Before the chill sets in....

Hello all,
At the onset of the winter season, here are a few kannada words that aptly describe what one could express to their fellow kannadiga's to strike up a conversation based on the chilly weather that Bangalore is currently facing.... So here goes

ChaLigala : The word that means the winter season
Manju : Foggy weather, of Fog.
Baychagay : the kannada word for warm, (Baychagay Iri) can be used to say keep warm,
ChaLi GaaLi : Burst of cold wind that hit once you open the window of the Mazda you are commuting in especially in the early morning routes.
Tampu GaaLi : the cool wind, notice the difference for cool and cold
Sheetha : the common cold, be careful of the cold
Hima : the kannada word for snow
dakShiNaayaNa : the kannada word for winter solstice
KamBaLi : the heavy blanket that most people use while sleeping at night

And in case you need something piping hot, just pre-pend the words "Bisi Bisi" to what ever you want, It could be Bisi-Bisi coffee, Bisi-Bisi bajji, Bisi-Bisi jamoon, Bisi-Bisi pakoda :)

Happy chaLi ChaLi, keep Bisi-Bisi

Inthi,
Manuswath

Slang in Bang...alore Kannada slang words used in Bangalore

Hello,

If you have been in Bangalore for a considerable amount of time, as is the case with any language you are bound to have heard the following words, but sometime's the context of the word would be in Slang...

In this issue I bring to you a compilation of slang words, that are commonly used. In case you have a few slang words you would like to know the meaning of, you now know whom to get back too

Lets start of Slang in bang...alore !!!

Bombaat : means super/stupendous (A movie was released with the same name)
Sakath : means fantastic (Radio mirchi...sakath hot maga)
Maga : means son literally...but is used for anything that has to do with friends
Chindi : actually means shred to pieces, but is slang-fully used for letting you excitement be know with glee
Patti : is used when ever you find someone who boasts more than what he can chew
Katte : the kannada slang word for Adda.... typically a stone bench where in a set of friends team up often...(this is meant for my friends who don't know what Adda (a hindi word) would mean)
Topi : Actually means Cap, but is used in cases where some one rips your money off, or takes you for a ride
Chatri : This is "acch kannada" pure kannada means Umbrella, but is used for someone who is street smart, or a fraud too :)
Kiriku : This is the slang that depicts that you have managed to effect a brawl, or get yourself into a tight spot
Puntru : This is the slang word for the one who knows it all
Sisyaa : This is the slang word for the one who follows the Puntru
Chamak : the slang for Style.... if someone comes dressed to the hilt, its use is appropriate
Othlaa : the slang for the art of doing nothing, now this too is an art that has been perfected by many
Thooku / Dumki : A term used in college life more than that in actual grown up life, means Fail
Bathii : This is what the sage Narada of hindu mythology used to do, Yes the word is still in vogue
Buruday : The real meaning of this is the skull..... But also is a able synonym for Patti.. Actually means a bucket full of lies

Happy Slanging

Inthi,
Manuswath

Its Trans-lating time again

Just to spice up things, I have a new item today.
I will take up a few memorable hindi film dialogs and translate them into Kannada...Do let me know if you liked them

Lets zip off

Mogambo kush hua : Mogambogay Khushi ayithu
Kitne aadmi they : Yeshtu gandugalu idhaaru
Badi Badi Deshomein aisi Choti Choti baatein hoti hai : Dodda Dodda naadugallali, intha chikka chikka visheyagalu nadiyathey
Prem naam hai mera Prem Chopra : Prem nanna hesaru Prem Chopra
Naam Vijay Dheenanath Chauhan, Baap Ka Naam Dheenanath Chauhan : Hesaru Vijay Dheenanath Chauhan, Appana Hesaru Dheenanath Chauhan
Duniya mein Do tarahkke keede hothey hain : Ee jagathinalli, Yeardu tharahada krimigaLu iruthey
Saara Shehar mujhe LION ke naam se jaantha hai : Idi nagara nannannu LION anno hesarindha parichaisuthadhey
DON ko gyarah mulko ki police dund rahi hai : DON'na hannondhu deshadha police hudukuthidhaarey
DON ko pakdna mumkin hi nahi naamumkin hai : DON'na hidiyodhu sadhyave alla asadhyaa
Tumhare paas kya hai......??? Mere paas Maa hain : Nin hathra yen idhey......??? Nan hathra amma idhaaLey
Chal Dhanno....aaj teri Basanthi ki izzat ka sawaal hain : Nadi Dhanno....ivathu ninna Basanthi'ina maryadhey prashne
Rishtey mein hum tumhara baap lagtey hain....Naam hain Shahenshah : Sambhandhadhalli naavu ninna appa aagthivi.... Hesaru Shahenshah


Do let me know in case you need more translations, will be happy to answer

Inthi,
Manuswath

Baralla versus barathey

Namaskaragalu,

I will not start of by explaining what Namaskaragalu is, but will jump onto the 2 most common words that any person who has been in Bangalore for some amount of time, would have learnt. For those sort of people let this post be a refresher and for the really fresh/innocent its time you started using it.

Baralla : Lets start off with this.

You want to take an auto to Meenakshi temple in Bannerghata road and you ask an auto driver if he is willing to come Pat comes a reply Baralla.

Baralla can be used in the following context’s

I wont come : “Naanu Baralla”
Dont know kannada: “Kannada Baralla”
And as a reply to an interogative question: Do you know Driving :-> a simple “Baralla” with a shake of a head would do.

Barathey
Ask any person of the first category i mentioned above if they know kannada and they will reply “Kannada Swalpa Swalpa barathey”

barathey lietrally means “will come”
swalpa swalpa literally means “little little”

Barathey can be used in the following context’s

As a reply to a question for E.g Is the cab coming? “Barathey”

Inthi,
Manuswath

Ivatthu versus NaaLe

Namaskaragalu,

Ivatthu : You ask a kannadiga friend of yours when is the Bundh, and he replies Ivathu. Ivatthu means today, its used sometimes in length constructed sentences or as a short curt reply.
Ivatthu can be used in the following context’s

I will not come today : “Ivatthu Naanu Baralla”
It(referring to an inanimate object) will not come today: “Ivatthu Baralla”


NaaLe: A few years ago this “NaaLe” word was written on almost every door of Bangalore. There was this spooky rumor doing the rounds that there were ghosts running around and knocking on the doors of people and People used this very phrase “NaaLe Baa”.
NaaLe means “Tomorrow”
Baa means come.

Naale can be used in the following context’s

Question: When is the meeting? Answer: Naale
A plumber or a carpenter asking you when he could come over to your house you can say “NaaLe Baa”

Last line
NaaLe is actually pronounced like “Naa”+”Lay” the emphasis is on the “L”

Naanu v/s Neenu

Namaskaragalu,
Moving over from words referring to items, let’s move on to words that refer to people.

Naanu:
This is the word for “I”/ ”Me” in kannada.
It can be used in the following contexts

I did it :- Naanu MaaDdhey
I wont do it :- Naanu MaaDolla

There is this Kannada film which is titled “Naanu Naanay” (Incidentally a remake of Raja Hindustani) which means “I myself”

Neenu:
This is the word for “You” in kannada

It can be used in the following context
You do it :- Neenu MaaDu
You don’t do it :- Neenu MaaDabeda


Yeah!! now you would have also learnt a few word’s along with Naanu and Neenu lets recap MaaDu (means do) BeDa (dont want) Naanay (myself).
And In case you want to create a little bit of confusion, name somebody “Naanu” and then when ever they create any sort of trouble, guess who will be caught !!!…well the person who reports the complaint

Hindhey v/s Mundhey

Namaskaragalu,
Mundhey:
Mundhey Banni… swalpa Mundhey Banni, sang Kamal Hassan in a Kannada film, where in he was acting as a Bus Conductor.
A literal translation in english would be Front come… little front come

Mundhey ( not to be confused by the punjabi Munde….)
This means front, or forward as the context might be.
This word can be used in the following context

Mundhey Baa to a person who is way younger to you and you are motivating him
Mundhey Banni is “come front” to a group of people or when used with respect
Mundhey-naa ??? is a one word question to a suggestion

Hindhey is the Back, I reckon you would have guessed it by now

This word can be used in the following context (Will not give you the english translation this time)

Hindhey Baa or Banni
Hindhey-naa ???
Hindhey Guruve….. (these two words can be used when somebody is searching for you in dark/dimly lit room and you shout out to him/her saying that you are way behind )

Guruve (pronounced as Guru-way) literally means teacher/master, but
As
Macchha is in Tamil
Bawa is in Hyderabadi urdu
Mamu is in tapori style
Guru is unique to Bangalore.

Aase v/s Niraashe

Greetings…

If you are longing for Weekend to reach sooner.. then you are in a state of “Aase”.

and if you get to know that your long weekend plans have gone for a toss, and that you have to come over to office on these days, that “Aase” will soon turn into “Niraashe”

Time for some context setting now

Nanagey aase aagthaidhey …. “I am longing for something”…Typically said when you are looking at something

Niraashe maad beda … “Don’t let me down”…. said in a stern note.


Swalpa kannada learn maadi

Inthi,
Manuswath

Prashne v/s Uttara

Lets continue our series of words that typically are opposites of each other.

Prashne :
The kannada word that implies Question.
Pronounced as “Prash-nay”
Sometimes somebody who passes you by on the road asks you a question, and in case you want the question to be repeated you can say
Prashne yenu ?

Contexts that this word can be used in
Yenappa Prashne :- whats the question?:- typically used when you want to know what the question is regarding a quarrel and you arrive to mediate
Yenu prashnegalu -: What are the questions ? :- you arrive late for an oral exam and you ask the student sitting near by what the questions are.
Koneya prashne yenu :- Whats the last question? :- you got all the questions thrown at you except the last one.

Uttara :
You would have guessed that this means Answer/Reply

Contexts that this word can be applied to
Idhe Nanna Uttara : this is My reply :- (A kannada movie exists with this name)
Ishtu uttara saaka innu bekaa ? Are these replies enough or do you need more?
Uttara yenu irabahudhu? what might the answer to this question be?

Along with prashne and uttara you have now a few more words, let me summarize with respect to context
Koneya : Last
Yenu/Yenappa/Yenamma : What
Idhe/Idhu : this
Nanna : My
Ishtu : this much, (showing the quantity with your hands to depict big or small)
irabahudhu : might ಬಿ

Inthi,
Manuswath

You know Swalpa now its time for Thumbha & jaasthi

Yes,
Swalpa kannada learn maadi, means try and learn a little bit of kannada,
so how does one say try and learn a lot of kannada, its easy

Thumbha kannada learn maadi or kannada jaasthi jaasthi barathey/baruthey (for people conversing with Kannadiga’s from Mangalore)

Both these words are used to imply the concept of many/much/more/a lot.
Some popular contexts where they can be used.

Nanagay jaasthi beku ( I want a lot) :- Can be used when you want to get something in bulk
Oota thumbha channagidhey (Food is very good) :- Used in appreciating a good meal
Saakaa athava innu jaasthi beka ?(Is it enough or do you want more) :- after serving a little and asking if the recipient wants more

Before signing off Let me show of a small kannada word which could be used instead of Thanks & regards

Inthi,
Manuswath

Baagilu v/s Kitaki

Namaskaragalu,
Lets move on to describing some common items that are found in homes and offices

Baagilu
Means door.

Some instances where Baagilu could be used
1. Baagilanu theredhu volagey baa/bunny: Open the door and come in
2. Baagilu yelli?: where is the door or where is the exit
3. Baagilige beega haakidhey: The door’s locked.

Kitaki
Means window.

Some instances where Kitaki could be used

1. Adhu Kitaki : thats a window
2. Thombath aiydhu Kitakigalu : Windows 95
3. Kitakindha haari satta: he died by jumping through the window

I reckon that you now have a few more words in you kitty
volagey : inside
theredhu : open
baa : come
bunny : come with respect
yelli: where
beega: lock
Thombath aiydhu : 95
haari : jump
satta : died

Now as a last bit, what would you translate windows 98 into ?

Inthi,
Manuswath

Its animal time

Namaskaragalu,

After a few weeks on generic kannada words, and a few references to in-animate objects, lets move along to referring some animals in kannada.
Now using these words on species “Home-sapiens” may result in un-wanted reactions, kindly refrain from using them in the human context

The popular ones first.

Naayi : Dog : Usage :- Idhu yava jaathi naayi? Meaning :- Which breed of dog is this?
Bekku : Cat : Usage :- Bekku meow meow annatthey Meaning :- A cat says meow
Kothi : Monkey : Usage :- Dodda aaladha maradha hathira thumba kothigalu idhey :- There are a lot of monkeys around the Big Banyan tree. (A neat picnic spot)
Simha : Lion : Usage :- Kaadinalli simha idheyaa ? Are there any lions in this forest? (Use this sentence if you are in a wildlife sanctuary)
Huli : Tiger : Usage :- Kaadinalli huli idheyaa ? Are there any tigers in this forest? (same context as above)
Hakki : Bird : Usage :- hakki haartha idhe ? The bird is flying……

Last byte’s
Along with a few animal names in kannada you would have grasped a few other words, let me round them off for you.

Idhu : This
Yava : Which
jaathi : breed
annatthey : say
Dodda : big
aaladha : banyan
mara : tree
hathira : close
thumba : many
idhey : are there, can also be used to point and show as “this”
Kaadu : forest
haartha : flying


Inthi,
Manuswath

Its time for deciphering some movies

Namaskaragalu,

After identifying a few kannada words, I feel the time is right for deciphering some titles of famous kannada movies.
You must have always seen some poster or the other that proclaims the name of a Kannada movie and wondered what it means, here is a humble attempt to break down the same.

Mungaaru MaLe : Monsoon Rain : A movie that ran for a year in PVR
Apthamithra : Close/Best Friend : A remake of a Malayalam movie that was to be later remade in Tamil as “Chandramukhi”
Milana : Meeting/Union : A movie trying to match the year run of Mungaaru MaLe
Yaare Neenu Cheluway? : Who are you beautiful lady? : Now please don’t go around telling this to all who are applicable
Mussanje Maathu : Sunset Words (Is an word to word translation) : This means words spoke at Dusk
Veera Kannadiga : Courageous Person of Karnataka : A person who is from Karnataka identifies himself as a “Kannadiga”
Arasu : King : A old word that means “Raja”, yes “Raja” can also be used in this context
Jothey Jotheyalli : together : This is a phrase that can be used to mean lets walk together (hand-in-hand)
Anubhava : Experience : A cult classic movie
Gaalipata : Kite (made of paper) : Yes we heard the name of this film and its title song at our CFP

Inthi,
Manuswath

Numerals finally

How many times have you felt the need to express monetary values in Kannada ? Especially when you are dealing with someone who knows only kannada.
Well here is an attempt to get along to the basics of Kannada numerics.

Here are the numerals from one to ten, alongwith a few sentences that imply a lot (hopefully)

Ondu - pronounced ( Won-dhu) :- Ondu muttina kathey :- a famous kannada movie means A tale of a pearl
Eradu - pronounced (Yay-radu) :- Eradu manasu :- I am in a double mind
Mooru - Mooru Devaru :- The Trimurthi’s or 3 god’s
Naalku - Naalku Dhikku :- The four directions, north, south, east and west.
Aidhu - Pandavaru Aidhu jana :- There were 5 pandava’s
Aaru - Naanu aaru ghantey ge yelutheene :- I will wake up at 6′o’clock
YeLu - Jagathina YeLu adhbhuthagalu :- The 7 wonders of the world
Yentu - haLey seeraygalu Yentu Gaja iruthadhey :- Old/Traditional saree’s are of 8 fold length
Yombhathu - (Pronounced as Wom-bhathu) :- yombhathu grahagal eway :- There are 9 planets
Hathu - Ravananige hathu talegalu :- Ravana has 10 heads

After 10, I will give you a few more numbers, those which are commonly used, you prepend them to the ones listed above to convey your desired number
Eppathu : Twenty
Aivathu : fifty
Nooru : One hundred
Ainooru : Five Hundred
Saavira : One thousand


Happy counting,
Inthi,
Manuswath

The days of the week

Today let me tread on a path that most of my hindi speaking friends can easily relate to. Yes today I shall be giving pointers as to how the Days of the week are referred to in Kannada. People who converse in hindi can easily identify that instead of cutting short the day to “var”, in kannada we do end it with “a”.

Bhanuvara : Sunday : Bhanuvara namagay rajay idhay : we have a holiday on Sunday.
Somavara : Monday : Somavara kelasa shuru maDabayku : I have to start work on Monday.
Mangalavara : Tuesday : Mangalavaradha dhina ashubha yendhu hayLutharay : People/They tell that Tuesday is in-auspicious.
Budhavara : Wednesday : Vondhu Budhavara : A kannada translation of the movie “A Wednesday”.
Guruvara : Thursday : Guruvara thumbha jana Raghavendra Swamy muttakke hogthaaray : On Thursday a lot of people go to the Raghavendra Swamy mutt.
Shukravara : Friday : Shukravara chalana-chitra bidugaday aagathey : Movies are released on a Friday.
Shanivara : Saturday : Shanivara I.T avarige rajay : I.T people have a holiday on a Saturday.

Along with all the days of the week you now have a few other words that you could try out in different context’s, Let me summarize them for you.

Namagay : For us/We
Kelasa : work
Shuru : start
maDabayku : have to-do
Dhina : day
Ashubha : in-auspicious
hayLu : tell
hayLutharay : People/group tell
Thumba : many
Jana : people
Chalan-Chitra : feature-film
Bidugaday : Release
rajay : holiday

People let me see if you can form a meaningful sentence with the words that I summarized for you. Do send me a mail if you form it

Inthi,
Manuswath

Directions for the way to go

Its that time of the year and there are ample holidays . For all of my friends who are going to venture out in Karnataka, here is a way you could ask for directions from kannada speaking people, and how you can interpret what they are saying.

Mysoregay yaava daariyalli hogabayku? : Which route do you have to take to reach Mysore : Replace Mysore with any destination of your choice.

Some words that depict direction or common words that might be used are as follows

Seedha/Nayra : go straight
Yedagaday : Left
Balagaday : Right
Hindhey : Back
Mundhey : Front
Volagay : Inside
Horagay : Outside
Thirugi : take a turn or a semi circle
Uttara : North
DakshiNa : South
Purva : East
Paschima : West
Maylay : Top
KeLagaday : Below

Happy travelling

Inthi,
Manuswath

The art of titles to Names and the meaning for each

Namaskaragalu,
For most of us, we have always given most of our friends some title of the other, And also we would be quite familiar with titles given to popular Bollywood actors, like Jubilee Star, Super star, etc etc. Today’s the time wherein you can get to know a few titles given to popular Kannada, some of them albeit are in English (Like Rebel Star, Karate King, Power star, Hat trick hero, Crazy Star), but there are a few which you might know about which are in Kannada, During the process I hope you learn a few new Kannada words and their meaning.

Sahasa Simha : Title given to Dr Vishnuvardhan : Means “A Lion in fighting/Action” : Literal translation : Action Lion
Navarasa Nayaka : Title given to Jaggesh : Means an actor who has mastered the nine emotions that can be depicted by acting : Literal Translation : 9 emotion’s Actor
Pranaya Raja : Title given to Srinath : Means the king of love : Literal Translation : Love King
Mandyadha Gandu : Title given to Ambarish : Means the Man from Mandya

Now I proceed onto giving you a few title given to the late Dr Rajkumar and their meaning

Natasarvabhowma : the supreme king of actors
Bangarada Manushya : Golden man
Annavaru : Big Brother
kala kousthubha : the doyen of dramatical art
Gana gandharva : A gandharva (celestial being) of singing
Natashreshta : The supreme of actors

Last bit, the 9 Rasa’s in acting are as follows
Shrungaara - Love
Haasya - Comedy
Karune/Karuna - Pity/Pathetic
Roudra - Furious
Veera - Heroic
Bhayanaka - Horror
Bibhatsa - Odious
Adbhutha - Wonder
Shanta - Tranquility

Inthi,
Manuswath

Elements of nature…

Namaskaragalu,

From travel to nature, as we prepare to travel during this diwali season, here are a few kannada words that are applicable to nature, its fury, its beauty and its warmth.

Goodogu : “Gu-du-gu” : means thunder
Sidilu : “See-dee-lu” : means lightning
MaLe: rain
GaaLi : wind
ChaLigala : Winter
Bisilu : Sunshine
SuntaragaaLi : Whirlwind
Baysigaykaala : Summer time
Prakruthi : Nature
Vana : Forest : Also referred to as kaadu
Gida : plant
Mara : Tree
Jwalamukhi : Volcano
Dhumakethu : Comet


Now let me see, the last time I asked, let me see a sentence being formed using the words above and I did not get any answers, here is an attempt to have a meaningful sentence using the above listed words
Goodogu, Sidilu, MaLe, GaaLi, Chaligala, Baysigaykaalada Bisilu, Malegaladha Suntaragali, Prakruthi yalliruva Gida, marada haage jwalamukhi mathu bhaanidha baruva dhumakethuvigu hedaradhey naavella mundhe saagona, bharata deshada, kannadambeya kanmanigalagona.

Inthi,
Manuswath

Its veggie all the way

All of you my friends would some day or the other felt the need to talk to a vegetable vendor, and suddenly when he or she starts conversing in Kannada and describing the vegetables in kannada, you would wonder which veggie is she/he describing.Now this does not happen that frequently in Bangalore, but I feel this article might be of help when you go around karnataka
So lets start
Kosu : cabbage
HuKosu or HooKosu : Cauliflower
BendayKai : Ladies Finger
NuggayKai : Drumstick
HuraLiKai : Beans
Mulangi : Radish
Haagalakai ” bitter groud
GumbaLakai or BoodhgumbaLakai : Pumpkin
Sowtheykai : Cucumber
EeruLLi : Onion
Aalugaddey : Potato
MeNasinakai : Chillies

Question for the day :If Kosu is cabbage, Hukosu is cauliflower, what is Navilkosu ?
Happy vegetable purchasing
Inthi,
Manuswath