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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

What you see

Pronounce it as in English Ex in Hindi

a a in at ghar

A/aa a in path saath

i i in ill dil

ee e in teeth geeth

u ue in blue bura

U/oo oo in booth doodh

e e in Well. lage

E e in there mEra

ai i in mind paisa

o o in so rakho

O o in nose mOr

l l in little lage

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

d th in the dEr

D D in dirty Dar

t t in tabla thum

T t in table teher

n n in nice naam

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

rakshaN

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

naanu Me / I am

naanu software engineer I am a software engineer

naanu Ram Its me, Ram

Plural

naavu We

naavu bengaloorinavaru We are from Bengalooru

Kannada English

First Person Pronouns

Kannada English

Singular

nanna Mine / My

nanna hesaru Ram My name is Ram

nanna mane My home

Plural

namma Our (Ours) / We

namma dEsha bhaarata Our country is Bharatha

namma mane Our home

First Person Pronouns

Kannada English

Singular

nanage To me / For me

nanage neeru bEku I want water

Plural

namage To us / For us

namage neeru bEku We want water

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

neenu You

neenu software engineer You are a software engineer

neenu Ram You are Ram

Plural

neevu You (plural form)

neevu bengaloorinavaru You are from Bengalooru

Kannada English

Second Person Pronouns

Kannada English

Singular

ninna Your / Yours

ninna hesaru Ram Your name is Ram

ninna mane Your home

Plural

nimma Your / Yours (plural form)

nimma dEsha bhaarata Your country is Bharatha

nimma mane Your home

Second Person Pronouns

Kannada English

Singular

ninage To you / For you

ninage Enu bEku ? What you want ?

Plural

nimage To you / For you (plural form)

nimage kannaDa gotta ? Do you know kannaDa ?

Case System(Concentrate on highlighted once)

suffix meaning example

1 u Nominative itself naanu, adu

2 annu Accusative (objective)

nannannu, adannu

3 iMda Instrumental with, by, through

nanninda, adarinda

4 ge, kke Dative to / for nanage, adakke

5 deseyinda Ablative

6 a, ra Possessive its / of nanna, adara

7 alli Locative at / in nannali, adaralli

8 E, O Vocative O! / Oh! / Ah!

nAnE!, adE!

Session 3

Pronouns Comparison

First Person(singular)

naanu(me, myself)

nanna(mine)

nanage(to / for me)

First Person(plural)

naavu namma namage

Second Person

(singular)neenu ninna ninage

Second Person

(plural)neevu nimma 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

What Enu

What is your name? ninna hesaru Enu?

What is that? adu Enu?

English Kannada

Which yaavudu / yaava

Which is your country? nimma dEsha yAvudu?

Which hotel we go?naavu yaava hotel ge hOgONa?

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)

Present tense

pustaka alli ide There is a book

neenu elli iddeeya? Where are you?

naanu illi iddeeni I am here

ide (singular) present

Past tense

neenu elli idde? Where were you?

naanu alli idde I was there

Future tense

neenu elli irtiya? Where you will be?

naanu alli irtIni I will be there

Session 6

Verbs

Examples Present tense

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

Examples Present tense

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

Examples Past tense

Where were you? neenu elli idde?

I was therenaanu alli idde

Examples Present tense

How are you? neenu hEge iddeeya..

I am finenaanu chennaagi iddeeni

Verbs

Examples Future tense

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

Present tense

neevu elli iddeera? Where are you?

naavu illi iddeevi We are here

ide (plural)

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

Verbs

Examples Present tense

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

Examples Present tense

How are you? neevu hEge iddeera

We are finenaavu chennaagi iddeevi

Verbs

ide (plural)

Past tense

neevu elli idri? Where were you?

naavu alli idvi We were there

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

Verbs

Examples Past tense

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)

Future tense

neevu elli irteera? Where you will be?

naavu alli irteevi We will be there

Verbs

Examples Future tense

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

Present Past Future

SingularFirst person iddeeni idde irteeni

Second person iddeeya idde irteeya

PluralFirst person iddeevi idvi irteevi

Second person iddeera idri irteera

Session 9

Verbs

ide other Forms

Singular iru – be there

neenu alli iru You be there

neenu maneyalli iru You be in home

Plural iri – be there

neevu illi iri You be there

neevu bengaLoorinalli iri You be in Bangalore

Singular / Plural irbEku – need to be present

naanu elli irbEku? Where I should be?

naavu elli irbEku? Where we should be?

Verbs

Examples iru

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

Examples iru

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

Present tense

kelasa mADu do the work

neenu Enu maaDtiddIya what are you doing

naanu kelasa maaDtiddIni I am doing the work

maaDu (singular) do

Verbs

Examples maaDu

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

Examples maaDu

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

maaDu do

doingkar rahan hoonmaaDtiddeeni

didkiyamaaDide

will dokaroonga/ karta hoonmaaDteeni

will be doingkartha rahoongamaaDtirteeni

Verbs

maaDu (singular) do

Past tense

ninne oLLe kelasa maaDidde yesterday you did good work

Future tense

neenu adannu maaDtIya? Will you do that?

Verb – maaDu

PersonPresent Past Future

Singular

First

kar raha hoon

(iddeeni)maaDtiddeeni

kiya

(idde)maaDide

karoonga /karta hoon

(irteeni)maaDteeni

karta rahoonga

(irteeni)maaDtirteeni

Second maaDtiddeeya maaDide maaDteeya maaDtirteeya

Plural

First maaDtiddeevi maaDidvi maaDteevi maaDtirteevi

Second maaDtiddeera maaDidri maaDteera maaDtirteera

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

English Hindi Singular Plural prefix

come aana baa banni barta

go jaana hOgu hOgi hOgta

see dekh nODu nODi nODta

listen sun kELu kELi kELta

Common Verbs

English Hindi Singular Plural prefix

tell kaho hELu hELi hELta

eat khaana tinnu tinni tinta

give dEna kodu kodi kodta

take lEna thago thagoLi thagoLta

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)

Who yaaru?

Who are you? neenu yaaru?

Who will go? yaaru hOgteera?

English Kannada

Where elli?

Where is Shyam? Shyam elli?

Where are you going? ellige hOgtiddeeya?

Where are you coming from? ellinda bartiddeeya?

Session 14

Interrogative Pronouns (cont)

Why yaake

Why you are here? neenu illi yaake iddeeya?

Why you are going? neenu yaake hOgtiddeeya?

English Kannada

When yaavaaga

When you came? neenu yaavaaga bande

When are you coming? neenu yaavaaga bartiddeeya?

From when are you learning Kannada?

neenu yaavaaginda kannada kalitiddeeya?

Interrogative Pronouns (cont)

How hEge

How you came? neenu hEge bande

How are you? neeu hEge iddeeya

English Kannada

How much / How many eshtu

what is the time (How much is the time)

time eshtu

How much is the vegetable? vegetable eshtu?

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)

over? (question) aayta?

Finished your lunch? ninna oota aayta?

English Kannada

over (answer) aaytu

my lunch got over nanna oota aaytu

ok. I will come aaytu. naanu barteeni

Words (short sentense)

know gottu

I know nanage gottu

you know? ninage gotta?

you know. ninage gottu

English Kannada

no, not there illa

bus is not here bus illi illa

I don’t know nanage gottilla

I have not seen naanu nOdilla

Words (distance related)

here illi

bus is here bus illi ide

I am here naanu illi iddeeni

English Kannada

there alli

bus is there bus alli ide

You are there neenu alli iddeeya

Words (distance related)

near hattira

my office is near to home nanna office mane hattira ide

I am near hotel naanu hotel hattira iddeeni

English Kannada

far doora

how far is the hotel? hotel eshtu doora ide?

we came from far naavu dooradinda bandvi

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?