Lesson 7: My family
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Goal
Name the people in your family in Kannada.
Good to know
Kannada has separate words for older and younger brothers and sisters: ಅಣ್ಣ is an older brother, ತಮ್ಮ a younger one. ನನ್ನ (nanna) means 'my'. Use ಇವರು (ivaru), the respectful 'this person', when introducing elders.
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.
- ಅಮ್ಮ
amma
mother
- ಅಪ್ಪ
appa
father
- ಅಣ್ಣ
anna
older brother
- ತಮ್ಮ
tamma
younger brother
- ಅಕ್ಕ
akka
older sister
- ತಂಗಿ
tangi
younger sister
- ಅಜ್ಜಿ
ajji
grandmother
- ಅಜ್ಜ
ajja
grandfather
Sentences
ಇವರು ನನ್ನ ಅಮ್ಮ
ivaru nanna amma
This is my mother.
ನನ್ನ ತಂಗಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕವಳು
nanna tangi chikkavalu
My younger sister is little.
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