Kannada
Shraya (Year 8) teaches us some useful phrases in Kannada.
Kannada is the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India. The capital of Karnataka is Bangalore. It derives from the Dravidian language family, which also includes Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Kannada is the 2nd oldest language in the Dravidian family, dating back to the 3rd century.
Listen to these recordings to find out how to speak some simple phrases in Kannada as well as some background on the language.
Namskara: Hello
How are you?: Hegiddira- Heg-idd-ira
Where do you live?: Nivu ellie vasisuttira- Vasis-uttira
Where are you from? Nivu ellinavaru- Niv-u Ellin-avaru
I am hungry: Nanage husivagide- Husiv-adgide
What is your name?: Nina hesarenu.- Nina hes-ar-enu
Do you speak another language?: Nivu innodu baseyannu matanaduttira- Nivu inn-odu base-yannu matan-duttira
I am good, thank you: Nanu olleya dhanyavadagalu- Nanu oll-eya dhan-yava-dagua-lu
I live in England: Nanu ingled nalli vasisuttiddene- Nanu ing-led vasi-utti-iddene
I am from India: Nanu bharatadinda bandavanu- Nanu ba-rat-adina
What do you want to eat?: Nanu enannu tinnabayasuve- Nanu en-annu tinn-abay-as-uvee
My name is Shraya: Nana hesaru Shraya- Nanu hes-aru Shraya
Yes I speak in English: Haudu, nanu inglisnalli matanaduttene- Ha-du nanu inglis-nalli matan-ad-oot-enee