Author: Aditya Pratap Bhuyan
Learn Kannada alphabet vowels (ಸ್ವರ) and consonants (ವ್ಯಂಜನ) with proper transliteration, Hindi and English examples for easy understanding.
Kannada Vowels (ಸ್ವರಗಳು – Swaragaḷu)
Kannada | Transliteration | Hindi Example | English Example |
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ಅ | a | अनार | Apple |
ಆ | ā | आम | Mango |
ಇ | i | इमली | Ink |
ಈ | ī | ईख | Needle (long “ee”) |
ಉ | u | उल्लू | Umbrella |
ಊ | ū | ऊन | Spoon (long “oo”) |
ಋ | ṛ | ऋषि | Rishi |
ಎ | e | एड़ी | Elephant (“short e”) |
ಏ | ē | एक | Game (“long e”) |
ಐ | ai | ऐनक | Ice |
ಒ | o | ओखली | Orange (“short o”) |
ಓ | ō | ओखी | Rose (“long o”) |
ಔ | au | औषधि | Out, Owl |
ಅಂ | am | अंगूर | Umbrella (nasal sound) |
ಅಃ | aḥ | विसर्ग ध्वनि | Sound with breath (Visarga) |
Kannada Consonants (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು – Vyanjanagaḷu)
Kannada | Transliteration | Hindi Example | English Example |
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ಕ | ka | कमल | Kite |
ಖ | kha | खरगोश | Khan |
ಗ | ga | गमला | Goat |
ಘ | gha | घर | Ghost |
ಙ | ṅa | अंग | Sing (ng sound) |
ಚ | ca | चम्मच | Cat |
ಛ | cha | छत्र | Chair |
ಜ | ja | जगह | Jam |
ಝ | jha | झूला | Jhula / Jug |
ಞ | ña | ज्ञान | Canyon (ny sound) |
ಟ | ṭa | टमाटर | Tomato |
ಠ | ṭha | ठंडी | Thud (retroflex) |
ಡ | ḍa | डक | Drum |
ಢ | ḍha | ढोल | Dhobi |
ಣ | ṇa | णक | Retroflex “na” |
ತ | ta | तरबूज | Tap |
ಥ | tha | थाली | Thin |
ದ | da | दाल | Dog |
ಧ | dha | धन | Dharma |
ನ | na | नमक | Net |
ಪ | pa | पानी | Pen |
ಫ | pha | फल | Phone |
ಬ | ba | बंदर | Ball |
ಭ | bha | भगवान | Bhajan |
ಮ | ma | माला | Man |
ಯ | ya | यात्रा | Yak |
ರ | ra | रस | Rat |
ಲ | la | लाल | Lamp |
ವ | va | वजह | Van |
ಶ | śa | शक्ति | Shiva |
ಷ | ṣa | षट् | Retroflex Sha |
ಸ | sa | सपना | Sun |
ಹ | ha | हम | Hat |
ಳ | ḷa | ळ | Lizard (retroflex L) |