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
ಅaअनारApple
ಆāआमMango
ಇiइमलीInk
ಈīईखNeedle (long “ee”)
ಉuउल्लूUmbrella
ಊūऊनSpoon (long “oo”)
ಋṛऋषिRishi
ಎeएड़ीElephant (“short e”)
ಏēएकGame (“long e”)
ಐaiऐनकIce
ಒoओखलीOrange (“short o”)
ಓōओखीRose (“long o”)
ಔauऔषधिOut, Owl
ಅಂamअंगूरUmbrella (nasal sound)
ಅಃaḥविसर्ग ध्वनिSound with breath (Visarga)

Kannada Consonants (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು – Vyanjanagaḷu)

Kannada Transliteration Hindi Example English Example
ಕkaकमलKite
ಖkhaखरगोशKhan
ಗgaगमलाGoat
ಘghaघरGhost
ಙṅaअंगSing (ng sound)
ಚcaचम्मचCat
ಛchaछत्रChair
ಜjaजगहJam
ಝjhaझूलाJhula / Jug
ಞñaज्ञानCanyon (ny sound)
ಟṭaटमाटरTomato
ಠṭhaठंडीThud (retroflex)
ಡḍaडकDrum
ಢḍhaढोलDhobi
ಣṇaणकRetroflex “na”
ತtaतरबूजTap
ಥthaथालीThin
ದdaदालDog
ಧdhaधनDharma
ನnaनमकNet
ಪpaपानीPen
ಫphaफलPhone
ಬbaबंदरBall
ಭbhaभगवानBhajan
ಮmaमालाMan
ಯyaयात्राYak
ರraरसRat
ಲlaलालLamp
ವvaवजहVan
ಶśaशक्तिShiva
ಷṣaषट्Retroflex Sha
ಸsaसपनाSun
ಹhaहमHat
ಳḷaळLizard (retroflex L)

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  2. James Austin

    ಳ ḷa ळ Lizard (retroflex L)
    ಲ la लाल Lamp
    Letters different, examples sound the same

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