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Kannada Letters
Let's now learn the Kannada letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
| క | [k] as in kit |
| చ | [c] as in cat |
| ట | [ṭ] as in top |
| త | [t] as in task |
| ప | [p] as in pen |
| య | [y] as in yes |
| శ | [ś] as in sea |
| ఖ | [kh] as in Bach |
| ఛ | [ch] as in chat |
| ఠ | [ṭh] as in that |
| థ | [th] as in thin |
| ఫ | [ph] as in PH |
| ర | [r] as in ring |
| ష | [ṣ] as in see |
| గ | [g] as in gold |
| జ | [j] as in vision |
| డ | [ḍ] as in day |
| ద | [d] as in day |
| బ | [b] as in Bali |
| 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 van |
| ఱ | [ṛ] as in Roma |
| ఙ | [ṅ] as in nice |
| ఞ | [ñ] as in new |
| ణ | [ṇ] as in neat |
| న | [n] as in noon |
| మ | [m] as in mass |
| ళ | [ḷ] as in love |
| హ | [h] as in hi |
Here are the vowels in Kannada:
| అ | [a] as in Alabama |
| ఇ | [i] as in ink |
| ఉ | [u] as in put |
| ఋ | [r̥] as in rabbit |
| ఌ | [l̥] as in line |
| ఎ | [e] as in egg |
| ఐ | [ai] as in hi |
| ఓ | [ō] as in tool |
| అం | ['] as in Alabama |
| ఆ | [ā] as in mat |
| ఈ | [ī] as in tea |
| ఊ | [ū] as in wool |
| ౠ | [r̥̄] as in ring |
| ౡ | [l̥̄] as in last |
| ఏ | [ē] as in rest |
| ఒ | [o] as in pot |
| ఔ | [au] as in how |
The above letters in Kannada should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Kannada, Kannada homepage, or Kannada Grammar. Kannada quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.
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