noun (feminine)
nidde
"sleep"
"sleep" in spoken Kannada is nidde. It's a noun (feminine) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 18: Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note nidde bartu = sleep came (i.e. fell asleep); cognate with Hindi nīnd
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. nidde is used in Lesson 18 (Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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