Introduction to Kannada Alphabet – Vowels & Consonants

Introduction to Kannada Alphabet – Vowels & Consonants

Introduction to Kannada Alphabet | Learn Kannada Easy

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
aअनारApple
āआमMango
iइमलीInk
īईखNeedle (long “ee”)
uउल्लूUmbrella
ūऊनSpoon (long “oo”)
ऋषिRishi
eएड़ीElephant (“short e”)
ēएकGame (“long e”)
aiऐनकIce
oओखलीOrange (“short o”)
ōओखीRose (“long o”)
auऔषधिOut, Owl
ಅಂamअंगूरUmbrella (nasal sound)
ಅಃaḥविसर्ग ध्वनिSound with breath (Visarga)

Kannada Consonants (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು – Vyanjanagaḷu)

Kannada Transliteration Hindi Example English Example
kaकमलKite
khaखरगोशKhan
gaगमलाGoat
ghaघरGhost
ṅaअंगSing (ng sound)
caचम्मचCat
chaछत्रChair
jaजगहJam
jhaझूलाJhula / Jug
ñaज्ञानCanyon (ny sound)
ṭaटमाटरTomato
ṭhaठंडीThud (retroflex)
ḍaडकDrum
ḍhaढोलDhobi
ṇaणकRetroflex “na”
taतरबूजTap
thaथालीThin
daदालDog
dhaधनDharma
naनमकNet
paपानीPen
phaफलPhone
baबंदरBall
bhaभगवानBhajan
maमालाMan
yaयात्राYak
raरसRat
laलालLamp
vaवजहVan
śaशक्तिShiva
ṣaषट्Retroflex Sha
saसपनाSun
haहमHat
ḷaLizard (retroflex L)

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