phrase (adverb + copula)
channāgide
"it is nice / good"
"it is nice / good" in spoken Kannada is channāgide. It's a phrase (adverb + copula) 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 channāgi (well) + ide (is); for 'I am good' say channāgiddīni, for people use channāgiddāre
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. channāgide 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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