Kannada (2nd language) · Class VI · Periodic Test-2
Kannada notebook — with English meanings
Every question and answer from the PT-2 notebook pages, typed in Kannada, with how to say it in English letters and the English meaning. Open "Word by word" under any answer to see what each Kannada word means.
How to study
1. Read the Kannada aloud using the "say" line. 2. Read the English meaning so you understand it. 3. Untick
Answers below and try to say or write each answer yourself. 4. Untick English and Say it too, and check you can still read the Kannada.
🗣 Pronunciation key — how to read the "say" lines
a — as in about (ಅ)aa — as in father (ಆ)i — as in sit (ಇ)ee — as in see (ಈ)u — as in put (ಉ)oo — as in food (ಊ)e — as in bed (ಎ)ay — as in say, long (ಏ)o — short o (ಒ)oh — as in go, long (ಓ)ai — as in eye (ಐ)ru — ಋ (as in ಕೃ = kru)t, d — soft, tongue touching the teeth (ತ, ದ)T, D, N, L — capital = curl the tongue back (ಟ, ಡ, ಣ, ಳ)th, dh, kh, gh, bh — with a puff of air (ಥ, ಧ, ಖ, ಘ, ಭ)sh — ಶ / ಷ · ch — ಚA doubled consonant (tt, ll, TT) is held a little longer: ಮತ್ತು = mat-tu. Hyphens just split long words into easy pieces.
Please check these against the notebook or textbook
A few words were hard to read in the photos. They are marked [?] or shaded yellow:
- Poem: one word in verse 1 and the first word of verse 5.
- Grammar exercise: D (letters ತ, ಲ, ಮಾ, ಲ) and E (ಗಿಡವನೊಂದ).
- Grammar examples: the first and last examples (ಮನೆ, ಹಾಳೆ).