Audio: Machine-generated Kannada (edge-tts · kn-IN-SapnaNeural).
Helpful for rhythm and recognition — may not perfectly match native Bengaluru pronunciation.
Prefer what you hear from neighbours when the two differ.
Today’s win
Run a full counter loop:
Namaskara → … kodri / beku → … eshtu? → Bill kodri → Dhanyavadagalu
with tea/coffee and one food item.
Spaced review:
Idhu eshtu? · ondu…hattu · balakke / yedakke / eduru · elli ide? · Swalpa kammi maadi · Beda
01 Why this matters
Darshinis and filter-coffee counters are daily Bengaluru. You already have prices (L3) and politeness (L1).
This lesson glues them into ordering — the most repeated public script after auto talk.
02 One grammar lever: beku / beda + polite kodri
Pattern
beku = want / need (≈ chahiye)beda = don’t want (you know from L3)kodri = please give (polite; ≈ dijiye)[item] [number] kodri or [item] beku
Examples: Coffee ondu kodri · Idli eradu beku · Bill kodri .
03 High-frequency items (recognition + production)
English item names are normal at counters. Still learn neeru (water) and oota (meal/food).
04 Phrase cards
Coffee ondu kodri
One coffee, please
≈ Ek coffee dijiye
ondu = one (L3). Swap: tea, filter coffee, water.
Idli eradu beku
I want two idlis
≈ Mujhe do idli chahiye
beku is direct and common at counters — not rude in this context.
Masala dosa ondu kodri
One masala dosa, please
≈ Ek masala dosa dijiye
Food name stays English/Kannada hybrid — that’s authentic.
Neeru kodri
Water, please
≈ Paani dijiye
neeru = water. Also hear: “water bottle”.
Swalpa less sweet · Strong maadi
A little less sweet · Make it strong
≈ Thodi kam meethi · Strong banana
Coffee/tea tweaks. Reuses swalpa (L3). Mix of EN + KN is normal.
Parcel maadi · Iggade
Pack it / parcel · Here (for here)
≈ Parcel kar do · Yahi pe
Parcel maadi = pack. Iggade ≈ here (for sitting/eating here). You’ll also hear plain “parcel” / “here only”.
Bill kodri · Eshtu aytu?
Bill please · How much did it come to?
≈ Bill dijiye · Kitna hua?
Combines L3 eshtu with bill close. aytu you saw in jaasti aytu .
Innu eradu nimisha · Gottu
Two more minutes · Okay/understood
≈ Do minute aur · Theek
Optional wait language. innu ≈ more/still. Gottu ≈ okay (related to gothaytu).
05 Mini vocab bank
Kannada English Hindi bridge
cha / coffee
tea / coffee chai / coffee parcel maadi
pack it parcel karo iggade
here (for here) yahin bill kodri
bill please bill dijiye eshtu aytu?
how much is it? kitna hua? innu
more / still aur / abhi bhi
06 Model dialogue — darshini counter
You Namaskara. Filter coffee ondu kodri. Idli eradu beku.
Hello. One filter coffee please. Two idlis.
Counter Iggade na? Parcel na?
Here or parcel?
You Iggade. Neeru kodri.
Here. Water please.
Counter Sari… Coffee ready.
Okay… coffee ready.
You Bill kodri. Eshtu aytu?
Bill please. How much?
Counter Aivattu rupayi.
Fifty rupees.
You Sari. Dhanyavadagalu.
Okay. Thank you.
07 Retrieval practice
1. Polite “please give”
hogtidini
kodri
balakke
2. “I want / need”
beku
beda
eduru
3. “One coffee, please”
Coffee elli ide kodri
Coffee ondu kodri
Coffee hattu beda
4. Water
oota
neeru
rupayi
5. “Bill please”
Bill kodri
Bill hogtiddiri
Bill yedakke
6. Pack it / takeaway
Meter haki
Parcel maadi
Olle dinagalu
7. Spaced: number 2 (L3)
aidu
eradu
hattu
08 Production
One filter coffee, please.
Two idlis. Here (not parcel).
Water, please.
Pack the dosa.
Bill please. How much is it?
No need (if offered extra). Thank you.
09 Real-world task
Before next lesson
At any counter: order with … ondu/eradu kodri or … beku .
Close with Bill kodri and listen for the number.
Optional: ask Eshtu aytu? even if the bill is written.
Note one menu word you couldn’t catch — send it here.
10 Primary source
Browse food/drink phrases on
WikiBooks Kannada phrases .
Your best textbook is the next darshini queue.
Ask your teacher
Counter replied too fast? Type the sounds you heard — we’ll map them to words.