phrase
ishtu jana
"this many people / so crowded"
"this many people / so crowded" in spoken Kannada is ishtu jana. It's a phrase that you'll first encounter in Lesson 14: I'd Recommend the Masala Dosa of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note ishtu (this much) + jana (people); cf. Tamil ivalavu per
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ishtu jana is used in Lesson 14 (I'd Recommend the Masala Dosa, CEFR A2) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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