noun
roopaayi
"rupee"
"rupee" in spoken Kannada is roopaayi. 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 pan-Indian cognate; used after a number, e.g., 'hattu roopaayi'
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. roopaayi 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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