Lesson 0013 Spoken Kannada ~11 min

Auto ride (destination confirm)

Get in, name the place, confirm the drop, steer left/right if needed, and pay — stitching L2–L4 + L3 money into one auto script.

Audio: Machine-generated Kannada (edge-tts · kn-IN-SapnaNeural). Helpful for rhythm and recognition — may not perfectly match native Bengaluru pronunciation. Prefer what you hear from neighbours when the two differ.
Today’s win

Run: …-ge hogona → Iggade bilisi · Illi nilsi · Eduru / balakke → Eshtu aytu? → Sari without switching fully to English.

Spaced review: …-ge eshtu? · Meter haki · Jaasti aytu · Eduru · Balakke · Yedakke · Hogona · Rupayi

01 Why this matters

Autos are daily Bengaluru. Drivers often start in Kannada even if they speak English. A short, clear destination + stop/confirm vocabulary prevents wrong drops and awkward silence.

02 One lever: place-ge + hogona / hogi

Pattern

Koramangala-ge hogona ≈ Let’s go to Koramangala
Illi nilsi ≈ Stop here
Iggade bilisi ≈ Drop (me) here
Reuse direction words from L4 while moving.

03 Phrase cards

Indiranagar-ge hogona

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Let’s go to Indiranagar

≈ Indiranagar chalo

Any place + -ge + hogona. English place names are normal.

Gotha? · Map nodri

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Do you know it? · Please look at the map

≈ Pata hai? · Map dekho

Gotha? ≈ do you know? Show phone pin while saying map nodri.

Illi nilsi · Iggade bilisi

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Stop here · Drop here

≈ Yahaan ruk jao · Yahi utaaro

nilsi = stop (polite-ish command). bilisi ≈ drop/let down.

Swalpa eduru · Nantara balakke

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A bit straight · Then right

≈ Thoda seedha · Phir right

Live navigation — same L4 pack, used while seated.

Left side · Right side · Gate hattira

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Left side · Right side · Near the gate

≈ Left / right · Gate ke paas

EN side words + hattira (L4 nearby).

Incorrect route · Wrong road

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(you’ll say in EN often)

Galat rasta

Kannada rescue: Idhu correct alla · Innondu road hogi.

Idhu correct alla · Innondu road hogi

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This is not correct · Take another road

≈ Yeh sahi nahi · Doosri road lo

alla (L8). innondu ≈ another one.

Illi sari · Eshtu aytu?

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Here is fine · How much is it?

≈ Yahi theek · Kitna hua?

Close the trip: stop + L3/L5 bill ask. Then Sari + pay.

Change ide na? · Keep change

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Do you have change? · Keep the change

≈ Khulla hai? · Change rakh lo

EN “change/keep” is universal; Kannada ask uses ide na?

04 Mini vocab bank

KannadaEnglishHindi bridge
hogona
let’s gochalo
gotha?
do you know?pata hai?
nilsi
stopruko
bilisi
drop (me)utaaro
illi nilsi
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stop hereyahaan ruko
iggade bilisi
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drop hereyahi utaaro
map nodri
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look at mapmap dekho
correct alla
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not correctsahi nahi
innondu
anotherdoosra
change ide na?
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have change?khulla hai?

05 Model dialogue

You
Namaskara. Koramangala-ge hogona. Meter haki.

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Hello. Let’s go to Koramangala. Put the meter.

Driver
Sari. Gotha.

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Okay. I know it.

You
Swalpa eduru… nantara balakke. Gate hattira.

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A bit straight… then right. Near the gate.

Driver
Illi na?

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Here?

You
Haudu. Illi nilsi. Iggade bilisi.

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Yes. Stop here. Drop here.

You
Eshtu aytu?

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How much?

Driver
Nooru.

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Hundred.

You
Sari. Dhanyavadagalu.

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Okay. Thank you.

06 Retrieval practice

1. “Let’s go to Indiranagar”
2. “Stop here”
3. “Drop here”
4. “Do you know (the place)?”
5. “This is not correct”
6. Spaced: “Put the meter” (L3)

07 Production

  1. Let’s go to Koramangala. Put the meter.
  2. Do you know it? Look at the map.
  3. A bit straight, then right. Near the gate.
  4. Stop here. Drop here.
  5. This is not correct — take another road.
  6. How much is it? Okay, thank you.

08 Real-world task

Before next lesson
  1. On your next auto/cab: say destination with …-ge hogona (even if the rest is English).
  2. At drop: try Illi nilsi or Iggade bilisi.
  3. Ask Eshtu aytu? before paying once.

09 Primary source

Best textbook: your next ride. Support: WikiBooks Kannada phrases.

Ask your teacher

Driver used a phrase you missed at the drop pin? Type what you heard — we’ll decode it.

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