Kannada Numbers

Learning the Kannada Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada. Kannada cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:

English Numbers
numbers one two three four five six seven eight nine ten million

Kannada Numbers
sankyegalu/anki ondhu yeradu mooru naalku aidhu aaru yelu entu ombathu hatthu kotii

English Numbers
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty hundred one thousand

Kannada Numbers
hannondhu hanneradhu hadhimooru hadinaalku hadinaidhu hadhinaaru hadhineelu hadhinentu hatthombatthu ippathu nooru saavira

List of Ordinal Numbers in Kannada

Kannada Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Kannada. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.

English Numbers
Ordinal Numbers first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth

Kannada Numbers
sankhyagalu prathama dwithiya thruthiya chathurthi panchami sashtami sapthami ashata nava dasha

English Numbers
eleventh twelfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth twentieth once twice

Kannada Numbers
hadhinonedhaneya hadhineradhaneya hadhimooraneya hadhinalkaneya hadhinaidhaneya hadhinaraneya hadhinelaneya hadhinentanehya hathombathaneya ippathhaneya ondu sala eradu sala

Numerals

odu 1

erau 2

mru 3

nlku 4

aidu 5

ru 6 u 7

eu 8

obattu 9

hattu 10

Vowels

[a]

[a]

[i]

[i]

[u]

[u]

[r/ru]

[r/ru]

e ai o

au

[e]
Conjuncts

[e]

[ai]

[o]

[o]

[au]

[a]

[ah]

kka

khkha

gga cca

tta tra thya dda

nna

bba mma rra

rta lla a

stha spa

sva

hha

Consonants

ka kha ga gha a ca

cha

ja jha a

Kannaa

[ka]

[ka]

[ga]

[ga]

[a]

[a]

[a]

[a] [a]

[a]

[kannaa]

a ha a ha a ta

tha

da dha

na

[a]

[a]

[a]

[a]

[a]

[ta]

[ta]

[da]

[da]

[na]

pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la

va

[pa]

[pa]

[ba]

[ba]

[ma]

[ja]

[ra]

[la]

[a]

a a sa ha a ka

jna

[a]

[a]

[sa]

[ha]

[a]

[ka] [na]

Vowel Diacritics

a k kh g gh c ch j jh h

ai

au

a (no vowel )

h t th d

dh

n p

ph b

bh m y r l v s h

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)

Transliteration Ell mnavar svatantrargiy janisiddre. Hg ghanate mattu hakku gaalli samnargiddre. Vivka mattu antakaraagaannu paedavarddarinda avaru paraspara sahdara bhvadinda vartisabku.

Tower of Babel ( )

Transliteration

. . . .

Id prapacada janaru od bheyannu mtutti ddaru. Ell jaharu od bhya padagaannu baasuttiddaru.

Janaru prvadikkinida praya mi inr pradadalli bayalu mayannu kau all uimakoaru.

, " "

. .

Avaru obbarigobbaru vtutt, "oeya sua iigegaannu ma" edu nirdharisi daru. Avaru tamma manegaannu kaalu kallugaa badalgi iegegaannu grege badalgi kallaragann upaygisidaru.

, " ." .

Baika avaru, "nvu namaggi badu paaavann kavannu muuvatha gpuravann kaidare nvu prasiddarguttve. ga nvu bhmiyallell cadarihgade od sthaadalli vsisalu sdhyavguttade." Ede mtikoaru.

Yehvanu paaavann gpuravann nalu iidubadanu. Janaru avugaannu kau ttiruvudannu

. . , "

kau.

Yehvenu, " janarellaru od bhyannu mtuvudarinda ogi srikoiddre. Prrabhadall itha krya vannu muttiruva ivaru mude nu bk dar malu aktarguvaru.

; "

. .

ddarida nvu keage hgi avara bheyannu trumru ma; ga avaru obbarannobbaru artha mikouvudilla" edu hidanu.

Atey yahvanu janarannu bhmiya mllell cadarisibianu. ddarida paaavannu kei praisalu avariye sdhyavgalilla.

. . .

Yehvanu ii lkada bheyannu tru mru middu sthaadall. ddarida staakke bbiln edu hesaryitu. Hig yehvanu janarannu sthaadida bhmiya llella cadrisibianu.