Useful Telugu words (as spoken in Hyderabad & Andhra Pradesh)
Telugu is the native language of Andhra Pradesh, a southern state of India.
Telugu Word,..........,English Equivalent,..........,Hindi Equivalent,..........,Usage,.. ........,Translation
Nuvvu,..........,You,......... .,Tum,..........,Nuvvu vastunnava?,..........,Are you coming?
Meeru,..........,You (With respect),..........,Aap,...... ....,Meeru vastunnara?,..........,Are you coming?
Manamu,..........,We,......... .,Hum,..........,Manamu Bharateeyulam,..........,We are Indians
Eppudu,..........,When,....... ...,Kab,..........,OSO Screening eppudu?,..........,When is the screening of OSO?
Ippudu,..........,Now,........ ..,Ab / Abhi,..........,Nenu ippudu office ki vellali,..........,I’ve to go to office now
Malli,..........,Again,....... ...,,..........,Malli call cheyyandi,..........,Call again
Enta (T to be pronounced as ‘TH’),..........,How much,..........,Kitna,........ ..,,..........,
Emiti / Enti,..........,What,......... .,Kya,..........,Nee peru emiti/enti,..........,What's your name?
Enduku,..........,Why,........ ..,Kyon,..........,Nuvvu enduku raaledu?,..........,Why did'nt you come?
Ela / Elaga / Etlaga,..........,How,........ ..,Kaise,..........,Ivala Office ki ela vachchav?,..........,How did you come to office today?
Ninna,..........,Yesterday,... .......,Kal,..........,Ninna Neeku Call chesanu,..........,I called you yesterday
Ivala / Eeroju,..........,Today,...... ....,Aaj,..........,Example: Ivala OSO screening eppudu?,..........,When is the OSO screening today?
Ekkada,..........,Where,...... ....,Kidhar,..........,Car Parking ekkada?,..........,Where is the Car Parking?
Ikkada,..........,Here,....... ...,Idhar / Yahaan,..........,Ikkada koorchondi,..........,Sit here / Idhar baitiye
Akkada,..........,There,...... ....,Udhar / Wahaan,..........,,..........,
Repu (Here ‘Re’ is to be pronounced as ‘Khe’ in ‘Khel’ and ‘De’ in ‘Desh’),..........,Tomorrow,.. ........,Kal,..........,Repu Tvaraga/Tondaraga Ra.,..........,Come early tomorrow.
Annam,..........,"Rice (Cooked Rice is called Annam, Uncooked rice is called Biyyam.)",..........,Chaaval,. .........,Naaku Annam Kaavaali.,..........,I want rice
Peru (Here 'Pe' rhymes with 'Khe' in 'Khel'),..........,Name,...... ....,Naam,..........,Nee Peru Emiti?,..........,What’s your name?
Paata (Plural – Paatalu),..........,Song,..... .....,Gaana,..........,Ee paata evaru paadaaru?,..........,Who sung this song?
Chaalaa,..........,Very / A lot,..........,Bahut,......... .,Aa paata chaalaa bagundi(bavundi),..........,Th at song is very good.
Illu,..........,House / Home,..........,Ghar / Makaan,..........,Mee illu ekkada?,..........,Where is your house?
Neeru / Neellu,..........,Water,...... ....,Paani,..........,Konchem neellu ivvandi,..........,Give me some water
Theesuko / Theesukondi (with respect),..........,Take,..... .....,Lo / Leejiye,..........,,.......... ,
Cheppu / Cheppandi (with respect) (You will hear as this first word while receiving call from a Telugu person),..........,Tell me,..........,Bolo,.........., ,..........,
Koorcho / Koorchondi,..........,Sit Down,..........,Bait / Baito / Baitiye,..........,,.......... ,
Andaram,..........,Everyone,.. ........,Ham Sab,..........,,..........,
Maatlaadu / Maatlaadandi (with respect),..........,Speak,.... ......,Bol / Bolo / Boliye,..........,,..........,
oorike,..........,simply,..... .....,vaisahi,..........,Nenu oorike koorchunnanu,..........,I am simply sitting
Battalu,..........,Clothes,... .......,Kapade,..........,,... .......,
Kindha,..........,Down,....... ...,Neechay,..........,,...... ....,
Pettu / Pettandi (with respect),..........,Keep,..... .....,Rakho / Rakhiye,..........,Ikkada pettu,..........,Keep it here
Nokku / Nokkandi (with respect),..........,Press,.... ......,Dabao / Dabaiye,..........,Enter nokku,..........,Press enter
Cheyyi / Cheyyandi (with respect),..........,Do,....... ...,Kar / Kariye,..........,Phone cheyyi,..........,Make a call
Kadha*?,..........,Isnt it*? (Any question tag),..........,Hai na*?,..........,Nuvve kadha,..........,It's you right?
Kaavaali,..........,Want,..... .....,Chaahiye,..........,Naak u ippudu okka pen kaavaali,..........,I want a pen now
Selavu,..........,Holiday,.... ......,Chutti,..........,Maaku Sankrantiki selavu kaavali,..........,We want a holiday for Sankranti
Vaddu / Oddu ('D' sounds as 'D' in 'Daulat' or 'Dard') – It’s an opposite / antonym of Kaavaali.,..........,Don’t want,..........,Nahin Chaahiye,..........,"If someone selling something approaches you on the road, you can say – Vaddu / Oddu.",..........,
Kashtam,..........,Difficult,. .........,Mushkil,..........,, ..........,
Sulabham,..........,Easy,..... .....,,..........,Shlabhanga undhi,..........,It is easy
Pampinchu / Pampinchandi (with respect),..........,Send,..... .....,Bhejo / Bhejiye,..........,Naaku eeroju okka mail pampinchu,..........,Send a mail to me today
Choodu / Choodandi (with respect),..........,See / Have a look,..........,Dekh / Dekho / Dekhiye,..........,,.......... ,
Useful Telugu Sentences
Telugu Word,..........,English Equivalent,..........,Hindi Equivalent,..........,Usage,.. ........,Translation
Nuvvu,..........,You,......... .,Tum,..........,Nuvvu vastunnava?,..........,Are you coming?
Meeru,..........,You (With respect),..........,Aap,...... ....,Meeru vastunnara?,..........,Are you coming?
Manamu,..........,We,......... .,Hum,..........,Manamu Bharateeyulam,..........,We are Indians
Eppudu,..........,When,....... ...,Kab,..........,OSO Screening eppudu?,..........,When is the screening of OSO?
Ippudu,..........,Now,........ ..,Ab / Abhi,..........,Nenu ippudu office ki vellali,..........,I’ve to go to office now
Malli,..........,Again,....... ...,,..........,Malli call cheyyandi,..........,Call again
Enta (T to be pronounced as ‘TH’),..........,How much,..........,Kitna,........ ..,,..........,
Emiti / Enti,..........,What,......... .,Kya,..........,Nee peru emiti/enti,..........,What's your name?
Enduku,..........,Why,........ ..,Kyon,..........,Nuvvu enduku raaledu?,..........,Why did'nt you come?
Ela / Elaga / Etlaga,..........,How,........ ..,Kaise,..........,Ivala Office ki ela vachchav?,..........,How did you come to office today?
Ninna,..........,Yesterday,... .......,Kal,..........,Ninna Neeku Call chesanu,..........,I called you yesterday
Ivala / Eeroju,..........,Today,...... ....,Aaj,..........,Example: Ivala OSO screening eppudu?,..........,When is the OSO screening today?
Ekkada,..........,Where,...... ....,Kidhar,..........,Car Parking ekkada?,..........,Where is the Car Parking?
Ikkada,..........,Here,....... ...,Idhar / Yahaan,..........,Ikkada koorchondi,..........,Sit here / Idhar baitiye
Akkada,..........,There,...... ....,Udhar / Wahaan,..........,,..........,
Repu (Here ‘Re’ is to be pronounced as ‘Khe’ in ‘Khel’ and ‘De’ in ‘Desh’),..........,Tomorrow,.. ........,Kal,..........,Repu Tvaraga/Tondaraga Ra.,..........,Come early tomorrow.
Annam,..........,"Rice (Cooked Rice is called Annam, Uncooked rice is called Biyyam.)",..........,Chaaval,. .........,Naaku Annam Kaavaali.,..........,I want rice
Peru (Here 'Pe' rhymes with 'Khe' in 'Khel'),..........,Name,...... ....,Naam,..........,Nee Peru Emiti?,..........,What’s your name?
Paata (Plural – Paatalu),..........,Song,..... .....,Gaana,..........,Ee paata evaru paadaaru?,..........,Who sung this song?
Chaalaa,..........,Very / A lot,..........,Bahut,......... .,Aa paata chaalaa bagundi(bavundi),..........,Th at song is very good.
Illu,..........,House / Home,..........,Ghar / Makaan,..........,Mee illu ekkada?,..........,Where is your house?
Neeru / Neellu,..........,Water,...... ....,Paani,..........,Konchem neellu ivvandi,..........,Give me some water
Theesuko / Theesukondi (with respect),..........,Take,..... .....,Lo / Leejiye,..........,,.......... ,
Cheppu / Cheppandi (with respect) (You will hear as this first word while receiving call from a Telugu person),..........,Tell me,..........,Bolo,.........., ,..........,
Koorcho / Koorchondi,..........,Sit Down,..........,Bait / Baito / Baitiye,..........,,.......... ,
Andaram,..........,Everyone,.. ........,Ham Sab,..........,,..........,
Maatlaadu / Maatlaadandi (with respect),..........,Speak,.... ......,Bol / Bolo / Boliye,..........,,..........,
oorike,..........,simply,..... .....,vaisahi,..........,Nenu oorike koorchunnanu,..........,I am simply sitting
Battalu,..........,Clothes,... .......,Kapade,..........,,... .......,
Kindha,..........,Down,....... ...,Neechay,..........,,...... ....,
Pettu / Pettandi (with respect),..........,Keep,..... .....,Rakho / Rakhiye,..........,Ikkada pettu,..........,Keep it here
Nokku / Nokkandi (with respect),..........,Press,.... ......,Dabao / Dabaiye,..........,Enter nokku,..........,Press enter
Cheyyi / Cheyyandi (with respect),..........,Do,....... ...,Kar / Kariye,..........,Phone cheyyi,..........,Make a call
Kadha*?,..........,Isnt it*? (Any question tag),..........,Hai na*?,..........,Nuvve kadha,..........,It's you right?
Kaavaali,..........,Want,..... .....,Chaahiye,..........,Naak u ippudu okka pen kaavaali,..........,I want a pen now
Selavu,..........,Holiday,.... ......,Chutti,..........,Maaku Sankrantiki selavu kaavali,..........,We want a holiday for Sankranti
Vaddu / Oddu ('D' sounds as 'D' in 'Daulat' or 'Dard') – It’s an opposite / antonym of Kaavaali.,..........,Don’t want,..........,Nahin Chaahiye,..........,"If someone selling something approaches you on the road, you can say – Vaddu / Oddu.",..........,
Kashtam,..........,Difficult,. .........,Mushkil,..........,, ..........,
Sulabham,..........,Easy,..... .....,,..........,Shlabhanga undhi,..........,It is easy
Pampinchu / Pampinchandi (with respect),..........,Send,..... .....,Bhejo / Bhejiye,..........,Naaku eeroju okka mail pampinchu,..........,Send a mail to me today
Choodu / Choodandi (with respect),..........,See / Have a look,..........,Dekh / Dekho / Dekhiye,..........,,.......... ,
Useful Telugu Sentences
- Neeku telugu vachchaa/thelusa?
Do you know telugu? - Meeku telugu vachchaa/thelusa?
Do you know telugu? (to elders) - Naaku telugu raadhu/thelidhu.
I don't know Telugu. - Em chestunnav? ('Emi chestunaru' is more formal)
What are you doing? - Nee peru emiti??
What is your name? - Hitech city ki vasthava?? (To ask an autowala)
Will you come to Hitech city? - Inka okka sari cheppu
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