pronoun
nīnu
"you (informal singular)"
"you (informal singular)" in spoken Kannada is nīnu. It's a pronoun that you'll first encounter in Lesson 1: Hello — First Meeting of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note use only with close friends, children, or juniors; rude with strangers
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. nīnu is used in Lesson 1 (Hello — First Meeting, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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