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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 ದ-ಡ--ದು -ತ್-ು ಚಿ-್ಕದು. ದೊ___ ಮ__ ಚಿ____ ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು ಮ-್-ು ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ---------------------- ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
Do-ḍ--u ---tu--------. D______ m____ c_______ D-ḍ-a-u m-t-u c-k-a-u- ---------------------- Doḍḍadu mattu cikkadu.
The elephant is big. ಆ----ೊ--ಡದ-. ಆ_ ದೊ____ ಆ-ೆ ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು- ------------ ಆನೆ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. 0
Ān-----ḍa--. Ā__ d_______ Ā-e d-ḍ-a-u- ------------ Āne doḍḍadu.
The mouse is small. ಇ---ಚ--್---. ಇ_ ಚಿ____ ಇ-ಿ ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ------------ ಇಲಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
I----ikk-du. I__ c_______ I-i c-k-a-u- ------------ Ili cikkadu.
dark and bright ಕತ್-ಲೆ ---ತ--ಬೆಳ--. ಕ___ ಮ__ ಬೆ___ ಕ-್-ಲ- ಮ-್-ು ಬ-ಳ-ು- ------------------- ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಕು. 0
Kat-ale m-t-u--eḷ---. K______ m____ b______ K-t-a-e m-t-u b-ḷ-k-. --------------------- Kattale mattu beḷaku.
The night is dark. ರ----- -ತ-ತಲೆಯ--ಿರ--್ತ-ೆ ರಾ__ ಕ_________ ರ-ತ-ರ- ಕ-್-ಲ-ಯ-ಗ-ರ-ತ-ತ-ೆ ------------------------ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ 0
Rā-r- ka-----y-g-r--ta-e R____ k_________________ R-t-i k-t-a-e-ā-i-u-t-d- ------------------------ Rātri kattaleyāgiruttade
The day is bright. ಬೆ-ಗ--ೆ-ಬ-ಳ-ಾಗಿರ-ತ----. ಬೆ___ ಬೆ________ ಬ-ಳ-್-ೆ ಬ-ಳ-ಾ-ಿ-ು-್-ದ-. ----------------------- ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. 0
b-----e---ḷ----irutt--e. b______ b_______________ b-ḷ-g-e b-ḷ-k-g-r-t-a-e- ------------------------ beḷagge beḷakāgiruttade.
old and young ಹ--ಿಯ---ಕಿ--ಯ ---ೆಯ) ಹಿ__ - ಕಿ__ (____ ಹ-ರ-ಯ - ಕ-ರ-ಯ (-ಳ-ಯ- -------------------- ಹಿರಿಯ - ಕಿರಿಯ (ಎಳೆಯ) 0
Hir-ya --k------(-ḷey-) H_____ - k_____ (______ H-r-y- - k-r-y- (-ḷ-y-) ----------------------- Hiriya - kiriya (eḷeya)
Our grandfather is very old. ನಮ್------ವರ--ೆ-ಈ----ಂಬ- -ಯಸ್ಸ-ಗ---. ನ__ ತಾ_____ ಈ_ ತುಂ_ ವ______ ನ-್- ತ-ತ-ವ-ಿ-ೆ ಈ- ತ-ಂ-ಾ ವ-ಸ-ಸ-ಗ-ದ-. ----------------------------------- ನಮ್ಮ ತಾತನವರಿಗೆ ಈಗ ತುಂಬಾ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿದೆ. 0
n-m'ma--ā-ana-a-ige -g--t---ā -ayas-s--i-e. 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-್-ತ-ತ- ವರ-----ಮ-ಂ---ಅ--ು-ಕಿರ-ಯ-ಾಗ--್-ರ-. ಎ____ ವ____ ಮುಂ_ ಅ__ ಕಿ________ ಎ-್-ತ-ತ- ವ-್-ಗ- ಮ-ಂ-ೆ ಅ-ರ- ಕ-ರ-ಯ-ಾ-ಿ-್-ರ-. ------------------------------------------ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಮುಂಚೆ ಅವರು ಕಿರಿಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. 0
E----tu-varṣ-gaḷ--mun------a-u-ki--y-rā-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---- - -ತ್ತ- ವ-ಕಾರ-(ಕುರೂ-) ಸುಂ__ – ಮ__ ವಿ__ (____ ಸ-ಂ-ರ – ಮ-್-ು ವ-ಕ-ರ (-ು-ೂ-) --------------------------- ಸುಂದರ – ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಾರ (ಕುರೂಪ) 0
S--d-r- – ---t- vik-r- --urū--) S______ – m____ v_____ (_______ S-n-a-a – m-t-u v-k-r- (-u-ū-a- ------------------------------- Sundara – mattu vikāra (kurūpa)
The butterfly is beautiful. ಚಿಟ----ಸ--ದ--ಾ--ದ-. ಚಿ__ ಸುಂ______ ಚ-ಟ-ಟ- ಸ-ಂ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ------------------- ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
ci-ṭ- -un-a--vā----. c____ s_____________ c-ṭ-e s-n-a-a-ā-i-e- -------------------- ciṭṭe sundaravāgide.
The spider is ugly. ಜ-ಡ ವ---ರವ-ಗಿದ-. ಜೇ_ ವಿ______ ಜ-ಡ ವ-ಕ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ---------------- ಜೇಡ ವಿಕಾರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
J-ḍ- v-kā-a-ā-id-. J___ v____________ J-ḍ- v-k-r-v-g-d-. ------------------ Jēḍa vikāravāgide.
fat and thin ದಪ್- ----ು---್ಣ. ದ__ ಮ__ ಸ___ ದ-್- ಮ-್-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------- ದಪ್ಪ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
D--p- m---u saṇṇ-. D____ m____ s_____ D-p-a m-t-u s-ṇ-a- ------------------ Dappa mattu saṇṇa.
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ನೂ-ು --ಲ----ಕ-------- -ಪ್-. ನೂ_ ಕಿ_ ತೂ__ ಹೆಂ__ ದ___ ನ-ರ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಹ-ಂ-ಸ- ದ-್-. --------------------------- ನೂರು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಹೆಂಗಸು ದಪ್ಪ. 0
Nūr- ---o--ūk-da heṅga----a-p-. 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. ಐ----- ಕಿ-ೊ -ೂಕದ-ಗಂಡಸು ----. ಐ___ ಕಿ_ ತೂ__ ಗಂ__ ಸ___ ಐ-ತ-ತ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಗ-ಡ-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------------------- ಐವತ್ತು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಗಂಡಸು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
Ai-attu-k-lo --k--a g-ṇḍas--s----. 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 ದ--ಾರಿ ಮ-್ತ--ಅಗ--. ದು__ ಮ__ ಅ___ ದ-ಬ-ರ- ಮ-್-ು ಅ-್-. ------------------ ದುಬಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
Dub-ri--at-- agga. D_____ m____ a____ D-b-r- m-t-u a-g-. ------------------ Dubāri mattu agga.
The car is expensive. ಈ-ಕ-ರ- -ುಬಾರ-. ಈ ಕಾ_ ದು___ ಈ ಕ-ರ- ದ-ಬ-ರ-. -------------- ಈ ಕಾರ್ ದುಬಾರಿ. 0
Ī kār-dubār-. Ī k__ d______ Ī k-r d-b-r-. ------------- Ī kār dubāri.
The newspaper is cheap. ಈ ---ಪ--ರಿಕ---ಗ--. ಈ ದಿ_____ ಅ___ ಈ ದ-ನ-ತ-ರ-ಕ- ಅ-್-. ------------------ ಈ ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
Ī-d-nap--rike-a-ga. Ī d__________ a____ Ī d-n-p-t-i-e a-g-. ------------------- Ī dinapatrike agga.

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