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Kannada Kali Session-9, Handout (Workshop
3)
Interaction in a restaurant
Words
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Word |
Meaning |
Usage |
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oota |
Lunch/dinner |
Oota ayitha? |
|
thindi |
Breakfast/snacks |
Thindige jothe
coffee kudide |
|
kahi |
Bitter |
Coffee thumba
kahiyagide |
|
khara |
Hot/spicy |
Curry thumba khara |
|
uppu |
Salt |
Rasam nalli uppu
jyasti |
|
sakkare |
Sugar |
yeardu spoon
sakkare haaki |
|
thannige |
Cold |
Dese thannige agide |
|
bisi |
Hot |
Nannage bisi bisi
coffee ishta |
|
bega |
Fast |
Bega badisi ( serve
fast ) |
|
neeru |
Water |
Neeru yellide? |
|
bele |
Lentils (Daal) |
|
|
soppu |
Greens |
|
|
baath |
Cooked Rice |
|
|
Chennagide |
It is nice |
Coffee chennagide |
|
chennagilla |
It is not nice |
Coffee chenagilla |
|
Badisu |
Serve |
|
|
tholidu kollu |
to wash |
Kai tholidu kollu
(to wash the hands) |
Important Verbs and interrogatives
yenu ide? -
What is there?
This can prefixed to enquire menus. Examples are
menu alli yenu ide (whats in the menu), kudiyokke yenu ide? (Whats
there to drink?). In general a question of yenu ide is like asking
for the entire menu.
Ideya – is
there?
This can be used when we want to ask for a specific item. Examples
are coffee ideya [generic form < item > ideya?]
Kodi – give
Examples: yearadu coffee kodi. - give me 2 cups of coffee.
Yeshtu – how
much
Examples: Yeradu cup coffee yeshtu? - How much for two
cups of coffee?
Interaction with waiter/manager
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Sl no |
Kannada version |
English Translation |
|
1 |
Thindi yenu ide? |
Whats there for
snacks? |
|
2 |
Idly, dose, vade |
Idly, dose, and
vadas |
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3 |
Yeradu idly, ondu
dose matte mooru cup coffee |
Ok 2 idly, 1 dose
and 3 cups of coffee |
|
4 |
Yeshtu ? |
How much? |
|
5 |
40 rupaayi |
40 rupees |
|
6 |
Thagoli |
Take it. |
|
Interacting with
the person serving |
|
7 |
Swalpa bega kodi |
Please give these
fast. |
|
8 |
Ii dose
thannigagide bere kodi |
This dose is cold.
Give me another one. |
|
9 |
Illa saar iga
madidu |
No sir. This has
just been prepared. |
|
10 |
Illa nanage bere
kodi |
No please give me
another one. |
Enquiring for lodging
|
Sl no |
Kannada version |
English Translation |
|
1 |
Nimma hotel nalli
double bedroom room ideya? |
Dou you have double
bedroom rooms in your hotel? |
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2 |
Ondu dinakke yeshtu
chargu? |
What is the charge
for a day? |
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3 |
Single bedroom ge
yeshu? |
What’s the charge
for a single bedroom? |
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4 |
Room service ideya? |
Do you have room
service? |
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