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Short lessons you can finish on a bus ride. Each phrase shows the Kannada script, then how it sounds written in Hindi letters. Say each one aloud, then practise it in the Learnages app in your own language.

Lesson 1: Kannada phrases for every day

Hello — ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ — नमस्कार
How are you? — ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ? — हेगिद्दीरा?
Thank you — ಧನ್ಯವಾದ — धन्यवाद
What is your name? — ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು? — निम्म हेसरु एनु?
How much is this? — ಇದು ಎಷ್ಟು? — इदु एष्टु?
Yes / No — ಹೌದು / ಇಲ್ಲ — हौदु / इल्ल
I don't know — ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ — ननगे गोत्तिल्ल
Let's go — ಹೋಗೋಣ — होगोणा

Lesson 2: Count from 1 to 5

1 ಒಂದು — ओंदु  ·  2 ಎರಡು — एरडु  ·  3 ಮೂರು — मूरु  ·  4 ನಾಲ್ಕು — नाल्कु  ·  5 ಐದು — ऐदु

Tips that make learning stick

Sound first, script later. Start by speaking. Reading the new script comes naturally once the sounds feel familiar.
Five phrases a day. Small and daily beats long and weekly.
Say it out loud. Use the listen button in the app and repeat after it.
Use it the same day. Try one phrase with a shopkeeper, driver or colleague.

Practise these phrases in the Learnages app →