Kannada - I know so far
Some usual words (includes Verbs, Conjunctions, Nouns etc)
Yashtu - How many
Yaaru - Who all
Yelli - Where
Yen - What
Kuthkol - Have a seat
Ba - Come in
Hel - Tell me (especially, after picking up the phone)
athwa - or
mattu - and
Apay - danger (Written on electric poles)
jasti - More
kammi - Less
Some statements/questions in regular use
Question: Uta Aayta ? Did you have food ?
Answer: sari - yes
Question: yen ide - What happened ?
Answer: yenu illa - Nothing
Question: yen madtiya - येन माडतिया - what are you doing ?
Answer: sumne - Nothing much, just chilling
Question: nimma hesaru yenu - what is your name ?
Answer: Geetha
Question: nanu hogtini, nivu barthira ? - I am leaving, are you coming (will you come) ?
Answer: illa - No
gottha illa - I do not know
gottha itha - I know
chanagi ide - It's good !
nanu hogtini - I will go, I am leaving
nanu barthini - I will come, I am coming
barthira - Will you come ? (question form)
hogi barthini - We will meet again or bye
beda - I do not want it
beku - I want it
neer beku - I want water
Ram mattu Shyam snehitaru - Ram and Shyam are friends
Address people
dodamma - Address an elder woman
chikkamma - Address a younger woman
dodappa - Address an elder man
chikkappa - Address a younger man
kutti - Little one
Counting
One - Ondhu
Two - Yeradu
Three - Moru
Four - Nalaku
Five - Aidu
Six - Aaru
Seven - Elu
Eight - Entu
Nine - Omatthu
Ten - Hattu
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