All sentences - Second Person Singular ( 'You' ) - Informal Conversations

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Below I wrote some sentences concerning with second person singular that is 'You'. Observe them and learn how Telugu words form a sentence. Observe the modifications to certain words as they are used in the sentence.

Usually the last sounds of last words of certain sentences are left out while speaking(For example, 'emi chestunnav?' is used while speaking/talking to a friend instead of the actual 'emi chestunnavu?' for asking 'what are you doing?'. This(the presence of sound 'vu' at the end of actual sentences) is the major case whether you will observe this. Like this there are a few others also). This you might have observed in your own mother tongue too. The same is the case here. Below I am writing complete sentences, but the last sounds in some sentences may be left out while speaking. This you have to identify from listening to Telugu conversations.

Please note: The initial subject may be left out while speaking in most of the cases as is found in many languages while speaking directly to a person.

Please note: The English part has three lines. The first line is the Telugu transliteration. The second line is a word by word (respectively) translation of the Telugu sentence to English (It is almost correct, but not exactly correct, it only gives a rough idea, but the third line aptly conveys the exact meaning of the actual Telugu sentence). The third one is the usual complete sentence translation into English.

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నీ పేరేంటి?

nI pErEnti(pEru+Enti)?

your name-what?

What is your name?


నువ్వెక్కడ ఉన్నావు?

nuvvekkada(nuvvu+ekkada) unnAvu?

you-where there/present?

Where are you?


నువ్వు ఏం చేస్తున్నావు?

nuvvu Em chEsthunnAvu? (nuvvEm chesthunnAv?-more colloquial)

you what doing?

What are you doing?


ఇటు రా / ఇట్రా

itu rA / itrA

this-side come / come here

come here


అటు పో/వెళ్ళు

atu pO/vellu

that-side go/go

go there/that side


చదువు

chadhuvu

study


పడుకో

padukO

lay down on back


పడుకోకు / పడుకోవద్దు

padukOku / padukOvaddhu

Don't lay down


నిద్ర పో / నిద్ర పోవద్దు

nidhra pO / nidhra pOvaddhu

sleep go / sleep don't-go

Go to sleep / Don't go to sleep


నీకు తెలీదా?

nIku thelIdhA?

to-you don't-know?

Don't you know?


నీకు తెలుసు కదా?!

nIku thelusu kadhA?!

to-you know know

You know know/ you know right ?!


ఈ మిగిలిన పని రేపు చేద్దు(వు) గానిలే

I migilina pani rEpu chEddu(vu) gAnilE

this remaining work tomorrow can-do -

You can do this remaining work tomorrow


నీకు ఎన్ని సార్లు చెప్పాలి?

nIku enni sArlu cheppAli?

to-you how-many times have-to-say?

How many times you have to be told?


నీ పని నువ్వు చూసుకో

nI pani nuvvu chUsukO

your work you see

You do your work / you see your work (means not to interfere in other's work)


నువ్వు ఎక్కడున్నా/ ఏమి చేస్తున్నా నాకు తెలియాలి

nuvvu ekkadunnA/ Emi chEsthunnA nAku theliyAli

you where-present(there)-also/what-doing-also to-me/I have-to-know

Wherever you are present or whatever you are doing, I should know.


ఏడువు/ఏడవకు

Eduvu/Edavaku

cry/don't-cry


నీ వల్ల కాదిది

nI valla kAdhidhi

your by this-cannot-happen

This is not possible by you


నువ్వు దీన్ని చెయ్యలేవు

nuvvu dhInni cheyyalEvu

you this cannot-do

You cannot do this


నీకేది నచ్చింది?

nIkEdhi(nIku+Edhi) nacchindhi?

to-you-what liked?

What did you like?


నీకిది నచ్చలేదా?

nIkidhi(nIku+idhi) nacchalEdhA?

to-you-this not-liked?

Didn't you like this?


నువ్వెళ్ళు/నువ్వెల్లకు

nuvvellu(nuvvu+vellu)/nuvvellaku(nuvvu+vellaku)

you-go/you-don't-go


నువ్వు ఇక్కడే ఉండు

nuvvu ikkadE undu

you here-only stay

You stay here only


నీకేది ఇష్టమైతే అది చెయ్యి

nIkEdhi(nIku+Edhi) ishtamaithE(ishtam+aithE) adhi cheyyi

to-you-what if-liking that do

What you like you do it


నీకేం కావాలన్నా నాతో చెప్పు

nIkEm(nIku+Em) kAvAlannA nAthO cheppu

to-you-what want-if to-me say

Whatever you want, say it to me


నువ్వు నా దగ్గరికి రాకు

nuvvu nA dheggariki rAku

you my near don't-come

You don't come near me


నీ మనసులో ఉన్నది చెప్పు

nI manasulO unnadhi cheppu

your in-mind there/present say

Say what is in your mind


నువ్వు ఏ ఊరు నుంచి?

nuvvu E Uru nunchi?

you which place(city,town,etc) from?

You are from which place?


నువ్వు 8 గంటల నుంచి 9 గంటల వరకు ఇక్కడే ఉండాలి

nuvvu 8(enimidhi) gantala nunchi 9(thommidhi) gantala varaku ikkadE undAli

you 8 hours from 9 hours till/to here-only have-to-be-there

From 8'o clock to 9'o clock, you have to be here only


నువ్వేం చేసినా నాకు చెప్పి చెయ్యి

nuvvEm(nuvvu+Em) chEsinA nAku cheppi cheyyi

you-what if-do to-me having said/told do

Whatever you do, say me and do


నీకు నా సహాయం ఎప్పుడూ ఉంటుంది

nIku nA sahAyam eppudU untundhi

to-you my help always will-be-there

My help will always be there to you


నీకేం కావాలో కోరుకో...

nIkEm(nIku+Em) kAvAlO kOrukO...

to-you-what want choose...

Choose what you want...


నా మాట విను

nA mAta vinu

my words listen

Listen to my words/Listen to what I am saying


నేను చెప్పేది విను

nEnu cheppEdhi vinu

me that-saying listen

Listen to what I am saying


అందరు కష్టపడుతున్నారు కదా, మరి నువ్వెందుకు కష్టపడటం లేదు?

andharu kashtapaduthunnAru kadhA, mari nuvvendhuku(nuvvu+endhuku) kashtapadatam lEdhu?

all working-hard know/right,then you-why hard-working not?

All are working hard know, then why are you not working hard?


నువ్విలా ఉంటే కష్టం, నీకు ప్రాక్టిస్ అవసరం బాగా!

nuvvilA(nuvvu+ilA) untE kashtam, nIku practice(English) avasaram bAgA!

you-like-this if-there/present difficult, to-you practice required very-much

Its difficult if you are like this, you need very much practice!


నువ్వేం చేస్తావో నాకు సంబంధం లేదు, రేపటికల్లా నాకీపని పూర్తవ్వాలి.

nuvvEm(nuvvu+Em) chEsthAvO nAku sambanDham lEdhu, rEpatikallA nAkIpani(nAku+I+pani) pUrthavvAli(pUrthi+avvAli)

you-what will-do to-me relation not-there by-tomorrow to-me-this-work have-to-be-completed

I don't bother what you do, by tomorrow I want this work to be completed


నువ్వు ఆ రోజు చేసావు కదా, అలానే ఇప్పుడు చెయ్యి!

nuvvu A rOju chESavu kadhA, alAnE ippudu cheyyi!

you that day did know/right, like-that-only now do!

You did that day know/right, like that only do now!


చూడు, నువ్వనుకున్నట్టు జరగాలంటే కష్టమయ్యా...

chUdu, nuvvanukunnattu(nuvvu+anukunnattu) jaragAlantE(jaragAli+antE) kashtamayyA(kashtam+ayyA)...

see, you-think-like has-to-happen-means difficult-man

See, its difficult(for things) to happen as you want(thought), man...

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