Read, listen and follow along in Kannada. Start with the alphabet and simple grammar, or choose a story with audio, English translations and useful vocabulary.
Browse the Kannada stories category →Reading guides
- Read Kannada From Zero: Every Letter, Sound & Rule — Learn letters, vowel signs and joined forms, then practise reading words and sentences.
- ಕನ್ನಡ ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆ — Kannada Varnamale — Find vowels, consonants, simple pronunciation hints and vowel signs in one quick reference.
Grammar
- Your First Kannada Sentences: Pronouns, Questions and Word Order
- Kannada Nouns: Plurals, Possession and Location
Kannada stories
Press play to hear the Kannada story and follow the words as they light up. Click a word to replay that part. You can also switch to English letters for reading help, then explore the sentence-by-sentence English translation and vocabulary.
- ಕೆಂಪು ರೈನ್ಕೋಟ್ — The Red Raincoat
- ಕಾಗೆ ಬಳಗವ ಕರೆಯಿತು — The Crow Called Its Friends
- ಮೀನು ಕೇಳಿದ ವಾರ್ತೆ — The News the Fish Heard
- ಮೊಲ ಮತ್ತು ಆಮೆ — The Hare and the Tortoise
- ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಬಂದ ತರಕಾರಿಗಳು — The Vegetables Go to School
- ಕಾಳಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಸರು — A Name on the Grain