Bengaluru auto driver offers to teach Kannada with a list of useful phrases: 'Advertise with positivity'
A viral photo from a Bengaluru auto shows a brochure teaching passengers useful Kannada phrases to communicate with drivers. The pamphlet includes common phrases with English translations and QR codes for pronunciation help.
A photo taken inside an auto in Bengaluru has gone viral on social media, sparking numerous replies from users. The viral image depicts a brochure posted inside a Bengaluru vehicle, allowing passengers to learn Kannada phrases while riding.
What did the Bengaluru auto put up to teach Kannada?
very handy pic.twitter.com/RqC6lTpwuq
¡ª Vatsalya (@vatsalyatandon) October 21, 2024
The leaflet, titled "Learn Kannada with Auto Kannadiga," provides a list of essential terms for non-Kannadigas to converse with car drivers, both during and after the journey.
It includes Kannada sentences translated into English, allowing non-Kannada speakers to communicate more effectively in the native language.
In addition, the brochure includes QR codes that lead to video examples for improved pronunciation and learning. It also shows a map of Bengaluru, an automobile, and the Kannada flag.
Vsalya Tandon shared the now-viral picture on X (previously known as Twitter).
It carries the caption, ¡°Very handy.¡± The pamphlet includes useful phrases like ¡°Namasakara sir¡± (Hello, sir), ¡°Elli idira¡± (Where are you?), ¡°Ille nilsi¡± (stop here), ¡°Yeshtu aaythu¡± (How much?), and ¡°UPI idya? Athwa cash aa?¡± (Do you accept UPI or only cash?). The pamphlet also refers to auto drivers as ¡°sir¡±.
How did people on the internet react?
The post has gone popular since being shared on X, with over 2.2 million views, and the figure is constantly growing. Many people flocked to the comments area to express their opinions. Here's what people wrote.
Where's the option for "No sir, I won't pay you 600 for 2 kilometres" ?
¡ª Shantanu (@shanmanack) October 21, 2024
Good way to politely ask people to learn a new language. Many will welcome this and will have a curious approach towards it.
¡ª Shubham Kumar (@shubhamkr077) October 21, 2024
Don't force ?
Promote and make curious ?
Lovely! Positive attitude is everything
¡ª PanMan (@PanManIsHere) October 21, 2024
This seems like a faster, cheaper way to learn Kannada.
¡ª Ajay AJ (@AjayTweets07) October 21, 2024
crazzy, this should be the standard!
¡ª Piyush Singariya (@piyushsingariya) October 21, 2024
Also read: Man shouts at toll plaza employee for speaking in Hindi: 'This is Karnataka, speak Kannada!'
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