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)

•J K L M N O CA CB
(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.
• ii jagattinalli prasiddhavada kaavya.
• RaamaayaNada naayaka shriiraama.
• Raama yaara maga?
• avanu dasharathana maga.
• raamana taayiya hesaru eenu?
• raamana taayiya hesaru Kausalye.
• raamana tammana hesaru eenu?
• Raamana tammana hesaru Lakshmana.
• Raamana henDatiya hesaru eenu?
• Raamana henDatiya hesaru Siite.
• avaLu yaara magaLu?
• avaLu janakaraajana magaLu.
• raamana makkaLa hesaru eenu?
• raamana makkaLa hesaru lava, kusha.
• lava hiri maganoo, kusha hiri maganoo?
• Kusha hiri maga mattu Lava kiri maga.
Ramayana is a great Epic.
It is a world-Famous Epic.
The Hero of Ramayana is Shri Rama.
Whose son is Rama?
He is the son of Dasharatha.
What is the name of Rama’s mother?
Rama’s mother’s name is Kausalye.
What is the name of Rama’s brother?
Rama’s brother’s name is Lakshmana.
What is the name of Rama’s wife?
Rama’s wife’s name is Sita.
Whose daughter is she?
She is the daughter of king Janaka.
What are the names of Rama’s children?
Rama’s children‘s name is Lava, Kusha.
Is Lava the eldest son, or Kusha the eldest son?
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.
• nayana oLLeYa huDugi.
• manoj oLLeya adhikari.
• adu keTTa pustaka.
• avaLu keTTa huDugi.
• adu entha pennu?
• avaLu entha naTi?
• avaLu tumbaa chennaagi naTisuttaaLe.
• adu dODDa mane.
• mysuurinalli doDDa aramane ide.
• alli prasiddha yaatrasthaLagaLive.
• bengaLuuru doDDa PaTTaNa.
• adu chikka angaDi.
• avaru bahaLa oLLeyavaru.
• idu haLeya mane.
• avanu hosa vidhyaarthi.
• raama sumitreya maganuu athava .
• kaikeeyiya maganuu alla.
• avanu kausalyeya maga.
Mysore is a beautiful city.
Nayana is a good girl.
Manoj is a good officer.
That is a bad book.
She is a bad girl.
What kind of a pen is that?
What type of an actress is she?
She acts very well.
That is a big House.
There is big palace in Mysore.
There are Famous pilgrimages.
Bangalore is a big city.
That is a small shop.
They are very good.
This is old house.
He is a new student.
Rama is the not the son of Sumithra.
Not the son of Kaikeeyi.
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?
• K: Vijayanagaradalli sigutte.
• R: alli elli ide?
• K: gaaLI aanjaneeya guDi hattira ide.
• R: aa mane yaaradu gotta?
• K: nanna tangiidu mahaDi meele ereDu
ruumu ide
• R: mane nooDalu gurutu eenaadruu Ideyaa?
• K: mane munde aanjaneeya guDi ide
eDa pakka mattu bala pakkadalli
tengina maragaLU ive.
• R: mane doDDadaa?
• K: tumbaa doDDadalla, ibbarige saaku.
• R: nimma tangi enthavaru?
• K: avaLu oLLeyavaLU Sahaaya maaDuttaLe.
Is there one, elsewhere?
It is available in Vijayanagar.
Where is it there?
It is near Gali anjaneya temple.
Do you know whose house is that?
It is My sister’s house. There are two
rooms upstairs.
Is there any landmark for the house?
There is anjaneya temple in front of the.
house . There are coconut trees to the
Left and right side of the house.
Is the house big one?
It is not very big, enough for two persons.
What kind of a Lady is your younger
sister?
She is a good person, she helps others.
 Rachanaa namuune
• ii mane saavitriyadu.
• aa pennu avanadu.
• ivana chappali hosadu.
• bassinalli jaaga ide.
• hosa kaaru sogasaagide.
• avara hattira benki poTTaNa ide.
• meejina meele pustaka ide.
• manchada keLage PeTTige ide.
• nanna geLathi oLLeyavaLu.
Structure pattern
This is saavitri’s house.
That is his pen.
His footwear is new.
There is space in the bus.
New car is gorgeous.
He has match box.
Book is on the Table.
The box is under the cot.
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
• eDagaDe = left
• Bala pakka = right side
• balagaDe = right
• Madhya = centre
• Hinde = back,
• munde = front
• Suttaluu = around
• Guruthu = identity
• mahaDi = upstairs
• sumaaru = approximately
• baadige = rent
• svanta = own
• kaaDu = forest
• tengina mara = coconut tree
• meele = up keLAGE = Down
• benki poTTaNa = matchbox
• 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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