Kannada Alphabet

Kannada letters / Kannada alphabets are known as Kannada Varnamalegalu (ಕನ್ನಡ ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆಗಳು). Kannada alphabets are classified into three groups and it has 49 (13+2+34) letters.

Swaragalu
Yogavahagalu
Vyanjanagalu

Kannada alphabets have 13 vowels and these vowels are known as Kannada Swaragalu (ಸ್ವರಗಳು). Kannada has 2 letters which are partly vowel and partly consonant. These 2 letters are known as Kannada Yogavahagalu (ಯೋಗವಾಹಗಳು). One of them is Anuswara and the other is Visarga.

Kannada alphabets have 34 consonants and these consonants are known as Kannada Vyanjanagalu (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). These consonants are classified into two groups.

Structured Consonants
Unstructured Consonants

Structured Consonants has 25 letters and is known as Vargeeya Vyanjanagalu (ವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). Unstructured Consonants has 9 letters and is known as Avargeeya Vyanjanagalu (ಅವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). To learn the Kannada language, first we learn Kannada alphabets with their pronunciation in English and then learn Kannada alphabets with words and their English pronunciation with images.

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Kannada Vowels - Swaragalu (ಸ್ವರಗಳು )

Kannada alphabets have 13 vowels and these vowels are known as Kannada Swaragalu (ಸ್ವರಗಳು). Here we learn Kannada vowels and their pronunciation in English.

VOWELS

ಸ್ವರಗಳು - swaragalu

ಅ	a
ಆ	aa
ಇ	i
ಈ	ii
ಉ	u
ಊ	uu
ಋ	ru
ಎ	e
ಏ	ee
ಐ	ai
ಒ	o
ಓ	oo
ಔ	au

Yogavahagalu (ಯೋಗವಾಹಗಳು)

Kannada has 2 letters which are partly vowel and partly consonant. These 2 letters are known as Kannada Yogavahagalu (ಯೋಗವಾಹಗಳು). One of them is Anuswara and the other is Visarga. Anuswara - ಅಂ am Visarga - ಅಃ ah

Kannada Consonants - Vyanjanagalu (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು)

Kannada alphabets have 34 consonants and these consonants are known as Kannada Vyanjanagalu (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). These consonants are classified into two groups. They are Structured Consonants and Unstructured Consonants.

Structured Consonants - ವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು (Vargeeya vyanjanagalu)

Structured Consonants has 25 letters and is known as Vargeeya Vyanjanagalu (ವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). Here we learn Structured consonants and their pronunciation in English.

CONSONANTS

Structured Consonants
ವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು - Vargeeya vyanjanagalu

ಕ	ka
ಖ	kha
ಗ	ga
ಘ	gha
ಙ	na
ಚ	ca
ಛ	cha
ಜ	ja
ಝ	jha
ಞ	na
ಟ	ta
ಠ	tha
ಡ	da
ಢ	dha
ಣ	na
ತ	ta
ಥ	tha
ದ	da
ಧ	dha
ನ	na
ಪ	pa
ಫ	pha
ಬ	ba
ಭ	bha
ಮ	ma

Unstructured Consonants - ಅವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು (Avargeeya Vyanjanagalu)

Unstructured Consonants has 9 letters and is known as Avargeeya Vyanjanagalu (ಅವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು). Here we learn Unstructured consonants and their pronunciation in English.

CONSONANTS

Unstructured Consonants
ಅವರ್ಗೀಯ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು - Avargeeya Vyanjanagalu

ಯ	ya
ರ	ra
ಲ	la
ವ	va
ಶ	saa
ಷ	sha
ಸ	sa
ಹ	ha
ಳ	lla

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Top 1000 Kannada words

Here you learn top 1000 Kannada words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Kannada meanings with transliteration.

Eat	ತಿನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ tinnuttare
All	ಎಲ್ಲಾ ella
New	ಹೊಸ hosa
Snore	ಗೊರಕೆ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ gorake hodeyuttare
Fast	ವೇಗವಾಗಿ vegavagi
Help	ಸಹಾಯ sahaya
Pain	ನೋವು novu
Rain	ಮಳೆ male
Pride	ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ hem'meya
Sense	ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ arthadalli
Large	ದೊಡ್ಡದು doddadu
Skill	ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ kausalya
Panic	ದಿಗಿಲು digilu
Thank	ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು dhan'yavadagalu
Desire	ಆಸೆ ase
Woman	ಮಹಿಳೆ mahile
Hungry	ಹಸಿದಿದೆ hasidide

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Daily use Kannada Sentences

Here you learn top Kannada sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Kannada meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	ಶುಭೋದಯ subhodaya
What is your name	ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು Ninna hesarenu
What is your problem	ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಏನು? nim'ma samasye enu?
I hate you	ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ Nanu ninnannu dvesisuttene
I love you	ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ Nanu ninnannu pritisuttene
Can I help you	ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲೇ? nanu nimage sahaya madale?
I am sorry	ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸು nannannu ksamisu
I want to sleep	ನಾನು ಮಲಗಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ nanu malagalu bayasuttene
This is very important	ಇದು ಬಹಳ ಮುಖ್ಯ Idu bahala mukhya
Are you hungry	ನಿನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆಯೇ? ninage hasivagideye?
How is your life	ಹೇಗಿದೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಜೀವನ? Hegide ninna jivana?
I am going to study	ನಾನು ಓದಲು ಹೋಗುತಿದ್ದೇನೆ nanu odalu hogutiddene