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Most Common Konkani Words
कोंकणी
Essential Konkani vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| घर | house | GHAR |
| उदक | water | U-dak |
| दादलो | man | DAD-lo |
| बायल | woman | BA-yal |
| भुरगो | child | BHUR-go |
| इष्ट | friend | ISHT |
| वेळ | time | VEL |
| दीस | day | DEES |
| जीण | life | JEEN |
| संसार | world | SAN-sar |
| देश | country | DESH |
| शार | city | SHAR |
| काम | work | KAAM |
| पयसो | money | pa-YA-so |
| जेवण | food | JE-van |
| कुटुंब | family | ku-TUMB |
| गाडी | car | GA-dee |
| पुस्तक | book | PUS-tak |
| शाळा | school | SHA-la |
| रस्तो | street / road | RAS-to |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| आसप | to be | AA-sap |
| आसा | to have | AA-sa |
| करप | to do | KA-rap |
| वचप | to go | VA-chap |
| येवप | to come | YE-vap |
| सांगप | to say / tell | SANG-ap |
| पळोवप | to see / look | pa-LO-vap |
| जाणप | to know | JAN-ap |
| जेवप | to eat | JE-vap |
| पियेवप | to drink | pi-YE-vap |
| निदप | to sleep | NI-dap |
| काम करप | to work | KAAM KA-rap |
| चिंतप | to think | CHIN-tap |
| मोगाळप | to love | mo-GA-lap |
| घेवप | to take | GHE-vap |
| दिवप | to give | DI-vap |
| समजप | to understand | sa-MAJ-ap |
| वाचप | to read | VA-chap |
| बरोवप | to write | ba-RO-vap |
| उलोवप | to speak | u-LO-vap |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| व्हड | big | VHAD |
| ल्हान | small | LHAN |
| बरो | good | BA-ro |
| वायट | bad | VAY-at |
| सुंदर | beautiful | SUN-dar |
| नवो | new | NA-vo |
| जुनो | old | JU-no |
| तरणो | young | TAR-no |
| सुखी | happy | su-KHEE |
| दुखी | sad | du-KHEE |
| बळिष्ट | strong | ba-LISHT |
| वेगिळो | fast | ve-GI-lo |
| निधान | slow | ni-DHAAN |
| उश्यो | hot | USH-yo |
| थंड | cold | THAND |
| सोंपो | easy | SOM-po |
| कठीण | difficult | ka-THEEN |
| म्हत्वाचो | important | mha-TVA-cho |
| धवो | white | DHA-vo |
| काळो | black | KA-lo |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| खूब | very | KHOOB |
| पूण | also / but | POON |
| सदांच | always | sa-DANCH |
| कदींच ना | never | ka-DINCH NA |
| चड वेळा | often | CHAD VE-la |
| आतां | now | AA-tan |
| आनीक | again / also | AA-neek |
| कदाचित | maybe | ka-DA-chit |
| बरें | well | ba-REM |
| भायर | outside / there | BHA-yar |
| हांगा | here | HAN-ga |
| थंय | there | THANY |
| एकठांय | together | ek-THANY |
| फकत | only | FA-kat |
| खरेंच | really | KHA-rench |
| चड | a lot / more | CHAD |
| थोडें | a little | THO-dem |
| आदीं | before | AA-din |
| उपरांत | after / later | u-pa-RANT |
| हाडो | still / yet | HA-do |