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

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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