Getting around in Kannada
Chapter 2: Auto! · Bengaluru, Lalbagh Glass House
Learn getting around in spoken Kannada: stop an auto, name where you are going, and agree a fare. 6 short lessons in English letters.
Start this chapterHow the language works
- Where to, and how · Grammar Know why spoken Kannada sounds different, and how to say "to" and "please".
Words and phrases
- Flagging an auto · Words Stop an auto, name where you are going, and agree a fare.
- Left, right, stop · Words Steer the driver turn by turn and stop exactly where you want.
- Distance and paying · Words Ask how far it is, and pay without a standoff over change.
Real conversations
- Directing the driver · Sentences Build every instruction you need for a ride, start to finish.
- Manju to Majestic · Scene Get from the street corner to Majestic without paying double.