Kannada Kali Session-9, Handout (Workshop 3)
Interaction in a restaurant
Words
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Word |
Meaning |
Usage |
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oota |
Lunch/dinner |
Oota ayitha? |
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thindi |
Breakfast/snacks |
Thindige jothe coffee kudide |
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kahi |
Bitter |
Coffee thumba kahiyagide |
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khara |
Hot/spicy |
Curry thumba khara |
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uppu |
Salt |
Rasam nalli uppu jyasti |
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sakkare |
Sugar |
yeardu spoon sakkare haaki |
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thannige |
Cold |
Dese thannige agide |
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bisi |
Hot |
Nannage bisi bisi coffee ishta |
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bega |
Fast |
Bega badisi ( serve fast ) |
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neeru |
Water |
Neeru yellide? |
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bele |
Lentils (Daal) |
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soppu |
Greens |
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baath |
Cooked Rice |
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Chennagide |
It is nice |
Coffee chennagide |
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chennagilla |
It is not nice |
Coffee chenagilla |
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Badisu |
Serve |
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tholidu kollu |
to wash |
Kai tholidu kollu (to wash the hands) |
Important Verbs and interrogatives
yenu ide? - What is there?
This can prefixed to enquire menus. Examples are menu alli yenu ide (whats in the menu), kudiyokke yenu ide? (Whats there to drink?). In general a question of yenu ide is like asking for the entire menu.
Ideya – is there?
This can be used when we want to ask for a specific item. Examples are coffee ideya[generic form < item > ideya?]
Kodi – give
Examples: yearadu coffee kodi. - give me 2 cups of coffee.
Yeshtu – how much
Examples: Yeradu cup coffee yeshtu? - How much for two cups of coffee?
Interaction with waiter/manager
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Sl no |
Kannada version |
English Translation |
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1 |
Thindi yenu ide? |
Whats there for snacks? |
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2 |
Idly, dose, vade |
Idly, dose, and vadas |
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3 |
Yeradu idly, ondu dose matte mooru cup coffee |
Ok 2 idly, 1 dose and 3 cups of coffee |
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4 |
Yeshtu ? |
How much? |
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5 |
40 rupaayi |
40 rupees |
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6 |
Thagoli |
Take it. |
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Interacting with the person serving |
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7 |
Swalpa bega kodi |
Please give these fast. |
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8 |
Ii dose thannigagide bere kodi |
This dose is cold. Give me another one. |
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9 |
Illa saar iga madidu |
No sir. This has just been prepared. |
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10 |
Illa nanage bere kodi |
No please give me another one. |
Enquiring for lodging
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Sl no |
Kannada version |
English Translation |
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1 |
Nimma hotel nalli double bedroom room ideya? |
Dou you have double bedroom rooms in your hotel? |
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2 |
Ondu dinakke yeshtu chargu? |
What is the charge for a day? |
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3 |
Single bedroom ge yeshu? |
What’s the charge for a single bedroom? |
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4 |
Room service ideya? |
Do you have room service? |
