Tulu is a Dravidian language, predominently spoken in Dakshina Kannada(Mangalore), Udupi districts in coastal Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. One can also notice sizeable population of Tulu people in Mumbai and Bangalore, who migrated from Coastal Karnataka in search of jobs. Here, I am starting a new series of posts on Tulu. It will be for those who want to learn Tulu. Given below are the commonly used phrases in English and its equivalent in Tulu.



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English : Hello, How are you?

Kannada : namaskaara, hEgideera?

Tulu : namaskaara, encha ullar?





English : Had your lunch?

Kannada : oota aayta?

Tulu : vaNas aanDa?





English : Where are you working?

Kannada : neevu elli kelasa maadtideera? (plural / with respect)

neenu elli kelasa maadtideeya? (singular)

Tulu : eer olu bEle maltondullar? (plural / with respect)

ee olu bEle maltondulla? (singular)





English : What are you doing?

Kannada : neevu enu maadtaa ideera? (plural / with respect)

neenu enu maadtaa ideeya? (singular)

Tulu : eer daada maltondullar? (plural / with respect)

ee daada maltondulla? (singular)





English : All are welcome.

Kannada : nimagellarigu swaagata.

Tulu : maatergla swaagata.





English : Come

Kannada : banni

Tulu : bale





English : We will go to Mangalore.

Kannada : naavu mangaloorige hogoNa.

Tulu : nama Kudlag poyi. [Mangalore is called Kudla in Tulu]





English : How were the rains this year?

Kannada : ee sala male hegittu?

Tulu : ee sarthi barsa encha ittnd?





English : When did you come?

Kannada : neevu yaavaga bandri?

Tulu : eer Epa battini?





English : I am fine.

Kannada : naanu chennagideeni.

Tulu : yaan usaar ulle.





English : Will this bus go to Udupi?

Kannada : ee bussu Udupi ge hogottadeye?

Tulu : ee bus Udupi g popunda?





English : Where is this address located?

Kannada : ee address elli barutte?

Tulu : ee address olu barpundu?





English : Ok, see you next time.

Kannada : sari, matte sigona.

Tulu : aavu, buka tikga.





English : I will come.

Kannada : naanu barteeni.

Tulu : yaan barpe.





More often we tend use or prefix 'please' in our day to day conversations. Translations for the word 'please' in Kannada and Tulu are given below.

English : Please

Kannada: dayavittu

Tulu : daya maltad





More Tulu phrases next time.



