Useful Phrases in Tulu.

Useful Phrases in Tulu – Tulu is a simple language, if you practice properly you can be well versed in less time. I have given you few sentences which can be used for your daily use.

“Yencha ullar ?” – How are you?
“daada malthondullar?” – What are you doing?
“Vanas aande?” – Had lunch/dinner ?
“Bokka vishesha?” – Then what’s special?
“poyi” – Let’s go
“aawu” – ok
“olu” – where (o as in oats)
“awlu” – there
“moolu” – here
“olu ullar?” – where are you?
“yaapa?” – when?
“ijji” – no
“andh” – yes
“panle” – tell
“panodchi” – don’t tell
“bale” – come
“barodchi” – don’t come
“korle” – give
“korodchi” – don’t give
“parle” – drink
“parodchi” – don’t drink
“kori” – chicken
“meen” – fish
“aaye” – he
“aal “ – she
“aar” – he/she ( to elders)
“yaan” – I
“ee” ( as in eat) – you …. I’ll edit further when I get free time ! I hope this is useful to u.
“eer” – you(respectful)
“irna pudar daade?” – what’s your name?
“bodu” – (I) want. (used as a response)
bodchi – I don’t want. (also used as a response)
att – isn’t/aren’t.

Here are some of the useful phrases in Tulu, that you can regularly use in everyday conversation.

Useful Phrases in Tulu

English Words	In Tulu with English Letters	In Tulu with Kannada Letters	In Kannada with English Letters
Hello	namaskAra | namastE | solmelu	ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | ನಮಸ್ತೆ | ಸೊಲ್ಮೆಲು	namaskAra | namastE
Bye	barpae	ಬರ್ಪೆ	hOgi bartEne
Call the police	pOlis’n leppule	ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ನ್ ಲೆಪ್ಪುಲೆ	pOlisannu karIri
Can u help me?	enk onji upakAra  malpuvare?	ಎಂಕ್ ಒಂಜಿ ಉಪಕಾರ ಮಲ್ಪುವಾರೇ ?	nanage ondu sahAya mADuttIra?
Come in	ulai bale	ಉಲಯ್ ಬಲೇ	oLage banni
Do you like me too?	ireg’la yAn ishTane?	ಇರೆಗ್ಲಾ ಯಾನ್ ಇಷ್ಟನೇ	nimagU nanu ishTava?
Do you speak Tulu?	tulu barpuNDe? | tulu pAteruvare?	ತುಳು ಬರ್ಪುನ್ದೆಯೇ	tuLu bartadA? | tulu mAtADtIra?
Fire	tU | sU	ತು | ಸು	benki
Get well soon	bEga ushArAle	ಬೇಗ ಉಷಾರ್ ಆಲೆ	bEga hushArAgi
Go back	pira pOle	ಪಿರ ಪೋಲೆ	hinde hOgi
Go forward	dumpOle		munde hOgi
God bless you	dEver eDDae malpaD		dEvaru oLLedu mADali
Had breakfast?	nAshTa ANDe?		tiNDi Ayta?
Had tea?	chA paryare?		chA Ayta?
Had your lunch/dinner?	oNasANDe?		ooTa Ayta?
How are you?	encha ullar? | encha ulla?		hEgiddIri? | hEgiddIya?
How do you say this one in Tulu?	unden tuluTu encha paNpini?		Idannu tuLuvalli hEge hELuvudu?
How much is this?	nekk Eth?		idakke eshTu?
How old are you?	ireg prAya EtAND?		nimage vayasseshTaytu
I am fine	ushArullae | saukhya		chennAgiddEne
I am from Mangalore	yAn kuDlaDd baidae | enna ill kuDlaD		nAnu mangaLUrinda bandiddEne
I am hungry	enk baDAvonduNdu		nanage hasivAgtA ide
I am Mangalorean	yAn kuDladAye		nAnu mangaLurinava
I am thirsty	enk bAjelAvonduNDu		nanage bAyArike AgtA ide
I can understand	enk arthaApuNDu		nanage arthaAgtade
I don’t know	enk gottuji		nanage gottilla
I don’t understand	enk arthaApuji		nanage arthaAgalla
I know	enk gottuNDu		nanage gottu
I like you	enk Ir ishTa		nanage nIvu ishTa
I love you	yAn iren mOkae malpuvae		nAnu nimmannu prItistEne
I want to get down here	yAn mUlu jappuvae		nAnu illi iLitEne
Let’s go	pOyi | pOka		hOgONa
Listen	kEnle		kELi
Long time no see	mast samayAND tUdu		nODi tumbA samaya Aytu
My name is Ramesh	enna pudar Rameshe		Nanna hesaru Ramesha
No problem | It’s OK	mallejji | mallaett		paravAgilla | tondare illa
Please	dayamalt | dayadId		dayaviTTu
Please say that again	kuDa paNle | kuDa paNpare?		Innomme hELi | innomme hELtIra?
Please speak slowly	ontae mella pAterle		svalpa mellage mAtADi
See you again	kuD|a tikk’ga		innomme sigONa
Sit down	kullule		kuLitukoLLi
Stop	untule | untAle		nilli | nillisi
Thank you	solmelu		dhanyavAdagaLu
Welcome	svAgata		svAgata
What is the time now?	gaNTae EtAND?		gaNTe eshTaytu?
What is this?	undu dAde?		idu Enu?
What is your name?	pudar enchine?		hesarEnu?
Where are you from? | Where is your hometown?	Ir oltAr? | irena Uru olpa? | irena ill olpa?		nIvu elliyavaru? | nimmadu yAvUru? | nimma mane elli?
Where are you going?	ir dUra pOvondullar?		nIvu ellige hOguttiddIri? | nInu ellige hOguttiddIya?
Yes, a little (reply to ‘Do you speak Tulu?’)	and, ontae ontae Tulu barpuNDu		haudu, svalpa svalpa Tulu bartade

Pronunciation Guide

Most of the words that end with ‘u’, e.g., apundu, undu, andu, attu , maltudu, enku, bayyadu, gothu, and vondu, are pronounced in a different way than similar words that end with ‘u’ in Kannada.

Only half of the sound of ‘u’ is pronounced while speaking the words mentioned above that end with ‘u’.

There are also many words in which the half sound of ‘u’ is in the mid part of word, e.g., thikkuga, gottuji, and korule.

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