haḷeya
"old (attributive)" in spoken Kannada is haḷeya. It's a adjective that you'll first encounter in Lesson 10: I Went to Mysuru of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note used before nouns: haḷeya aramane = 'old palace'
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. haḷeya is used in Lesson 10 (I Went to Mysuru, CEFR A2) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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