"Namaskara Geleyare! Let's Kannada blog ge nimagellarige mattomme aathmeeya swaagatha"
You will agree with me that one of the biggest challenges that you face when you do not know the language of the region is in dealing with the vegetable vendors. Imagine yourself going to the vegetable vendor to by ash gourd without knowing what it is called in Kannada. The only option you have is to describe the vegetable to the vendor. The result may not be satisfactory all the time!
So, in today's post let us learn a few sentences that you can use while conversing with the vegetable vendors and names of a few popular vegetables in Kannada.
One of the downside of urbanization in Bangalore is that vegetable sellers with their cart full of vegetables are going extinct. But I am sure almost all of you are familiar with this sound - "Haagalakai, hurlikai, eerulli, alugadde, tomato, soppu..............." It is simply the names of some vegetables called out by the vendor.
So what is a vegetable shop called in Kannada? Tharakaari angadi
Tharakaari in Kannada means vegetable, angadi is shop.
Some of the questions that can be posed to the vegetable vendor are given below:
Bendekai bele eshtu? or simple Bendekai eshtu?
How much is ladies finger?
kaalu kilo kodi
Give me quarter kilo
bele tumba jaasthi swalpa kadime maadi
Price is quite high, reduce it a bit
Badane Kai ideya?
Do you have brinjal?
Idu chennagilla
It is not nice.
Some of the names of vegetables and Kannada words for weights are shown in the following tables.
I will keep adding to this list as and when I remember names. You can add your comments below in case you want me to add any specific vegetables.
You will agree with me that one of the biggest challenges that you face when you do not know the language of the region is in dealing with the vegetable vendors. Imagine yourself going to the vegetable vendor to by ash gourd without knowing what it is called in Kannada. The only option you have is to describe the vegetable to the vendor. The result may not be satisfactory all the time!
So, in today's post let us learn a few sentences that you can use while conversing with the vegetable vendors and names of a few popular vegetables in Kannada.
One of the downside of urbanization in Bangalore is that vegetable sellers with their cart full of vegetables are going extinct. But I am sure almost all of you are familiar with this sound - "Haagalakai, hurlikai, eerulli, alugadde, tomato, soppu..............." It is simply the names of some vegetables called out by the vendor.
So what is a vegetable shop called in Kannada? Tharakaari angadi
Tharakaari in Kannada means vegetable, angadi is shop.
Some of the questions that can be posed to the vegetable vendor are given below:
Bendekai bele eshtu? or simple Bendekai eshtu?
How much is ladies finger?
kaalu kilo kodi
Give me quarter kilo
bele tumba jaasthi swalpa kadime maadi
Price is quite high, reduce it a bit
Badane Kai ideya?
Do you have brinjal?
Idu chennagilla
It is not nice.
Some of the names of vegetables and Kannada words for weights are shown in the following tables.
|
Weight in English
|
Kannada
|
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Quarter kilo
|
Kaalu kilo
|
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Half kilo
|
Ardha kilo
|
|
¾ kilo
|
Mukkaalu kilo
|
|
1 kilo
|
Ondu kilo
|
|
2 kilo
|
Eradu kilo
|
|
3 kilo
|
Mooru kilo
|
|
4 kilo
|
Naalku kilo
|
|
5 kilo
|
Aidu kilo
|
|
6 kilo
|
Aaru kilo
|
|
7 kilo
|
eLu(ezu) kilo
|
|
8 kilo
|
enTu kilo
|
|
9 kilo
|
Ombhattu kilo
|
|
10 kilo
|
hathu kilo
|
|
Vegetable names in
English
|
Kannada
|
|
Ladies Finger
|
Bendekai
|
|
Potato
|
Aalu gadde
|
|
Tomato
|
tomato
|
|
cucumber
|
Southe kai
|
|
cabbage
|
Ele kose
|
|
cauliflower
|
Hoo kose
|
|
Onion
|
eerulli
|
|
Soppu
|
Greens such as methi, palak etc
|
|
Coriander leaf
|
Kothambri soppu
|
|
Curry leaf
|
Karibevin soppu
|
|
Bitter gourd
|
Hagala kai
|
|
Ash gourd
|
Kumbala kai
|
|
pumpkin
|
See kumbla
|
|
Brinjal
|
Badanekai
|
I will keep adding to this list as and when I remember names. You can add your comments below in case you want me to add any specific vegetables.
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