Lesson 1: Consonants: ಕ to ಝ
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Goal
Read and say eight Kannada consonants.
Good to know
Each Kannada consonant (ವ್ಯಂಜನ, vyanjana) carries a built-in 'a' sound, so ಕ is 'ka'. They come in pairs of plain and breathy sounds: ಕ ka, ಖ kha. The breathy ones appear mostly in words borrowed from Sanskrit.
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.
- ಕ
ka
sounds like "ka"
ಕಮಲ (kamala) means lotus
- ಖ
kha
sounds like "kha"
ಖಡ್ಗ (khadga) means sword
- ಗ
ga
sounds like "ga"
ಗಡಿಯಾರ (gadiyaara) means clock
- ಘ
gha
sounds like "gha"
ಘಂಟೆ (ghante) means bell
- ಚ
cha
sounds like "cha"
ಚಮಚ (chamacha) means spoon
- ಛ
chha
sounds like "chha"
ಛತ್ರಿ (chhatri) means umbrella
- ಜ
ja
sounds like "ja"
ಜಿಂಕೆ (jinke) means deer
- ಝ
jha
sounds like "jha"
ಝರಿ (jhari) means stream
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