Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Directions and Numbers

DIRECTIONS:

Direction  : dikku

Up           : mele
Down      : kelage
Straight    : neraa
Back        :Hinde
Right        :Bala
Left          :Eda
Opposite  :Virudha
North/South/East/West: Same as Hindi

NUMBERS:

1 : ondhu
2 : eradu
3 : mooru
4 : naalku
5 : aidhu
6 : aaru
7 : elu
8 : entu
9 : ombhathu
10 : hathu
11 : hannondhu
12 : hanneradu
13 : hadhimooru
14 : hadhinaalku
15: hadhinaidhu
16: hadhinaaru
17 : hadhinelu
18 : hadhinentu
19 : hatthombathu
20 : ippathu
30 : moovathu
40 : nalvathu
50 : aivathu
60 : aravathu
70 : eppathu
80 : embhathu
90 : thombathu
100 : nooru
200 :  innooru
300 : munnooru
400 : naannooru
500 : ainooru
600 : aarnooru
700 : elnooru
800 : entnooru
900 : ombhainooru
1,000 : ondhu saavira
1,00,000 : ondhu laksha
1,00,00,000 : ondhu koti  

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Basic Words


I: Nanu
My:             Nanna
He: Avanu
She: AvaLu
You: Neenu
Your:           Ninna
Yes:            Howdhu
No:             Illa
This: Idu
That: Adu
Now: Eega    
Then: Aaga    
Fast: bEga    
give: koDu/kodi(R/P)   
Ours: namma    
Yours: nimma
what:           enu
who: yaaru    
when: yaavagaa    
where: yelli    
why: yaake    
know: gothu    
don't know: gothillaa    
Like: ishTaa
Later:          aamele
How:            hege
Come:           baa/banni(R/P)
Food:           Ootaa
Listen:         Kelu/Keli(R/P)
Tell:           HeLu/Heli(R/P)
Work:           Kelsaa
Name:           Hesaru
Want:           Beku
Don't want:     Bedaa
How much:       Estu


*R-Respectful
**P-Plural

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