Learn to speak kannada language

Phase 1: Foundation and Survival Vocabulary

• Week 1: Greetings and Introductions. Say hello, use basic pleasantries, and talk about your profession and background. Assignment: record a 1-minute self-introduction in Kannada.
• Week 2: Numbers, Time and Days. Count from 1 to 100, ask and tell the time, and use the days of the week. Assignment: make a daily schedule using Kannada words.

Phase 2: Daily Life and Practical Situations

• Week 3: Service Providers. Give directions to cab and auto drivers and give simple instructions to domestic help. Assignment: an interactive route-direction exercise.
• Week 4: Shopping and Bargaining. Learn market vocabulary, ask prices, and bargain. Assignment: write a grocery list in Kannada and role-play a vegetable market.
• Week 5: Giving and Taking. Learn location words and phrases for transactions. Assessment: a 5-minute storefront role-play covering Phases 1 and 2.

Phase 3: Sentence Formation and Grammar

• Week 6: Action Verbs and Tenses. Use common verbs in present, past and future. Assignment: write a 3-sentence summary of yesterday in the past tense.
• Week 7: Question Framing. Ask open and closed questions using why, who, where and what. Assignment: write 10 questions for asking directions in Bengaluru.
• Week 8: Respectful vs. Casual Speech. Change verbs and endings to suit formal or informal situations. Assessment: a written quiz converting casual sentences to respectful ones.

Phase 4: Conversational Fluency and Role-Play

• Week 9: Workplace and Social Settings. Practise office small talk and conversations with neighbors and apartment security. Assignment: write a role-play script about a package delivery.
• Weeks 10-11: Listening Speed and Comprehension. Understand fast, casual native speech and common contractions. Assignment: listen to a native-speaker clip and answer 5 comprehension questions.
• Week 12: Hesitation Removal and Graduation. Practise intensive conversation and stop translating in your head. Final assessment: a 10-minute unscripted conversation with a native speaker.