noun (English loan)
tips
"tip (gratuity)"
"tip (gratuity)" in spoken Kannada is tips. It's a noun (English loan) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 15: Almost Ordered That — Dinner, Dessert, and the Bill of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Bengaluru usage keeps the -s even for a single tip
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. tips is used in Lesson 15 (Almost Ordered That — Dinner, Dessert, and the Bill, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
Open Lesson 15 →