noun (neuter)
bele
"price"
"price" in spoken Kannada is bele. It's a noun (neuter) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 5: This, That — Pointing Things Out of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note ends in -e; common in shop talk — 'idara bele eshtu?' = what's its price?
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. bele is used in Lesson 5 (This, That — Pointing Things Out, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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