Friday, July 18, 2008

Short Answers Part1 - English To Kannada

Short Answers Part1 - English To Kannada

[English] Are you busy?
[Kannada] Thumbaa kelsa idya? or busy idya?
(a)[English] Yes
[Kannada] howdu
(b)[English] No
[Kannada] illa


[English] Do you like Bangalore?
[Kannada] Bengaluru nimage ishta aytha?
(a)[English] Yes
[Kannada] ishta aythu
(b)[English] No
[Kannada] illa / ishta aaglilla


[English] Do you ride a bike?
[Kannada] Nimage bike Odsokkey barutha ?
(a)[English] Yes
[Kannada] baruthey / Odustheeni
(b)[English] No
[Kannada] illa / barolla


[English] Can you speak Kannada ?
[Kannada] Kannada maathadokkey nimage barutha?
(a)[English] Yes
[Kannada] baruthey
(b)[English] No
[Kannada] illa / barolla


[English] Do you and your friends play cricket on every Sunday?
[Kannada] neevu mathu nimma friends prathee bhanuvaara cricket aadtheera ?
(a)[English] Yes
[Kannada] howdu / aadtheevi
(b)[English] No
[Kannada] illa / aadalla


Some of the words used and its equivalent word in kannada are as follows:
busy (english) = thumba kelsa(kannada)
like = ishta
speak = maathaadu / maathaadokkey
play = aata / aadu / aadtheera / adtheevi / aadalla
every sunday = prathee bhanuvaara
you = neenu / nimagey / neevu
ride = Odisu / Odsokkey / Odsalla / Odustheeni
and = mathu

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 2:47 AM

    Hey,

    Good blog.. i loved..it.. thanks for your work... thanks alot.

    Regards
    Selva

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  2. UnknownJune 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    good job......iam a malayalee.. this is very helpfull to learn kannada.........thank you

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  3. SamirMay 2, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Kindly translate the following sentences into simple spoken Kannada (with emphasis on the words in caps).
    1)Even Tendulkar could not do MUCH/ANYTHING for his team.
    2) EVEN Gandhiji COULD NOT have stopped corruption in today's India.
    3)I DON'T THINK Australia will win the T20 World Cup.
    4)I THINK West Indies will win the T20 World Cup.
    5)My cellphone GOT LOST.
    6)His boss SACKED him.
    7)He QUIT his job.
    8)His boss threatened to DISMISS him from his job.

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  4. GayathriJuly 12, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    I am a tamil huduGi married to a Kannadiga huduGa :)... I just love this blog...

    Thank you folks... Good work..

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  5. nisha punjabiSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    hey whats a cow called in kannada? please let me know asap. is it hassu? coz someone is screaming that at me everyday :(

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  6. UnknownMay 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM

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  7. AnonymousJune 26, 2014 at 9:47 PM

    it is highly useful to KANNADA learners by AMMAPALLI SRIPATHY

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  8. UnknownDecember 9, 2017 at 7:17 PM

    Hey not like that

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