Daily check-in in Kannada for your parents (ಕನ್ನಡ)

A daily WhatsApp check-in and follow-up phone call in Kannada for your parents in India. See the exact messages they receive, and the replies they can give.

Bengaluru exports engineers as readily as it employs them. Parents in Jayanagar, Malleshwaram, Mysuru and Dharwad have children in the Bay Area, Seattle, Sydney and Munich.

A check-in in Kannada, not Hindi or English, is what these parents answer without hesitation.

What your parent sees, in Kannada

These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Kannada.

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಶಾರದಾ 🙏 ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ WhatsApp ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ತಿಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕಿರಣ್ ಅವರು Athnova Care ಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಿಮಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯೇ?Namaste Sharada 🙏 Kiran has asked Athnova Care to check on your health on WhatsApp every day and share updates with your family. Do you agree?

ಹೌದು, ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ (Yes, I agree)ಬೇಡ (No)

ಹೌದು, ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ

ಶುಭೋದಯ ಶಾರದಾ 🙏 ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆಯ ಮಾತ್ರೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರಾ?Good morning Sharada 🙏 Did you take your morning medicines today?

ಹೌದು, ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡೆ (Yes, taken)ಇನ್ನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ (Not yet)ನನಗೆ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ (Please call me)

ಹೌದು, ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡೆ

ತುಂಬಾ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು ಶಾರದಾ 👍 ನಿಮ್ಮ ದಿನ ಶುಭವಾಗಲಿ.Very good Sharada 👍 Have a nice day.

If they do not answer

About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder, and then a phone call in Kannada. If the calls are not answered, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose.

ಶಾರದಾ, ಕ್ಷೇಮ ವಿಚಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಇಂದು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ?Namaste Sharada, just checking in. Are you doing OK today?

ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ (I'm fine)ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸರಿಯಿಲ್ಲ (Not feeling well)

Once a week

ನಿಮ್ಮ ವಾರ, ಶಾರದಾ: 7 ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 6 ದಿನ ಮಾತ್ರೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರಿ. ಕಿರಣ್ ಅವರು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೋಡಬಹುದು. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು 🙏Your week, Sharada: medicines taken on 6 of 7 days. Kiran can see your updates. Thank you 🙏

Replies in their own words

Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:

Your parent types	Understood as
tagondidini	I have taken them
houdu, tagonde	yes, taken
innu illa	not yet
husharilla	I am not well
phone maadi	please call

Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call 112.

Where Kannada is spoken

Kannada is spoken in Karnataka — Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Belagavi.

Emergency guides for cities where Kannada is common: Bengaluru · Mysuru · Mangaluru · Hubballi–Dharwad · Belagavi

Families abroad

Kannada families abroad are found mainly in the US, Australia, the UK, Germany, Canada and the Gulf.

Questions families ask

Can my parent reply in Kannada?

Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Kannada, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Kannada, including replies mixed with English, are understood.

Is the phone call also in Kannada?

Yes. If the WhatsApp message is not answered, the reminder and the phone call are in Kannada.

Can each parent have a different language?

Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.

Which language does the family app use?

English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.

All ten languages

Hindi · हिन्दी Tamil · தமிழ்Telugu · తెలుగు Gujarati · ગુજરાતી Marathi · मराठी Bengali · বাংলা Malayalam · മലയാളം Punjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English · English

Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.