I naanu

He avanu

She avaLu

You neenu

It adu

This Idu

That adu

Mother amma

Father appa

(you) Come baa

Sit kuLithuko

Walk nadee

Eat thinnu

Drink kudee

Win gellu

Go hOgu

Run ODu

I go naanu hOguthEnE

He goes avanu hOguthane

She came by bus yesterday avaLu ninne businalli bandhaLu

What is your name? nimma hesarEnu?

What yenu?

Your Ninna

Name Hesaru

my name is divya nanna hesaru divya

i am a software engineer naanu software engineer

i am from bengalooru (bangalore) (place of origin) nanna ooru bengalooru

happy to meet you nimmannu beTi maaDi santOshavaayithu

yes howdhu

no illa

sorry, i'm late kshamisi thaDa aayithu

please dayaviTTu

sorry kshamisi

i will come back naanu punaha baruthEnE

i want it idhu nanage bEku

i don't want it idhu nanege beda

this is good idhu chennagidhe

let us go hOgONa

come tomorrow naaLe banni

get me a glass of water nanage ondhu loTa neeru koDi

i'll meet you in the evening naanu ninna sanje bheTi maduve

wait untill i am back naanu baruvavaregu kaadhiri

drive slowly nidhaanavagi (vaahana) chalayisi

there alli

here illi

come banni

Take thogo

Take (plu) thegedhukoLLi

Listen kELu

Listen kELi (plu)

Tell HeLu

Tell (plu) HeLi (plu)

Inside oLage

Outside Horage

Stop Nillisi

Now Eega

Then Aaga

Fast bEga

give koDu

Ours namma

Yours nimma

who yaaru

when yaavaga

where yelli

why yaake

know gothu

don't know gothilla

Like ishTa

door baagilu

window kiTaki

chair kurchi

table mEju

house mane

how hEgE

hello namaskaara

thank you dhanyavaadagaLu

thank you very much thumba dhanyavaadagaLu

goodbye hOgi baruthEnE

how are you? neevu hEgidheera?

very well, thank you chennagidhEne,

dhanyavaadagaLu

welcome susvaagatha

i love bangalore naanu bengaLurannu preethisuthEnE

bangalore is beautiful bengaluru sundaravaagidhe

hearty congratulations hrudhayapurvaka shubhaashayagaLu

you are beautiful neevu sundaravagidhiri

Good morning shubhOdaya

Good night shubharaatri

Happy Deepavali deepavali (habbada) shubhaashayagaLu

Happy Ramzam ramzam (habbada) shubhaashayagaLu

Happy Christmas christmas (habbada) shubhaashayagaLu

May God bless you devaru oLLeyadu maaDali

All the best shubhavaagali

Good Day Shubha dina

Happy Birthday Huttu habbadha shubhaashayagaLu

Happy New Year hosa varshada shubhaashayagaLu

Happy Birthday Huttu habbadha shubhaashayagaLu

What are the questions? yaava prashnegaLu?

Why did you come? Neenu yaake bandhe?

How did you come? neenu hEgE bandhe?

How did you write? neenu hEgE baredhe?

How much distance to go? yeShTu doora hOgabeku?

How was the journey ? prayaaNa hEgitthu?

Which way did you come? Neenu yaava daariyalli bandhe?

Which is your favourite colour? ninage yaava banna iShTa?

Where did you come from? neenu yellindha bandhe?

Whom should I contact? naanu yarannu samparkisabEku?

Will you come with me? neenu nanna jothege baruveya?

I shall come with you Naanu ninna jothege baruve

Did you have your lunch? oota maaDideya?

How are you? neevu hegiddhira?

I am fine naanu chenagiddEnE

Are you busy? neenu busy idhiya?

What is your name? nimma hesarEnu?

how do i go there? allige naanu hEgE hOguvudu?

how much is this? idhu yeShTu?

Where is your house? nimma mane elli idhe?

where is the nearest police station ? hathiradha police station yelli idhe?

where can i go shopping ? naanu shopping maaDalu yelli hOgabeku

can you help me ? nanage sahaaya maaDuvira?

what are you doing ? neevu yenu maaDuthidheera?

would you join me for lunch today ? eedina nanna jothe oota maduvira?

how do i go to the airport ? naanu airport ge hEgE hOguvudhu?

where shall we meet ? naavu yelli bhETi aagoNa?

was there a call for me? nanage yaraadharu call maaDidhara?

what did you do? neenu yenu maaDiruve ?

what will you do? neenu yenu maaDuthiya?

what should i do? naanu yenu maaDabeku?

What can I do? naanu yenu maDabhahudu?

I am busy now naanu eega busy ideeni

I Like Bangalore nanage bengaLuru ishta

Can you speak Kannada ? nimage kannaDa maathanaDalu barutha?

Yes, I can speak in Kannada haudhu, nanage kannaDa maathanaDalu baruthe

I don't know nanage baruvudhila

Go straight nEravagi hOgi

Go back hindhe hOgi

Go right BalagaDe hOgi

Go left yeDagaDe hOgi

North uttara

South dhakshiNa

East poorva

West pashchima

Up Mele

Down keLage

Opposite viruddha

Mother amma

Father appa

Son maga

Daughter magaLu

Elder Brother aNNa

Younger brother tamma

Elder sister akka

Younger sister thangi

Grand father ajja

Grand Mother ajji

Husband ganDa

Wife henDathi

Father-in-law maava

Mother-in-law atte

Son in law aLiya

Daughter in law sose

Father's younger brother OR Mother's younger sister's husband chikkappa

Mother's younger sister OR Father's younger brother's wife chikkamma

Father's elder brother OR Mother's elder sister's husband doDDappa

Mother's elder sister OR Father's elder brother's wife doDDamma

1 ondu

2 eraDu

3 mooru

4 naalakku

5 aidhu

6 aaru

7 ELu

8 enTu

9 ombatthu

10 hatthu

11 hannondu

12 hanneraDu

13 hadimooru

14 hadinaalakku

15 hadinaidhu

16 hadinaaru

17 hadineLu

18 hadinenTu

19 hattombatthu

20 ippatthu

30 moovatthu

40 nalavatthu

50 aivatthu

60 aravatthu

70 eppatthu

80 embatthu

90 tombatthu

100 nooru

1000 saavira

1,00,000 laksha

1,00,00,000 koTi

Vegetable tarakaari

Onion eeruLLi

Garlic beLLuLLi

Ginger shunTi

Potato aalu gaDDe

Brinjal badane kaayi

Beans huraLi kaayi

Ladies finger benDe kaayi

Cucumber southe kaayi

Cabbage ele kOsu

Cauliflower hoo kOsu

Pumpkin kumbaLa kaayi

Capsicum donne meNasina kaayi

Spring Onion eeruLLi hoova

Bay leaves karibEvina soppu

Coriander Leaves kothambari soppu

Green Chillies hasi meNasina kaayi

Apple sEbu

Banana baaLe haNNu

Orange kithaLe haNNu

Mango maavina haNNu

Grapes draakshi

Chikku sapOTa

Jack Fruit halasina haNNu

Custard Apple seetha phala

Guava seebe haNNu

Water Melon kallangaDi haNNu

Pomogranate daaLimbe haNNu

Lemon nimbe haNNu

Pineapple Anaanas

Blue neeli

Red kempu

White biLi

Black kappu

Green hasiru

Yellow haLadi

Orange kEsari

Purple nEraLe

Brown khaaki

Pink/Rose gulabi

What is the cost of tomato Tomato bele eShTu

What is the cost of apple Apple bele eShTu

Pls. weigh correctly dayaviTTu sariyaagi tooka maaDi

Sorry I donot have change Kshamisi nanna hattira change-illa

Give the change Change-koDi

Give the change next time Change next time koDi

Pls. remove damaged / rotten ones dayaviTTu damage-aagirodanu thegeyiri

I don't want cover nanage cover-beDa

I have a bag nanna hathira bag-ide

I don't want cover, I have a bag nanage cover-beda, nana hathira bag-ide

Give a cover Cover-koDi

Give a paper bag paper bag-koDi

I don't want cover, give me a paper bag nanage cover-beDa, paper bag-koDi

1 kg ondu kg

1/4 kg kaal kg

1/2 kg ardha kg

3/4 kg mukaal kg

Give me 1/2 kg carrot nanage ardha kg carrot-koDi

Give me 3/4 kg grapes nanage mukaal kg grapes-koDi

What is your name? nimma hEsarEnu?

My name is mamatha nanna hEsaru mamatha

How much do you charge? neevu eshTu duDDu thagothiraa?

Your are expensive, I can not afford neevu duDDu jaasthi keLuthira, naanu aShTu koDuvudakke aagolla

You should wash the car daily neevu car-annu daily wash maaDabEku

Where is your house? nimma mane elli ide?

Which cars have you driven yaava car-gaLanna neevu ODisideera?

What is your mobile number? nimma mobile number enu?

Take down my mobile number nanna mobile number thagolli

What time can you come? neevu yaava time-ge baruthiraa?

You come by 8am neevu belagge 8'0clock ge banni

Wear clean clothes clean baTTe haakikoLLi

Pls. drive slowly dayaviTTu (gaaDiyannu) nidhaanavaagi chalaisi

Pls. drive slowly

Turn right Right thirugi

Turn left Left thirugi

Go straight Straight hOgi

Stop Nillisi

Do not talk on phone while driving Drive-maaduvaaga phone maaDabeDi

Wear seat belt Seat belt haakikoLLi

Do not jump signals Signal haarisabeDi

Mind the road humps Road naliruva humps nODi (gaaDi) chalaisi

Pls. wait for 5mins, I will come dayaviTTu 5mins wait-maaDi, naanu baruthEnE

Come on time tomorrow naaLe time sariyaagi banni

Why didn't you come yesterday? neevu nenne yaake baralilla?

Call me if you are not coming neevu baralilla andhre, call- maaDi

Do not come tomorrow naaLe barabEDi

How many days leave do you want? nimage eShTu dina raje bEku?

Do not drink and drive kuDidhu drive maaDabeDi

What is your name? nimma hEsarEnu?

My name is mamatha nanna hEsaru mamatha

Pls. drive slowly dayaviTTu (gaaDiyannu) nidhaanavaagi chalaisi

dayaviTTu 5mins wait-maaDi, naanu baruthEnE

Come on time tomorrow naaLe time sariyaagi banni

For sweeping kasa guDisOke

Pls. be on time dayaviTTu time sariyaagi banni

What time can you come? neevu yaava time-ge baruthiraa?

You come by 6 am neevu beLagge aaru ganTege barabEKu

Take down my mobile number nanna mobile number thagoLLi

What is your mobile number? nimma mobile number Enu?

Where is your house? Nimma mane elli ide?

Which other houses do you work here? neevu illi bEre yaava manegaLalli kelsa maaduthiraa?

Your are expensive, I can not afford neevu duDDu jaasthi kELuthira, naanu aShTu koDuvudakke aagolla

How much do you charge? neevu eShTu duDDu thagothiraa?

For moping nela oresOke

For washing clothes baTTe ogeyoke

For washing utensils paatree tholeyOke

For cooking aDuge maaDOke

How much would you charge for cooking? neevu aDuge maaDOke eShTu duDDu thagothiraa?

How much would you charge for sweeping, moping and washing utensils?

neevu kasa gudisOke, nela oresOke matte paatre tholeyOke eShTu duDDu thagothiraa?

You have to sweep daily and mop on alternate days

neevu dinaa kasa guDisi, eraDu dinakke omme nela oresabEku

While mopping change water frequently nela oresuvaga neerannu badalaayisutha iri

How many dishes will you cook daily? dinakke eShTu vidhavaada aDuge maaduthiraa?

Cook chapathi, rice, one subzee and daal daily neevu dinaa chapathi, anna, ondu subzee matte dhaal maaDbeku

You cut the vegetables required for cooking neevu aDugege bEkaada vegetables cut-maaDi

Do not make the food spicy aDuge khaara maaDabEDi

The food you cooked was spicy neevu maaDidha aDuge khaaravaagittu

Make the food less spicy aDugeyalli khaaravannu kaDime maaDi

Food was very yummy aDuge chennagi ithu

Pls. come early tomorrow dayaviTTu naaLe bega banni

Work slowly Slow-aagi kelsa maaDi

Be careful with things vasthhugala bagge hushaaru

Maintain cleanliness kelasa clean-aagi maaDi

Why didn't you come yesterday? neevu nenne yaake baralilla?

Call me if you are not coming neevu baralilla andhre, call- maaDi

Do not come tomorrow naaLe barabEDi

Dispose the thrash kasavannu horagaDe haaki

Will you carry the extra food? neevu extra aDugeyannnu thagonDu hoguthira?

I have some old clothes for you nanna hattira nimage swalpa haLe baTTe ide

Will you provide additional help if I require? nanage innu help bekaadare, neevu help maaDuthiraa?

Will you work at my friends place? neevu nanna friend maneyalli kelsa maaDuthiraa?

Do quickly Bega madi

Be quiet Summane iri

Come in Olage banni

Go out Horage hogi

Be careful Husharagi iri

Bring a glass of water Ondu lota neru togondu banni

Please Dayavittu Excuse me Kshamisi If you dont mind Neevu yenoo andhukolladiddare Please lend me your pen Dayavittu nimma pen kodi Have some coffee Swalpa coffee togolli Kindly inform at the right time Dayavittu samayakke sariyagi tilisi Inform me Nanage tilisi

I want water Nanage neeru beku

Dont hurry Gadibidi madabedi

Dont talk Matada bedi

Go back Hinde hogi

Come forward Mundhe banni

Shut the window Kidaki bagilu muchhi

Close muchhi

Open the door Baagilu tegiri

Take it away Adannu togondu hogi

Come quickly Bega banni

Let us go in time Navu samayakke sariyagi hogona Let us wait for the bus Navu busge kayona Let us try our best Navu sadhyavadashtu prayatna madona I will try my best Naanu sadhyavadashtu prayatna madtini Let it be as it is Adu haage irali Let us think about this matter Ee vishayada bagge yochane madona I will think about this story Naanu ee kathe bagge yochane madtini Let us go to the cinema Naavu cinemage hogona

Do quickly Bega madi Be quiet Summane iri Come in Olage banni Go out Horage hogi Be careful Husharagi iri Bring a glass of water Ondu lota neru togondu banni I want water Nanage neeru beku Dont hurry Gadibidi madabedi Dont talk Matada bedi Go back Hinde hogi Come forward Mundhe banni Shut the window Kidaki bagilu muchhi Close Muchhi Open the door Baagilu tegiri Take it away Adannu togondu hogi Come quickly Bega banni