Month: May 2010

 Here are a few more conversational sentences you will find useful. 1)Earlier, the old man could walk UP TO MG Road. Now, he cannot walk BEYOND the gate. Munche,ee muduka MG Road/rasthe waregoo nadkondu hogavanu. EEga,gate inda HORAGE hogode kashta.2)Those bananas are RAW. These bananas are RIPE. Bananas RIPEN very quickly in the summer heat. … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-05

Kannada learners are increasingly becoming more confident in using the language daily. Upgrading conversational skills is a must for any new language learner. 1)He never AGREES with others. He is always ARGUING. Ivanu  yaar heLadrenu WOPPALLA. Yaavagalu Yedhuruttara kodthane/JAGALA. 2)The husband is NAIVE. The wife is CUNNING. Gandanige YEANU GOTTILLA. Hendathine yella. 3)I will SPEAK … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-04

Kannada is a beautiful language and learning it becomes easier when you practice with a kannadiga. Practice as you know increasingly makes you confident and fluent in the language. And of course, while you are in Karnataka, you learn to automatically answer in Kannada or seek directions, without batting an eyelid. You will also seek … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-03

As a Kannada learner, you will see that some of the sentences handpicked by a reader/learner below,for translation, do not use the same words in the English. The meaning is the same though. If you have been with me upgrading your Kannada conversational skills here is Colloquial Kannada @ its best. Common situations! 1)As parents, … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-02

Learning Kannada has been a successful journey for some,through this blog as some of you have taken the time to email me of your progress. Some have asked for translations of commonly used sentences,and I shall deal with them in a few posts that follow. 1)If I knew I would be treated so insultingly, I … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-01