kāfi
"coffee" in spoken Kannada is kāfi. It's a noun that you'll first encounter in Lesson 3: How do you like Bengaluru? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note English loan; in Bengaluru context usually means filter coffee
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. kāfi is used in Lesson 3 (How do you like Bengaluru?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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