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en big – small   »   kn ದೊಡ್ಡ – ಚಿಕ್ಕ

68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

೬೮ [ಅರವತ್ತೆಂಟು]

68 [Aravatteṇṭu]

ದೊಡ್ಡ – ಚಿಕ್ಕ

[doḍḍa – cikka.]

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big and small ದೊಡ---- ಮತ್ತ- -ಿ--ಕದು. ದ------ ಮ---- ಚ------- ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು ಮ-್-ು ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ---------------------- ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
Do-ḍ-du---tt----k--du. D------ m---- c------- D-ḍ-a-u m-t-u c-k-a-u- ---------------------- Doḍḍadu mattu cikkadu.
The elephant is big. ಆ----ೊಡ್ಡದು. ಆ-- ದ------- ಆ-ೆ ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು- ------------ ಆನೆ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. 0
Āne----ḍ--u. Ā-- d------- Ā-e d-ḍ-a-u- ------------ Āne doḍḍadu.
The mouse is small. ಇಲ- ಚಿ--ಕ-ು. ಇ-- ಚ------- ಇ-ಿ ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ------------ ಇಲಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
I-i -i----u. I-- c------- I-i c-k-a-u- ------------ Ili cikkadu.
dark and bright ಕ--ತ----ತ್-- -ೆ---. ಕ----- ಮ---- ಬ----- ಕ-್-ಲ- ಮ-್-ು ಬ-ಳ-ು- ------------------- ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಕು. 0
Ka----e -attu--eḷ---. K------ m---- b------ K-t-a-e m-t-u b-ḷ-k-. --------------------- Kattale mattu beḷaku.
The night is dark. ರ--್ರ--ಕ-----ಯ-ಗಿರ-ತ-ತದೆ ರ----- ಕ---------------- ರ-ತ-ರ- ಕ-್-ಲ-ಯ-ಗ-ರ-ತ-ತ-ೆ ------------------------ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ 0
Rā-ri -at------girutt--e R---- k----------------- R-t-i k-t-a-e-ā-i-u-t-d- ------------------------ Rātri kattaleyāgiruttade
The day is bright. ಬ-ಳ--ಗೆ---ಳಕಾಗಿ--ತ-ತದೆ. ಬ------ ಬ-------------- ಬ-ಳ-್-ೆ ಬ-ಳ-ಾ-ಿ-ು-್-ದ-. ----------------------- ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. 0
be-a-g- -eḷ--ā--r-----e. b------ b--------------- b-ḷ-g-e b-ḷ-k-g-r-t-a-e- ------------------------ beḷagge beḷakāgiruttade.
old and young ಹಿ--- - --ರಿಯ-(-ಳೆಯ) ಹ---- - ಕ---- (----- ಹ-ರ-ಯ - ಕ-ರ-ಯ (-ಳ-ಯ- -------------------- ಹಿರಿಯ - ಕಿರಿಯ (ಎಳೆಯ) 0
Hi---- ---iri------e-a) H----- - k----- (------ H-r-y- - k-r-y- (-ḷ-y-) ----------------------- Hiriya - kiriya (eḷeya)
Our grandfather is very old. ನ-್- ತಾತ--ರಿಗ--ಈ- -ು-ಬ- -ಯಸ---ಗಿ-ೆ. ನ--- ತ-------- ಈ- ತ---- ವ---------- ನ-್- ತ-ತ-ವ-ಿ-ೆ ಈ- ತ-ಂ-ಾ ವ-ಸ-ಸ-ಗ-ದ-. ----------------------------------- ನಮ್ಮ ತಾತನವರಿಗೆ ಈಗ ತುಂಬಾ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿದೆ. 0
na---------n-var-ge-------m-ā--a--s'sā-ide. n----- t----------- ī-- t---- v------------ n-m-m- t-t-n-v-r-g- ī-a t-m-ā v-y-s-s-g-d-. ------------------------------------------- nam'ma tātanavarige īga tumbā vayas'sāgide.
70 years ago he was still young. ಎ-್-ತ್---ವರ್ಷ-----ಂಚೆ ಅ-ರ--ಕ---ಯರಾ-ಿ-----. ಎ------- ವ----- ಮ---- ಅ--- ಕ-------------- ಎ-್-ತ-ತ- ವ-್-ಗ- ಮ-ಂ-ೆ ಅ-ರ- ಕ-ರ-ಯ-ಾ-ಿ-್-ರ-. ------------------------------------------ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಮುಂಚೆ ಅವರು ಕಿರಿಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. 0
Ep----u v-r-a-a-- mun--e---a-u -iriy-r--i-da-u. E------ v-------- m----- a---- k--------------- E-p-t-u v-r-a-a-a m-n-c- a-a-u k-r-y-r-g-d-a-u- ----------------------------------------------- Eppattu varṣagaḷa mun̄ce avaru kiriyarāgiddaru.
beautiful and ugly ಸ--ದ- –-ಮ---ು----ಾ- -ಕುರೂಪ) ಸ---- – ಮ---- ವ---- (------ ಸ-ಂ-ರ – ಮ-್-ು ವ-ಕ-ರ (-ು-ೂ-) --------------------------- ಸುಂದರ – ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಾರ (ಕುರೂಪ) 0
Sun-a---- ma--u v---r---kurū-a) S------ – m---- v----- (------- S-n-a-a – m-t-u v-k-r- (-u-ū-a- ------------------------------- Sundara – mattu vikāra (kurūpa)
The butterfly is beautiful. ಚಿ-್-ೆ ಸ--ದ-ವಾ--ದೆ. ಚ----- ಸ----------- ಚ-ಟ-ಟ- ಸ-ಂ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ------------------- ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
c-ṭṭe -un-a-a---i-e. c---- s------------- c-ṭ-e s-n-a-a-ā-i-e- -------------------- ciṭṭe sundaravāgide.
The spider is ugly. ಜ-- --ಕ-----ಿದ-. ಜ-- ವ----------- ಜ-ಡ ವ-ಕ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ---------------- ಜೇಡ ವಿಕಾರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
J-ḍa vi---a---i-e. J--- v------------ J-ḍ- v-k-r-v-g-d-. ------------------ Jēḍa vikāravāgide.
fat and thin ದ--ಪ---್-ು -ಣ--. ದ--- ಮ---- ಸ---- ದ-್- ಮ-್-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------- ದಪ್ಪ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
Dapp- -att- sa-ṇ-. D---- m---- s----- D-p-a m-t-u s-ṇ-a- ------------------ Dappa mattu saṇṇa.
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ನ-ರ--ಕಿಲ--ತ--- ಹ-ಂ--- --್-. ನ--- ಕ--- ತ--- ಹ----- ದ---- ನ-ರ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಹ-ಂ-ಸ- ದ-್-. --------------------------- ನೂರು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಹೆಂಗಸು ದಪ್ಪ. 0
Nū-u-k--- -ūka-- -eṅ-a-u-d-ppa. N--- k--- t----- h------ d----- N-r- k-l- t-k-d- h-ṅ-a-u d-p-a- ------------------------------- Nūru kilo tūkada heṅgasu dappa.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ಐವ--ತ- ಕಿ----ೂ-ದ ----- ಸ---. ಐ----- ಕ--- ತ--- ಗ---- ಸ---- ಐ-ತ-ತ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಗ-ಡ-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------------------- ಐವತ್ತು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಗಂಡಸು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
A-v---u ---o ----d---a-ḍ--u--aṇṇ-. A------ k--- t----- g------ s----- A-v-t-u k-l- t-k-d- g-ṇ-a-u s-ṇ-a- ---------------------------------- Aivattu kilo tūkada gaṇḍasu saṇṇa.
expensive and cheap ದುಬ----ಮತ್ತ---ಗ-ಗ. ದ----- ಮ---- ಅ---- ದ-ಬ-ರ- ಮ-್-ು ಅ-್-. ------------------ ದುಬಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
Du--r--mat---ag-a. D----- m---- a---- D-b-r- m-t-u a-g-. ------------------ Dubāri mattu agga.
The car is expensive. ಈ--ಾ-್--ು--ರ-. ಈ ಕ--- ದ------ ಈ ಕ-ರ- ದ-ಬ-ರ-. -------------- ಈ ಕಾರ್ ದುಬಾರಿ. 0
Ī kā------ri. Ī k-- d------ Ī k-r d-b-r-. ------------- Ī kār dubāri.
The newspaper is cheap. ಈ---ನ--್ರಿಕೆ ---ಗ. ಈ ದ--------- ಅ---- ಈ ದ-ನ-ತ-ರ-ಕ- ಅ-್-. ------------------ ಈ ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
Ī d--apa-r-ke---g-. Ī d---------- a---- Ī d-n-p-t-i-e a-g-. ------------------- Ī dinapatrike agga.

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