verb (imperative)
kṣamisi
"sorry / excuse me"
"sorry / excuse me" in spoken Kannada is kṣamisi. It's a verb (imperative) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 4: The Weather is Nice Today of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note polite form; from Sanskrit kṣamā (forgiveness)
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. kṣamisi is used in Lesson 4 (The Weather is Nice Today, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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