Getting around in Kannada
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Kannada words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Kannada phrases in this lesson
- ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?shau-CHAA-la-ya EL-li-de
- Where is the toilet?
- ...ಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಹೋಗುವುದು?-ge HEE-ge HOH-gu-vu-du
- How do I get to...?
- ಎಡಕ್ಕೆe-DAK-ke
- To the left
- ಬಲಕ್ಕೆba-LAK-ke
- To the right
- ನೇರ ಹೋಗಿNEE-ra HOH-gi
- Straight ahead
- ಇಲ್ಲಿIL-li
- Here
- ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣRAI-lu nil-DAA-na
- Train station
- ಬಸ್ಸುBAS-su
- Bus
- ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣvi-MAA-na nil-DAA-na
- Airport
- ಒಂದು ಟಿಕೆಟ್ON-du TI-ket
- One ticket, please
In speech, ಟಾಯ್ಲೆಟ್ (TOY-let) is just as common.
Literally "to the left".
"Nera" means straight/direct, "hogi" means go. This is what people will tell you when giving directions.
Bengaluru has two major railway stations: KSR Bengaluru City and Yeshwanthpur. The Namma Metro is called "metro" locally.
The BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) runs across the city. Buses are cheap and have route numbers. Vayu Vajra is the airport service, worth knowing by name.
Literally "plane station".
Used at bus counters, metro stations, and tourist sites. "Ticket" is the same English word used everywhere.