Some more words

English: What's happening here?
Kannada: Illi aen aagtha ide?

English: What's happening there?
Kannada: Alli aen aagtha ide?

English: Going down to have food
Kannada: Oota maadekke kelage hogabaeku

English: Food
Kannada: Oota

English: To have
Kannada: Maadekke

English: Down
Kannada: Kelage

English: Going
Kannada: Hogabaeku

English: I had some work to be done

Kannada: Naanu swalpa kelsa maadlikiththu

Or
Kannada: Naanu swalpa kelsa maada baekaagithu

English: I gave it to Katrina
Kannada: Naanu Katrinange kotte

English: Means
Kannada: Andhre

English: How much will it cost from Whitefield to Koramangala
Kannada: Whitefield inda Koramangala ke eshtu aagatte?

English: How much will you take from Whitefield to Koramangala
Kannada: Whitefield inda Koramangala ke eshtu togottiri?

English: All team members are repeated in the list
Kannada: List alli ella team members du repeat aagidhe

English: All
Kannada: Ella

English: In
Kannada: Alli

English: Happening
Kannada: Aagidhe

English: Pair
Kannada: Jothe

English: One pair of shoes
Kannada: Ondhu jothe chappal

Useful words in Kannada

English: Good Morning
Kannada: Shubhodaya

English: Morning
Kannada: Beligge

English: Afternoon
Kannada: Madhyana

English: Evening
Kannada: Saayankaala

English: Night
Kannada: Raathri

English: Is it good?
Kannada: Chennagidiya?

English: Here
Kannada: Illi

English: There
Kannada: Alli

English: No
Kannada: Illa

English: Good
Kannada: Olle

English: Why?
Kannada: Aeke / Yaake?

English: What
Kannada: Enu?

English: Where?
Kannada: Yelli

English: When?
Kannada: Yaavaga?

English: How?
Kannada: Hege?

English: Vacation
Kannada: Raje

English: How was the vacation?
Kannada: Raje Hegiththu?

English: You (Formal)
Kannada: Neevu

English: You (Casual)
Kannada: Neenu

English: Safe
Kannada: Hushaaru

English: Safe
Kannada: Jopana

English: Hogi(Formal)
Kannada: Go

English: Go safe
Kannada: Husharoge hogu

English: Go safe
Kannada: Jopanavaagi hogu

English: How will you go?
Kannada: Neenu/Neevu hege hogtiya/hogtira?

English: How will you go?
Kannada: Neenu/Neevu hege hogtiya/hogtira?

English: Ask
Kannada: Kaelu

English: Tell
Kannada: Haelu

English: Want
Kannada: Baeku

English: Lot
Kannada: Thumba

English: Very
Kannada: Bahala

English: Lot/Much
Kannada: Jaasti

English: Come
Kannada: Baa

English: Come here
Kannada: illi Baa / Baa illi

English: Good
Kannada: Chennagide

English: From
Kannada: Inda

English: To
Kannada: Ge

English: Far
Kannada: Doora

English: Near
Kannada: Haththira

English: It is
Kannada: Idey

English: Home
Kannada: Mane

English: At home
Kannada: Manellli

English: It is far from home
Kannada: Mane inda doora ide

English: Coming
Kannada: Bartini

English: Today
Kannada: Ivattu

English: When will you go today?
Kannada: Ivattu neevu yaavaga hogtiri?

English: Tomorrow
Kannada: Naale

English: Day after tomorrow
Kannada: Naalidhdhu

English: Food
Kannada: Oota

English: Had food?
Kannada: Oota aaitha?

English: You had?
Kannada: Nimmadu aaitha

English: I had food at home
Kannada: Manelli oota maadidhe

English: Did you Have Snacks?
Kannada: Snacks Thankondiya?

English: Work
Kannada: Kelsa

English: Is the work done?
Kannada: Kelsa mugitha/aitha

English: Someone
Kannada: Yaradaru

English: learn
Kannada: kali

English: doing("ing" forms)
Kannada: ideeni

English: I am learning
Kannada: kalitha iddeeni

English: Sent
Kannada: Kalisiddene

English: I have sent a mail
Kannada: Naanu mail kalsiddene

English: Fast
Kannada: Bega

English: Slow
Kannada: Mella

English: Make it fast
Kannada: Begane maadi

English: Know
Kannada: Goththu

English: Don’t know
Kannada: Gottilla

English: Bad (female)
Kannada: Kettavallu

English: Bad (male)
Kannada: Kettavanu

English: Good (female)
Kannada: Ollleyavallu

English: Good (male)
Kannada: Ollleyavanu

English: Very good team
Kannada: Thumba ollle team

English: Down
Kannada: Kelage

English: Up
Kannada: Mele

English: It is
Kannada: Idey

English: Keep silent
Kannada: Sumniru

English: Want
Kannada: Baeku

English: Don't want
Kannada: Beda

English: Water
Kannada: Neeru

English: Kudi
Kannada: Drink

English: But
Kannada: Aadare

English: Something like “You do this”
Kannada: Maadu/maadi(Formal)

English: Need/want
Kannada: Baeku

English: Happy
Kannada: Santhosha

English: You are looking happy today
Kannada: Ivattu neenu santoshavaagi kaanstha iddeeya..

English: Song
Kannada: Haadu

English: Going
Kannada: Hogtheeri(Formal)

English: Going
Kannada: Hogtheeya(Casual)

English: Where are you going?
Kannada: Yelli hogtiri?

English: Where are you going?
Kannada: Yelli hogtiri?

English: Where are you going?
Kannada: Neenu yelli hogtiri?

English: Or
Kannada: Athava

English: AndExample: Red and white
Kannada: Maththe Example:Kempu maththe bili

English: Help
Kannada: Sahaaya

English: Can someone help me?
Kannada: Yaraadru nange sahaya madtheera?

English: Me
Kannada: Nanage/naanu

English: Mine
Kannada: Nandhu

English: Can you do?
Kannada: Madtheera?(Formal)/Maadtheeya(Casual)

English: Can someone help me?
Kannada: Yaraadru nange sahaya madtheera?

English: Time
Kannada: Samaya/Hoththu

English: At what time?
Kannada: Esht hoththige?

English: What time are you coming?
Kannada: Esht hoththige bartheeya/bartheera?

English: Coming
Kannada: Bartheeni

English: Also
Kannada: Nu

English: Me too/Also
Kannada: Na nu

English: Happening
Kannada: aagtha idhe

English: What's Happening?
Kannada: Enu aagtha ide?

English: What's Happening there?
Kannada: Enu aagtha ide alli?

English: Half an hour
Kannada: Ardha ghante

English: One hour
Kannada: Ondhu ghante

English: Work will come within half an hour
Kannada: Ardha ghante yalli kelasa barutte

English: When did u come?
Kannada: Yavaaga Bandhe?

English: I came just now
Kannada: Ivaagashte bandhe

English: Nothing like that
Kannada: Haagenu illa

English: Like that
Kannada: Haage

English: Not there
Kannada: Ir lilla

English: Not done
Kannada: Aagilla

English: Not yet done?
Kannada: Innu Aaglilva?

English: Not yet done
Kannada: Innu Aaglilla?

English: Speak/Talk
Kannada: Maathaadu

English: Speak to me in Kannada
Kannada: Nann jothe kannada dhalli maathaadu

English: Please/Kindly
Kannada: Dhayavittu

English: Please come here
Kannada: Dhayavittu illi banni/ba

English: Rent
Kannada: baadige

English: Will it be?
Kannada: Irutte?

English: How much will the rent here be?
Kannada: Illi rent yeshtu irutte?

English: When shall we do?
Kannada: Yaavaga madona?

English: When will you do?
Kannada: Yaavaga maadtheeya?

English: What are you saying
Kannada: Neenu enu helthaa iddeeya?/Neevu enu helthaa iddeera?

English: I want to ask you something before that
Kannada: Aduku munche aeno kel beku

English: I want to tell you something before that
Kannada: Aduku munche aeno kel beku

English: Thank You
Kannada: Dhanyavaada

Introduction to this blog

Came to a new place? Want to talk to a localite in his/her language? Here is a quick list of easily frequently used/needed words.

I am starting with Kannada and will add more languages if I can :)

Try to use this and forward to others who may need it. Also, please suggest other words that I can add to this list and any improvements to be made to this.

I thank all my colleagues and friends Lavina, Satheesha, Darshan, Padma, Raghu, Kirti, Shwetha, Sankar, Umesh, Purushotham, Vikram and Ramya, who helped me put this list together. I especially thank Darshan, Satheesh and Lavina, who taught me a number of Kannada words with patience and helped me put this list in order.