Days and Months in Kannada
The Kannada names for the days of the week and the months, plus the traditional lunar months and the new year festival Ugadi.
Calendar words are among the first you'll need. Kannada has names for the weekdays, the Gregorian months, and the traditional lunar calendar.
Days of the week
| English | Kannada | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | ಸೋಮವಾರ | sōmavāra |
| Tuesday | ಮಂಗಳವಾರ | maṅgaḷavāra |
| Wednesday | ಬುಧವಾರ | budhavāra |
| Thursday | ಗುರುವಾರ | guruvāra |
| Friday | ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ | śukravāra |
| Saturday | ಶನಿವಾರ | śanivāra |
| Sunday | ಭಾನುವಾರ | bhānuvāra |
ವಾರ (vāra) means "day of the week". The names come from the sun, moon and planets: Monday from the moon (ಸೋಮ), Sunday from the sun (ಭಾನು).
Gregorian months
| English | Kannada |
|---|---|
| January | ಜನವರಿ |
| February | ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ |
| March | ಮಾರ್ಚ್ |
| April | ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ |
| May | ಮೇ |
| June | ಜೂನ್ |
| July | ಜುಲೈ |
| August | ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ |
| September | ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ |
| October | ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ |
| November | ನವೆಂಬರ್ |
| December | ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ |
The traditional months
The Kannada (Hindu lunisolar) calendar has its own months, used for festivals:
ಚೈತ್ರ, ವೈಶಾಖ, ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ, ಆಷಾಢ, ಶ್ರಾವಣ, ಭಾದ್ರಪದ, ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ, ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ, ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ, ಪುಷ್ಯ, ಮಾಘ, ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ
The year begins with ಚೈತ್ರ (Chaitra), around March or April, celebrated as ಯುಗಾದಿ (Ugadi), the Kannada new year.
Useful words
| Kannada | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ಇಂದು | today |
| ನಿನ್ನೆ | yesterday |
| ನಾಳೆ | tomorrow |
| ವಾರ | week, weekday |
| ತಿಂಗಳು | month |
| ವರ್ಷ | year |
| ದಿನ | day |
Useful sentences
- ಇಂದು ಸೋಮವಾರ. — Today is Monday.
- ನಾಳೆ ಭಾನುವಾರ. — Tomorrow is Sunday.
- ನನ್ನ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ ಮಾರ್ಚ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ. — My birthday is in March.
- ಇಂದು ಯಾವ ವಾರ? — Which day is it today?
Tips
- Learn ವಾರ as the word for weekday.
- Learn the weekday names as a set.
- Use the dictionary to check spellings.
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