Reference Spoken Kannada

Eshtu + numbers

Pocket sheet for Lesson 0003. Shop, stall, auto.

1–10

1 ondu
2 eradu
3 mooru
4 naalku
5 aidu
6 aaru
7 elu
8 entu
9 ombattu
10 hattu

Money anchors (hear first)

20 ippatthu · 50 aivattu · 100 nooru

Price loop

  1. Idhu eshtu? — how much is this?
  2. Adhu eshtu? — how much is that?
  3. …-ge eshtu? — how much to …?
  4. … rupayi — … rupees
  5. Swalpa kammi maadi — reduce a little
  6. Jaasti aytu — too much
  7. Meter haki — put the meter
  8. Sari / Beda — okay / no need

Table

KannadaEnglishHindi
eshtu?how much?kitna?
idhu / adhuthis / thatyeh / woh
rupayirupeesrupaye
swalpa kammi maadireduce a littlethoda kam kijiye
jaasti aytutoo muchzyada ho gaya
bedadon’t wantnahi chahiye
meter hakiput metermeter lagaao
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