KannadaMaadi Sign in
noun pair

ajja ajji

"grandfather and grandmother"

"grandfather and grandmother" in spoken Kannada is ajja ajji. It's a noun pair that you'll first encounter in Lesson 17: Is your sibling older or younger than you? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.

Grammar note also a fixed pair for grandparents

Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation

Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ajja ajji is used in Lesson 17 (Is your sibling older or younger than you?, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.

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