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Nanu ninnannu pritisuttene (ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ)
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I Love you
Kanglish is a blend of Kannada and English, widely used in everyday informal communication among Kannada speakers in Karnataka and the global Kannada diaspora. It involves writing Kannada words and sentences using the Roman (English) alphabet rather than the Kannada script.
Unlike formal Kannada, Kanglish does not follow strict spelling rules. It reflects how millions of bilingual Kannadigas naturally communicate digitally in text messages, social media, and casual conversations.
| Kanglish | Kannada | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Namaskara | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | Hello / Greetings |
| Dhanyavaadagalu | ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು | Thank you |
| Nanu | ನಾನು | I / Me |
| Neenu | ನೀನು | You (informal) |
| Channagide | ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ | It's good / Fine |
| Maneli | ಮನೆಲಿ | At home |
| Hogona | ಹೋಗೋಣ | Let's go |
| Barthini | ಬರ್ತೀನಿ | I'm coming |
| Hellu | ಹೇಳು | Tell / Say |
| Gottide | ಗೊತ್ತಿದೆ | I know / Known |
| Enu aagide | ಏನು ಆಗಿದೆ | What happened? |
| Odtaideni | ಓದ್ತಾಇದ್ದೇನಿ | I'm studying |
These sentences mix Kannada and English the way real Kannadigas text each other — Kannada grammar with English loanwords.
| Kanglish + English (Mixed) | Kannada + English | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Nanu office ge hogodu late aagide, sorry | ನಾನು office ge ಹೋಗೋಡು late ಆಗಿದೆ, sorry | I'm late going to office, sorry |
| Meeting cancel aagide, inka free idiya? | Meeting cancel ಆಗಿದೆ, ಇಂಕ free ಇದ್ದಿಯಾ? | Meeting got cancelled, are you free now? |
| WiFi speed tumba slow agide, frustrating | WiFi speed ತುಂಬಾ slow ಆಗಿದೆ, frustrating | WiFi speed is very slow, frustrating |
| Presentation ready madide, review maadu | Presentation ready ಮಾಡಿದೆ, review ಮಾಡು | I prepared the presentation, review it |
| Instagram lo aa photo tumba channagide | Instagram ಲೊ ಆ photo ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ | That photo on Instagram is really good |
| Nanu gym join madide, daily workout maduttidene | ನಾನು gym join ಮಾಡಿದೆ, daily workout ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ | I joined the gym, doing daily workout |
| Pizza order madidevi, delivery wait madtaidevi | Pizza order ಮಾಡಿದೆವಿ, delivery wait ಮಾಡ್ತಾಇದ್ದೇವಿ | We ordered pizza, waiting for delivery |
| Ondu important email bandide, reply kodabeku | ಒಂದು important email ಬಂದಿದೆ, reply ಕೊಡಬೇಕು | An important email arrived, need to reply |
| Naale deadline ide, aadre work mugidide | ನಾಳೆ deadline ಇದೆ, ಆದ್ರೆ work ಮುಗಿದಿದೆ | Deadline tomorrow, but work is done |
| Online shopping lo tumba discount ide | Online shopping ಲೊ ತುಂಬಾ discount ಇದೆ | There's a lot of discount in online shopping |
| Naale interview ide, nervous aagide | ನಾಳೆ interview ಇದೆ, nervous ಆಗಿದೆ | Interview tomorrow, feeling nervous |
| Project lo new feature add madidare, testing maadona | Project ಲೊ new feature add ಮಾಡಿದಾರೆ, testing ಮಾಡೋಣ | They added a new feature, let's do testing |
For example, "Nanu ninnannu pritisuttene" becomes "ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ"
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