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Kannada Letters & Alphabet Guide
Complete reference for Kannada vowels, consonants and numbers with English pronunciation
About Kannada Script: Kannada is written in the Kannada script, an abugida belonging to the Brahmic family. It has 16 vowels (Swara), 34 consonants (Vyanjana), and special characters. Kannada is the official language of Karnataka and one of the classical languages of India.
Kannada Vowels — ಸ್ವರಗಳು (Swaragalu)
Kannada Transliteration Pronunciation Example Word
ಅ a as in "ab out" ಅಮ್ಮ (amma - mother) ಆ aa / A as in "fa ther" ಆಕಾಶ (aakaasha - sky) ಇ i as in "si t" ಇಲ್ಲ (illa - no) ಈ ee / I as in "see " ಈಶ್ವರ (Ishwara - God) ಉ u as in "pu t" ಉಪ್ಪು (uppu - salt) ಊ oo / U as in "foo d" ಊರು (ooru - village) ಎ e as in "be d" ಎಲೆ (ele - leaf) ಏ E as in "they " ಏನು (enu - what) ಐ ai as in "kite " ಐದು (aidu - five) ಒ o as in "ho t" ಒಲೆ (ole - stove) ಓ O as in "go " ಓಡು (oodu - run) ಔ au as in "cow " ಔಷಧ (oushadha - medicine)
Kannada Consonants — ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು (Vyanjanagalu)
Kannada Type to get Pronunciation Example Word
ಕ ka k as in "kit" ಕಾಲು (kaalu - leg) ಖ kha kh aspirated ಖರ್ಚು (kharchu - expense) ಗ ga g as in "go" ಗಂಟೆ (gante - bell) ಘ gha gh aspirated ಘಟನೆ (ghatane - incident) ಚ cha ch as in "chair" ಚಂದ್ರ (chandra - moon) ಛ chha chh aspirated ಛತ್ರಿ (chhatri - umbrella) ಜ ja j as in "jar" ಜಲ (jala - water) ಝ jha jh aspirated ಝರಿ (jhari - stream) ಟ Ta retroflex t ಟೊಪ್ಪಿ (toppi - cap) ಡ Da retroflex d ಡಬ್ಬ (dabba - box) ಣ Na retroflex n ಗಣಿತ (ganita - maths) ತ ta t (soft) ತಾಯಿ (tayi - mother) ಥ tha th aspirated ಥಾಲಿ (thaali - plate) ದ da d (soft) ದಾರಿ (daari - path) ಧ dha dh aspirated ಧನ (dhana - wealth) ನ na n as in "not" ನೀರು (neeru - water) ಪ pa p as in "pen" ಪಾಲು (paalu - milk) ಫ pha ph / f sound ಫಲ (phala - fruit) ಬ ba b as in "bat" ಬಂಗಾರ (bangaara - gold) ಭ bha bh aspirated ಭಾಷೆ (bhaashe - language) ಮ ma m as in "man" ಮನೆ (mane - house) ಯ ya y as in "yes" ಯಾರು (yaaru - who) ರ ra r (rolled) ರಾತ್ರಿ (raatri - night) ಲ la l as in "lip" ಲೋಕ (loka - world) ವ va v as in "van" ವನ (vana - forest) ಶ sha sh as in "ship" ಶಕ್ತಿ (shakti - power) ಸ sa s as in "sun" ಸಮಯ (samaya - time) ಹ ha h as in "hat" ಹೃದಯ (hrudaya - heart) ಳ La retroflex l ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beLLi - silver) ಕ್ಷ ksha ksh combined ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi - forgive)
Kannada Numbers — ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳು
Number Kannada Pronunciation
0 ಸೊನ್ನೆ sonne 1 ಒಂದು ondu 2 ಎರಡು eradu 3 ಮೂರು mooru 4 ನಾಲ್ಕು naalku 5 ಐದು aidu 6 ಆರು aaru 7 ಏಳು elu 8 ಎಂಟು entu 9 ಒಂಬತ್ತು ombattu 10 ಹತ್ತು hattu 100 ನೂರು nooru 1000 ಸಾವಿರ saavira
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