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phrase (imperative)

bega baa

"hurry up / come quickly"

"hurry up / come quickly" in spoken Kannada is bega baa. It's a phrase (imperative) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 18: Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.

Grammar note bega = quickly + baa = come (informal imperative of baru)

Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation

Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. bega baa is used in Lesson 18 (Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.

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