ನನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆ
Nanage hasivagide
In Kannada, the phrase for "I am hungry" is ನನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆ (Nanage hasivagide).
This phrase is used to express a physical need for food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "To me, hunger has happened" or "Hunger has become to me".
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to express that you are currently in the process of becoming hungry, use nanage hasivaguttide.
How do you pronounce it?
Nanage hasivagide
Did you know?
- The word ಹಸಿವು (hasivu) can be used in various linguistic contexts to describe not just physical hunger, but a deep longing or craving for something intangible.
- In many South Indian contexts, including Kannada-speaking areas, expressing hunger can sometimes be a polite way to signal that it is time to stop a meeting or a conversation and move toward a meal.
- If you want to say you are starving or feeling weak from hunger, you might use a word related to 'fading' or 'pining' instead of the standard word for hunger.
Examples in context
- ಈಗ ನನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆ.īga nanage hasivāgide.I am hungry now.
- ಅಮ್ಮಾ, ನನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆ.ammā, nanage hasivāgide.Mom, I am hungry.
Example conversation
Pranav and Soumya are at home in the afternoon.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಪ್ರಣವ್, ನೀನು ಯಾಕೆ ಬೇಸರವಾಗಿದ್ದೀಯಾ?Pranav, nīnu yāke bēsaravāgiddīyā?Pranav, why are you upset?
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavಸೌಮ್ಯ, ನನಗೆ ಹಸಿವಾಗಿದೆ.Soumya, nanage hasivāgide.Soumya, I am hungry.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಸರಿ, ನಾನು ಈಗಲೇ ಆಹಾರ ತಯಾರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.Sari, nānu īgalē āhāra tayārisuttēne.Okay, I will prepare food right now.
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು, ಸೌಮ್ಯ.dhanyavādagaḷu, Soumya.Thank you, Soumya.
