Tulu phrasebook
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Tulu is a regional language spoken in coastal districts of Karnataka i.e. Mangalore and Udupi.
Tulu is a derivative language of Kannada. Tulu is becoming popular in neighbouring districts of Mangalore and Udupi.
[edit] Pronunciation guide
[edit] Vowels
[edit] Consonants
[edit] Common diphthongs
[edit] Phrase list
[edit] Basics
- Hello.
- NamaskAra. ( )
- Hello. (informal)
- Namaskara . ( )
- How are you?
- Encha uller? ( ?)
- Fine, thank you.
- HushAr ulle. ( )
- What is your name?
- Eerena pudar daytha/ena/enchina/dada?( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- enna pudar . ( <name>.)
- Nice to meet you.
- Thikene santosha aandu . ( )
- Please.
- daya maltudu. ( )
- Thank you.
- . ( )
- You're welcome.
- Swagaata . ( )
- Yes.
- andu. ( )
- No.
- attu. ( )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . ( )
- I'm sorry.
- thapu aandu . ( )
- Goodbye
- thikga . ( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Barpe . ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- Enku TULU pAtere gotuji [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- Eereg English pateriyera gottunda? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- English gottitthina aglu ullera? ( ?)
- Help!
- saaya! ( !)
- Look out!
- jaagrathe! ( !)
- Good morning.
- . ( )
- Good evening.
- . ( )
- Good night.
- . ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ( )
- I don't understand.
- enk gottu aapujji. ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Toilet Vondu ? ( ?)
[edit] Problems
thondareh kasta
[edit] Numbers
- 1
- onji (...)
- 2
- raddu (...)
- 3
- mooji (...)
- 4
- naalu (...)
- 5
- ainu (...)
- 6
- aaji (...)
- 7
- yeLu (...)
- 8
- yenma (...)
- 9
- ormba (...)
- 10
- pattu (...)
- 11
- patt-onji (...)
- 12
- pad-radu (...)
- 13
- padi-mooji (...)
- 14
- padi-naalu (...)
- 15
- padi-nainu (...)
- 16
- padi-naaji (...)
- 17
- padi-nelu (...)
- 18
- padi-nenamma (...)
- 19
- padi-noramba (...)
- 20
- iruva (...)
- 21
- iruvatha onji (...)
- 22
- iruvatha eradu (...)
- 23
- iruvatha mooji (...)
- 30
- muppa (...)
- 40
- nalpa (...)
- 50
- aiva (...)
- 60
- ajippa (...)
- 70
- elpa (...)
- 80
- enpa (...)
- 90
- sonpa (...)
- 100
- noodu (...)
- 200
- irnoodu (...)
- 300
- munnoodu (...)
- 1000
- onji savira (...)
- 2000
- raddu savira (...)
- 1,000,000
- pattu laksha (...)
- 1,000,000,000
- noodu koti
- 1,000,000,000,000
- pattu savira koti
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____ (...)
- half
- ardha (...)
- less
- kammi (...)
- more
- jasthi (...)
[edit] Time
porthu
[edit] Clock time
ganthe yeth aand?
[edit] Duration
yeth portuddu inchi
[edit] Days
ini va dina
[edit] Months
tingolu
[edit] Writing time and date
[edit] Colors
red kempu blue nili green pacche white boldu black kappu
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Bus and train
[edit] Directions
mithu up, thirthu down, dumbu front, phira back, inchidu-from here, unchiddu-from there, kaithal -near, doora -far, padai-west, moodai-east, balatha kai- right hand, yedatha kai- left hand,
[edit] Taxi
[edit] Lodging
badai the illu
[edit] Money
dhodu money chillarey change
[edit] Eating
Thinpini- to eat, purpini -to drink, ahtil -kitchen/cook, cheepe- sweet, khara- spicy, ooppu- salt, vanthe- little, balasle- serve, kaippu- curry, alley- butter milk, puli- sour/tamrind, noopu- rice, tethi- egg, kori- chicken, meen- fish, masa- meat, boothayi-sardine, manji-pomfret, bangude-mackerel, thaateh-shark, koyollu-shell fish, yeti-prawns, bareh the parndu -bannana, kooku-mango kerengeh -sweet potato
[edit] Bars
gangasara alchohol
[edit] Shopping
santhe
[edit] Driving
[edit] Authority
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