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Many of my friends have been asking me to teach them Kannada Language. They
wanted to learn how to converse with a common man on Bangalore roads. Hence to
make it simple and easy, I am going to write a series of articles so that all my blog
readers can get benefited too if interested in learning kannada. Here comes the first
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KAN N AD A
EN GLI SH W ORD SI M PLE SEN TEN CE
W ORD
Naanu software engineer. (I am a
Naanu Me / I am
software engineer)
Neenu You Neenu student. (You are a student)
Namma desha Bharata. (Our country
Namma Ours
is Bharata).
Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home town
Nimma Yours
is ABC)
Teacher yaaru? (Who is the
Yaaru Who
teacher?)
Yaavaga When Class yaavaga? (When is the class?)
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He/She (with respect). Also they Avaru teacher.(He / She is a Analysis of SBI Life Smart ULIP
Avaru
/ those people teacher) LIC Wealth Plus ULIP Review
He / She. This person / these Ivaru students. (These people are Hyundai i20 Review :: Test Drive
Ivaru
people students)
Check your PF account online
Ooru Place / hometown Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC)
Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is Chevrolet Spark Another small car!
Hesaru Name
XYZ) Maruti Ritz : Here it comes!
Nanage English gottu. (I know
Gottu Know Sun Direct DTH add on recharge
English)
Fiat Linea Review
Nanage C++ gottilla. (I don t know
Gottilla Don t know
C++) Tata Indica Vista Review
Ishta Like Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.)
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Meju Table Adu meju. (This is table) Project Green Ganesha

Idu namma mane. (This is my Sri Krishna Janmashtami
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house)
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Baa Come Neenu illi baa. (you come here)
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Banni Come(with respect) Neevu illi banni. (you come here)
Neenu illige hege bande? (How did India s Free Lunch Program
Hege How
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P R E V IO U S C O M M E N T S
Najmul September 1, 2010 at 6:17 pm 1
There is a category of people who listen to you when told once. There is another
category of people who don t obey you unless you physically beat and force them
to. In Hindi, such people are called lAton ke bhooth . There is an idiom in Hindi
which says lAton ke bhooth lAton se mAnte hain, bAton se nahin which means
that such people listen only to kicks and not words. What is the Kannada
equivalent?
REPLY
Bharadwaj August 19, 2010 at 4:49 pm 2

Nice article. Thanks.
REPLY
Najmul August 15, 2010 at 6:09 pm 3
Kindly translate the following sentences into simple, spoken Kannada:

1)Get rid of this scrap. Keep only things you need. Otherwise this will be a
burden.
2)The baby never comes into my arms.
3)Even if you had not paid them, they would have done your work.
4)Only your studies will be of use in the future.
5)You are not interested in your studies, are you.
REPLY
Thanks a lot, Kiran.

Please give the correct versions of the following sentences:
1)For He is a hard-working man is avnu/avru tumba kashTa biL onu/biL oru
ide correct?
2)For We have to work hard is nAvu kashTa beeL beku correct?
3)For Where are you hiding is nee elli aNa gista id ya correct?
4)For He was teasing me is avnu nanage ChEDis ta idd anu correct?
5)For You will forget me is neenu nanage mari biD tiya correct?
6)For This work is meant for young people, not elderly people is ee kelasa
taruN avrige ide, muduk orige alla correct?
7)For Let us meet later is nAvu A mele beTT AgoNa correct?
8)For They saw me drawing water from the well is avru nanage bAvi ninda neer
eLe odu noD idAre correct?
9)For three years ago is moor varsha munce/hinde correct?
REPLY
Kiran August 12, 2010 at 6:41 pm 5
Josh = passion = hurupu

windows of the buildings = BUILDING ina kiTaki[gaLu].
gender classification is simple in kannada,
1) intelligent beings => masc. gender (eg: a man) & fem. gender (eg: a woman)
2) less/non-intelligent things => neutral gender (things, animals, children)
############
BULIDING is just a thing & it is always takes neutral gender.
COMPUTER is a neutral gender
SUN/MOON/EARTH is a neutral gender (unless you consider them as some
[incarnations of] GOD as in hindu / greek /etc., traditions)
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REPLY
Many thanks, Kiran.

1)In Hindi, a building is considered to be a feminine gender. For example,
Building ki khidkiyan or windows of the building . Is it the same in Kannada
and how do you say this in it?
2)In Hindi, Josh means passion, enthusiasm etc. What is its Kannada
equivalent?
REPLY
4) 5) & 9) are WRONG others are quite OK

tease = aNagisu
something else = bEre EnAdarU
difficult= kaShTa
save = uLisu
collect = sangrahisu
naughty & mischievious = tuNTa
earlier = munche
task = kelasa
remain = uLid iru
do you remember? = yaad hei nA? = nenap ideyA?
REPLY
Kindly check if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1) For He came here on a Hero Honda is avnu illi Hero Honda mele bandA
correct?
2)For Call me only if there is an urgent need is urgent idd re nanage kari ri,
illendre beDa correct?
3)For I will push you into the well is nAn ninage bAviyalli taLL uttini correct?
4)For He is a hard-working man is avnu tumba duDi yuva/kashTa piiDodu
manushya correct?
5)For We have to work hard is nAvu kashTa paDis beku correct?
6)For I would have paid your bill but it was a huge amount is nAn nimma bill
kaTT tidde Ad re amount tumba jAsti ittu correct?
7)For Close the gate is gate much iri correct?
8)For When my marriage takes place I will definitely invite you is nann
maduve id Ag nAnu ninage khanD ita kari tini correct?
9)For Where are you hiding is nee elli aDa gista id ya correct?
10)For Hide the money is duDDu much iDu/aDa gisu correct?
REPLY

What is the difference between huDuge ge and huDuga nige ?
Please translate the following sentences into simple spoken Kannada:
1)He was teasing me.
2)People might think otherwise/something else.
3)Learning Kannada is difficult for him.
4)You must collect and save money.
5)They are naughty and mischeivous children.
6)Do you remember?
7)Earlier they were good, now they became bad.
8)We have a lot of tasks remaining.
REPLY
Kiran August 8, 2010 at 11:42 am 10
Heads I win, tails you lose

rAja biddare nA gedde, rANi biddare nI sOte.
REPLY
Kiran August 8, 2010 at 11:40 am 11
Even though you are so old, you behave like this

neenu doDD avnu idd a entha kelasa mAD tiya or neevu doDD avru idd iri ii tarA
kelasa mAD tira WRONG
check with your friends, to see what mistake you have made/
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Others are correct.

REPLY
What is the Kannada equivalent idiom for Heads I win, tails you lose ?
REPLY
Thanks Kiran.
I will follow your suggestion. I will make more efforts on my own.
Now I think, for Even though you are so old, you behave like this it should be
neenu doDD avnu idd a entha kelasa mAD tiya or neevu doDD avru idd iri ii tarA
kelasa mAD tira
Please see whether the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it
is wrong:
1)For A dog had come is ondu nAyi bantu/bant ittu correct?
2)For He earns money doing some crooked business is avnu tiruga-muruga
kelasa mAD kond sampAdne mAD tAne correct?
3)For The tenants who were here before me were good is nan ginta munce illi
idd a bADige avru oLL eya idd ru correct?
4)For Which man? The man with the white hair? is yAv manushya? A biLi
kUdalu iro manushya? correct?
5)For Lift it with both hands is erDu kaiyinda et ko/et koLi correct?
6)For You have to return that money with interest is A duDDu baDDi jothe ge
vApas mAD beku correct?
7)For After that, I stopped giving you money is A mele nAn u nimage duDDu
koD okke nillis de correct?
REPLY
1)The boxes were packed one on top of the other.

A Dabbi goL anna ond ara mEl ond pErisi iTTidd ru
2)The vehicles were standing one behind the other in a long line.
uddakkU gADi goL ond ara hind ond nint idd avu
1) For Even though you are so old, you behave like this is neenu ishTu
doDD du Ad ee tarA kelasa mAD tiya and neevu ishTu doDD du Ad ee tarA kelasa
mAD tira (for elders) correct?
Even though = AdarU
doDD adu = a big thing [only used for objects & children]
doDD avnu = a big personality/elder person [used for males]
doDD avLu = a big personality/elder person [used for female]
doDD avru = a big personality [male or female]; elder personality [more than two
people, a single person addressed with respect or while referring to a person
without gender bias;
You need to revise, the older responses [time & again], you are not
understanding these suffixes.
adu => it [thing] ::: doDDa = big; doDDa+adu => doDD adu = a big thing;
avnu => he [male] ::: doDDa = baDa[hindi]; doDDa+avnu => doDD avnu = an
elderly male
avLu => she [female] ::: doDDa = big/old; doDDa+avLu => doDD avLu = an
elderly female
avru => they [person/s] ::: doDDa = big/old; doDDa+avru => doDD avru = an
elderly person / more than one big personalities;
In Kannada, these above mentioned four words can be used as suffix to almost
any word and it accordingly changes the meaning.
take for example a word, SHOP [angaDi(kan]; dukaan(hin)];
I am assuming your tounge is hindi [by the way, which part of India you are
from? what languages do you speak?]
angaDi+adu => angaDi yadu = a thing from the shop [dukaan ki cheez].
angaDi+avnu => angaDi avnu = a person of the shop [dukaan'waala].
angaDi+avLu => angaDi avLu = a person of the shop [dukaan'waali]
angaDi+avru => angaDi avru = dukaan waalen; dukaan ke lOg; OR
dukaan waala[/i] (with respect).
but unlike in hindi, these above mentioned suffixes could be used with verbs also,
take for example, CAME = banda (kan); aayaa (hindi)
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banda + adu => band addu [=> the thing which was received]
band +avnu => band avnu [the person(male) who has come]
band+avLu => band avLu [the person(female) who has come]
band+avru => band avLu [the person (male or female) who has come / the
people who have come]
you need to be attentive to these words while you are learning kannada.
If you have doubts, contact your friends/colleagues they can definitely guide you.
& to learn you have to speak a lot [if you don't find friends to speak to in
kannada, temporarily go mad, speak to yourself, speak in front of a mirror, but
speak it. don't worry about people laughing at you or you making a lot of
mistakes, you will eventually learn]
The only reason why I am saying it is, you have already invested so much of your
time in learning it, put some more effort & learn it fully.
I suggest one thing, if you have time, you must do it,
copy all your queries [+response answers] from this site,

make a two [2] column table
first column should contain all your queries till date and
the second column should contain kannada translation for all the queries.
and daily select some 10 queries from the table you have prepared and try to
translate the queries independently without looking at the table, once you have
translated cross check with the answers present in the table [just be inquisitive
while doing so, learn the phrases not the words or sentences].
REPLY
Thank you so much, Kiran.

I.Please translate the following sentences into simple spoken Kannada:
1)The boxes were packed one on top of the other.
2)The vehicles were standing one behind the other in a long line.
II.Please see whether the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence
if it is wrong:
1) For Even though you are so old, you behave like this is neenu ishTu
doDD du Ad ee tarA kelasa mAD tiya and neevu ishTu doDD du Ad ee tarA kelasa
mAD tira (for elders) correct?
2)For When you are in Chennai where do you stay? is neevu chennaiyalli id Ag
elli irt ira? correct?
Kindly answer the previous two comments too.
REPLY
ulTa-seedhA
tirugA-murugA
1)Blow the balloon.
puggakke gALi Udu(/tumbisu)
2)It is very necessary for us to do physical exercise.
nAvu dinA vyAyAma (/sAmu) mADalE bEku
3)Even now, I find Mathematics difficult.
IgalU nanage gaNita andre kaShTa
4)When lion cubs are small, they are grey. They become yellow when they
become older.
cikk avu iddAga simmada marigaLu bUdi baNNadd Agirutt ave. doDDav Ada mEle
avu haLadi baNNakke tirugutt ave.
ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any Kannada equivalent for
these words?
REPLY
I mane biDta idiya anta nanage tumba bEjaar aagtide. ondu rIti [idU] sarinE biDu,
I mane nimma doDDa FAMILY ge tumba cikkadu
If youare saying it for yourfriend or any young fellow, the sentence is correct
if you want to say the same thing (with respect),
biDta idiya=>biDta idira
biDu => biDi OR biD ri;
2)For You were not seen for many days. Where had you gone?
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Where had you gone? => elli[ge] hOg idde.

Where you went => elli[ge] hOd ri.
all others are quite right.
REPLY
In Hindi they say ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any
Kannada equivalent for these words?
1)Blow the balloon.
4)When lion cubs are small, they are grey. They become yellow when they
become older.
REPLY
In Hindi they say ulTa-seedhA for something wrong or false. Is there any
Kannada equivalent for these words?
1)Blow the balloon.
REPLY
Please see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For You were not seen for a long time. Where were you? is tumba dina
kANislilla. elli hOdiya/hOdiri? correct?
2)For Where have they come from? is avaru ellinda band idAra? correct?
3)For saying this sentence in the singular (without respect) is manju avanige
kalistA idAna athvA avanu manju ge kalistA idAna? correct?
4)For They spoke to me is avaru nann hathra mAtAD daru correct?
5)For Did we go out of town? is nAvu Ur ige hOd va/hOg band va? correct?
6)For Had you gone out of town? is nIvu Ur ige hOd ra/hOgiddira? correct?
7)For Don t leave this job is ii kelasa biTTu beDi correct?
8)For I am not like him is nAnu avana hAge alla correct?
9)For Before you leave this house, let me take your baby s photo is neev ee
mane biDok munce nAn nimm magU n wondu photo tagotiini correct?
REPLY
What is the difference between huDuge ge and huDuga nige ?

1)He was teasing me.
2)People might think otherwise/something else.
3)Learning Kannada is difficult for him.
4)You must collect and save money.
5)They are naughty and mischeivous children.
6)Do you remember?
7)Earlier they were good, now they became bad.
REPLY

wrong:
1)For There are mostly old houses with big new buildings in between is alli
jAsti andre haLe manegaLu ive, naD naDuve doDDa hosa buildings ive correct?
2)For You were not seen for many days. Where had you gone? is neenu/neevu
tumba dina kANislilla. elli hodiya/hodiri? correct?
3)For Where have they come from? is avaru ellinda bandidAra? correct?
4)For saying in the plural (with respect) is manju avarige kalisA idAra athva
avaru manjuge kalistA idAra? correct?
5)For They spoke to me is avaru nann hathra mAtaD daru correct?
6)For Did we go out of town? is nAvu Urige hOd va/hOg bandva? correct?
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7)For Had you gone out of town? is neevu Urige hOd ra/hOgiddira? correct?
8)For I am not like him is nAn avan hAge alla correct?
REPLY
In the above sentence, shouldn t it be biDta idira ?
REPLY
1)I feel sad that you are vacating this house but that is necessary for you as this
house is very small for your big family.
2)It is difficult to find tenants so soon.
iShTu bEga baaDige avru sigabEku andre kaShTaanE.
3)Yours is a big family. On top of that, relatives keep visiting.
nimm du doDDa FAMILY, ad all de, nimm manege [mElinda mEle] neNTariShTaru
bartaa hOgtaa irtaare.
REPLY
When we hear of something shocking or unusual from someone, we tell the

person It happens . If you want to say the same in Hindi, you say hota hai .
How do we say it in Kannada?
inthavellaa aagtave. (=>these things happen)
omd ond sala haag aagutte. (=> sometimes it happens like that)
jIvanadalli inthavellaa jarugtaane irtaave etc., (=> in life, we have to endure
such things )
but generally, we use comforting words
cinte maaDabEDa, ellaa sari hOgutte.
(=> don t worry, everything will be allright soon)
In English, we say that someone is spoiling you . In Hindi, it is woh tumhen
bigaaD raha hai . How do we say this in Kannada?
avanu ninnanna aDDa daarige eLIt idaane.
REPLY
2)For Is Manju teaching him or is he teaching Manju?

manju avarige kal istAra athva avaru manju ge kal istAra?
=> Manju teaches him or does he teach manju.
manju avarige kal istA idAra athva avaru manju ge kalistA idAra? (bangalore
city)
manju avarige kalist avrO athva avaru manju ge kalist avrO? (banglore rural)
=>Is Manju teaching him or is he teaching Manju
3)When we say The sun has come up is it bisilu bantu or bisilu Ayitu?
bisilu=> sunshin
sUrya => sun
bisilu banthu is quite right, but generally another expression, bisilu bittu
(dhoop paDa) is used.
we generally say beLak Ayitu (=> ujAla huva)
when we say bisil Ayitu => its rather sunny (sun is beating down).
5) Last week I offered him money but he didn t take it
hOda vaara naanu avanige duDDu koTTe, aadare avanu iskoN lila
(=> I actually gave the money to him, but he didn t accept)
hOda vaara[nE] naanu avanige duDDu koDtidde, aadare avanu bEDa anda. (=> I
expressed my wish to give him money, but he told its not necessary).
7)For Let him play with it
avanu adara jote aaDali
9)For Who were the boys who were sitting here just now? Ig illi kUtkoND idda
huDuga yaaru?
Ig illi kUtkoND idd avru yaaru?
all others re quite right.
REPLY
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Kindly see if the following sentences are correct and correct a sentence if it is
wrong:
1)For Let them all go. You stay with me is avaru ella hOg li. neen nann
jothege iru correct?
2)For Is Manju teaching him or is he teaching Manju? is manju avarige
kal istAra athva avaru manju ge kal istAra? correct?
3)When we say The sun has come up is it bisilu bantu or bisilu Ayitu?
4)For Before you leave this house, let me take your baby s photo is neev ee
mane biDod munce nAn nimm magU n wondu photo tagotiini correct?
5)For Last week I offered him money but he didn t take it is hOd vAr nAn
avn ige duDDu koDta irtidda Ad re avn u tagondilla correct?
6)For If the dog bites you, what will you do? is ee nAyi nimage kach idre en
mAD tira/mAD tiri? correct?
7)For Let him play with it is avn u/av ru adanna hathra AD li correct?
8)For saying At that time you were there, weren t you? in the plural, is Av Ag
neevu alli idd iri all vA? correct?
9)For Who were the boys who were sitting here just now? is iig illi
kuthkonD iddAr huDugaru yAru ? correct?
10)For Where will I run away? is nAn elli oDi hogtiini? correct?
REPLY
When we hear of something shocking or unusual from someone, we tell the

person It happens . If you want to say the same in Hindi, you say hota hai .
How do we say it in Kannada?
In English, we say that someone is spoiling you . In Hindi, it is woh tumhen
bigaaD raha hai . How do we say this in Kannada?
REPLY

1)I feel sad that you are vacating this house but that is necessary for you as this
house is very small for your big family.
2)It is difficult to find tenants so soon.
3)Yours is a big family. On top of that, relatives keep visiting.
REPLY
Kiran July 30, 2010 at 7:19 pm 30
1)For See that choultry? Madhu is its owner is A a choultry kAN ista?
ad ara/ad anna owner madhu correct?
aa maduve maNTapa kaaNistide yalla adara OWNER manju.
2)For Why did you damage my bike? Would you have kept quiet if I had
damaged your bike? is neev nann bike yAk damage mAD idira? nimm bike nAn
damage mAdtidd re neev summ ne kuthkoL tidira?
RIGHT
3)For He spoke to me is avan u nann hath ra mAtAD dAne correct?
avnu nann hatra maataaDtaane => He speaks to me.
avnu nann hatra maataaDda = He spoke to me.
4)For I didn t come here to listen to all this is nAn illi ii ella
keLokke/keLod okke bandilla correct?
naan ivannella kELokke baralilla
5)For Are bus passes avaiable is bus pass gaLu ive ya? correct?
RIGHT
6)For I want a T-shirt with a pocket is nan ge jeb Ad t-shirt beku correct?
nanage jEb irO SHIRT[/angi] bEku
7)Referring to things or animals like dogs etc., for Did they (dogs) go there and
come? is Av u alli ge hog bantva? correct?
avu allig[e] hOg[i] band[a] vaa?
REPLY
Kiran July 30, 2010 at 7:13 pm 31
beech-beech mein :
madd madye; naD[u] naDuve
[adara] madye; [adara] naDuve
Agide VS Ada
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Agu = to happen;
Agide = has happenned;
Ada = [already] happened (past tense of the word Agu ).
REPLY
Najmul July 30, 2010 at 5:24 pm 32
wrong:
1)For See that choultry? Madhu is its owner is A a choultry kAN ista?
ad ara/ad anna owner madhu correct?
2)For Why did you damage my bike? Would you have kept quiet if I had
damaged your bike? is neev nann bike yAk damage mAD idira? nimm bike nAn
damage mAdtidd re neev summ ne kuthkoL tidira?
3)For He spoke to me is avan u nann hath ra mAtAD dAne correct?
4)For I didn t come here to listen to all this is nAn illi ii ella
keLokke/keLod okke bandilla correct?
5)For Are bus passes avaiable is bus pass gaLu ive ya? correct?
6)For I want a T-shirt with a pocket is nan ge jeb Ad t-shirt beku correct?
7)Referring to things or animals like dogs etc., for Did they (dogs) go there and
come? is Av u alli ge hog bantva? correct?
REPLY
Please translate this sentence:

When leopard cubs are small, they are white. They become grey when they
become older.
REPLY

Thanks, Kiran.
1)In Hindi, we say beech-beech mein (which literally means between-
between)What is the Kannada word for it? Is it naduve-naduve or madhya-
madhya ?
2)What is the difference between Ag ide and A d ?
REPLY
ASHOK PAI July 30, 2010 at 3:04 pm 35
Jhon
enna da?
unarave illai
Please give me the meaning of the above kannada words
regards
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Kiran July 28, 2010 at 7:36 pm 36
Anil duDDu kELOd noDi, sunil U duDDu kELOdakke shuru mADda.

Anil duDD anna kELOd nODi, sunil U duDD anna kELOkke Suru mADda.
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Please translate this sentence into Kannada:
Seeing Anil asking me for money, Sunil too has started asking me for money.
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Kiran July 28, 2010 at 11:33 am 38
1)When I reached the place, the women were washing clothes.

nAn allige talupidAga, hengasaru baTTe ogeyuttiddaru.
2)What is the difference between avr anna and avr ige or avn anna and
avn ige ? When should each be used?
1. Rama killed Ravana (english)
rAma rAvaNa nanna kondanu [rAma is SUBJECT & rAvaNa is OBJECT]
OR ravaNa nanna rama kondanu [there is no SUBJECT OBJECT order in kannada]
2. catch it ["it" is an object]
ad anna hiDi OR hiDi adanna
3. rAma gave a gift to hanuma
rAma hanuma ge uDugore koTTa OR hanuma ge rAma uDugore koTTa
4. go there [go home]
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allige hOgu [manege hOgu]

$.1: call him
$.EN: avn anna kari
$.2: ask him
$.EN: avn anna kELu
#.1: give it to him
#.EN: avanige koDu [avanige = to him]
#.2 : take a GIFT for him
#.EN: avanige ondu GIFT tago [avanige = for him]
###
avn anna = him;
avn ige = as for him is concerned.
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Thanks, Kiran.
1)Please translate this sentence:
When I reached the place, the women were washing clothes.
2)What is the difference between avr anna and avr ige or avn anna and
avn ige ? When should each be used?
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Kiran July 27, 2010 at 11:13 am 40
As he was dumb and couldn t speak, he made gestures suggesting that he was
hungry.
avanu mUka idda. mAtADAke bart iddilla. kaibAy sanne mADi hasive Agide anta
tiLisda
1)For He was our house owner earlier is munce av ru namm a mane owner
idd ru correct?
munce nAn avara manEli bADigege idde.
2)For Did you get money? is neen duddu tand iya? correct?
ninage [ninna] duDDu sikkitA?
nIn avarinda duDDu tagoND yA?
3)For I brought the money is naan duddu tande/tand bande correct?
tande = I brought
tagoND bande = I barrowed [from somebody]
4)For Have they brought the money? is avaru duddu tand Ara? correct?
avru duDDu tand idAra? [city people]
avru duDDU tand avra? [bangalore/mysore rural]
avaru duDDu tandAru/tandArEna? [hubli/dharwad/belgam]
5)For They have brought the money is avaru duddu tand Are correct?
avru duDDu tandAra [hubli/dharwad/belgam]
avru duDDU tand avre [bangalore/mysore rural]
avru duDDU tand idAre [city folks]
6)For Anil pulled him away is av nanna anil eL edu hog ide correct?
avn anna anila attalAge[/tann'hatra] eLakoNDa
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Please translate this sentence:
As he was dumb and couldn t speak, he made gestures suggesting that he was
hungry.
wrong:
1)For He was our house owner earlier is munce av ru namm a mane owner
idd ru correct?
2)For Did you get money? is neen duddu tand iya? correct?
3)For I brought the money is naan duddu tande/tand bande correct?
4)For Have they brought the money? is avaru duddu tand Ara? correct?
5)For They have brought the money is avaru duddu tand Are correct?
6)For Anil pulled him away is av nanna anil eL edu hog ide correct?
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 8:35 pm 42
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4) Don t come here again and again

illi hagalella barabEDa
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm 43
1)Nanna gintha Munche illi irodu Badigedar aru hyaag idd idara? Avaru chennag
idd idara?
nan ginta munce ill[i] idda bADige avaru hyAg[e] idd ru? avaru cennAg[i] idd rA?
2) Adu muddina (pet) nayi itt a athva (or) stray nayi itt a?
adu muddina nAy ittA? athava kantri nAy ittA?
4) Illi matt e matt e bar beda
illi matte bar bEDa.
illi hagallla bar bEDa.
5) Yean vit yaase agutte
En vyatyAsa Agutte.
6) both are right.
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 3:53 pm 44
Najmu,
follow single spelling convention
Avanu Manju kintha chikka vanu
should be,
avanu manju kinta cikk avanu
the spelling conventions you are following

(1.tThe sentence biginning letter should be a capital letter)
(2.The names/places should begin with capital letters)
are english spelling rules
that can be discarded for Indian languages.
follow these, so that you can easily transliteration b/e english & kannada becomes
as easy as possible.
..
a A i I u U e E o O ai au aM aH
k kh g gh ng
c ch j jh nj
t th d dh n
T Th D Dh N
p ph b bh m
y r l v s sh Sh h L
.
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 3:41 pm 45
I ask the restaurant manager what is available in the restaurant. He says that
only idli, vada and coffee are available. I reply (Thank God, you have) Atleast
that much! How do I say it in Kannada?
sadya, aShTAdrU ideyalla!
Buzurgon ne kaha thha .. ,
tiLid avru hIg[e] hELyAre
doDD avru hIg hEL avre
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wrong:
1)For How were the tenants who were here before me? Were they good? is
Nanna gintha Munche illi irodu Badigedar aru hyaag idd idara? Avaru chennag
idd idara? correct?
2)For Was it a pet dog or a stray dog? is Adu muddina (pet) nayi itt a athva
(or) stray nayi itt a? correct?
3)For He is younger than Manju is Avanu Manju kintha chikka vanu correct?
4)For Don t come here again and again is Illi matt e matt e bar beda correct?
5)For What difference does it make is Yean vit yaase agutte correct?
6)For I didn t bring my pen is Naanu nanna Pen tandilla or Naanu nanna Pen
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tagond bandilla correct?

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Many thanks, Kiran.

I ask the restaurant manager what is available in the restaurant. He says that
only idli, vada and coffee are available. I reply (Thank God, you have) Atleast
that much! How do I say it in Kannada?
What is the Kannada word for Wise people , or Buzurg , as they say in Hindi?
For example, Buzurgon ne kaha thha .. , Wise people have said that etc.
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 2:15 pm 48
Najmul
while transliterating your query, follow known [single] convention of spelling
[/pronunciation]
a A i I u U e E ai au aM aH
k kh g gh ng
c ch j jh nj
t th d dh n
T Th D Dh N
p ph b bh m
y r l v s sh S h L
this would make life simpler otherwise, I can t understand your querries
properly [from my end I see lot of spelling mistakes and I am assuming
pronunciations for misspelled words in your query]
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Kiran July 25, 2010 at 1:59 pm 49

Regarding the first query,
1) RIGHT
2) when you don t know = nimage gottillad aaga
3)Why do you depend only on one shop = yAke ondE angDi anna necc koND idIra?
4) nIv yAvAglU hAge hELtIra.
5) adanna cennAgi iTTiri/iTT koLLi
6)RIGHT
7)avL anna kELi is correct
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