Kannada Adjectives

Welcome to the second Kannada lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Kannada to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black ಕಪ್ಪು [Kappu]

grey ತಿಳಿ [Tiḷi]

white ಬಿಳಿ [Biḷi]

blue ನೀಲಿ [Nīli]

green ಹಸಿರು [Hasiru]

yellow ಹಳದಿ [Haḷadi]

red ಕೆಂಪು [Kempu]

brown ಕಂದು [Kandu]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Kannada + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] ನನ್ನ ಮನೆಯ ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಿಳಿ [Nanna maneya baṇṇa biḷi]
your country is big [noun + adjective] ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇಶ ದೊಡ್ದಧು [Nim'ma dēśa doḍdadhu]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] ಹೊಸ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು ದುಬಾರಿ [Hosa pustakagaḷu dubāri]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ನಾವು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿ ಇದ್ದೇವೆ [Nāvu illi santōṣavāgi iddēve]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ಅವಳ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಮೂರು ಸಣ್ಣ ನಾಯಿಗಳು ಇವೆ [Avaḷa hattira mūru saṇṇa nāyigaḷu ive]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ಈ ಭಾಷೆ ತುಂಬ ಸುಲಭ [Ī bhāṣe tumba sulabha]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ನನ್ನ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಸಣ್ಣ ಹಸಿರು ಮನೆ ಇದೆ [Nanna hattira saṇṇa hasiru mane ide]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold ತಣ್ಣಗೆ/ ತಂಡಿ [Taṇṇage/ taṇḍi]

hot ಬಿಸಿ [Bisi]

cloudy ಮೋಡ ಕವಿದ [Mōḍa kavida]

rainy ಮಳೆ ಕವಿದ [Maḷe kavida]

snowy ಹಿಮ ಕವಿದ [Hima kavida]

sunny ಬಿಸಿಲು ಕವಿದ [Bisilu kavida]

windy ಗಾಳಿ [Gāḷi]

warm ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ [Beccage]

Conversation in Kannada

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Kannada - Pronunciation
hi ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ [Namaskāra]
how are you? ನೀವು ಹೇಗೆ ಇದ್ದೀರಾ [Nīvu hēge iddīrā]
I'm good, thank you ನಾನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಇದ್ದೇನೆ, ಧನ್ಯವಾಧಗಳು [Nānu cennāgi iddēne, dhan'yavādhagaḷu]
and you? ತಾವು [Tāvu]
what is your name? ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು [Nim'ma hesaru ēnu]
my name is Maya ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಯಾ [Nanna hesaru māyā]
nice to meet you ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ತುಂಬ ಸಂತೋಷ [Nim'mannu nōḍi tumba santōṣa]

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