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Kannada Vocabulary → Days and Months

As a Kannada language teacher with 20 years of experience, I believe that learning the days of the week and months of the year is essential for anyone wishing to learn Kannada. Furthermore, in this lesson, I will include cultural information and interesting facts about Kannada.

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After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Basic Verbs & Idiomatic Expressions.

Days of the Week

In Kannada, the days of the week are:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ಭಾನುವಾರ (Bhānuvāra)	bʱaːnuvaːra	Sunday
ಸೋಮವಾರ (Sōmavāra)	soːmavaːra	Monday
ಮಂಗಳವಾರ (Maṅgaḷavāra)	maŋɡaɭavaːra	Tuesday
ಬುಧವಾರ (Budhavāra)	budhavaːra	Wednesday
ಗುರುವಾರ (Guruvāra)	ɡuruvaːra	Thursday
ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ (Śukravāra)	ʃukɾavaːra	Friday
ಶನಿವಾರ (Shanivāra)	ʃanivaːra	Saturday

Here are a few facts about the days of the week in Kannada:

• Many people believe that Sunday (Bhānuvāra) is the most auspicious day of the week.
• Thursday (Guruvāra) is associated with the planet Jupiter (Guru-Guruvaara) and is considered to be a day of knowledge and learning.
• Saturday (Shanivāra) is associated with the planet Saturn (Shani-Shanivāra) and is considered to be a day for performing religious rituals and seeking blessings.

Months of the Year

In Kannada, the months of the year are:

Kannada	Pronunciation	English
ಜನವರಿ (Janavari)	ʤanavaɾi	January
ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ (Phebravari)	pʰeːbɾavaɾi	February
ಮಾರ್ಚ್ (Maarch)	maːɾtʃ	March
ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ (Ēpril)	ɛːpɾɪl	April
ಮೇ (Mē)	meː	May
ಜೂನ್ (Jūn)	ʤuːn	June
ಜುಲೈ (Julai)	ʤulaɪ	July
ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ (Aagastu)	aːɡastu	August
ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ (Seṗṭembar)	septembaɾ	September
ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ (Okṭobar)	oktobaɾ	October
ನವೆಂಬರ್ (Nōvembar)	novɛmbaɾ	November
ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ (Disembar)	dɪsembaɾ	December

Here are a few facts about the months of the year in Kannada:

• January (Janavari) is the first month of the year and is named after the Roman god Janus, who was the god of beginnings and endings.
• July (Julai) is named after Julius Caesar, who was the Roman emperor.
• August (Aagastu) is named after Augustus Caesar, who was the first Roman emperor.
• November (Nōvembar) is associated with Diwali, which is one of the major festivals in Kannada culture.

I hope you find this lesson on Kannada vocabulary for days and months interesting and informative. In the next lesson, we will dive deeper into Kannada nouns and pronouns.

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

Other Lessons

• Animals
• Fruits
• Colors
• Languages (bhashegalu)
• Food
• Idiomatic Expressions
• Modes of Transportation
• Education
• Telling Time

Sources

• Kannada/Days and Months - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
• Learn KANNADA learn_kannada - LanguageReef - Your one stop ...
• Untranslatable Kannada Words

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