrases too. Well, it will also serve the purpose of teaching Kannada. So, it will be appropriate now, to call this series of posts, English Kannada Tulu speaking guide!

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Update : 11 Feb 2012 Adding some more Tulu phrases here. English : It was a lot of help! Kannada : tumba upakaara aaytu! Tulu : mast upakaar aanD!

English : What happened? Kannada : yenu aaytu? Tulu : daane aanD?

English : How it happened? Kannada : Hege aaytu? Tulu : encha aanD?

English : I am happy to see you. Kannada : (sigular) ninnannu noDi tumbaa khushi aaytu. (plural) nimmannu noDi tumbaa khushi aaytu. Tulu : (singular) ninan tood bhaari kusi aanD (plural) yiren tood bhaari kusi aanD

English : Then, what is special? Kannada : matte, enu vishesha? Tulu : buka, daada vishesha?

English : You should tell Kannada : (singular) neenu heLbeku

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(plural) neevu heLbeku. Tulu : (sigular) ee panodu (plural) eer panodu

English : Nothing else. Kannada : yenu illa. Tulu : daala ijji

Numbers : English : One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten Kannada : ondu, eraDu, mooru, naalku, aidu, aaru, ELu, enTu, ombattu, hattu Tulu : onji, raDD, mooji, naal, ain, aaji, EL, enma, ormba, patt

In a restaurant : English : What and all are there? Kannada : enella ide? Tulu : daada maatha undu?

English : Will that take some time? Kannada : adakke tumbaa hottu aagutta? Tulu : avek jinja portu aapunDaa?

English : Give me one masala dosa. Kannada : nanage ondu masale dose koDi. Tulu : enk onji masale dose korle.
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English : Bring it fast. Kannada : idannu bega tanni. Tulu : nEn bEka kanale.

English : I dont want that. Kannada : nanage adu bEDa. Tulu : enk avu boDchi.

English : I dont want that much. Kannada : nanage asTondu bEDa. Tulu : enka aat boDchi.

English : Give that one. Kannada : adannu koDi. Tulu : aven korle.

English : Give some water. Kannada : neeru koDi. Tulu : neer korle.

English : You have given a good service! Kannada : oLLe service koTTri! Tulu : eDDe service koriyar!

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Conversing with a Vendor : English : How much does this cost? Kannada : Idakkestu? Tulu : nEk Et?

English : The price is too high. Kannada : rate tumbaa jaasti aaytu. Tulu : rate mast jaasti aand.

English : Please lower the cost. Kannada : rate swalpa kammi maadi. Tulu : rate onchooru kammi malpule.

English : Show me the new designs. Kannada : nanage hosa designs tOrisi. Tulu : enk posa designs tOjaale.

English : I will pay by cash. Kannada : naanu cash pay maadteeni. Tulu : yaan cash pay malpuve.

English : Please pack all the goods, I will come soon. Kannada : ella saamaanu pack maaDidi, naaneega bartEne. Tulu : maata saamaan pack malt deele, yaan itte barpe.

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English : When will the ordered goods arrive? Kannada : order maaDida goods yaavaga barutte? Tulu : order maltina goods Epa barpundu?

English : Yes, its been sometime now, since I had come here. Kannada : howdu, naanillige bandu swalpa hottaytu. Tulu : and, yaan iDe battd chooru portaanD.

English : Whats the time now? Kannada : eega estu hottaayitu? Tulu : itte Et portaand?

English : We will come again at 1 o clock. Kannada : naavu 1 gantege matte bartEve. Tulu : enkla 1 ganteg pira barpa.

English : Good work! Kannada : oLLe kelasa! Tulu : eDDe bEle!

English : Thanks. Kannada : dhanyavaada. Tulu : solmelu.

English : Hello, how are you?

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Kannada : namaskaara, hegideeya? Tulu : namaskaara, enchulla?

English : I am fine. Kannada : naanu chennagideeni. Tulu : yaan usaarulle.

English : Are all well at home? Kannada : manEli ella chennagidaara? Tulu : illad maatha usaarullera?

English : Everyone is fine. Kannada : ellru chennagidaare. Tulu : maaterla usaaruller.

English : How is your work going on? Kannada : ninna kelsa hege nadeetha ide? Tulu : ninna bele encha nadattondunDu?

English : What did you have for tiffin today? Kannada : ivattu tiffin ge enittu? Tulu : ini tiffin g dada ittnD?

English : Anything else? Kannada : mattenu vishya?

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Tulu : buka daada vishaya?

English : How was the coffee? Kannada : coffee hegittu? Tulu : coffee encha ittnD?

English : Coffee was good. Kannada : coffee chenngittu. Tulu : coffee eDDe ittnd.

English : Where did you go on weekend? Kannada : weekend ell hogidde? Tulu : weekend oDe poditta?

English : This time I had gone to Bangalore. Kannada : ee sali bengaloorige hogidde. Tulu : ee sarti bangalore poditte.

English : How was your weekend? Kannada : Weekend hegittu? Tulu : weekend encha ittnD?

English : It was superb. Kannada : tumba chennagittu. Tulu : mast eDDe ittnD.
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English : When did you come? Kannada : yavaag bande? Tulu : yepa battini?

English : I came yesterday. Kannada : naanu ninne bande. Tulu : yaan kODe battini.

English : Can you wait for me? Kannada : nange kaayteeya? Tulu : yenk kaapuvana?

English : Ok, I will wait. Kannada : Ok, naanu kaayteeni. Tulu : Ok, yaan kaapuve.

English : Can we meet today? Kannada : ivattu naavu sigoNava? Tulu : ini nama tikgana?

English : We will meet today at 4o clock. Kannada : naavu ivattu 4 gantege meet aagoNa. Tulu : nama ini 4 ganteg meet aaka.

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English : Can you come there? Kannada : ninage alli barlikkagatta? Tulu : nikk aDe barre aapunDa?

English : Yes, I can come there. Kannada : sari, nange allige barakkagutte. Tulu : sari, enk aDe baroli.

English : Is it so? Kannada : idu heego? Tulu : undu inchana?

English : Yes, man. Kannada : howdu maaraya. Tulu : and marre.

English : Didt you know? Kannada : ninge gottirlillva? Tulu : nikk gottijjaanDa?

English : Glad to meet you. Kannada : ninnannu noDi tumba khushiyaaytu. Tulu : ninan tood mast kusiyaanD.

English : This watch is beautiful.

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Kannada : ee watchu tumba chennagide. Tulu : ee watch bhaari sookunDu.

English : What to do now? Kannada : eega yenu maaDodu? Tulu : itte daada malpuni?

English : Can we talk now? Kannada : naaveega maataaDoNava? Tulu : nama itte paatergana?

English : Ok, see you next time. Kannada : Ok, matte sigONa. Tulu : Ok, bukka tikga.

English : Come, lets have tea. Kannada : banni, chahaa kuDiyONa. Tulu : balE, chaa parka.

The above phrase balE, chaa parka is commonly used in friendly conversations, when you invite someone for tea. In fact, there is Tulu drama named balE, chaa parka, which made the phrase famous in Tulu speaking community.

English : Come, sit. Kannada : banni, kootkoLLi. Tulu : balE, kulle.

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English : Can you bring a cup of water? Kannada : nanage ondu loTa neeru tarteeya? Tulu : yenk onji loTa neer kanapana?

English : I will also come with you. Kannada : naanu kooDa ninna jote bartheeni. Tulu : yaan laa ninnottugu barpe.

English : Whom should I ask? Kannada : naanu yaaranna kELbEku? Tulu : yaan yEren kEnoDu?

English : Which is your favourite color? Kannada : ninge ishTavaada baNNa yaavudu? Tulu : nikk ishTavaayina baNNa vovu?

English : Whats the time now? Kannada : samaya esTaaytu? Tulu : gante etaanD?

English : You should definitely come to our house during the festival. Kannada : neevu habbakke namma manege khanDita barbEku. Tulu : eer parbogu enklena illaDe nighaanT baroDu.

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English : I have to wake up early in the morning tomorrow. Kannada : nange naaLe beLigge bega yELbEku. Tulu : yenk elle polyakaanDe lakkoDu.

English : I have some other work today. Kannada : nanage ivattu bEre kelasa ide. Tulu : enk ini bEte bEle unDu.

English : Ramesha, your phone is ringing. Kannada : Ramesha, ninna phone ring aagta ide. Tulu : Ramesha, ninna phone ring aavondunDu.

English : Where are you man? I am waiting for you near Town hall. Kannada : elliddi maaraya? naanu Town hall hatra kaayta ideeni. Tulu : olulla maaraya? yaan Town hall da kaital kaatondulle.

English : Ice-cream at Ideals is too good. Kannada : Ideals nalli ice-cream tumba chennagirutte. Tulu : Ideals D ice-cream bhaari laayk uppunDuya.

English : Todays treat is mine. Kannada : ivattina treat nandu. Tulu : inita treat enna lekkada.

English : Shall we go to 3 Idiots today?

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Kannada : ivattu 3 Idiots noDoke hOgONva? Tulu : ini 3 idiots tooyere pOya?

English : I liked it very much. Kannada : nangantu bahaLa ishTa aaytu. Tulu : enk maatra bhaari isTa aanD.

English : Read Five point Someone. It is really nice. Kannada : Five point Someone Odu. tumbaa chennagide. Tulu : Five point someone Od. bhaari laaykunDu.

English : No problem, I will meet you in the evening. Kannada : thondre illa, naanu ninna sanje meet maaDteeni. Tulu : malle ijji, yaan ninan bayyag meet aape.

English : Mangalore is a beautiful city. Kannada : MangaLuru sundara nagara. Tulu : kuDla porluda pEnTe.

English : Thank you all. Kannada : nimagella dhanyavaadagaLu. Tulu : nikleg maaterglaa solmelu.

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