Kannada Words to Know for C1 Level

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Mastering a language at the C1 level means you are stepping into an advanced stage where fluency and nuance become crucial. Kannada, a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka, is no exception. To help you navigate this advanced level, weโ€™ll delve into key Kannada words and phrases that will not only enhance your vocabulary but also provide a deeper understanding of the language’s intricacies.

Everyday Communication

At a C1 level, you should be comfortable with everyday communication, but it’s essential to refine your vocabulary to sound more natural and articulate.

เฒ…เฒจเณเฒญเฒต (Anubhava) – Experience
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒˆ เฒ•เณ†เฒฒเฒธเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒนเณ†เฒšเณเฒšเณ เฒ…เฒจเณเฒญเฒต เฒนเณŠเฒ‚เฒฆเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (I have a lot of experience in this job.)

เฒ…เฒจเณเฒฎเฒคเฒฟ (Anumati) – Permission
Example: เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒนเณŠเฒฐเฒ—เณ† เฒนเณ‹เฒ—เฒฒเณ เฒ…เฒจเณเฒฎเฒคเฒฟ เฒฌเณ‡เฒ•เณ. (I need permission to go out.)

เฒ†เฒนเณเฒตเฒพเฒจ (Aahvaana) – Invitation
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒฐเณ เฒจเฒจเณเฒจเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒคเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒฎเฒฆเณเฒตเณ†เฒ—เณ† เฒ†เฒนเณเฒตเฒพเฒจ เฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฟเฒฆเฒฐเณ. (They invited me to their wedding.)

เฒจเฒฟเฒฐเณเฒฃเฒฏ (Nirnaya) – Decision
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒˆเฒ—เฒฒเณ‡ เฒจเฒฟเฒฐเณเฒฃเฒฏ เฒคเณ†เฒ—เณ†เฒฆเณเฒ•เณŠเฒณเณเฒณเณเฒคเณเฒคเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (I will make a decision right now.)

เฒธเฒ‚เฒชเฒฐเณเฒ• (Samparka) – Contact
Example: เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒธเฒ‚เฒชเฒฐเณเฒ• เฒตเฒฟเฒตเฒฐเฒ—เฒณเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒ•เณŠเฒกเฒฟ. (Give me your contact details.)

Expressions of Feelings and Emotions

Expressing emotions accurately is a hallmark of advanced language proficiency. Here are some essential Kannada words for conveying feelings:

เฒ†เฒจเฒ‚เฒฆ (Aฤnanda) – Joy
Example: เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒจเฒฟเฒจเณเฒจเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒจเณ‹เฒกเฒฟ เฒฌเฒนเฒณ เฒ†เฒจเฒ‚เฒฆเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (I am very happy to see you.)

เฒ•เณ‹เฒช (Kopa) – Anger
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒ…เฒตเฒจ เฒฎเณ‡เฒฒเณ† เฒ•เณ‹เฒชเฒ—เณŠเฒ‚เฒกเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (I am angry with him.)

เฒนเฒคเฒพเฒถเณ† (Hataashe) – Despair
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒณเณ เฒŽเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฐ เฒฎเณเฒ‚เฒฆเณ† เฒ…เฒตเฒฎเฒพเฒจเฒ—เณŠเฒ‚เฒกเณ เฒนเฒคเฒพเฒถเณ†เฒ—เณŠเฒ‚เฒกเฒณเณ. (She felt despair after being humiliated in front of everyone.)

เฒจเฒฟเฒฐเฒพเฒถเณ† (Niraashe) – Disappointment
Example: เฒชเฒฐเณ€เฒ•เณเฒทเณ†เฒฏเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒซเณ‡เฒฒเฒพเฒฆเฒพเฒ— เฒ…เฒตเฒจเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒจเฒฟเฒฐเฒพเฒถเณ† เฒ†เฒฏเฒฟเฒคเณ. (He felt disappointed when he failed the exam.)

เฒญเฒฏ (Bhaya) – Fear
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒจเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒŽเฒคเณเฒคเฒฐเฒฆ เฒญเฒฏเฒตเฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (He has a fear of heights.)

Advanced Vocabulary

To truly excel at the C1 level, it is crucial to expand your vocabulary to include more sophisticated and nuanced words.

เฒตเฒฟเฒšเฒพเฒฐ (Vichaara) – Thought/Idea
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒจเณเฒจ เฒตเฒฟเฒšเฒพเฒฐ เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒคเณเฒ‚เฒฌเฒพ เฒ‡เฒทเณเฒŸเฒตเฒพเฒฏเฒฟเฒคเณ. (I really liked your idea.)

เฒตเฒฟเฒ•เฒพเฒธ (Vikaasa) – Development
Example: เฒฆเณ‡เฒถเฒฆ เฒตเฒฟเฒ•เฒพเฒธเฒ•เณเฒ•เฒพเฒ—เฒฟ เฒจเฒพเฒตเณ เฒถเณเฒฐเฒฎเฒฟเฒธเฒฌเณ‡เฒ•เณ. (We must strive for the development of the country.)

เฒธเฒฎเฒฐเณเฒฅเฒจเณ† (Samarthane) – Justification
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒจเณเฒจ เฒธเฒฎเฒฐเณเฒฅเฒจเณ† เฒธเฒฐเฒฟเฒฏเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฒเณเฒฒ. (Your justification is not valid.)

เฒชเณเฒฐเฒฏเฒคเณเฒจ (Prayatna) – Effort
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒจเณ เฒคเฒจเณเฒจ เฒชเณเฒฐเฒฏเฒคเณเฒจเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒฏเฒถเฒธเณเฒตเฒฟเฒฏเฒพเฒฏเฒฟเฒคเณ. (He succeeded in his effort.)

เฒชเณเฒฐเฒญเฒพเฒต (Prabhaava) – Influence
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒจ เฒฎเฒพเฒคเณเฒ—เฒณ เฒชเณเฒฐเฒญเฒพเฒต เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒคเณเฒ‚เฒฌเฒพ เฒฌเฒฒเฒตเฒพเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ. (His words had a strong influence on me.)

Idiomatic Expressions

Learning idiomatic expressions can significantly elevate your language skills. Here are some common Kannada idioms and their meanings:

เฒ…เฒ—เณเฒจเฒฟเฒฏเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒฌเฒฒเฒ—เณˆเฒฏเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒนเฒฟเฒกเฒฟเฒฆเฒ‚เฒคเณ† (Agniniya balagaayiyalli hididante) – Like holding fire in the palm of your hand (Meaning: Handling a very difficult situation)

เฒจเฒพเฒฏเฒฟ เฒฌเฒฟเฒŸเณเฒŸเฒ‚เฒคเณ† เฒ“เฒกเฒฟเฒธเณ (Naayi bittante odaisu) – Let loose like a dog (Meaning: To let someone run freely)

เฒ•เฒพเฒ—เณ†เฒ—เฒฟเฒ‚เฒค เฒ•เฒชเณเฒชเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฐเณ (Kaageginta kappagiru) – Blacker than a crow (Meaning: Very dark-skinned or very bad)

เฒฎเณ‚เฒ•เฒจเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒฎเณŠเฒณเฒ•เฒพเฒฒเณ (Mookanige molakaalu) – A dumb person with a sprout (Meaning: A person who cannot express even the most obvious things)

เฒ•เฒฃเณเฒฃเณ เฒฎเณเฒšเณเฒšเฒฟ เฒจเฒ‚เฒฌเณ (Kannu muchchi nambu) – Trust blindly (Meaning: To trust someone without any doubts)

Formal and Professional Language

When engaging in formal or professional settings, your language needs to be precise and respectful.

เฒธเฒ‚เฒฆเฒฐเณเฒถเฒจ (Sandarshana) – Interview
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒณเณ† เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒ’เฒ‚เฒฆเณ เฒธเฒ‚เฒฆเฒฐเณเฒถเฒจ เฒ‡เฒฆเณ†. (I have an interview tomorrow.)

เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒœเฒฟ (Arji) – Application
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒ•เณ†เฒฒเฒธเฒ•เณเฒ•เณ† เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒœเฒฟ เฒธเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟเฒธเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (I have submitted an application for the job.)

เฒ…เฒงเฒฟเฒ•เณƒเฒค (Adhikruta) – Official
Example: เฒ‡เฒฆเณ เฒ’เฒ‚เฒฆเณ เฒ…เฒงเฒฟเฒ•เณƒเฒค เฒชเฒคเณเฒฐเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (This is an official letter.)

เฒตเณˆเฒฏเฒ•เณเฒคเฒฟเฒ• (Vaiyaktika) – Personal
Example: เฒ‡เฒฆเณ เฒจเฒจเณเฒจ เฒตเณˆเฒฏเฒ•เณเฒคเฒฟเฒ• เฒตเฒฟเฒšเฒพเฒฐเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (This is my personal matter.)

เฒจเฒฟเฒฏเฒฎ (Niyama) – Rule/Regulation
Example: เฒถเฒพเฒฒเณ†เฒฏเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒ•เฒ เฒฟเฒฃ เฒจเฒฟเฒฏเฒฎเฒ—เฒณเฒฟเฒตเณ†. (There are strict rules in the school.)

Technical and Academic Terminology

Understanding technical and academic terms is essential for those who aim to use Kannada in specialized fields.

เฒตเฒฟเฒœเณเฒžเฒพเฒจ (Vijnana) – Science
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒจเณ เฒตเฒฟเฒœเณเฒžเฒพเฒจเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒกเฒพเฒ•เณเฒŸเฒฐเณ‡เฒŸเณ เฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเฒพเฒจเณ†. (He has a Ph.D. in science.)

เฒคเฒ‚เฒคเณเฒฐเฒœเณเฒžเฒพเฒจ (Tantrajnana) – Technology
Example: เฒจเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒ•เฒ‚เฒชเฒจเฒฟเฒฏเณ เฒนเณŠเฒธ เฒคเฒ‚เฒคเณเฒฐเฒœเณเฒžเฒพเฒจเฒตเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒ…เฒญเฒฟเฒตเณƒเฒฆเณเฒงเฒฟเฒชเฒกเฒฟเฒธเณเฒคเณเฒคเฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (Our company is developing new technology.)

เฒธเฒพเฒนเฒฟเฒคเณเฒฏ (Sahitya) – Literature
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒณเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒ•เฒจเณเฒจเฒก เฒธเฒพเฒนเฒฟเฒคเณเฒฏเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒฌเฒนเณเฒฎเฒพเฒจ เฒธเฒฟเฒ•เณเฒ•เฒฟเฒคเณ. (She received an award in Kannada literature.)

เฒ—เฒฃเฒฟเฒค (Ganit) – Mathematics
Example: เฒจเฒจเฒ—เณ† เฒ—เฒฃเฒฟเฒค เฒตเฒฟเฒทเฒฏเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒ†เฒธเฒ•เณเฒคเฒฟ เฒ‡เฒฆเณ†. (I have an interest in mathematics.)

เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒฅเฒถเฒพเฒธเณเฒคเณเฒฐ (Arthashastra) – Economics
Example: เฒ…เฒตเฒจเณ เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒฅเฒถเฒพเฒธเณเฒคเณเฒฐเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒธเณเฒจเฒพเฒคเฒ•เณ‹เฒคเณเฒคเฒฐ เฒชเฒฆเฒตเฒฟ เฒชเฒกเณ†เฒฆเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเฒพเฒจเณ†. (He has a postgraduate degree in economics.)

Conversational Phrases

For advanced learners, mastering conversational phrases is essential for fluent interactions.

เฒจเณ€เฒตเณ เฒนเณ‡เฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ€เฒฐเฒพ? (Neewu hegiddira?) – How are you?
Example: เฒจเณ€เฒตเณ เฒนเณ‡เฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ€เฒฐเฒพ? เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒšเณ†เฒจเณเฒจเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (How are you? I am fine.)

เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒนเณ†เฒธเฒฐเณ เฒเฒจเณ? (Nimma hesaru enu?) – What is your name?
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒนเณ†เฒธเฒฐเณ เฒเฒจเณ? เฒจเฒจเณเฒจ เฒนเณ†เฒธเฒฐเณ เฒฐเฒพเฒฎเณ. (What is your name? My name is Ram.)

เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเฒ—เณ† เฒธเฒนเฒพเฒฏ เฒฌเณ‡เฒ•เณ†? (Nimage sahaya beke?) – Do you need help?
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเฒ—เณ† เฒธเฒนเฒพเฒฏ เฒฌเณ‡เฒ•เณ†? เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒธเฒนเฒพเฒฏ เฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฌเฒนเณเฒฆเณ. (Do you need help? I can help.)

เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒฅเฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฟเฒ•เณŠเฒณเณเฒณเณเฒคเณเฒคเณ‡เฒจเณ†. (Naanu nimmanu arthamaadikondu thene.) – I understand you.
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒ…เฒฐเณเฒฅเฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฟเฒ•เณŠเฒณเณเฒณเณเฒคเณเฒคเณ‡เฒจเณ†. เฒจเณ€เฒตเณ เฒนเณ‡เฒณเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒฆเณ†เฒฒเณเฒฒเฒพ เฒธเฒฐเฒฟเฒฏเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (I understand you. Everything you said is correct.)

เฒจเณ‹เฒตเณ เฒธเฒนเฒฟเฒธเฒฌเฒนเณเฒฆเณ (Novu sahisabahudu) – Can tolerate pain
Example: เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒˆ เฒจเณ‹เฒตเณ เฒธเฒนเฒฟเฒธเฒฌเฒนเณเฒฆเณ. (I can tolerate this pain.)

Polite Expressions

Politeness is a crucial aspect of communication, especially in a language like Kannada, which places a high value on respect.

เฒฆเฒฏเฒตเฒฟเฒŸเณเฒŸเณ (Dayavittu) – Please
Example: เฒฆเฒฏเฒตเฒฟเฒŸเณเฒŸเณ เฒจเฒจเณเฒจเณŠเฒ‚เฒฆเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒฌเฒจเณเฒจเฒฟ. (Please come with me.)

เฒ•เณเฒทเฒฎเฒฟเฒธเฒฟ (Kshamisi) – Sorry/Excuse me
Example: เฒ•เณเฒทเฒฎเฒฟเฒธเฒฟ, เฒจเฒพเฒจเณ เฒคเฒชเณเฒชเณเฒฎเฒพเฒกเฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (Sorry, I made a mistake.)

เฒงเฒจเณเฒฏเฒตเฒพเฒฆเฒ—เฒณเณ (Dhanyavadagalu) – Thank you
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒธเฒนเฒพเฒฏเฒ•เณเฒ•เณ† เฒงเฒจเณเฒฏเฒตเฒพเฒฆเฒ—เฒณเณ. (Thank you for your help.)

เฒ’เฒณเณเฒณเณ†เฒฏเฒฆเณ (Olleyadu) – Good
Example: เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒ•เณ†เฒฒเฒธ เฒ’เฒณเณเฒณเณ†เฒฏเฒฆเณ. (Your work is good.)

เฒธเณเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒค (Swagata) – Welcome
Example: เฒจเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒฎเฒจเณ†เฒ—เณ† เฒธเณเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒค. (You are welcome to our home.)

Cultural Context

Understanding the cultural context is essential for language mastery. Kannada has a rich cultural heritage that reflects in its language.

เฒœเฒจเฒชเฒฆ เฒ—เณ€เฒคเณ†เฒ—เฒณเณ (Janapada geethegallu) – Folk Songs
Example: เฒ•เฒจเณเฒจเฒกเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒนเฒฒเฒตเฒพเฒฐเณ เฒœเฒจเฒชเฒฆ เฒ—เณ€เฒคเณ†เฒ—เฒณเณ เฒชเณเฒฐเฒธเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒงเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒตเณ†. (Many folk songs are famous in Kannada.)

เฒ‰เฒคเณเฒธเฒต (Utsava) – Festival
Example: เฒฆเฒธเฒฐเฒพ เฒ‰เฒคเณเฒธเฒต เฒฎเณˆเฒธเณ‚เฒฐเฒฟเฒจเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ เฒฌเฒนเฒณ เฒชเณเฒฐเฒธเฒฟเฒฆเณเฒง. (The Dasara festival is very famous in Mysore.)

เฒธเฒ‚เฒชเณเฒฐเฒฆเฒพเฒฏ (Sampradaya) – Tradition
Example: เฒ•เฒจเณเฒจเฒกเฒฟเฒ—เฒฐเณ เฒคเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒธเฒ‚เฒชเณเฒฐเฒฆเฒพเฒฏเฒ—เฒณเฒจเณเฒจเณ เฒ•เฒพเฒชเฒพเฒกเณเฒคเณเฒคเฒพเฒฐเณ†. (Kannadigas preserve their traditions.)

เฒถเณ€เฒฒ (Sheela) – Virtue
Example: เฒชเณเฒฐเฒพเฒฎเฒพเฒฃเฒฟเฒ•เฒคเณ† เฒ’เฒ‚เฒฆเณ เฒฎเฒนเฒคเณเฒคเฒฐ เฒถเณ€เฒฒ. (Honesty is a significant virtue.)

เฒชเฒฐเฒ‚เฒชเฒฐเณ† (Parampare) – Heritage
Example: เฒจเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒชเฒฐเฒ‚เฒชเฒฐเณ† เฒคเณเฒ‚เฒฌเฒพ เฒถเณเฒฐเณ€เฒฎเฒ‚เฒคเฒตเฒพเฒ—เฒฟเฒฆเณ†. (Our heritage is very rich.)

Conclusion

Reaching the C1 level in Kannada requires not just a strong vocabulary but also an understanding of the language’s nuances, idioms, and cultural context. By mastering these words and phrases, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a proficient Kannada speaker. Remember, language learning is a continuous journey. Keep practicing, stay curious, and immerse yourself in the rich linguistic and cultural tapestry that Kannada offers.

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