Which sound does the Kannada vowel ಅ make?
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a
ಅ is a, close to a as in about. Its long partner is ಆ ā.
Kannada Script Basics
For after Kannada Basics: read the letters, then your first written words
Kannada Script Basics is a Bertopia flashcard pack of 58 cards: for after Kannada Basics: read the letters, then your first written words. It covers vowels; consonants; first words to read.
Sample cards
Which sound does the Kannada letter ಕ make?
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ka
ಕ is ka, a velar consonant, made with the back of the tongue against the soft palate.
Read this word: ಮರ. What does it say?
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mara, tree
ಮರ reads mara and means tree. ಮ ma + ರ ra. Every consonant carries a built-in a, so no vowel sign is needed.
Which Kannada vowel is ā?
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ಆ
ಆ is ā, close to a as in father. Its short partner is ಅ a.
Which Kannada letter is kha?
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ಖ
ಖ is kha, a velar consonant, made with the back of the tongue against the soft palate. The h means a puff of air: it is the breathy partner of ಕ ka.
Read this word: ಹಣ. What does it say?
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haṇa, money
ಹಣ reads haṇa and means money. ಹ ha + ಣ ṇa, two consonants with their built-in a.
Sources
7 sources
- Wikipedia, Kannada script, Wikipedia
- Wikipedia, ISO 15919, Wikipedia
- Wiktionary, Kannada lemmas, Wiktionary
- Kannada pronunciation recordings by AnshulBhagwat (Lingua Libre), Lingua Libre, Wikimedia Commons
- Kannada pronunciation recordings by Ashoka KG (Lingua Libre), Lingua Libre, Wikimedia Commons
- Kannada pronunciation recordings by Brusquedandelion (Lingua Libre), Lingua Libre, Wikimedia Commons
- Kannada alphabet recordings by Surabhi18, Wikimedia Commons
