He - అతడు (athadu) She - ఆమె (aame) Boy - అబ్బయి (abbayi) Girl - అమ్మయి (ammayi) House - ఇల్లు (illu) Water - నీరు/నీళ్ళు (neeru / neelu) Food - తిండి/కూడు/అన్నం (tindi / koodu / annam)
Go - వెళ్ళు (vellu) Talk - మాట్లాడు (maatlaadu) Know - తెలుసు (telusu) Give / Respond - ఇవ్వు (ivvu) Take - తీసుకో (teesuko) Eat - తినడానికి (tinadaniki) Drink - పానీయం (paniyam)
Where - ఎక్కడ (ekkada) Why - ఎందుకు (enduku) What - ఏంటి (enti) How - ఎలా (ela) When - ఎప్పుడు (eppudu) Which - ఏది (idi)
Hello - నమస్కారం (namaskārām) How are you? - మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు ? (meeru aelaa unnaaru?) My name is… - నా పేరు . . . (naa paeru . . . ) Goodbye - వెళ్ళొస్తాను (vellostaanu) I don’t understand - నాకు అర్ధం కాలేదు (naaku ardhaṅ kaalaedhu) Do you speak English? - మీరు(నువ్వు) ఆంగ్లం(ఆంగ్ల భాష) మాట్లాడగలరా(వా)? (meeru (nuvvu) aanglam (aangla bhasha) matladagalara(va)?) Thank you - ధన్యవాదములు (dhanyavaadhamulu)
The individual vowels (అచ్చులు - acchulu) are: అ ఆ ఇ ఈ ఉ ఊ ఋ ౠ ఎ ఏ ఐ ఒ ఓ ఔ అం అః , pronounced respectively as a, aa, i (as in pit), ii (as in meet), u (as it put), uu (as in root), ru ( as in prude), ruu (as in crude), e (as in peck), ae (as in cake), ai (as in my), o (as in show), O (as in row), ou (as in cow), am (as in mum) and aha. The individual consonants (హల్లులు - hallulu) are: క, ఖ, గ, ఘ, ఙ -ka, kha, ga, gha; చ, ఛ, జ, ఝ, ఞ- cha, chha, ja, jha, nya; ట ఠ డ ఢ ణ - Ta, Tha, Da, Dha, Na; త థ ద ధ న- tha, thha, da, dhha, na; ప ఫ బ భ మ- pa, pha, ba, bha, ma; య, ర, ల , వ, శ, ష- ya, ra, la, va, Sa, sha; స హ ళ క్ష, ఱ- sa, ha La, ksha, Ra
You can find a listing of these symbols at https://www. omniglot. com/writing/telugu. htm.
Grab some Telugu-language books and copy the script you see in them. Eventually, test yourself by translating texts from Latin script to Telugu script.
నామవాచకం - Noun (naamavaachakam) సర్వనామం - Pronoun (sarvanaamam) క్రియ- Verb (kriya) విశేషణం - Adjective (visaeshanam) అవ్యయం - Adverb (avyayam)
Examples of prepositions: He came with his small dog - తన చిన్న కుక్క వచ్చిన - (Tana cinna kukka vaccina); I eat without a knife - నేను కత్తి లేకుండా తినడానికి - (Nēnu katti lēkuṇḍā tinaḍāniki) Examples of negation (compare the following): I understand you - నేను మీరు అర్థం - (Nēnu mīru arthaṁ); I don’t understand you - నేను మీరు అర్ధం కాదు - (Nēnu mīru ardhaṁ kādu) Examples of questions: What is your name? - మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? - (Mī pēru ēmiṭi?); How much is this? - ఈ ఎంత ఉంది? - (Ī enta undi?)
For instance, say you’re taking a trip to Andhra Pradesh in 3 months and want to manage basic communication in Telugu. In this case, focus on learning the most common conversational words and phrases.
This 90-day plan may not be ideal in every situation, depending on your specific goals for learning Telugu. However, it is a broadly-useful way to learn the basics of a language in a fairly short amount of time.
While they may seem old-fashioned, flash cards are a tried-and-true way to pick up words in a new language.
There are numerous Telugu language-learning programs available online. Explore several options and choose one that suits your goals for learning the language. Hiring a Telugu tutor may be a pricier option, and it may be hard to find a Telugu tutor where you live. However, some people learn more quickly through one-on-one interaction.
Eventually, you might want to give yourself a greater test by switching your phone over to Telugu.
If you have friends who speak Telugu, ask them to carry on a conversation while you follow along–and even join in. Alternatively, watch online videos in Telugu and turn the subtitles off when you’re ready to test yourself.
If you mangle your words or ask a nonsensical question, laugh it off and try again. Most Telugu speakers, like native speakers of languages around the world, are happy when non-natives try to speak their language. Instead of being insulted that you messed up, they’ll likely be eager to help you out.
