ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗೆಳೆಯಾ
namaskāra geḷeyā
Hello friend in Kannada is ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗೆಳೆಯಾ (namaskāra geḷeyā).
This phrase is a friendly greeting used to address a companion or a peer.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of namaskāra, which means a greeting or salutation and geḷeyā, which means a friend or companion in the vocative case.
Which one should you use?
While geḷeya is the standard noun for friend, geḷeyā is the specific form used when addressing the friend directly.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Using namaskāra makes the greeting polite and respectful compared to more casual slang.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for friend geḷeya changes to geḷeyā when used in the vocative case to call out to someone as a direct address.
How do you pronounce it?
namaskāra geḷeyā
Did you know?
- The word namaskāra is often accompanied by the 'Anjali Mudra' gesture, where the palms are pressed together at the chest. This physical act of bowing represents the greeting of one soul by another.
- In very casual settings, Kannada speakers often drop namaskāra entirely and use yen samachāra, which literally asks 'what is the news'.
- The word 'namaskāra' is so deeply rooted in Sanskrit that it is instantly recognizable to speakers of many other Indian languages, acting like a 'universal' greeting across the subcontinent.
Examples in context
- ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗೆಳೆಯಾ, ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀಯಾ?namaskāra geleyā, hēgiddīyā?Hello friend, how are you?
- ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗೆಳೆಯಾ, ನಿನಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಬೇಕೆ?namaskāra geleyā, ninage sahāya bēke?Hello friend, do you need help?
Example conversation
Two friends meet at a park.
- ಅನ್ವಿತಾ Anvithaನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗೆಳೆಯಾ, ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್!namaskāra geḷeyā, abhiṣēk!Hello friend, Abhishek!
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಅನ್ವಿತಾ, ನೀನು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀಯಾ?namaskāra anvita, nīnu hēgiddīyā?Hello Anvita, how are you?
- ಅನ್ವಿತಾ Anvithaನಾನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.nānu cennāgiddēne, dhanyavādagaḷu.I am doing well, thank you.
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekನಾನು ಕೂಡ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ.nānu kūḍa cennāgiddēne.I am also doing well.
