Kannada Kali Session-8, Handout (Workshop 2)

 

 Interaction with House owner / Neighbors

Words

Mane – house / home

Baadige – rent

Kutumba – family

Hesaru – name

Pakkada maneyavaru - Neighbours

Maduve – marriage

MakkaLu - children

Kelasa - work

Tingalu - months

Neeru – water

Mane kelasa – domestic help

Aduge - cook

 

Interacting with Domestic Help / Cook

Important Verbs

To wash clothes   - ogi

To sweep - gudisu

To clean utensils  - toLi

To mop – oresu

Come – baa

Go – hogu

Cut – hetchu

to break - odi

to grind – rubbu

Fry - huri

To cook – aduge maadu / beyisu

 

Words

Paathre – utensil

Batte – clothes

Nela – floor

Porake - Broom

Neeru - water

bisi – hot

tarakaari – vegetable

enne – oil

akki – rice

beLe – dal

 

Interaction with House owner / Neighbor

Sl no

Kannada version

English Translation

1

Nimma hesarenu.

what is your name?

2

Maduve aagideya?

Are you married?

3

MakkaLu iddaara?

Do you have kids?

4

Nimma kutumbadalli estu janariddaare?

How many people are there in your family?

5

Neevu elli kelasa maaduteeri?

where do you work?

6

Manege estu baadige?

what is the rent for the house?

7

Manege estu tingala advance kodabeku?

How many months advance should I deposit?

8

Maneyalli estu roomgalu ive?

how many rooms does the house have?

9

Maneyalli bike / car parking ideya?

do you have bike / car parking facility in the house?

10

Neeru supply hege idhe?

How is the water supply?

11

Mane kelasa maaduvavaru sulabhavaagi siguttaara?

Do we get domestic help easily?

12

Aduge maaduvavaru hattiradalli siguttaara?

Do we get services of a cook in the vicinity?

13

Hattiradalli hannu-tarakaari elli sigutthade?

Where do we get fruits and vegetables in the vicinity ?

14

Pakkada maneyavara hesarenu?

What is the neighbour’s name?

 

Interaction with Domestic help / Cook

Sl no

Kannada version

English Translation

1

naaLe entugantege baa

come tomorrow at 8.

2

naaLe estu hottige kelasakke baruteeya?

at what time are you coming tomorrow?

3

Ivattu nela oresabeku

you have to mop the floor today

4

Nela gudisi ayta?

Have you swept the floor?

5

Yaavaga paathre tholiteeya?

when will you clean the utensils?

6

Chennaagi batte ogiya beku

wash the clothes properly.

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