Preliminary Lessons

Lesson 1: Vocabulary
English gloss Transliterated Kannada
this thing (this one) idu
that thing (that one) adu
one, a ondu
(w)

book pustaka
window kiTiki
door baagilu
table meeju
room ruumu
cabinet, cupboard maaDu
what? (y)eenu

Lesson 1.1: Sentences

1. What is this thing? id(u) (y)eenu?
2. What is that thing? ad(u) (y)eenu?
id-ond(u)
3.a This is a book.
pustaka
b. This is a window. idu kiTiki
c. This is a door. idu baagilu
d. This is a table. idu meeju

e. This is a room idu ruumu

f. This is a cupboard idu maaDu

4. What is that (thing)? adu eenu?
(y)
5.a. That is a book. adu pustaka
b. That is a window. adu kiTiki
c. That is a door. adu baagilu
d. That is a table. adu meeju
e. That is a room. adu ruumu
f. That is a cupboard. adu maaDu
6. Which thing? yaav(u)du?
7.a. Which (thing) is a pen? pennu yaavdu?
b. Which (thing) is a
kiTiki yaavdu?
window?
c. Which (thing) is a door? baagilu yaavdu?
d. Which (thing) is a table? meeju yaavdu?
e. Which (thing) is a
maaDu yaavdu?
cupboard?
i. Which (thing) is a pensil? pensilu yaavdu?
8.a. This is (the/a) book. idu pustaka
b. That is (the/a) room. adu ruumu
c. This is a pen. idu pennu
d. That is a cupboard. adu maaDu
e. That is a table. adu meeju

Lesson 1.2: New vocabulary: Pronouns

you (polite) niivu (polite)
who? (which person?) yaaru
I naanu
 he (non-pol.) avanu
he(polite), that man avaru
she(non-pol),
avaru
that woman
they avaru

1.3: Identity Questions

10.a. Who are you? niiv(u) yaaru?
b. Who am I? naan(u) yaaru?

c. Who is that man? avar(u) yaaru?

d. Who is that woman? avaL(u) yaaru?

11.a. an American(citizen) amerikkan

b. an Indian(citizen) iNDiyan
c. a (male) student sTuuDeNTu
d. a teacher (pol.) Tiiccaru, meesTru

12.a. He is an American avar(u) amerikkan

b. She is an Indian avaL(u) iNDyan
c. I am a teacher naan(u) Tiiccaru
3. I am astudent naan(u) sTuuDenTu
 Lesson 1.3: new vocabulary: location
13. here illi
there alli
where? elli?
be located, be in a temporary state. iru
(it) is (located) ide
(You) are (located) iddiiri
(he, pol.) is (located) iddaare
he (non-pol) iddaane
(she) is (located) iddaaLe
(I) am (located) iddiini

1.4: Asking and Answering Questions

14.a. Where is the pustaka yell-
book? ide?
b. Where is the
kiTiki yell-ide?
window?
c. The book is here. pustaka ill-ide.
d. The window is
kiTiki all-ide.
there.
e. The cupboard is
maaDu ill-ide.
here.
f. Where is the door? baaglu yell-ide?
g. The door is there. baaglu all-ide.
 naanu ell-
15. Where am I?
iddiini?
b. You are here. niivu ill-iddiiri.
avaru ell-
c. Where is he?
iddaare.
d. Where is the Tiiccaru ell-
teacher? iddaare?
e. The professor is prafasar ill-
here. iddaare.

Lesson 2: Asking Questions

Lesson 2: Yes-No questions

English gloss Transliterated Kannada »¾Õ°
Question marker -aa?

Lesson 2.1: Interrogative Sentences

English gloss Transliterated Kannada
1. Is this a book? idu pustakav-aa?
Is that a room? adu ruum-aa?
Is this a tabnalli? idu meejaa?
Is this a door? idu baagilaa?
is this a pen? idu penn-aa?
Is that a cupboard? adu maaDaa?
 Lesson 2.2: Negation

English gloss Transliterated Kannada »¾Õ°

3. no (not located) illa
no (not identical) alla

Lesson 2.3: Negative Sentences

a. No, that is not a alla, adu
book. pustaka alla
b. No, this is not a alla, idu kiTiki
window. alla
c. No, this is not a alla, idu maaDu
cabinet. alla
d. No, this is not a alla, idu kiTiki
door. alla.
e. No, this is not a alla, idu pennu
pen. alla.
alla, idu meej-
h. No, this is not a
alla, idu
table, it's a book.
pustaka.
i. No, this is not a alla, idu meeju
table, it's a room. alla, idu ruumu.
alla, idu A©å, Cu®±
i. No, this is not a
door, it's a cabinet.
baagiluu alla, „¯T©± A©å,
idu maaDu.
Cu®± Nµ©±é
 Lesson 2.4: Place Names, locations
4. America ameerikaa
India inDyaa
England inglaaNDu
Germany jarmani
France fraans
Russia raSyaa
Office aafiis
post office poosT aafiis

Lesson 2.5: Stative Verbs

4. be known gottu
be liked iSTa
be needed, wanted beeku
be sufficient saaku
Lesson 2.6: Interrogative Identity constructions
niivu
a. Are you (an)
amerikkan-
American?
aa?
avaru
b. Is s/he (an) Indian?
inDyanaa?
naan
c. Am I a teacher?
Tiiccarraa?
d. Is s/he the avaru
Professor? prafasaraa?
idu
e. Is this America? amerikkaa-v-
aa?
 idu inDyaa-v-
f. Is this India?
aa?
niivu
g. Are you a student?
sTuuDenTaa?
avaLu
h. Is she a student?
sTuuDenTaa?

Lesson 2.7: Interrogative Locational Constructions

English gloss Transliterated Kannada »¾Õ°
5. in (locative suffix) -alli, -nalli, -dalli
in the room ruum-n-alli
in the cabinet maaDalli
in Philadelphia filaDelfiyaad-alli
in California kalifoorniyaadalli
in America amerikkaa-d-alli
in India inDyaa-d-alli
in, on the table/desk meej-n-lalli

5 a. Are you in the niivu ruumnalli iddiir-

room? aa?
5 b. Are you in niivu filaDelfiyaa-dalli
Philadelphia? iddiiraa?
niivu amerikkaadalli
5 c. Are you in America?
iddiir-aa?
niivu inDyaadalli
5 d. Are you in India?
iddiir-aa?
5 e. Yes, I am in the havdu, naan ruumnalli
room. iddiini
5 f. Yes, I am in havdu, naan
Philadelphia. filaDelfiyaadalli iddiini
5 g. Yes, I am in havdu, naan
America. amerikkadalli iddiini
5 h. Yes, I am in the havdu, naan aafiisnalli
office. iddiini
5 i. Yes, the book is on havdu, pustaka
the table/desk. meejnall-ide.
5 j. Yes, the book is in havdu, pustaka poosT
the post office. aafiisnall-ide

6 a. No, I am not in the illa, naan ruumnall-illa.

room.
6.b No, I am not in India. illa, naan inDyaadall-illa.

6 c. No, the student is not in illa, sTuuDenT aafisnall-illa.

the office
6 d. No, you are not in the illa, niivu ruumnall-illa.
room.
6 e. No, the book is not in illa, pustaka aafiisnall-illa.
the office.
6 f. No, the pen is not in the illa, pennu maaDnal-illa.
cupboard.
6 g. Yes, that is in the room. havdu, adu ruumnall-ide.
 6 h. Yes, this is here. havdu, idu ill-ide.

5 i. Yes, the U of Penn is in havdu, `U of Penn'

Philadelphia. filaDelfiyaadall-ide.

Lesson B: Interrogative Locational and Identity Sentences

ideyaa?
7. Is it?

7 a. Is the book on the table pustaka meejnalli idyaa?

7.b. Is the student in the room? sTuuDenT ruumnalli iddaaraa?

7 c. Is he an American? avaru amerikanaa?

7 d. Are you an Indian? niivu inDyanaa?

7 e. Is she in the room? avaLu ruumnalli iddaaLaa?

7 f. Are you in America? niivu amerikkaadall-iddiiraa?

Lesson 2.8: Disjunctive (Either-Or) Constructions

English gloss Transliteration

8. either (x) or (y) -aa...-aa?

a. Is this a book or (is it) a idu pustakavaa pennaa?

pen?
b. Is that a door or (is it) a adu baagilaa kiTikiyaa?
window?
c. Is this a pen or a book? idu pennaa pustakavaa?

d. Are you American or niivu amerikanaa inDyanaa?

Indian?
e. Do you know German or jarman gottaa frenc gottaa?
(do you know) French?
f. Is this enough for you, or idu saakaa, beekaa?
do you want more?
f. Is this enough work for kelsa saakaa, beekaa?
you, or do you want more?
f. Do you like tea or Tii iSTavaa kaafi iSTavaa?
coffee?

More Locative Formations: Nouns ending in -a

English gloss Transliteration »¾Õ°

9. in the book pustaka-d-alli

tree mara

in the tree mara-d-alli

trouble, problem kaSTa

in trouble kaSTa-d-alli

work, task kelsa

at work, busy kelsdalli

 More Locative Sentences
English gloss Transliteration

a. Is the pen in the book? pennu pustakadalli id(e)yaa?

b. Is the book in the tree? pustaka maradalli id(e)yaa?

c. Are you busy? niivu kelsdalli iddiiraa?

d. Are you in trouble? niivu kaSTadalli iddiiraa?

Lesson 3: Interrogative Sentences

Lesson 3: Interrogative Sentences

this (adj.) ii
that (adj.) aa
a. This book is in the ii pustaka ruumnall-
room. ide
b. This table is in this ii meeju ii ruumnall-
room. ide
c. That cabinet is here. aa maaDu ill-ide
d. You are in this niivu ii ruumnall-
room. iddiiri
e. Are you in that niivu aa ruumnall-
room? iddiiraa?
f. Is this table here? ii meeju ill-ideyaa?
g. Is that door there? aa baaglu all-ideyaa?
h. This window is not
ii kiTiki all-illa
there.
h. Where is that pen? aa pennu yell-ide?
 3.1: New Vocabulary: Pronouns
my nan(na)
your (polite) nim(ma)
his (pol.) avar(a)
her (non-pol.) avaL(a)
name hesaru
house mane
work kelsa
nimma pennu yell-
3.a. Where is your pen?
ide?
nanna pustaka ell-
3.b. Where is my book?
ide?
3.c. What is his name? avara hesar-eenu?
3.d. Where is your
nim-mane yell-ide?
house/home?
3.e. Is my house/home nan-mane ill-
here? ideyaa?
3.f. Is your name John? nim-hesaru jaanaa?
3.g. His name is not avar-hesaru
Ramaswamy. raamasaami alla.

3.2: New Vocabulary: Dative Case

1. I go/I'm going naan hoogtiini
a. he goes avaru hoogtaare
b.(you) go niivu hoogtiivi
c. to, toward -ige; -akke.
d. to the room ruum-ige
e. to work kelsa-kke

3.3: Verbs of Motion: Go

5.a. Where are
niivu yelli hoogtiiri?
you going?
b. I am going naan ruumig-
to the room. hoogtiini
c. He is going avaru laibreerige
to the library. hoogtaare.
d. Are you
niivu kelsakke
going to
hoogtiiraa?
work?
e. No, I'm illa, naan ruumige
going to class. hoogtiini

3.4: New vocabulary: Come

come (imperative) baa
come (pol. imp.) banni
(you) come, are coming bartiiri

3.3: Interrogative Sentences

7.a. Are you coming
niivu maneg-bartiiraa?
home/to the house/
7.b. He is coming to avaru nan-ruumig-
my room. bartaare.
7.c. Come home/to
maneg-banni!
the house.
7.d. Come here(non-
illi baa!
polite)
7.e. That student is aa sTuuDenTu
coming. bartaare.
7.f. This American is
ii ameerikan hoogtaare.
going.
7.g. I am coming to naan nim-maneg
your house. bartiini

3.4: New vocabulary

a. okay sari
b. go (pol. imp) hoogi
c. goodbye ('go and
hoog-biTT-banni
come')
d. see, look (non-
nooDu
pol.imp.)
e. see, look (pol.imp) nooDi
f. Okay, goodbye (so sari, hoog-biTT-
long, see you) [Person who banni.
is being left behind speaking.]
g. Okay, I have to go
sari hoog-biTT-
now. (so long; see you
bartiini.
later) [Person taking leave speaking.]
Lesson 4: Dative-Stative Constructions
 Lesson 4: Dative-Stative Constructions
`be known' gottu

4-1: Dative-Stative Constructions Contd.

Certainly, of course khaNDitaa, taane
It is known (emphatic). gottu taane
It is not known gottilla

Not that much known aSte gottilla

2.a. Of course, I know khaNDita, ingliS
English. gott-ide
a.b. No, I don't know
illa, ingliS gott-illa
English.
Q.b. Don't you know
telugu gott-ill-vaa?
Telugu?
b. Of course, I know oo, telugu gott-ide
Telugu. taane
c. No, I don't know
illa, telugu gottilla
Telugu.
d. Of course, I know khaNDita, frenc
French. gottide
e. No, I don't know
illa, hindi gottilla
Hindi!
f. Of course, I know khaNDita, jarman
German. gottide
g. No, I don't know
illa, raSyan gott-illa
Russian.
h. Of course, I know oo, kannaDa gottide
Kannada. taane
i. No, I don't know illa, kannada aSte
much Kannada. gottilla

Lesson 5: Dative-Stative Constructions

Lesson 5.1: Dative-Stative iSta 'like'

(it) is liked iSTa
(it) is not liked. iSTa illa
coffee kaafi
tea Tii
milk haalu
beer biiru
but aad(a)re
that much; enough aSTu
all that much; that's
aSTe
all
to me nanage
very much tumba

5.2: Variations:
1.a. Do you like nimage kaafi
coffee? iSTavaa?
b. Does he like avarige kaafi
coffee? iSTavaa?
 nimage Tii
c. Do (you) like tea?
iSTavaa?
d. No, (I) don't like illa, nanage Tii iSTa
tea. illa
nanage haalu tumba
e. I like milk a lot.
iSTa

5.3 Chain Questions:

A to B: Do you like
kaafi iSTavaa?
coffee?
B to A: Yes, I like havdu, kaafi
coffee. iSTa
B to C: Do (you)
Tii iStavaa?
like tea?
Do you want coffee? kaafi beekaa?
Do you want milk? haalu beekaa?
Do you like beer? biiru iSTavaa?
Do you like sarpat
lemonade? iSTavaa?
Do you like soft kooLDrinks
drinks? iSTavaa?

Lesson 6: Dative-Stative Constructions

Lesson 6.1: More Dative-Stative Constructions

(it is) wanted beeku
(it) is not wanted. beeDa
`suffice, be enough, (it) will do' saaku
`be sufficient, be not enough' saaklilla
`cooked rice' anna
`yogurt, curds' mosaru
`butter milk' mooru

6.2: Conversation Nucleus:

1.a. Do you want some (cooked) anna
rice? beekaa?
beeDa,
b. No, (thanks), this is enough?
idu saaku
mosaru
c. Have you got enough yogurt?
saakaa?
illa,
d. No, it's not enough.
saaklilla
mooru
e. Do you want some buttermilk?
beekaa?
beeDaa,
f. No, (thanks), this will do.
idu saaku

6.3: Variations:
2. Do you want (cooked) (nimage)
rice? anna beekaa?
a. Do you want (some)
kaafi beekaa?
coffee?
b. I don't want coffee. kaafi beeDa
c. I want milk. haalu beeku
d. Is that tea enough (for
Tii saakaa?
you)?
e. Don't you have enough Tii
tea? saaklilvaa?
kaafi
Don't you want coffee?
beeDavaa?
6.4: Chain questions:
3.a. Do you want this ii pustaka
book? beekaa?
beeDa, aa
b. No, I don't; I want that
pustaka
book, that's all.
beeku, aSTe.
c. Do you want this? idu beekaa?
ii pennu
d.Do you want this pen?
beekaa?
ii meeju
e. Do you want this table?
beekaa?
ii pensilu
f. Do you want this pencil?
beekaa?
ii peeparu
g. Do you want this paper?
beekaa?
h. Do you want this piece ii caakpiisu
of chalk? beekaa?
i. Do you want this cooked (nimage) ii
rice? anna beekaa?
j. Do you want this ii mosaru
yogurt? beekaa?