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Kannada AlphabetLearning the Kannada alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day

conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those

words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the

Kannada language.

Below is a table showing the Kannada alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples

of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

Kannada Alphabet English Sound Pronunciation Example

క k as in kiss

చ c as in cat

ట ṭ as in tool

త t as in task

ప p as in pool

య y as in you

శ ś as in sweet

ఖ kh as in Scottish Loch

ఛ ch as in charm

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ఛ ch as in charm

ఠ ṭh as in that

థ th as in think

ఫ ph as in stop her

ర r as in rooster

ష ṣ as in sold

గ g as in game

జ j as in pleasure

డ ḍ as in door

ద d as in day

బ b as in baby

ల l as in life

స s as in sweet

ఘ gh as in Ghana

ఝ jh as in Bridge hop

ఢ ḍh as in speed hump

ధ dh as in speed hump

భ bh as in bulb holder

వ v as in vast

ఱ ṛ as in rainbow

ఙ ṅ as in noon

ఞ ñ as in New York

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ణ ṇ as in nice

న n as in night

మ m as in map

ళ ḷ as in life

హ h as in home

Vowels (when independent) With క (k) Sound

అ క a

ఇ �� i

ఉ క� u

ఋ కృ r̥

ఌ l̥

ఎ �� e

ఐ �� ai

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ఒ �� o

ఔ �� au

అః కః

Kannada PronunciationYou saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the

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Kannada Pronunciation

The alphabet and its pronunciation have a very important role in Kannada, therefore they need very

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