verbal phrase
hēgiddīrā
"how are you (formal)"
"how are you (formal)" in spoken Kannada is hēgiddīrā. It's a verbal phrase that you'll first encounter in Lesson 2: Where are you from? — Getting acquainted of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note hēge (how) + iddīri (you-formal are) + -ā (question); casual: hēgiddīyā
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. hēgiddīrā is used in Lesson 2 (Where are you from? — Getting acquainted, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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