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Learning the Kannada Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Kannada Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | padhabandha |
| Countries | deshagalu |
| Australia | Australia |
| Cambodia | Cambodia |
| Canada | Canada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Egypt |
| England | England |
| France | France |
| Germany | Germany |
| Greece | Greece |
| India | bhartha |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Italy |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Morocco | Morocco |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spain |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | america |
| Languages | bhashegalu |
| Arabic | Arabic |
| Chinese | Chinese |
| English | angla bhashe |
| French | French |
| German | German |
| Greek | Greek |
| Hebrew | Hebrew |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italian |
| Japanese | Japanese |
| Korean | Korean |
| Latin | Latin |
| Russian | Russian |
| Spanish | Spanish |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| Days | dinagalu |
| Monday | somavaara |
| Tuesday | mangala vaara |
| Wednesday | bhudha vaara |
| Thursday | guru vaara |
| Friday | shukkra vaara |
| Saturday | shani vaara |
| Sunday | bhanu vaara |
| time | samaya |
| hour | ghante |
| minute | nimisha |
| second | secondu |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Kannada placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Kannada Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | vividha vasthugalu |
| art | kale |
| bank | banku |
| beach | beechu |
| book | pusthaka |
| by bicycle | cyclinindha |
| by bus | bassinindha |
| by car | carinindha |
| by train | railinindha |
| cafe | koffy |
| country | desha |
| desert | marubhoomi |
| dictionary | padhabandha |
| earth | bhoomi |
| flowers | hoovugalu |
| football | chendu |
| forest | kaadu |
| game | aata |
| garden | udhyana |
| geography | bhoogola |
| history | ithihaasa |
| house | mane |
| island | dweepa |
| lake | sarovara |
| library | pusthakalaya |
| math | ganittha |
| moon | chandra |
| mountain | betta |
| movies | cinema |
| music | sangeetha |
| ocean | saaagara |
| office | kacheri |
| on foot | nadedhu |
| player | aatagara |
| river | nadhi |
| science | vignyana |
| sea | samudhra |
| sky | aakasha |
| soccer | chendata |
| stars | nakshathragalu |
| supermarket | maarukatte |
| swimming pool | eejukola |
| theater | theatarru |
| tree | maraa |
| weather | havaamaana |
| bad weather | ketta havaamaana |
| cloudy | modaa kavidha |
| cold | thaange |
| cool | thampu |
| foggy | manju |
| hot | bisi |
| nice weather | olle havaamaana |
| pouring | surithaidhe |
| rain | malee |
| raining | malee barthaidhe |
| snow | hima |
| snowing | himapaatha |
| ice | manjugadde |
| sunny | suryakavidha |
| windy | gaali |
| spring | shishira |
| summer | besige |
| autumn | sharath |
| winter | chaligala |
| people | janaru |
| aunt | at the |
| baby | magu |
| brother | thamma/anna(younger/elder) |
| cousin | thamma |
| daughter | magalu |
| dentist | dantha vaidhya |
| doctor | vaidhya |
| father | thandhe |
| grandfather | thaatha |
| grandmother | ajji |
| husband | ganda |
| mother | amma |
| nephew | thammana maga/annana maga |
| niece | thammana magalu/annana magalu |
| nurse | daadi |
| policeman | policu |
| postman | post manushya |
| professor | professaru |
| son | maga |
| teacher | gurugalu |
| uncle | maava/maama |
| wife | hendathi |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Kannada. Once you're done with Kannada Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Kannada lessons here: Learn Kannada. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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