Daily Conversation Kannada (L3)

By the end

What you'll build

• Conjugate common Kannada verbs across all persons (nānu, nīnu, nīvu, avanu, avaḷu, adu, avaru, nāvu) in the present tense.
• Form the past tense and express the future the way Bengaluru speakers really do — present form plus a time word.
• Build your own Subject-Object-Verb sentences instead of relying on memorised phrases.
• Ask and answer yes/no questions with -ā and wh- questions with ēnu, elli, yāvāga, yāru, yāke, hēge and eṣṭu.
• Negate correctly with illa, alla, bēḍa and the verb negatives — and tell apart baralla (won't) from baralilla (didn't).
• Choose the right register between informal nīnu and polite nīvu for the person you're talking to.
• Use dative constructions (nanage bēku / iṣṭa / gottu) for wanting, liking, knowing and feelings.
• Handle everyday small talk (hēgidīrā, ūṭa āytā, ēn samāchāra) and warm sign-offs naturally.
• Manage a basic phone call in Kannada — answering, holding, signal trouble, wrong numbers, and calling back.
• Recognise and self-correct the most common learner mistakes, and understand the spoken-vs-written divide.

Curriculum

What's inside

6 modules · 36 lessons

1. 01

   Module 1 — The Verb Engine: Present Tense

   6 lessons
   • Welcome: How Spoken Kannada Actually Works
   • Everyday Action Verbsword power
   • Build It: Present-Tense Sentencessentence builder
   • Present Tense by Person (Flashcards)flashcard sr
   • Fill the Ending: Person Agreementfill blank
   • + 1 more lesson
2. 02

   Module 2 — Past & Future: Talking About Time

   6 lessons
   • Talking About Time: Past & the Spoken Future
   • Time Words: Today, Yesterday, Tomorrowword power
   • Build It: Past-Tense Sentencessentence builder
   • Fill the Ending: Past Tensefill blank
   • Listen: My Day (Past Tense)listening lab
   • + 1 more lesson
3. 03

   Module 3 — Questions & Answers

   6 lessons
   • Asking Questions: Yes/No and the Question Words
   • Question Words (Flashcards)flashcard sr
   • Build It: Yes/No Questionssentence builder
   • Build It: Wh- Questionssentence builder
   • Listen: A Getting-to-Know-You Chatlistening lab
   • + 1 more lesson
4. 04

   Module 4 — Negation & Politeness Registers

   6 lessons
   • Saying No: Negation & the nīnu / nīvu Choice
   • Build It: Negative Sentencessentence builder
   • Fill the Blank: Register & Negationfill blank
   • Speak: Polite Requestsspeaking lab
   • Fix the Mistake: Agreement, Register, Dativequiz
   • + 1 more lesson
5. 05

   Module 5 — Small Talk & Phone Calls

   6 lessons
   • Small Talk That Wins People Over
   • Listen: Everyday Small Talklistening lab
   • Speak: Small Talk Out Loudspeaking lab
   • Match the Script: Phone & Small-Talk Lineslipi type
   • Listen: A Phone Calllistening lab
   • + 1 more lesson
6. 06

   Module 6 — Putting It Together: Conversation Capstones

   6 lessons
   • Spoken vs Written Kannada — The Honest Truth
   • Capstone Build: Mix Everythingsentence builder
   • Listen: A Real-Speed Conversationlistening lab
   • Speaking Capstone: Hold Your Ownspeaking lab
   • Picture It & Speak — AI Image Studioimage lab
   • + 1 more lesson

The shape of it

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