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Learning Kannada
November, 2013

GT NEXUS CONFIDENTIAL | THE CLOUD SUPPLY CHAIN PLATFORM

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Agenda
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Introductions

3 Basic Words
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Relationships

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Greetings and Directions

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Fruits, Vegetables and Numbers

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Colors

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Enquiry and Idioms

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Tips to Continue Learning

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Ground Rules

Be on time, attend regularly
Speak up, participate
Find a buddy who sits close to you who can converse with you in Kannada
It’s OK to make mistakes. That’s how most of us learn
Together everyone achieves more. Learn 2 new words everyday (outside
what you learn in these classes)
 Write down your questions and ask at the end of the class.
 Continue to learn!
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Introductions
 Nanna hesaru (____________).
 My name is (___________).

 Nanna ooru (______________).
 My native place is (____________).


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Basics - Common Words
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Stop – Nillisi
No – Illa
Don’t want – Beda
Enough – Saaku
Yes – Howdhu


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First Person
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Naanu – I
Nanige – For me
Nannadu – Mine
Nammadu - Our’s


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Second Person

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You - Neenu (Neevu)
Yours – Ninnadu (Nimmadu)
He - Avanu (Avaru)
She - Avalu (Avaru)


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Common Verbs
 Come – Banni
 Go – Hogu/Hogi
 Sit – Kulithuko
 Stand – Nilli
 Walk – Nadee
 Run - Odu
 Eat – Thinnu
 Drink – Kudee
• Listen – Keli
• Tell - Heli


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Exercise

 Create two word sentences with the words just learned


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Commonly used words/Question Words
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This – Idhu
That – Adhu
Here – Illi
Where - Yelli
There - Alli
Who – Yaaru
When – Yaavaga
What – Yeenu
Why - Yaake
How - Hyage


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Tongue Twister!

 It-idhu, But-aadhre, what – yenu, where-yelli, when-yavaga


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Greetings
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Hello—Namaskara
Thank you- Dhanyavaadagalu
Good bye: Hogi Baruthene
Heggidira /Chennagiddira? (How are
you)
Very well Thank youChennagidhene… Dhanyavada
Welcome: suswagatha
Good Morning- Shubodhya
Good night- Shubha rathri
All the best- Shubhavaagali


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Exercise

 Create new sentences with the words just learned


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Directions

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Go Straight: Neyravagi hogi
Go back: Hinde hogi
Go right: Balagade hogi
Go left: Yedagade hogi
North: Uttara
South: Dakshina
East : Poorva
West: Paschima
Up: Meley
Down: Kelage
Opposite: Virudha

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Exericse

 Ask for directions to the nearest theater/hospital/mall
 Respond to the above query
 Direct a team member to navigate a given path to reach a destination


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Fruits

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Fruits: Hannu
Apple: Seybu
Grapes: Draakshi
Orange: Kithale hannu
Mango: Maavina hannu
Water melon: Kallangadi hannu
Pomegranate: Daalimbe hannu
Chiku: Sapota
Lemon: Nimbe hannu


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Vegetables
Vegetable: Tarakaari
Onion: Eerulli
Garlic: Bellulli
Ginger: Shunti
Curry leaves: Karibevina soppu
Potato: Aalugedde
Brinjal: Badane kaayi
Green chilli: Hasiru Menasina
kaayi
 Cucumber: Southe Kaayi
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Numbers

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One: ondu
Two: Yeradu
Three: mooru
Four: Naalku
Five: aidhu
Six: Aaru
Seven: Yelu
Eight: yentu
Nine: Ombathu
Ten: Hathu
Eleven: Hannondu
Twelve: Hanneredu
Thirteen: Hadhimooru
Fourteen: Hadhinaalku
Fifteen: Hadhinaidhu

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Sixteen: Hadhinaaru
Seventeen: Hadhinelu
Eighteen: Hadhinentu
Nineteen:
hathombathu
Tewnty: Eppathu
Thirty: Moovathu
Forty: Nalvathu
Fifty: Aivathu
Sixty: Aravathu
Seventy: Yeppathu
Eighty: Yembathu
Ninety: Thombathu
Hundred: Nooru
Thousand: Saavira
Lakh: Laksha
Crore: Koti


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Exericse
 Go to the market and buy vegetables and fruits for a month. Negotiate!
 One team is the seller, the other is the buyer
 Shopping List
 ½ kg potatoes
 ¾ kg tomatoes
 1 kg brinjal
 4 cucumbers
 18 green chillies
 3 watermellons
 1 kg pomegranate
 2 kg apples
 3 kg bannanas
 2 kg grapes


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Relationships
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Father: Appa, Thundhe
Mother: Amma, Thaayi
Son: Maga
Daughter: Magalu
Elder Brother: Anna
Elder sister: Akka
Younger brother: Thamma
Younger sister: Thangi
Grandfather: Ajja
Grand mother: Ajji
Husband: Ganda
Wife: Hendathi
Father-in-law: Maava
Mother-in-law: Atthe
Son-in law: Aliya
Daughter- in law- Sosey

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Colors

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Red: Kempu
Blue: Neeli
Yellow: Haladi
Green: Hasiru
Black: Kappu
White: Bili
Orange: Kesari


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Enquiry and expressions
 What is your name?
 Nimma hesarenu?
 Where is your house?
 Nimma mane yellide?
 Can you speak Kannada ?
 Nimage kannaDa maathanaDalu barutha?
 Yes, I can speak in Kannada
 Howdhu, nanage kannaDa maathanaDalu baruthe
 I don't know
 Nanage baruvudhilla / nange gothilla
 How do I go there?
 Allige naanu hEgE hOguvudu?
 Where is the nearest police station?
 Hathiradha police station yelli idhe?
 How much is this?
 Idhu yeshtu

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Enquiry and expressions
 Where can I go shopping?
 Naanu shopping maaDalu yelli hOga beku
 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 maaDiddara?
 What did you do?
 Neevu yenu maaDide?

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Exericse

 Introduce your brother/sister/husband wife to someone in Kannada
 You’ve just seen a rainbow. Describe the rainbow (with at least 5 colors)
to someone who’s not seen a rainbow in their life


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Enquiry and expressions (contd)
 What are you doing?
 Neevu yenu maaDuthiddiya?
 What should I do?
 Naanu yenu maaDabeku?
 What can I do?
 Naanu yenu maDabhahudu?
 What are the questions?
 Yaava prashnegaLu?
 Why did you come?
 Neevu yaake bandhe?
 How did you come?
 Neevu hEgE bandhe?
 How did you write?
 Neevu hEgE baradhe?
 How much distance to go?
 YeShTu doora hOgabeku?

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 How was the journey ?
 PrayaaNa hEgitthu?
 Which way did you come?
 Neevu yaava daariyalli bandhri?
 Which is your favorite colour?
 Nimage yaava banna iShTa?
 Where did you come from?
 Neevu yellindha bandhe?
 Whom should I contact?
 Naanu yarannu samparkisabEku?
 Will you come with me?
 Neevu nanna jothege baruveya?
 I shall come with you
 Naanu nimma jothege baruve


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 Did you have your lunch?
 Oota maaDidera?
 How are you?
 Neevu hegiddhira?
 I am fine
 Naanu chenagiddEnE
 Are you busy?
 Neevu busy idhiya?
 I am busy now
 Naanu eega busy ideeni
 I Like Bangalore
 Nanage bengaLuru ishta


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Script – Vowels and Consonants

Swaras (Vowels)
ಅ ಆ
ಇ ಈ
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ಔ
ಅಂ ಅಃ

ಊ

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ಐ

ಒ

Vyanjanas(Consonants)

ಕ ಖ ಗ ಘ ಙ
ಚ ಛ ಜ ಝ ಞ
ತ ಥ ದ ಧ ನ
ಟ ಠ ಡ ಢ ಣ
ಪ ಫ ಬ ಭ ಮ
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Script - Letters

Swaras (Vowels)
ಅ
ಓ

ಆ

ಇ

ಈ
ಉ ಊ ಋ ಎ ಏ
ಐ
ಒ
ಔ
ಅಂ ಅಃ
ಾಾ ಾಿ ಾಿೀ ಾು ಾೂ
ಾೃ ಾೆ ಾೆೀ ಾೆೈ ಾೊ
ಾೊೀ ಾೌ ಾಂ ಾಃ
ಕ
ಕಾ
ಕ
ಕೀ
ಕು ಕೂ
ಕೃ
ಕ ಕೀ ಕೈ ಕೂ
ಕೂೀ ಕೌ
ಕಂ ಕಃ

Consonant (Vyanjana) + Vowel (matra) ---> Letter
(Akshara)
ಕ್ +ಅ --> ಕ
Kagunitha

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Exericses

 You’ve met somebody on a train. Start a conversation in Kannada
 Kannada Sentence Antakshari!


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Interactions

 Talking to vendor/shopkeepers
 Talking to the maid
 Talking to a cab driver


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Idioms

http://ellakavi.wordpress.com/category/kannada-gadegalu/
 Maathu Ballavanige Jagalavilla, Oota
Ballavanige Rogavilla
 Attegondu kala, sosegondu kala
 Aaseye Dhukkakke Moola
 Chinte illadavanige santeyallu nidde
 Devaru Vara Kottaru pujari vara kodalla
 Gubbi mele brahmastra
 Haasige iddashtu kaalu chachu
 Kai kesaraadhare bayi mosaru
 Kaige banda tuthu baayige baralilla


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Exercise
 Learn two Kannada Gaadhegalu and explain the meaning to the rest of
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It’s not the End! Tips to Continue Learning
 Find a buddy who sits near you and start
talking to them in Kannada. Insist that they
respond to you also only in Kannada.
 Learn 3-5 new words everyday. Get active
on the Grid group, we could learn as a
group!
 Watch a Kannada Movie with a friend. Keep
bugging him/her for meanings throughout
the show!
 Try and think in Kannada!
 Learn a Kannada song and understand the
meaning
 Watch the News in Kannada/ Listen to a
Kannada FM channel
 Try to read Kannada name plates on buses,
shops, and business establishments

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Thank You!

Dhanyavaadagalu!

 Do provide feedback!
 Don’t forget to continue to learn!


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