1. "Congratulations" (ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು)
We use this for milestones and important achievements and events like passing an exam, getting a new job, having a baby, getting married and so on. (ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಾಗು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು, ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತೀರ್ಣರಾಗಲು, ಹೊಸ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡರೆ, ವಿವಾಹವಾಗುತ್ತಿದರೆ ಇದನ್ನು ಬಳಸಬಹುದು.
E. g. "Congratulations, Tom. I hear you got promoted to Head of Sales. "
2. "Good for you" ("ನಿನಗೆ ಒಳಿತಾಗಿದೆ")
This is used informally and it is especially used when you approve of what someone has done. (ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಪದ)
E. g. "I hear you told the client you would only start work on the project when the first payment was paid and not before. Good for you. Our clients need to be reminded that we’re not a charity. "
3. "Good/Excellent idea" ("ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ/ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಟ ಉಪಾಯ")
E. g. "Excellent idea. Where's the menu?"
4. "You're a genius" ("ನೀನೋರ್ವ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಾಲಿ")
E. g. "You’re a genius. I don't know what I'd do without you!"
5. "Let's hear it for". . . /"Hats off to. . . " (". . . ಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆ / . . . . . . ಶ್ಲಾಘನೀಯ")
These expressions are often used when you want to inform others that someone deserves praise. (ಯಾರಿಗಾದರು ಎಲ್ಲರ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ನೀಡಲು)
E. g. "Let's hear it for Jeff who singlehandedly sealed the most lucrative deal for us today. "
6. "Bravo!" ("ಶಹಭಾಸ್!")
From the Italian word and now used extensively in most languages. You often hear it in theatres when the audience praises the actors. (ಇದೊಂದು ಇಟಾಲಿಯನ್ ಪದ, ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಟರನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಬಹುದು. )
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