Kannada/Appendix A
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Kannada (Dravidian)
edit| Translation | Phrase | ITRANS transliteration | Pronunciation | Literal meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ | kannaDa | (kanna Dah (‘D’ is with retroflex)) | ||
| Hello | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | namaskAra | (namas kārā) | Salutations | |
| Hello (informal) | ಏನು ಸಮಾಚಾರ | Enu samAchAra | (eh nu sa maah chaah rah) | What's up? | |
| Good bye (when leaving) | ಹೋಗಿ ಬರುತ್ತೇನೆ | hOgi baruttEne | (hoe gee barut tey ney ('T' is retroflex)) | see you later | |
| Good bye (when being left) | ಹೋಗಿ ಬನ್ನಿ | hOgi banni | (hoe gee bun knee ('T' is retroflex) | see you later | |
| How are you? | ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರ? | nIvu hEgiddIra? | (nee voo hey gay id dee rah) | ||
| What is your name? | ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? | ninna hesarEnu? | (ni nna he sa rE nu?) | ||
| Please | ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು | dayaviTTu | (da yah viTTu ('T' is retroflex)) | With mercy | |
| Thank you | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ | dhanyavAda | (dhan yah vaada) | Many thanks | |
| Sorry, Excuse Me, Forgive Me | ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ | kshamisi | (ksha mi si) | sorry | |
| That one | ಅದು | adu | (ah du) | ||
| How much? | ಎಷ್ಟು? | eshTu? | (esh Tu ('T' is retroflex) | ||
| English | ಆಂಗ್ಲ | aangla | (ahng lah) | ||
| Yes | ಹೌದು,ಹೂ | houdu, huu | (how doo)(Huu(nasal)) | ||
| No | ಇಲ್ಲ | illa | (ill ah) |