Tulu phrasebook
Table of Contents
Pronunciation guide / Vowels / Consonants / Common diphthongs / Phrase list / Basics / Problems / Numbers / Time / Clock time / Duration / Days / Months / Writing time and date / Colors / Transportation / Bus and train / Directions / Taxi / Lodging / Money / Eating / Tulu phrasebook nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Shopping / Driving / AuthorityTulu is a regional language spoken in coastal districts of Karnataka i.e. Mangalore and Udupi.
Tulu is a derivative language of Kannada. Tulu is becoming popular in neighbouring districts of Mangalore and Udupi.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
- Hello.
- NamaskAra. ( )
- Hello. (informal)
- Namaskara . ( )
- How are you?
- Encha uller? ( ?)
- Fine, thank you.
- HushAr ulle. ( )
- What is your name?
- Eerena pudar daytha/ena/enchina/dada?( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- enna pudar . ( <name>.)
- Nice to meet you.
- Thikene santosha aandu . ( )
- Please.
- daya maltudu. ( )
- Thank you.
- . ( )
- You're welcome.
- Swagaata . ( )
- Yes.
- andu. ( )
- No.
- attu. ( )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . ( )
- I'm sorry.
- thapu aandu . ( )
- Goodbye
- thikga . ( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Barpe . ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- Enku TULU pAtere gotuji [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- Eereg English pateriyera gottunda? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- English gottitthina aglu ullera? ( ?)
- Help!
- saaya! ( !)
- Look out!
- jaagrathe! ( !)
- Good morning.
- . ( )
- Good evening.
- . ( )
- Good night.
- . ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ( )
- I don't understand.
- enk gottu aapujji. ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Toilet Vondu ? ( ?)
Problems
thondareh kasta
Numbers
- 1
- onji (...)
- 2
- raddu (...)
- 3
- mooji (...)
- 4
- naalu (...)
- 5
- ainu (...)
- 6
- aaji (...)
- 7
- yeLu (...)
- 8
- yenma (...)
- 9
- ormba (...)
- 10
- pattu (...)
- 11
- patt-onji (...)
- 12
- pad-radu (...)
- 13
- padi-mooji (...)
- 14
- padi-naalu (...)
- 15
- padi-nainu (...)
- 16
- padi-naaji (...)
- 17
- padi-nelu (...)
- 18
- padi-nenamma (...)
- 19
- padi-noramba (...)
- 20
- iruva (...)
- 21
- iruvatha onji (...)
- 22
- iruvatha eradu (...)
- 23
- iruvatha mooji (...)
- 30
- muppa (...)
- 40
- nalpa (...)
- 50
- aiva (...)
- 60
- ajippa (...)
- 70
- elpa (...)
- 80
- enpa (...)
- 90
- sonpa (...)
- 100
- noodu (...)
- 200
- irnoodu (...)
- 300
- munnoodu (...)
- 1000
- onji savira (...)
- 2000
- raddu savira (...)
- 1,000,000
- pattu laksha (...)
- 1,000,000,000
- noodu koti
- 1,000,000,000,000
- pattu savira koti
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____ (...)
- half
- ardha (...)
- less
- kammi (...)
- more
- jasthi (...)
Time
porthu
Clock time
ganthe yeth aand?
Duration
yeth portuddu inchi
Days
ini va dina
Months
tingolu
Writing time and date
Colors
red kempu blue nili green pacche white boldu black kappu
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
mithu up, thirthu down, dumbu front, phira back, inchidu-from here, unchiddu-from there, kaithal -near, doora -far, padai-west, moodai-east, balatha kai- right hand, yedatha kai- left hand,
Taxi
Lodging
badai the illu
Money
dhodu money chillarey change
Eating
Thinpini- to eat, purpini -to drink, ahtil -kitchen/cook, cheepe- sweet, khara- spicy, ooppu- salt, vanthe- little, balasle- serve, kaippu- curry, alley- butter milk, puli- sour/tamrind, noopu- rice, tethi- egg, kori- chicken, meen- fish, masa- meat, boothayi-sardine, manji-pomfret, bangude-mackerel, thaateh-shark, koyollu-shell fish, yeti-prawns, bareh the parndu -bannana, kooku-mango kerengeh -sweet potato
Tulu phrasebook nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs
gangasara alchohol
Shopping
santhe
Driving
Authority
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