Konkani Language is one of the Official languages of India.

“Devanagari” has been mandated as the

official script for Konkani Language. It has approximately 7.6 million speakers of its two individual
languages, Konkani and Goan Konkani; both languages are named after the Konkan region as a
KONKANI.

The Konkani language is spoken widely in the Western Coastal region of India known as Konkan. This
consists of the Konkan division of Goa, South Canara, North Canara (karwar) ,Maharashtra and some
part of Kerala. Each Area has a different dialect, pronunciation style, vocabulary, tone and sometimes,
significant differences in grammar.

I am shankar
Haav shankar

What is your name?

Tugele naav kide?

My name is prem
magele naav prem

How are you ?

Tumi kashe asath ?

I am fine
Hav baro asa

Who are you?

Tu kON? Or tumi Kon ?

Which is your native place?

Tugele gaav kanche?

My place is sidhar
Migele gaav sidhar

Anything special?
Anikide vishesh?

What is your father's name?

Tugele baba le naav kide?

My father's name is gaja .

Migele Baba le naav gaja .

What is your mother name?

Tugele Aai le naav kide?

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Do you need water to drink?
PivchEk udhdha jay tumka ?

Had your lunch?

Javan jale ?

Yes I had
Jale

No I didn't
Jalena

Go there
Thai vas

Come here
Hang yO

Will meet you tomorrow

Phalya meltha

Basic Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, Pronouns, etc

1. come - yo

2. get- melthele or melye

3. give- de

4. go-- vach

5. keep—davan ghe

6. make --kar

7. put--ghal

8. seem--palyele

9. take--ghey

10. be- tashe ,tasjabashen (be someone or something)

11. do--kar

12. say-sang

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13. see--paleye

14. send-dhad

15. may-jalar

16. will- tar

17. about—badal(karwar badal )

18. across-sagale kathalyan

19. after-nanthar (jalyanathar)

20. against-virodh

21. among- thethothle

22. before-payelya

23. between- madhya

24. down-sakale

25. from-kanchan

26. off-band

27. on-chalu

28. over-jale

29. to-teka,

30. under-bhithar

31. up-vair

32. with-barobar

33. as-jashe

34. for-satir

35. till - parenth

36. than-tesonn

37. all - sagale

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38. any-khinche

39. every-saglyath

40. no-na

41. other –dusare

42. some-thode

43. such-tsale

44. that-te

45. this-he

46. i-hav

47. he-to

48. you-tu

49. who-kon

50. and-ani

51. because --tyasatir

52. but-jalar

53. or-najalar

54. if-jalar

55. while-thanna

56. how-kithale

57. when -kanna

58. where-khai

59. why-kidyak

60. again-anikparth

61. ever-kanna jalar

62. far-pais

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63. forward-mukar

64. here-hanga

65. near-laggi

66. now-atha

67. out-bhair

68. still-atha pareyanth

69. then-jalnathar

70. there-thai

71. together -mailn

72. well-barethar

73. enough-poro

74. even- tebin

75. little-barik

76. much-kithale

77. not-teni

78. so-jalar

79. very-khob

80. tomorrow--phalya

81. yesterday-kal

82. north-uthar

83. south-dakshin

84. east-porva

85. west-pachim

86. please-dayakann

87. yes-hai

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88. addition-myelache

89. adjustment-samakarche

90. animal-prani

91. answer-uthar

92. back-partha

93. balance-barabar

94. body-aang

95. cloth-kapade

96. daughter-jali

97. day –dis

98. drink-pivache

99. earth-jamin

100. end –jale

Family Relationship word

1. Father- Baba

2. Mother- Aai

3. Sister- bhain

4. Brother- bhav

5. Daughter- chali

6. Son- chalo

7. Grandfather- ajo

8. Grandmother- ajji

9. Grandson- nathu

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 10. Granddaughter- nath

11. Uncle- kaka

12. Aunt- kaki/mavshi

13. Nephew- bhacho(sister's son or brother’s son )

14. Niece- bhachi (sister's daughter or brother’s daughter )

List of animal names(pranyale naav)

Ant-moye

Bear-vashel

Buffalo-mus

Bull-bail

Camel-oont

Cat-majar

Cow-gaye

Deer-chithal

Dog-peto

Donkey-khethe

Elephant-Hathi

Fish-nisthe

Fox-kolo

Frog-bebo

Goat-bokro

Horse-ghodo

Iguana-pavto

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Lion-shivh

Monkey-makod

Mouse-endur

Rabbit-soso

Spider-suthali

Tiger –vhagh

List of Bird Names (pakshale naav)

Crow-cavlo

Eagle-ghon

Egret-badhk

Koel-kogel

Laughing Dove-kovdo

Owl-ghogom

Parrot-popat

Peacock-more

Rock Pigeon-parival

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