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Commonly Spoken Kannada Phrases

I Love you
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ - (Nanu ninnannu pritisuttene)
Welcome
ಸ್ವಾಗತ - (Svagata)
Hello
ಹಲೋ - (Halo)
How are you?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? - (Nivu hegiddiri?)
I’m fine and you?
ನಾನು ಆರಾಮವಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ನೀನು? - (Nanu aramavagiddene matte ninu?)
What is your name?
ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? - (Ninna hesarenu?)
My name is ...
ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ... - (Nanna hesaru...)
Pleased to meet you
ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿದೆ - (Nim'mannu bhetiyagi santosavagide)
Thank you
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು - (Dhan'yavadagalu)
Excuse me / Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ / ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ - (Ksamisi/ ksamisi)
See you!
ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ! - (Nim'mannu nodi!)
Good morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ - (Subhodaya)
Good afternoon
ಶುಭ ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ - (Subha aparahna)
Good night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ - (Subha ratri)
Have a good journey
ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಸುಖಕರವಾಗಿರಲಿ - (Prayana sukhakaravagirali)
Do you speak English?
ನೀವು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತೀರಾ? - (Nivu inglis matanaduttira?)
I don’t speak Kannada well
ನಾನು ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ - (Nanu kannadavannu cennagi matanaduvudilla)
I don’t understand
ನನಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ - (Nanage arthavaguttilla)
Please speak slowly
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ - (Dayavittu nidhanavagi matanadi)
Where are the restrooms?
ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಿವೆ? - (Visranti kothadigalu ellive?)
Can I change money?
ನಾನು ಹಣವನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಬಹುದೇ? - (Nanu hanavannu badalayisabahude?)
How much is this?
ಇದು ಎಷ್ಟು? - (Idu estu?)
It’s too expensive!
ಇದು ತುಂಬಾ ದುಬಾರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ! - (Idu tumba dubariyagide!)
Please say it again
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತೆ ಹೇಳಿ - (Dayavittu matte heli)
Left / Right / Straight
ಎಡ / ಬಲ / ನೇರ - (Eda/ bala/ neravagi)

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Kannada Exchange Rate

Currency Unit Indian Rs.
U. S Dollar 1 Dollar ($) 86.4576 Rs
UK Pound 1 Pound (£) 105.4553 Rs
Euro 1 Euro 89.0085 Rs
Saudi Riyal 1 S. Riyal 23.0437 Rs
Bahrain Dinar 1 Dinar 229.0794 Rs
Qatari Riyal 1 Q. Riyal 23.6779 Rs

Kannada Alphabet

Kannada, also known as Kanarese or Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken by the majority of people of Karnataka in southwestern India, and by significant minorities in the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Andra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.

The language is spoken by approximately 44 million native speakers and by over 12.9 million non-Kannada bringing total speakers to 56 million.

Kannada script is closely related to the Telugu script. It is written from Left to Right and has 49 letters in addition to 1 obsolete vowel and 2 obsolete consonants.


  • Vowels (13 Letters): ಅ, ಇ, ಉ, ಋ, ಎ, ಐ, ಒ, ಔ, ಆ, ಈ, ಊ, ಏ, ಓ
  • Obsolete Vowels (1 Letters): ೠ
  • Structured Consonants (25 Letters): ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ
  • Unstructured Consonants (9 Letters): ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ
  • Obsolete Unstructured Consonants (2 Letters): ಱ, ೞ
  • Yogavaha (part-vowel, part consonant) (2 Letters): ಅಂ, ಅಃ
  • Ardhavisarga (2 Letters): ೱ, ೲ
  • Numbers in Kannada: ೦(0), ೧(1), ೨(2), ೩(3), ೪(4), ೫(5), ೬(6), ೭(7), ೮(8), ೯(9)