
Explore Kannada language with its subject object verb word order, diglossia, extensive suffixes, and a phonetic script, focusing on spoken Kannada and the southern Karnataka dialect.
Learn basic Kannada greetings and phrases, starting with namaskara for hello and bowing, including batini for goodbye and dhanyavad golu for thanks.
Explore Kannada personal pronouns and simple sentence structure to say I am, you are, he is, she is, and they are, with examples like nanu vidyarthi and neevu vidyarthi.
Master the simple Kannada self-introduction using the core 'nanu' structure to state your name, my age, professions, loved ones, and where you come from.
Learn Kannada vocabulary builder for kinship names across generations and sides, from amma and appa to agi and tata, and elder or younger siblings like akka and tama.
Explore Kannada possessive pronouns, from my Nana and our Namma to your Ninna and Nima, and learn his and her forms with Avana and Avaru in simple sentences.
Explore numbers in Kannada with sample terms and large figures like 100,000 and 10 million.
Explore Kannada command verbs and root forms, learning informal and formal imperatives such as maadu, thinu, hogi, and baa, with suffix-based politeness rules and practical examples.
Geeta explains to Raj that she is very busy, and asks him not to disturb while she reviews notes and the syllabus from the chapter.
Learn Kannada present continuous conjugations across all pronouns using edenI, edv, and ideo. Match nanu, neenu, neevu, avanu, avaru, and adu; use illa for negatives and follow the suffix pattern.
Sunita narrates a story about her family today, mentioning her daughter and son, and everyday activities such as football.
Explore how Kannada uses the theni suffix to express both habitual present and future events, with context words like prati, dina, and nali.
Master verb conjugations in the combined future and simple present across all Kannada pronouns, using person suffixes like tini, tani, tali, tara, and practice with kelsa maardu examples.
Learn Kannada through a day in Geeta’s life, using habitual or simple present tense, with key words like nanu, ondu dina, Mysore, Delhi, Mumbai, Dinagalu, office, and Sastriyar.
Follow Raj as he goes to Agra tomorrow by train, visits the Taj Mahal, and takes a photo with Sanjay, while practicing future tense in Kannada.
Learn how to form the Kannada past tense in the first person, using verb-root changes and suffixes, with examples like I did the work and I drank coffee.
Master Kannada past tense by learning pronoun-specific verb suffixes, positive and negative forms, and irregulars with examples like haadu, kelsa, bar, and hog in context.
Murthy describes what his family did yesterday, including badminton, cinema, and taking an exam, in this beginner Kannada storytelling lesson.
Master Kannada verb conjugations by learning the three tenses and pattern-based suffixes, with examples using maadhu, thinu, matadu, hog, koodi, ba, and iru.
Build colors in Kannada vocabulary through common color names and their Kannada terms, including neeli, hashiru, kempu, gulabi, haldi, and keithel.
Learn Kannada vocabulary through a fruits-focused list, connecting Kannada terms to the fruits banana, mango, apple, lemon, orange, pineapple, grapes, jackfruit, guava, and coconut.
Build your Kannada vegetable vocabulary by pairing Kannada terms like tarkari and golu with English names such as potato, tomato, onion, carrot, brinjal, okra, and more.
Learn essential Kannada food vocabulary, from water and milk to rice, barley, dal, lentils, egg, chicken, oil, salt, and sugar, in this vocabulary builder lecture.
Build Kannada animal vocabulary by learning dog, cat, cow, buffalo, elephant, lion, goat, camel, pigeon, crow, mouse, fish, and monkey.
Build a Kannada vocabulary focused on body parts with a dedicated vocabulary builder, introducing terms for face, head, eye, nose, lips, hand, leg, chest, moustache, beard, neck, stomach, and back.
Build your Kannada adjective vocabulary with glossed terms like good, beautiful, intelligent, big, and small. Aimed at beginners, it aligns with Learn Kannada Language - Complete Beginner Kannada Course.
Build your Kannada vocabulary with a verbs-focused lesson. Learn common Kannada verbs with English glosses, including eat, drink, see, know, listen, sing, dance, go, run, speak.
Learn Kannada vocabulary for time and the days of the week, including yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, year, decade, century, and terms such as Somavara and Shaniwarwada.
Build Kannada numerical vocabulary by practicing the spoken forms of numbers from 1 to 100, as presented in the vocabulary builder lesson.
Learn Kannada question forms by using the easy way—add an r to end a statement for a yes-no question—along with practice using the regular way and question words.
Master Kannada question words such as what, who, where, when, why, how much, and how; learn their placement before verbs, formal vs informal forms, and reply patterns using demonstratives.
Learn Kannada post-positions and case endings, suffixes that express to, from, with, and near, including oblique and accusative forms and the object marker unknown.
Learn Kannada modal verbs to express can, should, and have to by adding bahulu, bako, and lei bako to root verbs like maadu and khali, for talking about goals.
Learn Kannada conjunctions to join sentences and form longer, more complex ideas using and, or, but, and therefore, with examples of Kannada sentence linking.
Engage in a Kannada shopkeeper conversation about saree shopping, exploring Kanchipuram silk sarees, design ideas, colors, discounts, and common phrases used in bargaining.
Master travel Kannada with practical phrases for a trip to Hampi, from namaskara greetings and planning with a guide to taxi rides, daivasthana visits, and dhanyavad.
Learn the Kannada script, the Kannada Lipi, an abugida used in Karnataka, where vowels attach as diacritics to consonants, totaling 34 consonants and 16 vowels.
Learn Kannada vowels, including paired short and long forms, their writing shapes, and how diacritics with consonants form syllables. Identify the nasal circle for um/ng and the rare Roo vowel.
Explore Kannada consonants across velar, palatal, retroflex, dental, and labial groups, learn aspirated vs unaspirated sounds, and master half-consonant forms and vowel diacritics for forming syllables and words.
practice reading the Kannada script starting with one letter words, then two and three letter words, learning consonant and vowel diacritic units (svara, matra) and progressing to sentences.
Practice reading two-letter Kannada words by decoding consonant-vowel syllables, mastering independent vowels, and recognizing common word structures through examples like nanu, raga, adu, undo, and guru.
Practice reading two-letter words in Kannada, including compound consonants formed by repeating letters and by combining two consonants, with on-screen examples and meanings for three-letter words in the next video.
Practice reading three-letter Kannada words formed from 1–2 consonants plus a vowel diacritic, with emphasis on spoken forms and common syllable patterns.
Practice reading short Kannada sentences with and without English hints, using color coded words to reinforce pronouns, basic phrases, and sentence structure.
Practice reading longer Kannada sentences with on-screen prompts, pausing to parse each word, while understanding spoken form versus written form and building daily reading fluency.
Practice reading Kannada long sentences to build beginner-level comprehension within the complete beginner Kannada course.
If you are looking for a well-structured approach to learning Kannada, along with immersion into the language & culture, this is the course for you! This Kannada language course focuses on real-world spoken Kannada, through rich contextual examples, and stories - using principles of comprehensible input method of learning languages. All of this is delivered through interactive and visually immersive video lessons, that are easy to digest and engaging. The concepts are explained step by step with sufficient background for an absolute beginner. So whether you are a foreigner looking to visit India, or a person of Indian-origin connecting back with your heritage language of Kannada, or an Indian from outside Karnataka visiting or moving to Bangalore or anywhere in Karnataka, you will easily be able to pick up Kannada. If you're planning to move to Bangalore, learning Kannada will make your experience not only convenient but also so much more interesting!
Our goal is to provide you with the toolkit to enter into the world of Kannada, because the most effective language learning happens when you immerse yourself into the language.
This is a 4-week complete Kannada course for absolute beginners, that starts from Spoken Kannada basics to intermediate conversational fluency in Kannada and finally you learn the Kannada alphabet / Kannada Script in order to read and write Kannada. The spoken Kannada section is taught completely using English/ Latin alphabet, and the Kannada alphabet is taught separately. Hence, no prior knowledge of reading Kannada is required.
We at Bhashafy teach by incorporating 'Comprehensible Input' into our Telugu lessons, with immersive stories, high-quality visual input, context-based examples, and interactive lessons. The course is designed such that you can start forming simple Kannada sentences from Day 1, and progress to Kannada conversations by the end of a month. We give special importance to having relevant examples & practice exercises so that you can first build a Kannada vocabulary that's relevant to your own life & aspirations. That way the language learning is more sticky and memorable!
We focus on spoken Kannada and primarily use the English/Latin alphabet to write the Kannada parts. So it is not mandatory to learn the Kannada script for this course. There are support resources provided in the Kannada script (Kannada alphabet) , and there are lessons to learn the Kannada script. So it is your choice if you want to learn to read Kannada, or concentrate only on spoken Kannada.
Why buy this course to learn Kannada?
· This Kannada language course is delivered by a native Bangalorean Kannada speaker with full proficiency in English, and designed by polyglots with expertise in the mechanism of learning a new language.
· Beginner level to Advanced. We start from complete basics and advance to compound sentences and formats
· High-quality Audio/Video. Visually immersive Input, images, and Interactive lessons
· We use the English alphabet to write Kannada for easy readability for English-speaking learners. Learning to read Kannadais not mandatory
· Kannada script lessons are provided in the final section of the course if you want to learn to read and write Kannada alphabet/ Kannada script
· Fun Practice Exercises and Relevant Examples from Day to Day life
· Examples on learning Kannada through stories and conversations to immerse yourself into Kannada culture
· Focus on Pronunciation with innovative tips and techniques to improve pronunciation
· Hundreds of basic Kannada words and Kannada phrases are covered in dedicated vocabulary builder lessons
· Every lesson ends with a goal of applying the concept to speak about your own life. You will hence learn to introduce yourself in Kannada, talk about your family/friends, talk about your career and life, ask questions to others while traveling or shopping in Kannada or ordering at a restaurant in Kannada and talk about numerous other relevant situations in Kannada.
· Cultural nuances of pop culture, formality and politeness are explained to provide holistic background about Kannada language usage.
If you have ever wondered how to learn Kannada quickly or how to learn Kannada easily or how to improve your Kannada (in case you have already studied Kannada in the past), this is the most comprehensive Kannada learning Course to learn Kannad effectively. Kannada Speaking is made easy through relevant and effective examples, delivered with a high focus on quality as well as audio/video clarity. The course also contains multiple Kannada Vocabulary builder lessons to learn Kannada words and learn Kannada phrases for travel in India or learn enough Kannada language to interact with native Kannada speakers.
We at Bhashafy love languages! The word "Bhasha" means "language" in many Indian languages including Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Sanskrit among others. Bhashafy is run by polyglots with a know-how in the mechanism of effectively learning a language from scratch.
We have two key mantras:
1. Language education through the life story of the learner - Our examples always start with YOU, not arbitrary sentences.
2. Learn through comprehensible input - Your beautiful human brain is a language learning machine - we unlock its potential to learn language through context and visualizations.