adjective / fraction
ardha
"half"
"half" in spoken Kannada is ardha. It's a adjective / fraction that you'll first encounter in Lesson 16: At the Market — Numbers and Prices of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Sanskrit-origin, cognate with Hindi aadhaa; ardha kilo = half kilo
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ardha is used in Lesson 16 (At the Market — Numbers and Prices, CEFR B1), a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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