ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Odia through English
Start with be here and say how you are. This course is for learners building a foundation in Odia with explanations in English.
- Instruction
- English
- Target language
- Odia
- Written structure
- 25 numbered lessons
- Level
- Foundations; no certified CEFR level
Listen to short teaching recordings, pause to construct a sentence, then hear the explanation. Written lessons provide a broader recap. Audio is prepared when available and reused; further lessons may need preparation. Text feedback does not assess pronunciation.
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Odia · opening recording · AI-generated voice
Read the sample transcript
Let's start with three important words in Odia: ମୁଁ means I, ଏଠାରେ means here, and ଅଛି is the verb am. When you put these together, you get: ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ଅଛି — I am here. Listen and repeat: ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ଅଛି.
This is an opening excerpt. Full lessons add untimed questions and explanations. Teaching and pronunciation await fluent-speaker review.
Course outline
- Be here and say how you are
- Identify people and objects
- Ask who, what, and where
- Two different kinds of not
- Read, eat, and drink as routines
- Questions and negative habits
- Familiar people and speaker groups
- Actions unfolding now
- Owners and names
- Have something with you
- Count and identify objects
- In, on, under, and beside
- Destinations and sources
- Give, receive, and make requests
- Objects and people affected by an action
- Describe and compare
- Days, clock times, and duration
- A finished event in the past
- Results and unfinished tasks
- Future plans and questions
- Ability and desired actions
- Needs and things you like
- Connect a reason and an action sequence
- A purchase and a request for clarification
- Tell a connected personal story