noun
rūpāyi
"rupee"
"rupee" in spoken Kannada is rūpāyi. It's a noun 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 Same across Indian languages; eṣṭu rūpāyi = 'how many rupees'.
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. rūpāyi 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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