| Lesson 2: Yes-No questions | ||
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| English gloss | Transliterated Kannada | »¾Õ° |
| Question marker |
-aa?
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B?
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| Lesson 2.1: Interrogative Sentences | ||
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| English gloss | Transliterated Kannada |
»¾Õ°
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| 1. Is this a book? | idu pustakav-aa? |
Cu®±
y®¼š®ÙN®î¯
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| Is that a room? | adu ruum-aa? |
Au®±
Š®²î®¾¯?
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| Is this a tabnalli? | idu meejaa? |
Cu®±
îµ±°c?
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| Is this a door? | idu baagilaa? |
Cu®±
„¯TŒ¯?
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| is this a pen? | idu penn-aa? |
yµw¯Ý?
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| Is that a cupboard? | adu maaDaa? |
Au®±
NµŒ¯é?
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| Lesson 2.2: Negation | ||
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| English gloss | Transliterated Kannada | »¾Õ° |
| 3. no (not located) |
illa
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C©å
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| no (not identical) |
alla
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A©å
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| Lesson 2.3: Negative Sentences | |||
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| a. No, that is not a book. | alla, adu pustaka alla |
A©å,
Au®± y®¼š®ÙN® A©å
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| b. No, this is not a window. | alla, idu kiTiki
alla |
A©å,
Cu®± OiO A©å
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| c. No, this is not a cabinet. | alla, idu maaDu
alla |
A©å,
Cu®± Nµ©±é A©å
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| d. No, this is not a door. | alla, idu kiTiki
alla. |
A©å,
Cu®± OiO A©å
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| e. No, this is not a pen. | alla, idu pennu
alla. |
A©å,
Cu®± yµw®±Ý A©å
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| h. No, this is not a table, it's a book. | alla, idu meej-alla,
idu pustaka. |
A©å,
Cu®± îµ±°c± A©å,
Cu®± y®¼š®ÙN®
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| i. No, this is not a table, it's a room. | alla, idu meeju alla,
idu ruumu. |
A©å
Cu®± îµ±°c± A©å,
Cu®± Š®²î®±±
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| i. No, this is not a door, it's a cabinet. | alla, idu baagiluu
alla, idu maaDu. |
A©å,
Cu®± „¯T©± A©å, Cu®±
Nµ©±é
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| Lesson 2.4: Place Names, locations | ||
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| 4. America | ameerikaa |
Aîµ±°‹N¯
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| India | inDyaa |
Cºm‡®¾¯
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| England | inglaaNDu |
CºS¯åºl®±
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| Germany | jarmani |
cî®±Áx
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| France | fraans |
‚¬Š¯w®±é
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| Russia | raSyaa |
Š®Ç¯ã
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| Office | aafiis |
BzÀðš®±
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| post office | poosT aafiis |
yµ½°š¯ÔB
zÀðš®±
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| Lesson 2.5: Stative Verbs | ||
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| 4. be known | gottu |
Sµ²q®±Ù
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| be liked | iSTa |
CÇ®Ô
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| be needed, wanted | beeku |
„µ°N®±
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| be sufficient | saaku |
š¯N®±
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| Lesson 2.6: Interrogative Identity constructions | |||
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| a. Are you (an) American? | niivu amerikkan-aa? |
x°î®¼
Aîµ±‹N®w¯?
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| b. Is s/he (an) Indian? | avaru inDyanaa? |
A®±
Cºm‡®±w¯?
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| c. Am I a teacher? | naan Tiiccarraa? |
w¯w®±
i°X®Š¯?
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| d. Is s/he the Professor? | avaru prafasaraa? |
A®±
y®ä‚®š®Š¯?
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| e. Is this America? | idu amerikkaa-v-aa? |
Cu®±
Aîµ±‹N¯î¯?
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| f. Is this India? | idu inDyaa-v-aa? |
Cu®±
Cºm‡®¾¯î¯?
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| g. Are you a student? | niivu sTuuDenTaa? |
x°î®¼
š®±Ôlµn¯Ô?
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| h. Is she a student? | avaLu sTuuDenTaa? |
A®±
š®²Ôlµn¯Ô?
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| Lesson 2.7: Interrogative Locational Constructions | ||
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English gloss
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Transliterated Kannada |
»¾Õ°
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| 5. in (locative suffix) | -alli, -nalli, -dalli |
ªå,
w®ªå, u®ªå
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| in the room | ruum-n-alli |
Š®²ºw®ªå
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| in the cabinet | maaDalli |
Nµ©éªå
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| in Philadelphia | filaDelfiyaad-alli |
zÀélµªß‡®¾¯l®ªå
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| in California | kalifoorniyaadalli |
N®ª‚µ½°xÁ‡®¾¯u®ªå
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| in America | amerikkaa-d-alli |
Aîµ±‹N¯u®ªå
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| in India | inDyaa-d-alli |
Cºm‡®¾¯l®ªå
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| in, on the table/desk | meej-n-lalli |
îµ±°cݪå
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| 5 a. Are you in the room? | niivu ruumnalli iddiir-aa? |
x°î®¼
Š®²ºw®ªå CvÛ°Š¯?
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| 5 b. Are you in Philadelphia? | niivu filaDelfiyaa-dalli
iddiiraa? |
x°î®¼
zÀélµªß‡®¾¯u®ªåvÛ°Š¯?
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| 5 c. Are you in America? | niivu amerikkaadalli iddiir-aa? |
x°î®¼
Aîµ±‹N¯u®ªåvÛ°Š¯?
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| 5 d. Are you in India? | niivu inDyaadalli
iddiir-aa? |
x°î®¼
Cºm‡®¾¯l®ªå CvÛ°Š¯?
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| 5 e. Yes, I am in the room. | havdu, naan ruumnalli
iddiini |
œ®î®¼u®±,
w¯w®± Š®²ºw®ªå CvÛ°x |
| 5 f. Yes, I am in Philadelphia. | havdu, naan filaDelfiyaadalli
iddiini |
œ®î®¼u®±, nAnu zÀélµªß‡®¾¯ u®ªå CvÛ°x |
| 5 g. Yes, I am in America. | havdu,
naan amerikkadalli iddiini |
œ®î®¼u®±,
w¯w¬Ý Aîµ±‹N¯u¬
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| 5 h. Yes, I am in the office. | havdu,
naan aafiisnalli iddiini |
œ®î®¼u®±,
w¯w®± BzÀðš®Ýªå
CvÛ°x
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| 5 i. Yes, the book is on the table/desk. | havdu,
pustaka meejnall-ide. |
œ®î®¼u®±,
y®¼š®ÙN® îµ±°cݪåuµÛ
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| 5 j. Yes, the book is in the post office. | havdu, pustaka poosT
aafiisnall-ide |
œ®î®¼u®±
y®¼š®ÙN® yµ½°š¯ÔzÀðý¬ªåuµ
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| 6 a. No, I am not in the room. |
illa, naan ruumnall-illa.
C©å w¯w®± Š®²ºw®ªå©å |
| 6.b No, I am not in India. |
illa, naan inDyaadall-illa.
C©å w¯w®± Cºm‡®¾¯l®ªå©å |
| 6 c. No, the student is not in the office |
illa, sTuuDenT aafisnall-illa.
C©å š®²Ôlµºg¬ BzÀðš®Ýªå©å |
| 6 d. No, you are not in the room. |
illa, niivu ruumnall-illa.
C©å x°î®¼ Š®²ºw®ªå©å |
| 6 e. No, the book is not in the office. |
illa, pustaka aafiisnall-illa.
y®¼q®N® BzÀðš®Ýªå©å |
| 6 f. No, the pen is not in the cupboard. |
illa, pennu maaDnal-illa.
C©å yµw®±Ý Nµ©éÉݪ©å |
| 6 g. Yes, that is in the room. |
havdu, adu ruumnall-ide.
œ®î®¼u®± Au®± Š®²ºw®ªåuµ |
| 6 h. Yes, this is here. |
havdu, idu ill-ide.
œ®î®¼u®± Cu®± Cªåuµ |
| 5 i. Yes, the U of Penn is in Philadelphia. |
havdu, `U of Penn' filaDelfiyaadall-ide.
œ®î®¼u®± ‡®±² AîµÞw¬ zÀélµªß‡®¾¯l®ªåuµ |
| Lesson B: Interrogative Locational and Identity Sentences | ||
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| 7. Is it? |
ideyaa?
irukk-aa?Cuµ‡®¾¯? | Éç¡´Ô? |
| 7 a. Is the book on the table |
pustaka meejnalli
idyaa?
y®¼š®ÙN® îµ±°cݪå Cuµ‡®¾¯? |
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| 7.b. Is the student in the room? |
sTuuDenT ruumnalli
iddaaraa?
š®²Ôlµºg¬ Š®²ºw®ªå Cu¯ÛŠ¯? |
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| 7 c. Is he an American? |
avaru amerikanaa?
A®± Aîµ±‹N®w¯? |
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| 7 d. Are you an Indian? |
niivu inDyanaa?
x°î®¼ Cºm‡®±w®? |
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| 7 e. Is she in the room? |
avaLu ruumnalli iddaaLaa?
A®± Š®²ºw®ªå Cu¯Û¡¯? |
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| 7 f. Are you in America? |
niivu amerikkaadall-iddiiraa?
x°î®¼ Aîµ±‹N¯l®ªå CvÛ°Š¯? |
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| Lesson 2.8: Disjunctive (Either-Or) Constructions | ||
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English gloss
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Transliteration
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»¾Õ°
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| 8. either (x) or (y) |
-aa...-aa?
B...B? |
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| a. Is this a book or (is it) a pen? |
idu pustakavaa pennaa?
Cu®± y®¼š®ÙN®î¯ yµw¯Ý? |
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| b. Is that a door or (is it) a window? |
adu baagilaa kiTikiyaa?
Au®± „¯TŒ¯ OiO‡®¾¯? |
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| c. Is this a pen or a book? |
idu pennaa pustakavaa?
Cu®± yµw¯Ý y®¼š®ÙN®î¯? |
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| d. Are you American or Indian? |
niivu amerikanaa inDyanaa?
x°î®¼ Aîµ±‹N®w¯ Cºm‡®±w¯? |
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| e. Do you know German or (do you know) French? |
jarman gottaa frenc gottaa?
cî®±Á« Sµ²q®Ù ‚µäw®±Ï Sµ²q¯Ù? |
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| f. Is this enough for you, or do you want more? |
idu saakaa, beekaa?
Cu®± š¯N®, „µ°P¯? |
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| f. Is this enough work for you, or do you want more? |
kelsa saakaa, beekaa?
Nµ©š® ý¯N¯, „µ°P¯? |
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| f. Do you like tea or coffee? |
Tii iSTavaa kaafi iSTavaa?
i° CÇ®Ôî¯ N¯zÀà CÇ®Ôî¯? |
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| More Locative Formations: Nouns ending in -a | ||
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English gloss
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Transliteration
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»¾Õ° |
| 9. in the book |
pustaka-d-alli
y®¼š®ÙN®u®ªå |
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| tree |
mara
î®±Š® |
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| in the tree |
mara-d-alli
î®±Š®u®ªå |
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| trouble, problem |
kaSTa
N®Ç®Ô |
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| in trouble |
kaSTa-d-alli
N®Ç®Ôu®ªå |
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| work, task |
kelsa
Nµ©š® |
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| at work, busy |
kelsdalli
Nµ©š®l®»ªå |
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| More Locative Sentences | ||
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| English gloss | Transliteration | »¾Õ° |
| a. Is the pen in the book? |
pennu pustakadalli id(e)yaa?
yµw®±Ý y®¼š®ÙN®u®ªå Cuµ‡®¾¯? |
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| b. Is the book in the tree? |
pustaka maradalli id(e)yaa?
y®¼q®N® î®±Š®u®ªå Cuµ‡®¾¯? |
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| c. Are you busy? |
niivu kelsdalli iddiiraa?
x°î®¼ Nµ©š®u®ªå CvÛ°Š¯? |
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| d. Are you in trouble? |
niivu kaSTadalli iddiiraa?
x°î®¼ N®Ç®Ôu®ªå CvÛ°Š¯? |
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