patra
"letter" in spoken Kannada is patra. It's a noun (neuter) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 13: Did You Bring Me Something? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Sanskrit loan, same root as Hindi patra
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. patra is used in Lesson 13 (Did You Bring Me Something?, CEFR A2) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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