Casual and colloquial Kannada expressions used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Kannada word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- ಏನ್ ಮಾರಾಯ (en maaraaya)
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Hey man, casual friendly address common in coastal Karnataka- ಲೇ (le)
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Hey, a casual attention-getter used among peers- ಏನ್ ಗುರು (en guru)
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What's up buddy, casual Bangalore slang greeting- ಸೂಪರ್ (super)
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Cool, awesome- ಬಿಂದಾಸ್ (bindaas)
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Carefree, chill, without worry- ಫುಲ್ ಆಗಿ (full aagi)
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Totally, completely, an informal intensifier- ಗುರು (guru)
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Dude, buddy, an informal address to a male friend- ಮಗನೇ (magane)
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Dude!, man!, a vocative call used between close male friends- ಏನ್ ಸಮಾಚಾರ (en samaachaara)
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What's up, what's the news, casual- ಟೈಮ್ ಪಾಸ್ (time pass)
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Killing time, doing something just for fun with no real purpose- ಫುಲ್ ಟೆನ್ಶನ್ (full tension)
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Very stressed out, worried- ಜಸ್ಟ್ (just)
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Just, simply, a common filler word in casual speech- ಲೊಚ್ಚ (loccha)
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A cheat, a swindler, someone untrustworthy- ಪಿರ್ ಪಿರ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಡ (pir pir maadabeda)
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Don't nag, stop complaining repeatedly- ಫಟಾಫಟ್ (fataaphat)
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