ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್
vanas āṇḍ
The English phrase 'had dinner' is translated into Tulu as ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್ (vanas āṇḍ).
This phrase is used to say that someone has already eaten their evening meal.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is vanas āṇḍ.
Did you know?
- In Tulu culture, asking someone if they have ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್ is often used as a more common way to say 'hello' or 'how are you' than a standard greeting.
- While Tulu is spoken by millions, it has no official script of its own and is most commonly written using the Kannada script, as seen in ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್.
- While English speakers use 'had' to indicate the completion of an action, Tulu uses the verb form ಆಂಡ್ (āṇḍ) to indicate that the meal has become a completed state or event.
Examples in context
- ನಾನು ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್.Nānu vanas āṇḍ.I had dinner.
- ಅವನು ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್.Avanu vanas āṇḍ.He had dinner.
- ಅವಳು ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್.Avaḷu vanas āṇḍ.She had dinner.
Example conversation
Praveen and Kavya are talking at home in the evening.
- ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ Praveenಕಾವ್ಯ, ಈರ್ ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್ಾ?Kāvya, īr vanas āndā?Kavya, did you have dinner?
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಆಂಡ್, ಪ್ರವೀಣ್. ಈರ್ ಆಂಡ್ಾ?Ānd, Pravīn. Īr āndā?Yes, I did, Praveen. Did you?
- ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ Praveenಇತ್ತೆ ವನಸ್ ಆಂಡ್.Itte vanas ānd.I just had dinner.
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಬೊಕ್ಕ ಮಲಗೊಲಿ.Bokka malagoli.Then let's go to sleep.
