| I |
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Nanu |
| He |
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Avanu |
| She |
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Avalu |
| You |
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Neenu |
| It |
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Adu |
| This |
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Idu |
| That |
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Adu |
| Mother |
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Thaayi/amma |
| Father |
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Appa/thandhe. |
| Come(You come) |
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Baa |
| Came |
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Baandha(male) /Bandhalu(female) |
| Will come |
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Baaruthare |
| Open |
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Bhichu |
| Opened |
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Bhichidhe |
| Will open |
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Bhichabeku |
| Sit |
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Kuthko/ Kulithuko |
| Walk |
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Nadee |
| Eat |
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Thinnu |
| Drink |
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Kudee |
| Win |
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Gellu |
| Go |
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Hogu/Horadu |
| Run |
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Odu |
| He is eating an apple |
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Avanu sebu thinnuthidhane |
| He ate an apple |
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Avanu sebu thindhanu |
| I saw the film last week |
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Nanu hodha wara picture/ chalanachitra nodidhanu |
| She came by bus yesterday |
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Avalu ninne businalli bandhalu |
| They went to the mosque |
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Avaru darga ge hodharu |
| He slept the whole night |
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Avanu eedi raatri malaghidhanu |
| He wrote well in the examination |
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Avanu pariksheyalli chennaghi madidhanu/ Avanu pariksheyalli chennaghi baredhanu |
| He has eaten |
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Avanu thindhidhane |
| He will eat |
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Avanu thinnuthane |
| He will go |
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Avanu hoguthane |
| He will come |
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Avanu baruthane |
| What is your name? |
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Ninna hesarenu?/ Ninna hesaru yenu? |
| What |
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Yenu? |
| Your |
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Ninna |
| Name |
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Hesaru |
| What did you do? |
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Neenu yenu maduthiya? |
| What should I do? |
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Nanu yenu madabeku? |
| What can I do? |
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Nanu yenu madabhahudhu?/ nanu yenu madaballe |
| What are the questions? |
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Yenu prashnegalu? |
| What were the questions? |
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Yenu prashnegaliddhavu? |
| What is the last question? |
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Koneya prashne yenu? |
| What is written in the letter? |
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Pattradhalli/Kaagadhadalli yenu baredhidhe? |
| What you had been told? |
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Ninege yenu helabekithu? |
| Why did you come? |
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Neenu yaake bandhe? |
| Why did you sleep? |
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Neenu yaake malaghidhe? |
| Why did you tell him to go? |
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Neenu avanige yakee hoghalikke hellidhe? |
| Why did he bring the bag? |
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Avanu yaake cheela thandhanu? |
| Why did she pay the money? |
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Avalu yakee dhuddu kottalu? |
| Why did they sit there? |
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Avaru alli yakee kootharu? |
| Why do you drive the car? |
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Neenu gaadi yakee biduthiya?/ Neenu yakee gaadi chalayisuthiya? |
| Why are they late for the meeting? |
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Avaru meetingige yaake thadavadharu? |
| How did you come? |
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Neenu hege bandhe? |
| How did you sleep? |
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Neenu hege malaghidhe? |
| How did you drive? |
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Neenu hege gaadi chalayisidhe?. |
| How did you write? |
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Neenu hege baredhe? |
| How many apples are there in my hand? |
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Nanna kaiyalli yestu sebu idde? |
| How many did you take? |
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Neenu yestu thagedhukonde? |
| How much did he pay you? |
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Avanu ninage yestu hana kottanu? |
| How much distance to go? |
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Yestu doora hoghabheku? |
| How was the journey yesterday? |
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Ninneya prayana heghithu? |
| Which way did you come? |
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Neenu yaava daariyalli bandhe? |
| Which is your favourite colour? |
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Ninna istavadha banna yavudhu?/ Ninege yava banna ista? |
| In which room did you sleep? |
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Neenu yava koneyalli malaghidhe? |
| Which is the sweetest fruit? |
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Yallakintha saviyatha hannu yavudhu? |
| Which is the best newspaper in Hindi? |
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Hindiya yava patrike sarvashresta? |
| Which Indian state has the largest population? |
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Bharatha deshada yava rajyadalli jasti janasankye? |
| Where did you come from? |
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Neenu yellindha bandhe?/ ninna ooru yavadhu? |
| Where did you sleep? |
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Neenu yelli malaghidhe? |
| Where is the manager’s cabin? |
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Managerina kone yavudhu? |
| Where should I go? |
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Nanu yellige hogabeku? |
| Whom should I contact? |
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Nanu yaranna samparkisabeku? |
| Is it a book? |
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Idu pustakava?/ idu pustaka naa? |
| It is a book |
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Ide pustaka |
| Is it the answer? |
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Idu uttarana? |
| It is the answer |
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Ide uttara |
| Will you come with me? |
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Neenu nanna joteghe baaruthiya? |
| I shall come with you. |
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Naanu ninna jotege barythene |
| Will you give me your pen? |
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Ninna pennu/ kalam nanage koduthiya? |
| Yes, of course. |
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Avashyavaghi koduthene |
| Do you love me? |
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Neenu nannannu preethisuthiya? |
| Yes, I love you. |
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Hovadhu naanu ninna preethisuthene |
| Can you give me your pen? |
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Nanege ninna penana kodabhahudha?/ Ninna kalam nanaghe koduthiya? |
| Can you lift the box? |
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Neenu dabbiyanna yethe balliya?/ Ninindha dabbi yathellu sadhyava? |
| Can you write the exam? |
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Ninindha parikshe bariyalu sadyana? |
| Did you have your lunch? |
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Oota madhidheya?/ oota aayitha? |
| How are you? |
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Hegiddhiya?/ Neenu heghiddhiya? |
| I am fine |
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Nanu chenagiddene. |