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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-ಡದು ಮ-್-- -ಿಕ---ು. ದೊ___ ಮ__ ಚಿ____ ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು ಮ-್-ು ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ---------------------- ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
do-ḍa – c----. d____ – c_____ d-ḍ-a – c-k-a- -------------- doḍḍa – cikka.
The elephant is big. ಆ-- ದ-ಡ--ದ-. ಆ_ ದೊ____ ಆ-ೆ ದ-ಡ-ಡ-ು- ------------ ಆನೆ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. 0
doḍḍ------kka. d____ – c_____ d-ḍ-a – c-k-a- -------------- doḍḍa – cikka.
The mouse is small. ಇ-ಿ-ಚ-ಕ್ಕ--. ಇ_ ಚಿ____ ಇ-ಿ ಚ-ಕ-ಕ-ು- ------------ ಇಲಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕದು. 0
D-ḍḍ--- m-t-u-c---adu. D______ m____ c_______ D-ḍ-a-u m-t-u c-k-a-u- ---------------------- Doḍḍadu mattu cikkadu.
dark and bright ಕ-್ತಲೆ---್ತು ಬ---ು. ಕ___ ಮ__ ಬೆ___ ಕ-್-ಲ- ಮ-್-ು ಬ-ಳ-ು- ------------------- ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಕು. 0
D-ḍḍ-d- ma--- c-k-a-u. D______ m____ c_______ D-ḍ-a-u m-t-u c-k-a-u- ---------------------- Doḍḍadu mattu cikkadu.
The night is dark. ರ-ತ್ರ- -ತ------ಗ-ರ--್ತ-ೆ ರಾ__ ಕ_________ ರ-ತ-ರ- ಕ-್-ಲ-ಯ-ಗ-ರ-ತ-ತ-ೆ ------------------------ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ 0
Do---du -attu --kk-du. D______ m____ c_______ D-ḍ-a-u m-t-u c-k-a-u- ---------------------- Doḍḍadu mattu cikkadu.
The day is bright. ಬ-----ೆ -ೆ--ಾಗಿ-ು-್--ೆ. ಬೆ___ ಬೆ________ ಬ-ಳ-್-ೆ ಬ-ಳ-ಾ-ಿ-ು-್-ದ-. ----------------------- ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. 0
Ā-- ---ḍ-du. Ā__ d_______ Ā-e d-ḍ-a-u- ------------ Āne doḍḍadu.
old and young ಹಿ--ಯ ----ರ-- -ಎಳ--) ಹಿ__ - ಕಿ__ (____ ಹ-ರ-ಯ - ಕ-ರ-ಯ (-ಳ-ಯ- -------------------- ಹಿರಿಯ - ಕಿರಿಯ (ಎಳೆಯ) 0
Ān---oḍ-a--. Ā__ d_______ Ā-e d-ḍ-a-u- ------------ Āne doḍḍadu.
Our grandfather is very old. ನ--ಮ----ನ-ರ-ಗ--ಈ----ಂ-ಾ-ವಯಸ---ಗಿ-ೆ. ನ__ ತಾ_____ ಈ_ ತುಂ_ ವ______ ನ-್- ತ-ತ-ವ-ಿ-ೆ ಈ- ತ-ಂ-ಾ ವ-ಸ-ಸ-ಗ-ದ-. ----------------------------------- ನಮ್ಮ ತಾತನವರಿಗೆ ಈಗ ತುಂಬಾ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿದೆ. 0
Āne -o----u. Ā__ d_______ Ā-e d-ḍ-a-u- ------------ Āne doḍḍadu.
70 years ago he was still young. ಎ-್ಪ-್-- ವರ್-ಗ- ಮು-ಚೆ --ರು ಕ----ರ--ಿದ್ದರು. ಎ____ ವ____ ಮುಂ_ ಅ__ ಕಿ________ ಎ-್-ತ-ತ- ವ-್-ಗ- ಮ-ಂ-ೆ ಅ-ರ- ಕ-ರ-ಯ-ಾ-ಿ-್-ರ-. ------------------------------------------ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಮುಂಚೆ ಅವರು ಕಿರಿಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. 0
Ili -i---d-. I__ c_______ I-i c-k-a-u- ------------ Ili cikkadu.
beautiful and ugly ಸು-ದ----ಮ-್ತ--ವಿಕಾ- --ು-ೂ-) ಸುಂ__ – ಮ__ ವಿ__ (____ ಸ-ಂ-ರ – ಮ-್-ು ವ-ಕ-ರ (-ು-ೂ-) --------------------------- ಸುಂದರ – ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಾರ (ಕುರೂಪ) 0
Ili c-k---u. I__ c_______ I-i c-k-a-u- ------------ Ili cikkadu.
The butterfly is beautiful. ಚಿಟ-ಟ- --ಂದರ--ಗಿ--. ಚಿ__ ಸುಂ______ ಚ-ಟ-ಟ- ಸ-ಂ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ------------------- ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
Ili ci-kadu. I__ c_______ I-i c-k-a-u- ------------ Ili cikkadu.
The spider is ugly. ಜೇಡ-ವ--ಾ--ಾ----. ಜೇ_ ವಿ______ ಜ-ಡ ವ-ಕ-ರ-ಾ-ಿ-ೆ- ---------------- ಜೇಡ ವಿಕಾರವಾಗಿದೆ. 0
Kattale m-t-u-be-aku. K______ m____ b______ K-t-a-e m-t-u b-ḷ-k-. --------------------- Kattale mattu beḷaku.
fat and thin ದಪ-- ಮತ್----ಣ್-. ದ__ ಮ__ ಸ___ ದ-್- ಮ-್-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------- ದಪ್ಪ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
K--t--- -att--b-ḷa-u. K______ m____ b______ K-t-a-e m-t-u b-ḷ-k-. --------------------- Kattale mattu beḷaku.
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ನ--- -ಿ-- ತ--- ಹ-ಂ-ಸು -ಪ--. ನೂ_ ಕಿ_ ತೂ__ ಹೆಂ__ ದ___ ನ-ರ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಹ-ಂ-ಸ- ದ-್-. --------------------------- ನೂರು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಹೆಂಗಸು ದಪ್ಪ. 0
K--t-le -a--u-b--a-u. K______ m____ b______ K-t-a-e m-t-u b-ḷ-k-. --------------------- Kattale mattu beḷaku.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ಐವ---ು-ಕಿ-ೊ-ತ-ಕದ-ಗ-ಡ-- ಸ-್-. ಐ___ ಕಿ_ ತೂ__ ಗಂ__ ಸ___ ಐ-ತ-ತ- ಕ-ಲ- ತ-ಕ- ಗ-ಡ-ು ಸ-್-. ---------------------------- ಐವತ್ತು ಕಿಲೊ ತೂಕದ ಗಂಡಸು ಸಣ್ಣ. 0
R--ri---t---eyāgir--ta-e R____ k_________________ R-t-i k-t-a-e-ā-i-u-t-d- ------------------------ Rātri kattaleyāgiruttade
expensive and cheap ದುಬಾರ- --್ತು-----. ದು__ ಮ__ ಅ___ ದ-ಬ-ರ- ಮ-್-ು ಅ-್-. ------------------ ದುಬಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
Rā-r- katta--y--i-uttade R____ k_________________ R-t-i k-t-a-e-ā-i-u-t-d- ------------------------ Rātri kattaleyāgiruttade
The car is expensive. ಈ ಕ-ರ- -ು--ರ-. ಈ ಕಾ_ ದು___ ಈ ಕ-ರ- ದ-ಬ-ರ-. -------------- ಈ ಕಾರ್ ದುಬಾರಿ. 0
Rā-ri-ka--ale-ā----tt--e R____ k_________________ R-t-i k-t-a-e-ā-i-u-t-d- ------------------------ Rātri kattaleyāgiruttade
The newspaper is cheap. ಈ ----ತ---ಕ- ಅಗ--. ಈ ದಿ_____ ಅ___ ಈ ದ-ನ-ತ-ರ-ಕ- ಅ-್-. ------------------ ಈ ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಅಗ್ಗ. 0
be--g------ak----ut--de. b______ b_______________ b-ḷ-g-e b-ḷ-k-g-r-t-a-e- ------------------------ beḷagge beḷakāgiruttade.

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