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Lesson 1: Greetings and politeness
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Goal
Greet people politely and say please, thank you and sorry.
Good to know
Use ನೀವು (neevu) for 'you' with anyone you don't know well. Polite requests usually end in 'i': ಕೊಡಿ (kodi), please give; ಬನ್ನಿ (banni), please come.
This device doesn't have a Kannada computer voice, so the listen buttons are hidden. Read the English letters under each word to say it, then record yourself and play it back.
- ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ
namaskaara
hello
- ಧನ್ಯವಾದ
dhanyavaada
thank you
- ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ
kshamisi
excuse me, sorry
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು
dayavittu
please
- ಸರಿ
sari
okay
- ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಿಗೋಣ
matte sigōna
see you again
Sentences
ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ
hēgiddeeraa
How are you?
ನಾನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದ
naanu chennaagiddēne dhanyavaada
I'm fine, thank you.
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