Kannada/Days and Months

Days And Months in Kannada edit

As per Kannada the week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday.

Days edit

English Pronunciation Kannada
Day(s) dhina(gallu) ದಿನ(ಗಳು)
Sunday bhanuvaara/ravivaara ಭಾನುವಾರ/ರವಿವಾರ
Monday somavaara ಸೋಮವಾರ
Tuesday mangalavaara ಮಂಗಳವಾರ
Wednesday budhavaara ಬುಧವಾರ
Thursday guruvaara ಗುರುವಾರ
Friday shukravaara ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ
Saturday shanivaara ಶನಿವಾರ

Months in a year edit

English Pronunciation Kannada
Month(s) maasa(galu) ಮಾಸ(ಗಳು)
March/April chaitra ಚೈತ್ರ
April/May vaishaakha ವೈಶಾಖ
May/June jyeshTa ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ
June/July AashaaDha ಆಷಾಢ
July/August Shraavana ಶ್ರಾವಣ
August/September Bhaadrapada ಭಾದ್ರಪದ
September/October aashwayuja ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ
October/November Kaarthika ಕಾರ್ತೀಕ
November/December Dhanur ಧನುರ್
December/January Pushya ಪುಷ್ಯ
January/February Maagha ಮಾಘ
February/March Phaalguna ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ

As per Kannada, the year starts from chaitra maasa (March/April month) which is also celebrated as Yugadi/Ugadi. This is inherited from the Hindu calendar, which is why the months don't match with the Gregorian calendar. When speaking in Kannada and you want to refer to a particular month, you can always use the English name of the month.