noun (masculine)
hosaba
"newcomer (masc.)"
"newcomer (masc.)" in spoken Kannada is hosaba. It's a noun (masculine) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 3: How do you like Bengaluru? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note from hosa (new); feminine hosabaḷu, plural hosabaru; gender-marked like Hindi naya/nayi
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. hosaba is used in Lesson 3 (How do you like Bengaluru?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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