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Kannada Learning Programme

By:

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One of the Dravidian languages

First written record in Kannada is traced back to Emperor Ashoka’s Brahmagiri Edict (legal command) 230 BC.

Full length Kannada stone inscription was found in Halmidi which dates back to 450 CE.

Other native languages of Kannada are Tulu, Kodava and Konkani.

Kannada and Telugu scripts looks similar and are derived from Brahmi script.

Like other Dravidian languages, Kannada has also been greatly influenced by Sanskrit in terms of vocabulary, grammar and literary styles

Brief History of Kannada

Phases of Evolution

Poorva Halegannada or Pre-ancient Kannada

Till 9th Century CE

Oldest existing record of Kannada literature is poetry in tripadi by Kappe Arabhatta which dates back to 700 CE

Halegannada or Ancient Kannada

9th to 14th Century CE

Jain and Virashaiwa literature

Pampa, Ranna, Ponna, Basavanna are the eminent literary persons of that era.

Nadugannada or Middle Kannada

14th to 18th Century

Daasa Saahithya (literature)

Purandara Dasaru, Kanaka Dasaru, Jagannatha Dasaru etc

Hosagannada or Modern Kannada

From the end of 19th Century

Poetry, Prose, Novels, Drama

Muddanna, Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Kuvempu, Bendre, Shivaram Karanth, Girish Karnad, UR Ananthamurthy, SL Bhairappa to name a few.

Before learning

1. To learn any language, focus should be on its pronunciation.So emphasize on the pronunciation.

2. Unlike other language the same word takes different form in different conversations. ex: hOguttEne will be pronounced generally as hOgtEne or hOgtini nAnu hOgutthEne nAnu hOgtini You will get adjust to one style as and when you practice

3. Like any other Indian language lot of English words are used in conversations. Ex: bus (bassu), car (caaru)

Before learning (cont)

4. A Language can be learnt only by using it, practicing it. So dont stop your learning just in this session. Practice it outside. Watch kannada news, films, interviews. Listen to FM RadioMirchi (98.3), SFM (93.5), BigFM(92.7), Rainbow (101.3), RadioOne (94.3) etc. Once you are ok with basic sentence forming try to apply it. Talk with your colleagues, security, office boys, shops, hotels, bus, auto, market everywhere..

5. Try to translate to Kannada from your own languages, since grammar is similar across all the Indian languages. Dont try to translate from English. Ex: English: what is your name? Kannada: enu ninna hesaru? Hindi: thera naam kya he? Kannada: ninna hesaru enu?

To read Kannada in English

rakhoo in soo

paisai in mindai

mErae in there E

lagee in Well. e

doodh

oo in boothU/oo

buraue in blueu

geethe in teethee

dili in illi

saatha in pathA/aa

ghara in ata

Ex in Hindi

Pronounce it as in EnglishWhat you see

rakshaNTouch your palate with your tongue. Now say 'N'

N

naamn in nice n

tehert in table T

thumt in tablat

DarD in dirtyD

dErth in the d

Touch your palate with your tongue. Now say 'L'

L

lagel in littlel

To read Kannada in English

Baraha Transliterator

Available at following website

www.baraha.com

You can download directly from here:

http://www.baraha.com/download/baraha70.exe

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Session 2

Basic Words

First Person Pronouns

Singular

Its me, Ramnaanu Ram

I am a software engineernaanu software engineer

Me / I amnaanu

Plural

We are from Bengaloorunaavu bengaloorinavaru

Wenaavu

EnglishKannada

First Person Pronouns

EnglishKannada

Singular

My homenanna mane

My name is Ramnanna hesaru Ram

Mine / Mynanna

Plural

Our homenamma mane

Our country is Bharathanamma dEsha bhaarata

Our (Ours) / Wenamma

First Person Pronouns

EnglishKannada

Singular

I want waternanage neeru bEku

To me / For menanage

Plural

We want waternamage neeru bEku

To us / For usnamage

Note: ‘ge’ means – to or for

Usage of First person singularUsage of First person singularI am a driver___ driverI want a job___ kelasa bEkuMy name is Raj___ hesaru Raj

He is my brotheravanu ____ tammaI am going to work___ kelasakke hOguttiddIniI have fever___ jwara ide

Second Person Pronouns

Singular

You are Ramneenu Ram

You are a software engineerneenu software engineer

Youneenu

Plural

You are from Bengalooruneevu bengaloorinavaru

You (plural form)neevu

EnglishKannada

Second Person Pronouns

EnglishKannada

Singular

Your homeninna mane

Your name is Ramninna hesaru Ram

Your / Yoursninna

Plural

Your homenimma mane

Your country is Bharathanimma dEsha bhaarata

Your / Yours (plural form)nimma

Second Person Pronouns

EnglishKannada

Singular

What you want ?ninage Enu bEku ?

To you / For youninage

Plural

Do you know kannaDa ?nimage kannaDa gotta ?

To you / For you (plural form)nimage

Case System(Concentrate on highlighted once)

nAnE!, adE!O! / Oh! / Ah!

VocativeE, O8

Locative

Possessive

Ablative

Dative

Instrumental

Accusative (objective)

Nominative

nannali, adaralli

at / inalli7

nanna, adaraits / ofa, ra6

deseyinda5

nanage, adakke

to / forge, kke4

nanninda, adarinda

with, by, through

iMda3

nannannu, adannu

annu2

naanu, aduitselfu1

examplemeaningsuffix

Session 3

Pronouns Comparison

nanna(mine)

naanu(me, myself)

First Person(singular)

nanage(to / for me)

nammanaavuFirst Person(plural)

namage

ninnaneenuSecond Person(singular) ninage

nimmaneevuSecond Person(plural) nimage

Session 4

Usage of PronounsUsage of Pronouns

our country is IndiahamAra dEsh bhArat hain___ dEsha bhAratanamma dEsha bhArata

teach us kannaDaham ko kannaDa sikhA do___ kannaDa kalisinamage kannaDa kalisi

which is your place? (plural)aap kA shahar kounsA hain?___ ooru yAvudu?nimma ooru yAvudu?

Usage of PronounsUsage of Pronouns

where are you from? (plural)aap kidar ke ho?___ elliyavaru?neevu elliyavaru?

my company is LucentmEra company Lucent hain___ company Lucentnanna company Lucent

where are you going?tum kahAn jA rahe hO?___ ellige hOgtiddIya?neenu ellige hOgtiddIya?

Usage of PronounsUsage of Pronouns

where is your house? (plural)aap kA ghar kahAn hain?___ mane ellide?nimma mane ellide?

this is for youye tEre liyeidu ___idu ninage

we are learning kannaDahum kannaDa seekh rahe hain___ kannaDa kaliyutiddEvenaavu kannaDa kaliyutiddEve

Usage of PronounsUsage of Pronouns

do you know kannaDa (plural)aap kannaDa jaante hO?___ kannaDa gotta?nimage kannaDa gotta?

we know kannaDahum kannaDa jaante hain___ kannaDa gottunamage kannaDa gottu

which is your language?thErA bhAshA kounsA hain?___ bhAshe yAvudu?ninna bhAshe yAvudu?

Basic Nouns

(1) name – hesaru

ex: nanna hesaru Rammy name is Ram

(2) job / work – kelasa

ex:nanna kelasa consultingmy job is consulting

Basic Nouns

(3) town / city – ooru

that suffixes in bengaLooru, mysooru, mangaLooru

ex: nanna ooru bengaLoorumy city is bengaLooru

(4) house / home – mane

ex:idu nanna manethis is my house

Interrogative Pronouns

adu Enu?What is that?ninna hesaru Enu?What is your name?EnuWhat

KannadaEnglish

naavu yaava hotel ge hOgONa?Which hotel we go?

nimma dEsha yAvudu?Which is your country?yaavudu / yaavaWhich

Session 5

abhyaasa (Practice)abhyaasa (Practice)jobkelasa

namehesaru

housemane

town / cityooru

whichyaavudu / yaava

whatEnu

Usage of Pronouns with InterrogationUsage of Pronouns with Interrogation

which is your city? (plural)aap ka shahar koun sa hain?nimma ooru yaavudu?

what is your job?tEraa kaam kyaa hain?ninna kelsa Enu?

our company name is Lucenthamaara company ka naam Lucent hainnamma company hesaru Lucent

which is your house? (plural)aap ka ghar koun saa hain?nimma mane yaavudu?

Usage of Pronouns with InterrogationUsage of Pronouns with Interrogation

our house is in Bengalooruhamaara ghar bengaloor main hain______ ____ bengaloorinalli ide

which is my job?mera kaam kounsaa hain?nanna kelasa yaavudu?

what is the name of your city?tEra shahar kaa naam kya hain?ninna oorina hesaru Enu?

my city’s name is MysoorumEra shahar kaa naam Mysooru hainnanna oorina hesaru Mysooru

Greetings

namaskaara

hindi: namaste

greeting when we meet someone orwhen we are leave someone

Verbs(emphasising first and second person)

Where are you?neenu elli iddeeya?I am herenaanu illi iddeeni

There is a bookpustaka alli idePresent tense

presentide (singular)

I was therenaanu alli iddeWhere were you?neenu elli idde?

Past tense

I will be therenaanu alli irtIniWhere you will be?neenu elli irtiya?

Future tense

Session 6

Verbs

Present tenseExamples

Where is your house? ninna mane elli ide?

My house is in Koramangalananna mane Koramangala dalli ide

Where is bus?bus elli ide?

bus is herebus illi ide

How is the film?film hEge ide?

Film is finefilm chennaagi ide

Verbs

Present tenseExamples

You are here neenu illi iddeeya..

Yes. I am herehoudu. naanu illi iddeeni

Are you there in your house?neenu ninna maneyalli iddeeya?

Yes. I am in my homehoudu. naanu nanna maneyalli iddeeni

Where are you?neenu elli iddeeya?

I am in worknaanu kelasadalli iddeeni

Verbs

Past tenseExamples

Where were you? neenu elli idde?

I was therenaanu alli idde

Present tenseExamplesHow are you? neenu hEge iddeeya..

I am finenaanu chennaagi iddeeni

Verbs

Future tenseExamples

Where you will be?neenu elli irteeya?

I will be in my house naanu nanna maneyalli irteeni

You will be in work?neenu kelasadalli irteeya?

Yes. I will be in my work.houdu. naanu nanna kelasadalli irteeni

Where you will be tomorrow?naaLe neenu elli irteeya?

I will be in Mysoorunaanu mysoorinalli irteeni

Session 7

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Your car is therethEra car vahaan hainninna car alli ide

Our house is in MysooruHamaara ghar Mysooru main hainnamma mane Mysoorinalli ide

Where is your office? (plural)aap kaa office kahan hain?nimma office elli ide?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

How is our house?hamaara ghar kaisa hain?namma mane hEgide (hEge ide)?

Your house is goodaap kaa ghar achcha hainnimma mane chennaagide (chennaagi ide)

Where were you?thum kahaan the?neenu elli idde?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

You will be in office tomorrow?thum kal office main rehte ho?neenu naaLe office nalli irteeya?

No. I will be in housenahi. main ghar me rahoongailla. naanu maneyalli irteeni

Yesterday, where were you?kal thum kahaan the?ninne, neenu ellidde (elli idde)?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Yesterday, I was there in my townkal, main mera shahar me thaninne, naanu nanna oorinalli idde

Are you there in work?thum kaam pe ho?neenu kelasadalli iddeeya?

No. I am in my home.nahi. main mera ghar me hoonilla. naanu nanna maneyalli iddeeni

Verbs

Where are you?neevu elli iddeera?We are herenaavu illi iddeevi

Present tense

ide (plural)

For First person: Second part will be with ‘v’For Second Person: Second part will be with ‘r’

Verbs

Present tenseExamples

You are here neevu illi iddeera..

Yes. we are herehoudu. naavu illi iddeevi

Are you there in your house?neevu nimma maneyalli iddeera?

Yes. we are in our homehoudu. naavu namma maneyalli iddeevi

Where are you today?ivattu neevu elli iddeera?

Today, we are at workivattu naavu kelasadalli iddeevi

Verbs

Present tenseExamplesHow are you? neevu hEge iddeera

We are finenaavu chennaagi iddeevi

Verbs

ide (plural)

We were therenaavu alli idviWhere were you?neevu elli idri?

Past tense

For Second Person: Second part will be with ‘r’For First person: Second part will be with ‘v’

Verbs

Past tenseExamples

Where were you? neevu elli idri?

We were therenaavu alli idvi

We were in our placenaavu namma ooralli idvi

We were in our worknaavu namma kelasadalli idvi

Verbs

ide (plural)

We will be therenaavu alli irteeviWhere you will be?neevu elli irteera?

Future tense

Verbs

Future tenseExamples

Where you will be?neevu elli irteera?

We will be there in our house naavu namma maneyalli irteevi

You will be in work?neevu kelasadalli irteera?

Yes. We will be in our work.houdu. naavu namma kelasadalli irteevi

Where you will be tomorrow?naaLe neevu elli irteera?

We will be in Mysoorunaavu mysoorinalli irteevi

Session 8

abhyaasaabhyaasa

How are you?aap kaise hain?neevu hEgiddeera (hEge iddeera)?

We are fineham acche hainnaavu chennaagiddeevi (chennaagi iddeevi)

Where were you?aap kahaan the?neevu elli iddri?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

You will be in office tomorrow?aap kal office main rahenge?neevu naaLe office nalli irteera?

No. we will be in housenahi. ham ghar me rahengeilla. naavu maneyalli irteevi

Yesterday, where were you?kal aap kahaan the?ninne, neevu elliddri (elli iddri)?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Yesterday, we were there in our townkal, ham hammara shahar me theninne, naavu namma oorinalli iddvi

Are you there in your work?aap aapka kaam pe ho?neevu nimma kelasadalli iddeera?

No. We are in our home.nahi. ham hamaara ghar me hainilla. naavu namma maneyalli iddeevi

Verb – ide

irteeraidriiddeeraSecond person

irteeviidviiddeeviFirst personPlural

irteeyaiddeiddeeyaSecond person

irteeniiddeiddeeniFirst personSingular

FuturePastPresent

Session 9

Verbs

other Formside

You be in homeneenu maneyalli iruYou be thereneenu alli iruiru – be thereSingular

You be in Bangaloreneevu bengaLoorinalli iriYou be thereneevu illi iriiri – be therePlural

Where we should be?naavu elli irbEku?Where I should be?naanu elli irbEku?irbEku – need to be presentSingular / Plural

Verbs

iruExamples

Where I should be?naanu elli irbEku?

You be there in Bengalooruneenu bengaLoorinalli iru

Where we should benaavu elli irbEku?

You should be there in Mysooruneevu mysoorinalli irbEku

Please, tomorrow you be heredayavittu, naaLe neenu illi iru

Right. Tomorrow I will be heresari. naaLe naanu illi irteeni

Verbs

iruExamples

Where we should be?naavu elli irbEku?

You be there in your house (plural)neevu nimma maneyalli iri

Session 10

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Where is your house?tumhaara ghar kahaan hain?ninna mane ellide (elli ide)?

Our house is in MalleshwaraHamaara ghar Malleshwara main hainnamma mane Malleshwara dalli ide

You are in your house (plural)?aap aap kaa ghar pe ho?neevu nimma maneyalli iddeera?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Yes. I am in my house.haan. main mEra ghar main hoonhoudu. naanu nanna maneyalli iddeeni

Yesterday, where were you? (plural)kal, aap kahaan the?ninne, neevu ellidri (elli idri)?

We were in our townhum hamaara shar me thenaavu namma oorinalli idvi

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Please you be there in your housekrupaya, aap apne ghar pe rahiyedayavittu, neevu nimma maneyalli iri

OK. I will be there in my houseteek hain. main mEra ghar me rahoongasari. naanu nanna maneyalli irteeni

Tomorrow, you will be there in Bengalooru? (plural)kal, aap Bengalooru main rahenge?naaLe, neevu Bengaloori nalli irteera?

Verbs

I am doing the worknaanu kelasa maaDtiddIniwhat are you doingneenu Enu maaDtiddIyado the workkelasa mADu

Present tense

doma aDu (singular)

Verbs

maaDuExamples

Where are you working?neenu elli kelasa maaDtiddeeya?

I am working in Lucentnaanu Lucent nalli kelasa maaDtiddeeni

Please do the workdayavittu kelasa maaDu

I am doing work at homenaanu maneyalli kelasa maaDtiddeeni

You do your workninna kelasa neenu maaDu

You are working fineneenu chennaagi kelasa maaDtiddeeya

Verbs

maaDuExamples

What are you doing?neenu Enu maaDtiddeeya?

I am taking mealsnaanu oota maaDtiddeeni

OK. you take the mealssari. neenu oota maaDu

I will be herenaanu illi irteeni

Session 11

Verbs

doma aDudoingkar rahan hoonmaa Dtid dee ni

didkiyamaa Did e

will dokaroonga/ karta hoonmaa Dtee ni

will be doingkartha rahoongamaa Dtir teeni

Verbs

domaaDu (singular)

yesterday you did good workninne oLLe kelasa maaDidde

Past tense

Will you do that?neenu adannu maaDtIya?Future tense

Verb – maaDu

maaDteera

maaDteevi

maaDteeya

karoonga /karta hoon

(irteeni)maaDteeni

maaDtirteeramaaDidrimaaDtiddeeraSecond

maaDtirteevimaaDidvimaaDtiddeeviFirstPlural

maaDtirteeyamaaDidemaaDtiddeeyaSecond

karta rahoonga

(irteeni)maaDtirteeni

kiya

(idde)maaDide

kar raha hoon

(iddeeni)maaDtiddeeni

FirstSingular

FuturePastPresentPerson

Session 12

abhyaasaabhyaasa

What are you doing? (plural)aap kya kar rahe ho?neevu Enu maaDtiddeera (maaDta iddeera)?

We are doing workHum kaam kar rahe hainnaavu kelasa maaDtiddeevi (maaDta iddeevi)

What you did? (plural)aap kya kiya?neevu Enu maaDidri?

abhyaasaabhyaasa

What you do?tum kya karte ho?neenu Enu maaDteeya?

I do workmain kaam kartha hoonnaanu kelasa maaDteeni

We did the workhumne kaam kiyanaavu kelasa maaDidvi

Common Verbs

prefixPluralSingularHindiEnglish

bartabannibaaaanacome

hOgtahOgihOgujaanago

nODtanODinODudekhsee

kELtakELikELusunlisten

Common Verbs

prefixPluralSingularHindiEnglish

hELtahELihELukahotell

tintatinnitinnukhaanaeat

kodtakodikodudEnagive

thagoLta

thagoLithagolEnatake

Session 13

abhyaasaabhyaasa

What are you doing? (plural)

aap kya kar rahe ho?

neevu Enu maaDtiddeera (maaDta iddeera)?

We are doing work

Hum kaam kar rahe hain

naavu kelasa maaDtiddeevi (maaDta iddeevi)

abhyaasaabhyaasa

What are you doing? tum kya kar rahe ho?neenu Enu maaDtiddeeya?

I am going to workmain kaam ko jaa raha hoonnaanu kelasakke hOgtiddeeni

abhyaasaabhyaasa

I am telling youmain tumko bol raha hoonnaanu ninage haELtiddeeni

I am listening main sun raha hoonnaanu kELtiddeeni

abhyaasaabhyaasa

you are coming tomorrowaap kal aa rahe honeevu naaLe bartiddeera

I will comemain aatha hoonnaanu barteeni

abhyaasaabhyaasa

What you did yesterday?kal thum kya kiya?ninne neenu Enu mADide?

Yesterday I saw the matchkal main match dekhaninne naanu match nODide

abhyaasaabhyaasa

please you go (plural)krupayaa aap jaayiyedayavittu neevu hOgi

OK. I will goaccha. main jaatha hoonaaytu. naanu hOgteeni

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Where were you yesterday? (plural)kal aap kahan the?ninne neevu ellidri?

I had been to my nativemain apne shahar go gaya thanaanu namma oorige hOgidde

abhyaasaabhyaasa

Will you work tomorrowkal aap kaam karte ho?naaLe neevu kelasa maaDteera?

No. tomorrow we will see the matchnahi. kal hum match dekhte hainilla. naaLe naavu match nODteevi

Interrogative Pronouns (cont)

yaaru hOgteera?Who will go?neenu yaaru?Who are you?yaaru?Who

KannadaEnglish

ellinda bartiddeeya?Where are you coming from?

ellige hOgtiddeeya?Where are you going?Shyam elli?Where is Shyam?elli?Where

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Interrogative Pronouns (cont)

neenu yaake hOgtiddeeya?Why you are going?neenu illi yaake iddeeya?Why you are here?yaakeWhy

KannadaEnglish

neenu yaavaaginda kannada kalitiddeeya?

From when are you learning Kannada?

neenu yaavaaga bartiddeeya?When are you coming?

neenu yaavaaga bandeWhen you came?yaavaagaWhen

Interrogative Pronouns (cont)

neeu hEge iddeeyaHow are you?neenu hEge bandeHow you came?hEgeHow

KannadaEnglish

vegetable eshtu?How much is the vegetable?

time eshtuwhat is the time (How much is the time)

eshtuHow much / How many

Words (days / time)

today - ivattu

ex: today I am in homeivattu maneyalli iddeenitoday is holiday for officeivattu office ge raja

yesterday – ninne

ex:yesterday I was in homenaanu ninne maneyalli iddeyesterday was holiday for officeninne office ge raja

Words (days)

tomorrow - naaLe

ex: I will be in home tomorrownaaLe maneyalli irteeniTomorrow is holiday for officenaaLe office ge raja

holiday – raja

ex:its holiday. enjoyraja ide. maja maaDineed holidayraja bEku

Words (days)

day before yesterday - monne

ex: saw the match day before yesterday monne match nODidewas there in my hometown day before yesterdaymonne nanna oorinalli idde

day after tomorrow - naadiddu

ex:day after tomorrow is holidaynaadiddu raja idewill go to hometown day after tomorrownaadiddu oorige hOgteeni

Words (days)

week - vaara

ex: this week is holidayee vaara raja

month - tingLu (tingaLu)

ex:this month I will be in my hometownee tingLu naanu oorinalli irteeni

Words (days)

year - varsha

ex: this year rain is goodee varsha maLe chennaagide

Words (time)

time – gante

1’O clock – ondu gante

ex: what is the timegante eshtu?what time will you come?neenu eshtu gantege barteeya?

Words (season)

season – kaalaperiod

rain – maLe rainy season – maLe kaala (maLegaala)

hot - bisisummer – bEsige kaala

cold - chaLiwinter – chaLi kaala (chaLigaala)

wind - gaaLi

Session 14

Words (short sentense)

ninna oota aayta?Finished your lunch?aayta?over? (question)

KannadaEnglish

aaytu. naanu barteeniok. I will comenanna oota aaytumy lunch got overaaytuover (answer)

Words (short sentense)

ninage gottuyou know.ninage gotta?you know?nanage gottuI knowgottuknow

KannadaEnglish

naanu nOdillaI have not seennanage gottillaI don’t knowbus illi illabus is not hereillano, not there

Words (distance related)

naanu illi iddeeniI am herebus illi idebus is hereillihere

KannadaEnglish

neenu alli iddeeyaYou are therebus alli idebus is thereallithere

Words (distance related)

naanu hotel hattira iddeeniI am near hotel

nanna office mane hattira idemy office is near to home

hattiranear

KannadaEnglish

naavu dooradinda bandviwe came from farhotel eshtu doora ide?how far is the hotel?doorafar

abhyaasaabhyaasa

How is rain in your city? (plural)

aap ke shahar main baarish kaisa hain?

nimma ooralli maLe hEgide?

today its cold

aaj thand hain

ivattu chaLi ide

abhyaasaabhyaasa

what is the time?

time kitna hain

gante eshtu?

you know where is bus-stand

aap bus-stand kahaan hain jaante hain?

nimage bus-stand ellide gotta?