Language/Kannada/Vocabulary/Numbers

Kannada Vocabulary → Numbers

Introduction

Namaskara! In this lesson, we'll be learning how to count from 1 to 100 in Kannada, as well as how to express larger numbers. Knowing the numbers is an important skill that can be used in daily life, from shopping to telling time. So let's get started!

Kannada Numbers

Kannada uses a base-10 number system, just like English. Here are the numbers from 1 to 20:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ಒಂದು	ondu	one
ಎರಡು	eraḍu	two
ಮೂರು	mūru	three
ನಾಲ್ಕು	nālku	four
ಐದು	aidu	five
ಆರು	āru	six
ಏಳು	ēḷu	seven
ಎಂಟು	eMTu	eight
ಒಂಬತ್ತು	oMbatthu	nine
ಹತ್ತು	hatthu	ten
ಹನ್ನೊಂದು	hannondhu	eleven
ಹನ್ನೆರಡು	hanneḍu	twelve
ಹದಿಮೂರು	hadimūru	thirteen
ಹದಿನಾಲ್ಕು	hadinālku	fourteen
ಹದಿನೈದು	hadinaidu	fifteen
ಹದಿನೆಂಟು	hadineMTu	sixteen
ಹದಿನೇಳು	hadinēḷu	seventeen
ಹದಿನೆಂಟೆಂಟು	hadineMTenMTu	eighteen
ಹತ್ತೊಂದು	hatt-ondu	nineteen
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು	ippatthu	twenty

As you can see, the numbers 11-19 are formed by combining the words for 10 and the ones digit. For example, ಹತ್ತು (hattu) means 10, and ಹನ್ನೊಂದು (hannondhu) means 11 (literally "ten-one").

Here are the numbers from 21 to 100:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು	ippatthu	twenty
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು ಒಂದು	ippatthu ondu	twenty-one
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು ಎರಡು	ippatthu eraḍu	twenty-two
...	...	...
ನೂರು	nūru	one hundred

To form numbers above 100, we use multiples of 100:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ನೂರು	nūru	one hundred
ನೂರು ಒಂದು	nūru ondu	one hundred one
ನೂರು ಎರಡು	nūru eraḍu	one hundred two
..., ನೂರು ತೊಂಬತ್ತು	..., nūru toMbatthu	..., one hundred nineteen
ಇರುನೂರು	irunūru	two hundred
ಮೂವನೂರು	mūvanūru	three hundred
ನಾಲ್ವರು ನೂರು	nālvaru nūru	four hundred
ಐವನೂರು	aivanūru	five hundred
ಆರುನೂರು	ārunūru	six hundred
ಏಳುನೂರು	ēḷunūru	seven hundred
ಎಂಟುನೂರು	eMTunūru	eight hundred
ಒಂಬತ್ತನೂರು	oMbatthanūru	nine hundred

To form numbers above 1000, we use multiples of 1000:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ	ondu sāvira	one thousand
ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ	eraḍu sāvira	two thousand
..., ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ ಒಂದು	..., eraḍu sāvira ondu	..., two thousand one
ಮೂರು ಸಾವಿರ	mūru sāvira	three thousand
ನಾಲ್ವರು ಸಾವಿರ	nālvaru sāvira	four thousand
ಐವರು ಸಾವಿರ	aivaru sāvira	five thousand
..., ಐವರು ಸಾವಿರ ಎರಡು	..., aivaru sāvira eraḍu	..., five thousand two
ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ	hattu sāvira	ten thousand
ಒಂಬತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ	oMbatthu sāvira	fifteen thousand

Conclusion

Now you have learned how to count from 1 to 100 in Kannada, and how to express larger numbers. Keep practicing, and you will soon be a pro at using numbers in daily life!

Table of Contents - Kannada Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basic Greetings and Introductions

• Greetings
• Introductions

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Alphabet and Pronunciation

• Vowels
• Consonants
• Conjuncts

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers
• Days and Months
• Telling Time

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Nouns
• Pronouns

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Common Verbs and Actions

• Basic Verbs
• Everyday Actions

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Verb Conjugation

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Describing People
• Describing Places
• Adverbs

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Prepositions
• Conjunctions

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Food and Drink

• Meals and Ingredients
• Ordering at a Restaurant

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Kannada Customs and Festivals

• Customs
• Festivals

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Phrases

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Kannada Literature and Cinema

• Literature
• Cinema