Lesson 15
Conversation 1
A: namaskaara, nimge eenu beeku?
B: nange ondu mane beeku.
nimge eradu ruum mane saakaa?
innu dodda mane beekaa?
B: mange erdu ruumu saaku,
tumba dodda mane beeda.
niivu obbreenaa?
alla. naavu naak jana, egtu baadge ?
tinglige munnuur ruupaayi.
advansu beeka?
paravaagilla, asteenu jaasti beeda.
Pwo > o>
Conversation 2
A: banni saar, eenu beeku?
tarakaari beeku. eeneen ide ?
ella ide. badane kaayi, hurulikaayi,
siime badane kaayi, don
mensina kaayi ide.
B: _badanekaayi cennagideyaa?
Conversation 3
A: — nimge gavarnment kaaleeju gottaa?
B: gottu. alli nimge kelsa ideyaa?
haudu, nimge prinsipaalru gottaa?
gottilla, yaake ?
B: haagaadaree alli nange Klaark obbru
gottu.
‘A: alli yaav yaav subjectu ide?
Spoken kannada
alli nam hudugange ondu siitu beeku.
Good morning, what do you want?
Iwant a house.
Will a two room house do? Do you want
a still bigger one? :
‘Two rooms are enough for me. I don't
want too big a house.
Are you single?
No, we are four, What is the rent?
Three hundred rupees per month.
Do you want an advance?
Doesn't matter. Don't require heavy
advance.
Please come, sir. What do you want?
Iwant vegetables. What all do you have?
Thave all. brinjals, beans, khush
Khush, big chillies, etc.
Are the brinjals good?
Do you know the Government College?
Yes. Do you have any work there?
Yes. Do you know the Principal?
I don't know, why?
I want a seat for my boy there.
If so, I know a clerk there.
‘What are all the subjects available there?
a7B: ella ive, nim hudugange yaav
group beeku?
A: avange sainsu gruupu beeku.
B: kaamarsu beedvaa?
A: beeda, avange kaamarsu ista ila.
sainsee tumba ista.
B: _ sainsu beekaadre avange
ganita istaanaa?
A: haudu, avange aaljiibra.
jaamitri andre huccu.
B: haagaadre parvaagilla.
Conversation 4
A: niiva jiga ellinda bandri?
tanjaavuurinda
nimge tamilu gotta?
cennagi gottu. adee nan
maatrubhaage.
kannada gottilvaa?
solpa kuuda gottilla.
nimge beere yaav bhaage gottu?
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nimge sangiita isfaana?
sangiita yaarige ista illa!
nanaguu tumba ista.
Viine nudistiini.
pitiilu ista ilvaa?
istaanee, cikkandininda viine
andre huccu.
B: dina abhyaasa maadtiiraa?
A: haudu, dina belginjaava abhyaasa
maadtiini.
pur>u>w
pow
Vocabulary :
obbru - one person
jana - people
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inglisu gottu, solpa teluguunuu gottu.
Alll are available. What group does your
boy want?
He wants the science group.
Does he not want Commerce?
No, he doesn't like Commerce, he
likes science too much.
If he wants science,
mathematics?
Yes, he is mad after algebra and
geometry.
Tf so, it is o.k.
does he like
Now where did you come from?
From Tanjavur.
Do you know Tamil?
I know very well, that is my mother-
tongue.
Don't you know Kannada?
Not even a bit.
What other language do you know?
I know English a little and Telugu too.
Do you like music?
Who does not like music? I also like it.
I play on the Veena.
Dont you like Violin?
I like it, but I am crazy about
the Veena from my childhood
Do you practise everyday?
Yes. I practise it early in the morning
everyday.
maatru bhaase - mother tongue
sangiita - music
Spoken kannadabaadige - rent
munnuuru - three hundred
advaansu - advance
badneekayi - brinjal
huralikaayi - beans
siimebadanekaayi - khush khush
tenginakaayi - coconut
bele - price
kadme - less
male - rain
onduuvare - one and a half
jigtaane - just now
parvaagilla - it is ok. does not matter
Exercises :
1 §) beeku
haalu beeku
bisi haalu beeku
ondu loota bisi haalu beeku
figa ondu loofa bisi haalu beeku
ii) saaldu
adge saaldu
solpa adge saaldu
{stu solpa adge saaldu
ellariguu istu solpa adge saaldu.
Expand on the above model sutstituting :
i) haalu with kaafi, tii, niiru
bhaase - language
cikkandu - childhood
abhyaasa - practice
belaginjaava - early morning
sambla - salary
kaadambari - novel
saaku - enough
beeku - want
beeda - don’t want
saaldu - not enough
ista - liking
solpa - a little
nudisu - to play on an instrument
ii) adge with mane, ruumu, tindi with necessary changes.
IL, Answer these questions:
4) nimge kelsa beckaa?
ii) avarige yaav pustaka beeku?
Spoken kannada
49nimge sihi tindi beekaa, athva khaara tindi beekaa?
iv) nimge tinglige nuuru ruupaayi sambja-saakaa?
v) rameesge ondu doose saakaa?
i)nimge yaav yaav bhaase gottu?
ii) nimge telugu gottilvaa?
iii) nimge nam ministru gottaa?
iv) nimge yaava tindi ista?
Iil. Translate the following :
i
ii)
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Do you want some sweets?
Don’t you want a good shirt?
Don't they require a big house?
Is this food enough for ten persons?
Does he not want more salary?
Is this wage not enough for the maid'servant?
Who wants these books?
Is this money not enough for you?
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What are.the languages you know?
I like yournovels very much.
Don't you know Hindi?
I do not know music.
Do you'like cinemas or dramas?
I know all the minsters of Karnataka.
Doesn't he like doose?
Does she like veena?
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Spoken kannadaLesson 16
Conversation 1
A
B
A:
B:
A
B
A
niinu ellig hoogbeeku?
naanu skuulig hoogbeeku.
yaavaag hoogbeeku ?
hattu gantege hoogbeeku.
haagaadre niinu iiga padya oodbeeku.
illa, naanu tiga paatha bariibeeku.
beeda, niinu iiga padya oodleebeeku;
aameele paatha barriboodu.
ayyoo, nange padya kandre aagalla.
Conversation 2
naanu maarkettige hoogbeekaa??
haudu, ivattu niivu hoogleebeeku.
allind een tarbeeku?
tarkaari tarbeeku, huu tarabeeku,
mithaayi tarbekaa?
mithaayi tarbeedi, adanna kandte
nange aagalla.
hannu tarabooda ?
oohoo, taraboodu ; haage
dhoobiige batte kodabeeku.
Conversation 3
A:
raamuu, naale beligge beeg
eelabeeku.
eddu een maagbeeku?
snaana maadbeeku; aameele
puuje maadbeeku.
puuje maagleebeekaa?
haudu, puuje maadleebeeku,
aamele tindi tinnaboodu
haagaadre naanu beeg malagbeeku.
Spoken kannada
Where do you have to go?
[have to go to school.
When do you have to go?.
Thave'to go at ten 0’ clock,
Then, you Have to read poetry now.
No, I have to write the lesson now.
No, you must read poetry new ; later on
you may write the lesson.
Goodness. | just cannot bear the sight of
poetry.
Should I go to the market?
Yes, you must go to the market today.
What should I bring from there?
Vegetables and flowers should be
brought.
Should I get sweets?
Don't bring sweets, I hate them.
May I bring fruits?
Oh, yes. You may bring fruits. On the way
you should handover the clothes to the
dhobi.
Ramu, you should wake up early in the
morning tomorrow.
What should I do after I wake up?
You should bathe ; and then worship.
‘Must I worship?
Yes, You must. Afterwards you may have
breakfast.
Then I should go to bed early,
51Vocabulary :
paatha - lesson malagu - to sleep
tarkaari - vegetables kacheeti - office
illu - to gather tapaal - post
huu - flowers kaagda - letter
dhoobi - washerman hancu - to distribute
batte - clothes uttara - reply
beligge - morning tindi - snacks
Exercises
I, Naraate your rotitine in two situations of life in office, workshop, factory, bank,
school or college and at home on the following lines :
Model A: Place of work -
naanu hattu gantege kacheeriige hoogabeeku.
saikal staandalli bidabeeku.
aameele tapaal noodbeeku.
ellariguu kaagadgal hancabeeku
kaagadgalge uttara bariibeeku.
Model B: At home
naanu aidu gentege hoogbeeku
tindi tinbeeku, kaafl kudiibeeku
gidagalge niir haakbeeku
huu kiilbeeku
makkalige paatha heelbeeku
Il, Frame as many questions as possible on each of your narrations as per model
given below -
Model A: Place of work :
niivu hattu gantege een maadbeeku?
kacheetiili tapaal noodbeekaa?
niivu ellariguu kaagadagal hancabeedvaa?
kaagadgalge uttara bariibedvaa?
Model B: At home :
niivu estu gantege manege hoogbeeku?
alli een maadbeeku?
sanje niivu gidagalge niir haakbeekaa?
toofadalli huu kiilbeedava?
yaavaaga niivu makkalge paatha heeJbecku?
52 Spoken kannadaIIL. Insert as many verbal infinitives as you can in the blanks given below and use the
end forms in sentences of your own as per the lead:
(Please note : The emphatic particle ‘lee’ should be used at least in one of the
sentences.)
. beeku ; leebeeku;
1. maadbeeku ; 2. maadleebeeku; 3. maadboodu;
bardu.
maadbaardu.
niinu sanje een maadbeeku?
. boodu ;
niinu raatri uuta maadleebeeku?
niinu snaana maadboodu.
aynu aa kelsa maadbaardu.
Peye
Spoken kannada 53Lesson 17
Conversation 1
A
B:
A:
B
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B:
A:
B:
svaami, niivu iiga tootakke baralvaa? Sir, won't you come to the garden now?
illa, naanu baralla. ‘No, I won't
naavella iivattu een kelsa maadbeeku? What work should we all do today?
niivella agiiri; hattu gantege All of you dig; at ten O' clock have
tindi tinni. breakfast.
naanu een maadli? What should I do?
niinuu agi ; hattu gantege tindi tinnu. You also dig; have breakfast at ten.
fiiga naanu hooglaa? ond gantege ‘May I leave now? shall we go home
manege hoogbooda? at one O' clock.
ond gantege ellaruu manege hoogi. Al of you go home at one.
Conversation 2
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ammaa, naayimari aadtaa ide. Mummy, the puppi is playing.
adu aadli, naayi een maadtide? Let it play. What is the dog doing?
aduu aadtide. It is also playing.
avu aadli, elligaadruu hoogli jig Let them play. Let them go any where
ningeenu? why do you bother?
raadhaa rangaanuu agtiddaare. Radha and Ranga are also playing.
oohoo! raadhaa aadli, rangaanuu aadli; Oh! let Radha play and Ranga too.
ellaruu aadli. Let all play.
naan een maadli? naanuu aadlaa? What shall I do? Shall I play ?
elligaadruu tolgu, niinuu aadu. Get lost, you too go and play.
Conversation 3
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ivattu sinema noodoonvaa? Shall we go to a movie today?
noodoona, yaav thiyeefarg hoogoona? Let us see, to which theatre shall we go?
'Sangam'ge hoogoonva? alli Shall we go to 'Sangam’? 'Grahana' is
‘grahana’ ide. running there.
niivu 'pallavi' nogilvaa? Did you not see 'pallavi'?
illa, noodilla. No, I didn't see.
Spoken kannadaB: aa sinema niivu noodbeekaagittu. You ought to have seen that film.
A: aaga naanu maisuurallidde. Then I was at Mysore.
B: ond dina barbeekaagittu, You ought to have come down for a day.
kaar tarbeekaagittu. ‘You ought to have brought your car.
Vocabulary :
svaami - sir loota - glass
agi - to dig nidhaanvagi - slowly
naayimari - puppy gattiyaagi - loudly
Exercises :
I. Read the following :
a kudiri
niivu kudiri
niivu kaafi kugiri
niiva bisi kaafi kudiri
niivu ondu loota bisi kaafi kudiri
niivu iiga ondu loota bisi kaafi kudiri
b. —_hoogli
avru hoogli
avru uurige hoogli
avru sanje uurige hoogli
avru ivattu sanje uurige hoogli
carla?
naanu barlaa?
naanu maneg barlaa?
naanu hattu gantege nimma maneg barlaa?
naanu naale hattu gantege nimma maneg barlaa?
On the model given above expand the following :
1. bani
2. tinli
3. oodlaa?
Il, Insert as many verb roots as you can in the blanks given below and use each of the
resulting expressions in realistic sentences as per lead :
Model : baru - beekaagittu -> bara beekaagittu
niinu beligge kelsakke barabeekaagittu
Spoken kannada 55III, Frame as many realistic sentences as possible by choosing one word from each
column :
1. avaru
naavu
niivu
meestru
2. ivaru
niivu
naavu
hudugra
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beligge
naale
tadavaagi
beega
ivattu.
ii kaagada
aa pustaka
ondu pustaka
ii patrike
skuulige banni
uurige barli
manege hoogoona
maarkettige _hoogi
haastalige _hoogli
nidhaanavaagi oodi
gettiyaagi —bariyoona
cennagi oodoona
beega bariili
Spoken kannadaLesson 18
Conversation 1
A: naale beligge markettige
hoogoonavaa?
beeg eddu shaana maadi hoogoona.
C: anna, tindi tindu hoogoona.
A: puuje maadi hoogbeeku puuje
maadde hoogbaardu.
Ci puuje maadi, tindi tindu hoogona.
wo
B: alle hootlalli uujamadi baroona.
C: amma, kaamat hootlige hoogi
uuta maadoona.
A: naayina maneele bittu, pakkada
maneyavarge heeli hoogoona.
Conversation 2
A: oohoo! banni banni, uurige
yavaag bandri?
ninne bandvi
illee uugakk eefi
illa, uuta maadi bandvi
naale wuta maadde barbeeku. iiga
svalpa kaafi kudiiri, kaafi
kudiide hoogbaardu.
B: jig beeda, kaafi kandre aagalla.
naale uuta maadde bartiivi.
ille uuta maadtiivi. fig hoogbeeku.
A: hoog banni.
B: _hoogbartiivi.
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Vocabulary :
ee]u - to wake up
kitaki - window
Spoken kannada
puuje - worship
baaglu - door
Shall we go to the market tomorrow
morning?
Let’s rise early and leave after the bath.
Dad, let's leave after breakfast.
We should go only after worshipping
We shouldn't leave without worshipping.
Let's go after worshipping and having
breakfast.
Let's dine out and return home.
Mummy, let’s go to Hotel ‘kamat’ and
dine there,
Let’s leave the dog at home, request the
neighbours to mind the house and go.
Oh! please come in; when did you arrive
in town?
We came yesterday.
Please dine with us.
Excuse us, we have had lunch.
Please come without Iunch tomorrow.
Have a sip of coffee now; you should not
leave without a cup of coffee.
Not now, please, Can't stand coffee. We
will come on empty stomach tomorrow
and eat here. We have to leave now.
Bye bye!
Good bye!
pakkada - one by the side
angdi - shop
57Exercises :
I. Combine the following pairs of sentences using past participle form of verbs :
Model : naanu peepar oodtiini
aameele wuta maadtiini,
Answer : naanu peepat oodi wuta maadtiini.
i avru aaja aadtaare.
aameele kaafi kudiitaare.
i) __niivu skuulig hoogtiiri
niivu kannada kalitiiri,
iii) _niivu Kitaki baaglu mucci.
niivu malagkolli
iv) _ivattu angadiig hoogoona,
ondu pennu taroona,
v) avru uuralli naalku dina irli.
aameele illig barli.
Il, Break the sentence given below into smaller sentences with atleast two past
participles in each :
beligge eddu, snaana maadi, batte haakikondu, puuje maadi, tindi tindu,
riksaa hati thiyeetarge hoogi, tiket tagondu sinema noodi maneege bartiivi.
IIL. Read the following:
A. i) naanu beligge naalku gantege eeltiini.
ii) eddu mukha tofiitiini
iii) mukha toldu kaafi kudiitiini
iv) kaafi kuddu snaana maadtiini
v) snaana maadi batte haakkotiini
B. Complete the narration of your daily routine at :
) Home
i) Office, Factory, School or College or place of work, as per model.
Form negative participles in sentences no. 3, 4 and 5.
58 Spoken kannadaLesson
Conversation 1
As
B:
niinu sigreet seedoodu yaake ?
nange sigreet seedoodu ista.
‘sigreet seeddoodralli een tappu?
seedoodrinda een laabha ?
seedoodakke ninge yaar heldru?
seedoodralli nange sukha ide,
adrinda aarogya kedatte
seedoodanna bidu.
haagaadre seedoodu beeda,
khandita bidtiini.
aaroogya noodkoo. seedoodanaa nilsu.
inn meele sigreef seedoodilla.
Conversation 2
A: raaju, saddu madbeedi.
B: _pakkad maneelanna kuugoodu.
A: hoogli baaglu hakoodu tegiyoodu
yaaroo?
B: raamuunee, avnu nanna
bariyoodakkee bidalla.
A: alli oodood yaaroo?
B: _ avanee, bariyoodanna kedsi oodtaane.
A: _ ninge oodood illveenoo?
B: oodoodakkuu bidallanna.
maataadidre alood ond gootu avange.
Vocabulary :
seedu - smoke
laabha - benefit
sukha - happiness
khaara - hot, savoury
saddu - noise
Spoken kannada
kequ - to get spoilt
aaroogya - health
vyaayaama - exercises
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Why do you smoke cigarettes?
1 like smoking cigarettes.
What is wrong in smoking cigarettes?
What is the benefit of smoking?
Who asked you to smoke?
I enjoy smoking.
But it is harmful to health. Quit smoking.
Then I won't smoke. I will
certainly give it up.
Take care of your health. Stop smoking.
I won't smoke cigarette any more.
Raju, please don't make nay noise,
Daa, the noise is from the neighbouring
house
But who is it that is meddling with the
door?
Its Ramu! He does not let me write.
Now, who is it that is racing there?
He runs off after spoiling my writing. -
Don't you have any reading to do?
He does not let me read. He knows only
crying for everything.
hoogli - don’t bother
alu - weep
hana - money
sullu - lie
59Exercises :
I Frame five sentences each using verbal nouns on the MODEL given below on the
evils of,
’) coffee - drinking
ii) picture - going
iii) lying
iv) gambling
MODEL: __ subject - Drinking
1. kelvarge saaraai kudiyoodu ista.
2. kudiyodakke bahaja hana beeku.
3, kudiyoodrinda aaroogya kedatte.
4, kugiyoodralli yaava sukhvuu ila.
5, kudiyoodanna nilsood meelu.
II Frame meaningful sentences by using the following :
sigreet seedoodu
biidi seedoodu
biir kudiyoodu
kaafi kudiyodu
sihi tinnoodu
khaara tinnoodu
nidde kedodu
vyaayaama maadoodu
Sullu heeloodu
Ill Translate into Kannada :
Smoking is not good for health.
What is the benefit of taking this medicine?
You will improve by reading?
It is good to give up over eating.
There is pleasure in writing.
He steals money for the sake of drinking.
Stealing is a bad habit.
60 Spoken kannada