Kannada

The Kannada word for “idiot” is ಮೂರ್ಖ. ಮೂರ್ಖ is used to refer to a person of low general intelligence.

The English word ‘cinnamon’ is translated to Kannada as ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ. ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ refers to the spice cinnamon.

The English word penguin is ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್ in Kannada. The term refers to a flightless sea bird.

The Kannada word for cute is ಮುದ್ದಾದ (muddada).

The English phrase “hi, how are you?” is translated into Kannada as ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ, ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ?

namaskara is the Kannada phrase for a respectful greeting used to say hello or goodbye.

The English phrase “thank you” is translated into Kannada as ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು is used to express gratitude.

The English phrase ‘a lot’ is translated into Kannada as ತುಂಬಾ. ತುಂಬಾ is used to mean ‘a lot’ or ‘very much’.

In Kannada, ‘pagal’ is expressed as ಹುಚ್ಚ.

The English phrase “are you there?” is translated into Kannada as ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದೀರಾ?