All Tenses of some common Telugu verbs (Complete English version - Detailed)

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In this post, I'm listing all the possible uses of the verb (in terms of tenses) in our day to day conversations. If you feel I've missed something or want me to add something, please let me know, I'll add to this list. For people who already know Telugu, please let me know if I've made a mistake, I'll correct it.

Note: There is a similar post here that explains tenses in Telugu but contains some Telugu text. I fully encourage you to learn how to read Telugu text which should be very easy if your mother tongue is one of the Indian languages, so that, that post will also be of use to you. This post is completely in English and is in more detail (w.r.t. the explanation of tenses) though the number of verbs covered is less. I'll try to add more verbs to this page in due course of time.

First let's start with one verb say 'go' in very detailed manner.

1. Verb: go


1. Present tense (verb - go)
a. I (nEnu) : velthAnu
Usage: While referring to yourself: 'I go' - 'nEnu velthAnu'
b. We (mEmu) : velthAmu
Usage: While referring to ourselves: 'We go' - 'mEmu velthAmu'
c. Male/Female informal (You) (nuvvu) : vellu
Usage: While addressing (directly speaking to) male/female informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvu vellu (nuvvellu)'
c1. Male very informal (You) (nuvvu) : vellara (vellu + ra)
Usage: While addressing a male very informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvellara (nuvvu + vellara)'
c2. Female very informal (You) (nuvvu) : vellave (vellu + e)
Usage: While addressing a female/object very informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvellave (nuvvu + vellave)'
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You) (mIru) : vellandi
Usage: While addressing a male/female respectfully OR addressing more than two persons: 'You go' - 'mIru vellandi'
e. Male informal (He) (vAdu/athadu) : velthAdu
Usage: While referring to a male informally: 'He goes' - 'vAdu velthAdu'
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It) (Ame, adhi) : velthundhi
Usage: While referring to a gender-less object or while referring to a female informally: 'She/It goes' - 'Ame/adhi velthundhi'
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They) (vAru/vAllu) : velthAru
Usage: While referring to a male/female with respect OR more than two persons: 'He/She (respect) goes', 'They go', - 'vAru velthAru'.
Note: While vAru can be used to refer both 'Male/female with respect' and 'They', vAllu can only be used to refer 'They'.


2. Present continuous tense (verb + ing - going)
a. I - velthunnAnu
Usage: I am going - nEnu velthunnAnu
b. We - velthunnAmu
Usage: We are going - mEmu velthunnAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthunnAvu
Usage: You are going - nuvvu velthunnAvu (nuvvelthunnAvu)
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthunnAru
Usage: You are going - mIru velthunnAru (mIrelthunnAru)
e. Male informal (He): velthunnAdu
Usage: He is going - vAdu velthunnAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthundhi
Usage: She/It is going - Ame/adhi velthundhi
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They): velthunnAru
Usage: They are going, He/She (respect) is going - vAru velthunnAru


3. Past tense (2nd form of verb - went)

*Note: The 'A' in these starred words should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bash' or 'bat' and NOT like 'a' in 'bar'.
a. I - vellAnu*
b. We - vellAmu*
c. Male/Female informal (You) - vellAvu*
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): vellAru*
e. Male informal (He): vellAdu*
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): vellindhi
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They): vellAru*


4. Past continuous tense (was/were + verb + ing - was/were going )

a. I - velthU unnAnu
b. We - velthU unnAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthU unnAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthU unnAru
e. Male informal (He): velthU unnAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthU undhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthU unnAru



5. Future tense (will + verb - will go)

a. I - velthAnu
b. We - velthAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthAru
e. Male informal (He): velthAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthundhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthAru


6. Future continuous tense (will be + verb + ing - will be going)

a. I - velthU untAnu
b. We - velthU untAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthU untAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthU untAru
e. Male informal (He): velthU untAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthU untundhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthU untAru


7. can (indicating capacity) + verb - can go

a. I - vellagalanu
b. We - vellagalamu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - vellagalavu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): vellagalaru
e. Male informal (He): vellagaladu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): vellagaladhu
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): vellagalaru


Other:
8. can(NOT indicating capacity)/might + verb: vellacchu
Usage: You/He can go: nuvvu/vAdu vellacchu
9. should + verb: vellAli
Usage: You/He should go: nuvvu/vAdu vellAli
10. should have + 3rd form of verb: velli undAlsindhi
Usage: You/He should have gone: nuvvu/vAdu vellundAlsindhi
11. might have + 3rd form of verb (gender insensitive): velli undacchu (vellundacchu)
Usage: You/He might have gone: nuvvu/vAdu vellundacchu
12. should have + 3rd form of verb + know?! : vellundacchugA (velli+undacchu+kadA(know))
Usage: You should have gone know?! = vellundacchugA?!. Note the simplification of 'kadA' (know) to simply 'gA'. This is widely used in spoken Telugu

NOTE:
1. In day to day conversations, the individual words will not be pronounced separately, but will be combined (and in the process some letters can be omitted also) and pronounced like in 'nuvvellu' which is actually a combination of two words 'nuvvu' and 'vellu'.
2. a) For sentences which have 'You(informal)' as subject, the verbs generally end in 'vu'. But in day to day conversations, the last 'u'(vowel) will be omitted. Ex: ekkadiki vellavu (where did you go)? = ekkadiki vellav? (applying principle 2) = ekkadikellav? (applying principle 1). b) In sentences with 'I' as subject, the verbs generally end in 'nu', but in day to day conversations (spoken Telugu), that last 'nu' won't be pronounced. For example to say 'I ate'(nEnu thinnAnu), say it has 'nEnu thinnA'. If you use these two rules (a,b) and other spoken Telugu rules (like 12 above) people will think that you are a native Telugu speaker!
3. Notice the similarity between 1a-5a, 1b-5b, 1e-5e, 1f-5f, 1g-5g. It's common in day to day conversations.
4. Notice the similarity between d-g in every set (2 to 7) except 1st. This is because in 1d (verb), if we use 'velthAru' instead of 'vellandi' it generally means 5d (i.e, will + verb). Ex1: vAlla tharuvAtha mIru velthAru : After them you will go. Ex2: vAlla tharuvAtha mIru vellandi: You go after them.
5. In many cases, in place of set 4, some times set 2 itself is used as you can see there is no much difference between them except for splitting set 1 verb forms in between and extending the sound of 'u' gives set 2.
6. Since writing this detail for every verb would be cumbersome, I will use the notation like 1e,8,3g, etc to refer to above and give only the corresponding verb forms.

2. Verb: Come

	1.Present come	2.Present continuous coming	3.Past came	4.Past continuous was/were coming	5.Future will come	6.Future continuous will be coming	7.can come	8 - 11 (Note: 8 - 11 verbs can be used for all subjects (I,You,He,etc)
a. I (nEnu)	vasthAnu	vasthunnAnu	vacchAnu*	vasthU unnAnu	vasthAnu	vasthU untAnu	rAgalanu	8. can come: rAvacchu
b. We (mEmu)	vasthAmu	vasthunnAmu	vacchAmu*	vasthU unnAmu	vasthAmu	vasthU untAmu	rAgalamu	9. should come: rAvAli
c. You (Single) (nuvvu)	rA,rAra,rAve	vasthunnAvu	vacchAvu*	vasthU unnAvu	vasthAvu	vasthU untAvu	rAgalavu	10. should have come: vacchi undAlsindhi OR rAvAlsindhi
d. You (Plural) (mIru)	randi	vasthunnAru	vacchAru*	vasthU unnAru	vasthAru	vasthU untAru	rAgalaru	11. might have come: vacchi undacchu
e. He (vAdu / athadu)	vasthAdu	vasthunnAdu	vacchAdu*	vasthU unnAdu	vasthAdu	vasthU untAdu	rAgaladu	12.You should have come know?!: vacchundacchugA
f. She/It (Ame / adhi)	vasthundhi	vasthundhi	vacchindhi	vasthU undhi	vasthundhi	vasthU untundhi	rAgaladhu
g. They (vAllu / vAru)	vasthAru	vasthunnAru	vacchAru*	vasthU unnAru	vasthAru	vasthU untAru	rAgalaru

* -  The 'A' in these starred words should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bash' or 'bat' and NOT like 'a' in 'bar'


More verbs will be added in due course of time OR upon request by readers

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Reader's Doubts/Questions (and my answers to them)

Update on 22 May 2012:
Please Note: Currently I'm very busy...I'll be busy till June. During this period, please note I may or may not reply to your doubts or can take long time to reply, etc But I will answer all your doubts (if un-answered) asked during this period once I'm free - written on 22 May 2012.

Dear Readers/Visitors,
You can ask your doubts as a comment to this post. I'll try to answer them as early as possible depending on my time constraints and update this post with your comment and my answer to your doubt/question.

Questions/Doubts asked so far and my answers to them:

Q: pz giv meaning of chesave, choosttukonte,emaindi,gumma

Ans:
chesave - what you did (only while referring to girls/women in a very informal way)
example: While speaking to a girl if you say 'emi chesave' you are asking her what she did. If you want to ask the same thing in a respectful way say it 'emi chesaru'

chusukunte - if we see
(chusthe is more widely used)

emaindi - what happened

gumma - beauty (refers to ladies)

Q: whats the meaning of "pampichu"?

Ans:
'pampinchu' means to send (informal).
Example: naakadi pampinchu = naaku (to me) + adi(that one) + pampinchu(send) = send me that one.

To ask respectfully say it 'pampinchandi'

Q: How would you say hello?

Ans:
Informally (with our friends or very known ones) we will just use 'hai' or 'hai ra'(for close friends (male only)),'hai andi' (if you want to show some respect). If you want to show more respect (to unknown persons like some government officers,etc) then use 'namaskAramandi'

Actually 'hello' is also used in Telugu people's day to day conversations like we can also say 'hello andi' instead of 'hai andi', etc, but it's usage is less compared to 'hai' in day to day conversations.

Q: Please tell me the meaning of 'always'

Ans:
always = 'eppudU' - used in day to day conversations, ellappudU,nithyam,nirantharam,sadhA,sarvadhA - NOT used in day to day conversations, but used extensively in written form of Telugu.
Note that 'eppudu' also means 'when'. So the correct meaning of 'eppudu' is dependent on context in which it is used. Also note the prolonging of the last letter 'u' in eppudU(always) which is the only difference compared to eppudu(when). Since in spoken form such a distinction may not be clear, it has to be best understood from the context in which the word 'eppudu' is used. Study the examples below:
Example1: nuvveppudU correcte
Splitting and meaning: nuvvu (you) + eppudU (always) + correcte(correct only - the last 'e'(prounounced as english letter 'a') has same meaning of 'hi' in Hindi or 'thAn' in Tamil which generally has no equivalent in English).
Final translation: You are always correct.
Example2: adheppudU paine untundhi
Splitting and meaning: adhi(that one) + eppudU (always) + paina+e (top only) + untundhi(will be there).
Final translation: That will always be on top
Example3: eppudochav?
Splitting and meaning: eppudu (when) + vachav (did come).
Final translation: When did you come?

Q: 'have' ante

Ans:
The translation for 'have' is 'undhi'.
Example1: idhi nA deggara undhi.
Splitting: idhi (this one) + nA deggara (with me)(Note: Actual meaning of 'deggara' is 'near', but when used in this context it takes the meaning of 'with') + undhi(have/is there)
Full translation: I have this(one).
Example2: nI deggara idhi undhA ?
Splitting: nI deggara (with you) + idhi (this one) + undhA? (is it there? / have?)
Full translation: Do you have this(one)?

Q: please give me the meaning of:
go, went, gone, going
get, got
come, came, comming

Ans:
I've answered your question for verbs - 'go' and 'come' in this newly created page: http://learntelugufree.blogspot.com/2011/12/all-tenses-of-some-common-telugu-verbs.html

For 'get' - please specify the context. As you know 'get' has different meanings when used in different contexts. Best would be, give me a sentence that has 'get' in it, I'll infer the meaning of 'get' from it and post it here or in the above page.

Q: Know & don't know

Ans:
Know = thelusu, don't know = thelIdhu

Q: Telugu translation for 'don't'

Ans:
don't = vaddhu
Ex1: don't do = cheyyi (do) + vaddhu (don't) = cheyyaddhu (= cheyyaku)
Ex2: don't speak = mAtlAdu (speak) + vaddhu (don't) = mAtlAdaddhu (= mAtlAdaku)
Ex3: don't drink = thAgu (drink) + vaddhu (don't) = thAgaddhu (= thAgaku)
Ex4: don't eat = thinu (eat) + vaddhu (don't) = thinaddhu (= thinaku)

Q: Telugu translation for 'Read, Write, Stand, is, was, were, are'

Ans:
Read = chadhuvu
Write = rAyi
Stand = nilabadu
Note: These three Telugu translations are in Present tense and should be used when addressing someone informally, i.e., they correspond to 1c of this post.
is,was,etc : There is no direct equivalent to them in Telugu as with other Indian languages. In Telugu and in other Indian languages 'is, was, were, are' get mixed with verb at the end there by giving different verb form for each of one of them. To fully understand that go through this post

Q: Alaka means?

Ans:
'alaka'(noun) is that which a child does if the asked thing is not given to it. They don't cry but they don't talk to you or don't eat food and develop a mild grudge against you. This is applicable mostly in case of children. But sometimes is applied even with adults especially son-in-laws if their demands are not met by his wife's parents.
Ex1: pillAdu(child,male) aligAdu*
Ex2: pilla(child,female) aligindhi
Ex2: alludu(son-in-law) aligAdu*
* - The 'A' in these starred words should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bash' or 'bat' and NOT like 'a' in 'bar'


Q: what is meant by 'choopinchai na', 'vanda'?

Ans:
1a. 'chUpinchaina' / 'chUpinchanA' = shall I show?
Ex: nA (my) pusthakam (book) nIku (to you) chUpinchanA(shall I show)? - Shall I show my book to you?
1b. 'chUpinchAnA' = did I show?
Ex: nA pusthakam nIku chUpinchAnA? = did I show my book to you?
2. 'vandha' = hundred
Ex: nA deggara (with me) vandha (hundred) rUpAyalunnAyi (have rupees) - I have 100 rupees.
Note: In day to day conversations the last vowel 'i' in 'unnAyi' is not pronounced - 'rUpAyalunnAy'. Same applies to the last vowel 'u' in verbs with subject as 'You(singular)' - vacchAv, vellAv, untAv, etc


Q: Telugu words for 'hear', 'learn'

Ans:
1. hear/listen - 'vinu'
Ex1: nEnu (I) cheppEdhi (what I'm saying) vinu (listen) - Listen what I'm saying
Ex2: mIru (you,plural) A (that) SabDham (sound) vinnAra (did you hear)? - Did you hear that sound?
2. learn - nErchuko
Ex1: dhAnni (~that one) nErchuko (learn) - Learn that one.
Ex2: dhInni (~this one) nErchukOku (don't learn) - Don't learn this one.
Ex3: Amenthavaraku ( Ame(she) + entha (how much) + varaku (till) ) nErchukundhi? - (Till) how much did she learn? / How much did she learn?
Note: In day to day conversations 'Ame' will be pronounced somewhat like 'Ava'

Q: Please translate this in Telugu
I have been calling you for such a long time, can't you hear. How much time you will take to come here. i searched in many places for this it is not available.Would you please tell me where can i get this.Bring vegetables from the market.Wash & cut and keep it in the fridge.how many daughters & sons do you have.Close the door when the A/C is on.

Ans:
I have been calling you for such a long time, can't you hear.

eppadi nunchO pilusthunnAnu kadhA, vinipichatlEdhA?

How much time you will take to come here
entha sEpu paduthundhi nIkikkada rAvatAniki?

i searched in many places for this it is not available.
dhIni kOsam chAla chOtla vethikAnu*, kAni nAku kanapadalEdhu(couldn't find)/dhorakalEdhu(couldn't get).
(* - the 'A' in this word should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bat','bad' but NOT like 'a' in 'bar'.)

Would you please tell me where can i get this.
idhi ekkada dhorukuthundhO chepthAvA...

Bring vegetables from the market.
market nunchi kUragAyalu thIsukurA.

Wash & cut and keep it in the fridge.
kadigi, mukkalu chEsi fridge lo pettu.

how many daughters & sons do you have.
entha mandhi kodukulu kUthurlu unnAru nIku?

how many children do you have?

entha mandhi pillalunnAru nIku?

Close the door when the A/C is on.
A/C on chEsinappudu thalupu muyyi.

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This module provides you with the basic approach and premise to converse in Telugu. It provides you a template, around which you can weave your dialogue that best suits the different contexts – talking to people from within the family, neighborhood, and perhaps, ultimately, from the society at large.

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Essentially, language is used as a tool to communicate one’s ideas, emotions, and desires by means of a system of voluntarily produced symbols, which is “a purely human and non-instinctive method.” Therefore each language has its own set of sounds, words, recognized and distinguished by its speakers. And, these sounds, words – being the means to formulate and communicate thoughts – simply ask for a thorough comprehension of their right usage from the user.

However,  words, by themselves, may mean very little. It is only when they are arranged in a particular order, they emote BhAva – feeling. In order to transform the words from a mere SabDha to   BhAva, one needs to arrange them in a particular order. It is this arrangement of words in the required order that is called a vAkya, sentence.

Each language has built a convention of its own unique style of framing sentences – a word order of its own. Again, in a sentence, each word stands in a unique relationship with the association of other words. Interestingly, words have more than one meaning. Quite often, we witness the same word conveying different meanings in different contexts. Maybe, meanings are layered on words by their place in a sentence.

The great linguist of yore, Bhartrhari said: “The word is the very essence of all objects, and creation. It is indestructible.” The great Sanskrit poet, Kalidasa, said: word and its meaning are eternally united. It is precisely for this reason that each language demands a specific arrangement of words in a sentence for conveying the intended bhava. This is why language is often perceived as a transient integration of words.

A native speaker acquires command in integrating words into comprehensible sentences by mere practice. No wonder, he may not even be aware of the underlying ‘scheme’ – the science of grammar – of formulating such well meaning sentences. But, for a new learner it makes a great sense to learn a little about the established order of making sentences so that he could quickly master the art of framing sentences

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[ Module 2 - Telugu SabDhamAla (Vocabulary) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

Language, in a sense, is "man's culminating cultural instrument." It is a social institution. It is an expression of human spirit. Every language has its own set of vocabulary. And every word has its own sound. Indeed, words are more than sounds - they emote BhAva in the listener. For poets, words are vennelalo (in moonlight) Adukone (playing) andhamaina (beautiful) Adapillalu (girls) - "beauteous belles playing about under the moonlight."

Words are the accepted vehicles of new things, new ideas, new attitudes, or new points of view. Every practitioner of a language must acquire a fair understanding of words. No matter even if it is one's mother-tongue, one can enjoy it more, only if he or she could see it from the inside looking - at the words with a feeling for them. This becomes feasible only when one knows what the symbol, the sound, the word stands for.

And that is what this module aims at. It enables you to master the Telugu words through Roman script – all by yourself. This module launches you on the path of reading and writing Telugu words. It starts with two-lettered words graduating into multi-lettered words. This module is aimed at helping you learn to read Telugu words with an artist’s eye.

It is hoped that by going through the module you would cultivate a better appreciation for your language. This shall make words look more than mere sounds. Once you cultivate this art of looking at words from inside, they no longer remain as mere denotations of emotions. They will rather ‘voice’ emotions. It is only then that the language becomes yours. It then simply becomes innate. Talking in Telugu then becomes a jingling of the “beauteous belles”.

Once the taste is cultivated for your language – the sound and the feelings that the words emote – you are sure to be swayed by a newfound urge to learn more complex words and start conversation in Telugu – all with ease. If this happens, we shall feel that this initiative of C P Brown Academy has achieved its objective.

Nonetheless, a book, just as a good teacher, can at best, direct, aid and encourage a learner but it is his or her effort that alone can make learning happen.

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Learn to read, write, speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four elaborate and wonderful modules !

Respected readers (Telugu learners),

A good news for you all ! I came across a wonderful collection of four modules that can help you to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu. As I said earlier I'll be coming up with my own set of lessons to teach you Telugu, but it can take time owing to (due to) my busy schedule. So mean while I suggest you all to go through these excellent modules and learn as much as possible. I personally feel it's a great collection that can definitely teach you Telugu to a great extent. By the way, these modules are not by me (not created by me). These are a product of C.P.Brown Academy, Hyderabad and are taken from their website. I must be very very thankful to them for coming up with these modules. Having been established to promote resurgence of Telugu language and culture, the Academy is most appropriately named after the renowned Indologist C.P. Brown (1798-1884) as a tribute to his legendary contribution towards preservation and promotion of Telugu language and literature.

The four modules are as below:

• Telugu varnamAla (Alphabet)
• Telugu SabdhamAla (Vocabulary)
• vAkya-nirmAnam (Sentence formation)
• Telugulo mAtlAdukundhAm (Let us speak in Telugu)

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[ Module 1 - Telugu varnamAla (Alphabet/Letters) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

The Module-1, "Telugu Varnamala", is intended to help the Telugu speakers, who cannot read/write Telugu, to pick up a reasonable level of linguistic competence, through Roman script. The symbols used in this book are intended to facilitate the transliteration template of the vowels, consonants, gunintamulu and the vowel-consonant clusters, i.e., voththulu.

The relationship of the Roman character with the Telugu letter and its pronunciation have been clearly explained with examples to aid phonetics. For instance, the symbol 'a' stands for the Telugu letter that sounds like 'o' as in the word 'come'. Let us take another example. The symbol 'c' stands for the Telugu letter that sounds like 'ch' as in the word 'church'. The Module-1 is thus quite self-explanatory and is certain to help those who desire to learn Telugu through the medium of English. The workbook provided along with it is scientifically designed for practice to help the learners pickup reading and writing of Telugu, satisfactorily.

We know that some of the alphabet and their sounds are difficult to pronounce and quite a few are not in popular use. They do not even matter in the acquisition of linguistic skills. However, we have included all the
Telugu letters irrespective of their usage in order to introduce them all to the  learners. Enjoy!

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Verbs of Telugu Language in Informal, Colloquial, Normal Day-to-Day Conversations - All Persons, All Tenses

I advise you to go through this post also compulsorily. It explains in detail all the different forms a verb can take w.r.t all subjects(persons) in English. The current post also does a similar job but not in very great detail as like the other one.

In this page, I am writing six columns ( Verb(English) - Present(You-singular) - Simple Present(He)/Simple Future(He) - Simple Past(He) - Simple Present(She,It)/Simple Future(She,It) - Simple Past(She,It) ) to illustrate verbs in the Telugu Language. Try to formulate the remaining forms from the illustration given below

Please note that the form of verbs in the first and second columns(scroll down to find the six columns of the table) is such that they are addressed to a second person singular(YOU), that is these can be used directly in sentences that have You(singular) as the main Subject.

With slight modifications to them they can be used in sentences that have I, We, You(plural), She, It, They as the main Subject and also for different tenses as illustrated below.

I REQUEST you all to follow the "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text" that are present at the beginning of this post to AVOID MISPRONUNCIATION

Illustration: For example, let us take the verb 'eat'

1) The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(singular) as main Subject - thinu - తిను.

Simple Present: You(Singular) eat - nuvvu thinu - నువ్వు తిను.

Present Continuous: You(Singular) are eating - nuvvu thintunnAvu - నువ్వు తింటున్నావు.

Simple Past: You(Singular) ate - nuvvu thinnAvu - నువ్వు తిన్నావు.

Simple Future: You(Singular) will eat - nuvvu thintAvu - నువ్వు తింటావు.

2)The form that can be used in a sentence that has I(singular) as main Subject:

I eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.

I am eating - nEnu thintunnAnu - నేను తింటున్నాను.

I ate - nEnu thinnAnu - నేను తిన్నాను.

I will eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.

3)The form that can be used in a sentence that has We as main Subject:

We eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము.

We are eating - mEmu thintunnAmu - మేము తింటున్నాము.

We ate - mEmu thinnAmu - మేము తిన్నాము.

We will eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము - mEmu thintAmu.

4)The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(Plural) as main Subject:

You(Plural) eat - mIru thinandi - మీరు తినండి.

You(Plural) are eating - mIru thintunnAru - మీరు తింటున్నారు.

You(Plural) ate - mIru thinnAru -మీరు తిన్నారు.

You(Plural) will eat - mIru thintAru -మీరు తింటారు.

5) The form that can be used in a sentence that has He as main Subject:

He eats - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.

He is eating - vAdu/athadu thintunnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటున్నాడు.

He ate - vAdu/athadu thinnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తిన్నాడు.

He will eat - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.

Note that Simple Present and Simple Future have same forms. This is true only in colloquial or informal or normal day-to-day life conversations. In formal or ancient scripts, they are different!
Like this you will find in other cases also...try to follow it.


6) The form that can be used in a sentence that has She as main Subject:

She eats - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.

She is eating - Ame/thanu thintunnadhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.

She ate - Ame/thanu thinnadhi - ఆమె/తను తిన్నది.

She will eat - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.

7) The form that can be used in a sentence that has It as main Subject:

It eats - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.

It is eating - adhi thintundhi/thintunnadhi - అది తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.

It ate - adhi thindhi/thinnadhi - అది తింది/తిన్నది.

It will eat - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.

8) The form that can be used in a sentence that has They as main Subject:

They eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.

They are eating - vAru/vAllu thintunnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటున్నారు.

They ate - vAru/vAllu thinnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తిన్నారు.

They will eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.


Below are 6 columns to illustrate some forms of verbs in terms of person and tense. Try to formulate all the remaining forms by studying the above example about the verb - eat.

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The references to certain words are mentioned at the bottom of the table. Please go through the corresponding reference when you encounter it.

Tenses of some common verbs in Telugu

Verb (English)	Present (You-singular)	Simple Present(He) /Simple Future(He)	Simple Past(He)	Simple Present (She,It) /Simple Future (She,It)	Simple Past (She,It)
do	చెయ్యి cheyyi	చేస్తాడు chEsthAdu	చేశాడు  chESAdu[0]	చేస్తుంది chEsthundhi	చేసింది chEsindhi
write	రాయి rAyi	రాస్తాడు rAsthAdu	రాశాడు  rASAdu[0]	రాస్తుంది rAsthundhi	రాసింది rAsindhi
lay down	పడుకో padukO	పడుకుంటాడు padukuntAdu	పడుకున్నాడు padukunnAdu	పడుకుంటుంది padukuntundhi	పడుకుంది padukundhi
study	చదువు chadhuvu	చదువుతాడు chadhuvuthAdu	చదివాడు chadhiVAdu[0]	చదువుతుంది chadhuvuthundhi	చదివింది chadhivindhi
learn	నేర్చుకో nErchukO	నేర్చుకుంటాడు nErchukuntAdu	నేర్చుకున్నాడు nErchukunnAdu	నేర్చుకుంటుంది nErchukuntundhi	నేర్చుకుంది nErchukundhi
sleep	నిద్ర పో nidhra pO	నిద్ర పోతాడు nidhra pOthAdu	నిద్ర పొయ్యాడు nidhra pOyyAdu	నిద్ర పోతుంది nidhra pOthundhi	నిద్ర పోయింది nidhra pOyindhi
get up	లే lE	లేస్తాడు lEsthAdu	లేచాడు lE-chA-du[1]	లేస్తుంది lEsthundhi	లేచింది lEchindhi
sit	కూర్చో kUrchO	కూర్చుంటాడు kUrchuntAdu	కూర్చున్నాడు kUrchunnAdu	కూర్చుంటుంది kUrchuntundhi	కూర్చుంది kUrchundhi
open	తెరువు theruvu	తెరుస్తాడు therusthAdu	తెరిచాడు theri-chA-du[1]	తెరుస్తుంది therusthundhi	తెరిచింది therichindhi
be there	ఉండు undu	ఉంటాడు untAdu	ఉన్నాడు unnAdu	ఉంటుంది untundhi	ఉన్నది/ ఉంది unnadhi/ undhi
make happen	జరిపించు jaripinchu	జరిపిస్తాడు jaripisthAdu	జరిపించాడు jaripin-chA-du[1]	జరిపిస్తుంది jaripisthundhi	జరిపించింది jaripinchindhi
walk	నడువు naduvu	నడుస్తాడు nadusthAdu	నడిచాడు nadi-chA-du[1]	నడుస్తుంది nadusthundhi	నడిచింది nadichindhi
run	పరిగెత్తు parigetthu	పరిగెత్తుతాడు parigetthuthAdu	పరిగెత్తాడు pariget-thA-du[5]	పరిగెత్తుతుంది parigetthuthundhi	పరిగెత్తింది parigetthindhi
climb	ఎక్కు ekku	ఎక్కుతాడు ekkuthAdu	ఎక్కాడు ek-kA-du[2]	ఎక్కుతుంది ekkuthundhi	ఎక్కింది ekkindhi
listen	విను vinu	వింటాడు vintAdu	విన్నాడు vinnAdu	వింటుంది vintundhi	విన్నది/ వింది vinnadhi/ vindhi
speak	మాట్లాడు mAtlAdu	మాట్లాడతాడు mAtlAdathAdu	మాట్లాడాడు mAtlA-dA-du[3]	మాట్లాడుతుంది mAtlAduthundhi	మాట్లాడింది mAtlAdindhi
say/tell	చెప్పు cheppu	చెప్తాడు chepthAdu	చెప్పాడు chep-pA-du[4]	చెప్తుంది chepthundhi	చెప్పింది cheppindhi
see	చూడు chUdu	చూస్తాడు chUsthAdu	చూశాడు  chUSAdu[0]	చూస్తుంది chUsthundhi	చూసింది chUsindhi
play	ఆడు Adu	ఆడతాడు AdathAdu	ఆడాడు A-dA-du[3]	ఆడుతుంది Aduthundhi	ఆడింది Adindhi
sing	పాడు pAdu	పాడతాడు pAdathAdu	పాడాడు pA-dA-du[3]	పాడుతుంది pAduthundhi	పాడింది pAdindhi
fall	పడు padu	పడతాడు padathAdu	పడ్డాడు paddAdu	పడుతుంది paduthundhi	పడింది padindhi

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[0] - 'SA' in these words has to be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sad' or 'sap', etc. Distinguish this from 'sA' which will be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sauce'. The difference between the two is case of letter 's'. Similarly 'VA' should be pronounced as 'va' in 'van',etc and NOT like 'va' in 'vault' or 'wha' in 'what'. These two are already explained in "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text". I'm just repeating here.
[1] - Same thing applies to 'chA' in these words. Pronounce the hyphenated 'chA' in these words as 'cha' in 'chat', 'charm', etc
[2] - Pronounce hyphenated 'kA' in these words as 'ca' in 'cat', 'cater', etc and NOT like 'ca' in 'cart'
[3] - Pronounce hyphenated 'dA' in these words as 'da' in 'damp', 'dangle', etc and NOT like 'da' in 'dark'
[4] - Pronounce hyphenated 'pA' in these words as 'pa' in 'parrot', 'pack', etc and NOT like 'pa' in 'pass'
[5] - Pronounce hyphenated 'thA' in these words as 'tha' in 'thank' and NOT like 'tha' in 'thali'

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

I advise you to go through this post before you go through this one. It explains in detail all the different forms a verb can take w.r.t all subjects(persons) in English.

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.

I REQUEST you all to follow the "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text" that are present at the beginning of this post to AVOID MISPRONUNCIATION


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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All Sentences - First Person Singular ( 'I' ) - Informal Conversations

Please learn to read Telugu text by learning how to read Telugu alphabet. It is very easy as it resembles Sanskrit in terms of sounds. But since many people have requested me to include Telugu transliteration, I have done that.

I advise you to go through this post before you go through this one. It explains in detail all the different forms a verb can take w.r.t all subjects(persons) in English.

Below I wrote some sentences concerning with first person singular that is 'I'. 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. 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. The sentences below are in random. They are not continuously related. I wrote them as they struck my mind. The below sentences are written arbitrarily, they don't necessarily describe me.

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.

I REQUEST you all to follow the "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text" that are present at the beginning of this post to AVOID MISPRONUNCIATION

నా పేరు రామదాసు.

nA pEru rAmadhAsu

my name ramadasu

My name is Ramadasu.


నేను డిగ్రీ వరకు చదువుకున్నాను.

nEnu digrI varaku chadhuvukunnAnu

i degree till studied.

I studied till degree.


నేను ప్రస్తుతం ఒక కంపెనీ లో పని/ఉద్యోగం చేస్తున్నాను.

nEnu prasthutham oka kampenI(company) lO pani/udhyOgam chEsthunnAnu

i presently one company in work/employment doing.

Presently I am working in a company.


నాకు ౨౦ (ఇరవై) ఏళ్ళు లేదా నా వయసు ౨౦ ఏళ్ళు.

nAku 20 (iravai) Ellu lEdhA nA vayasu 20 Ellu

to-me 20 (twenty) years or my age 20 years

I am 20 years old or My age is 20 years.


నాకు ఈ పండంటే చాలా ఇష్టం.

nAku I pandantE(pandu+antE) chAlA ishtam

to-me this fruit-means very-much liking/favourite

I like this fruit very much.


నేను నిజమే చెప్తున్నాను, నన్ను నమ్ము.

nEnu nijamE chepthunnAnu, nannu nammu

i truth-only saying, me believe.

I am saying truth only, believe me.


రెండేళ్ళ తర్వాత నేనెక్కడ ఉంటానో నాకే తెలీదు!

rEndElla(rendu+Ella) tharvAtha nEnekkada(nEnu+ekkada) untAnO nAkE thelIdhu

two-years after i-where will-be-there i-only don't-know

After 2 years I only don't know where I will be!


నేను ఏ పని చేయాలన్నా దేవున్ని ప్రార్థించి చెయ్యాలనుకుంటాను.

nEnu E pani chEyAlannA(chEyAli+annA) dhEvunni prArThinchi cheyyAlanukuntAnu(cheyyAli+anukuntAnu)

i any work have-to-do-means to-god having-prayed have-to-do-i-think.

I think that any work I want to do, only after praying God OR I think that, if I want to do any work, I should do it only after praying God.


నేను రోజూ పూజ చేస్తాను.

nEnu rOjU pUja chEsthAnu

i daily prayer will-do/do

I do prayer daily


నాకు బస్సు ప్రయాణం పడదు.

nAku bassu prayAnam padadhu

for/to-me bus journey not-healthy/not-acceptable

Bus journey is not healthy/not accepatable(like you may be allergic(not acceptable by your body/not healthy) to dust) to/for me.


నాకు బస్సు ప్రయాణమంటే/ప్రయాణం ఇష్టముండదు.

nAku bassu prayAnamantE(prayAnam+antE)/prayAnam ishtamundadhu(ishtam+undadhu)

to/for-me bus journey-means/journey not-liking(don't like)

I don't like bus journey.


నేను మంచి వాళ్ళు చెప్పేది వింటాను.

nEnu manchi vAllu cheppEdhi vintAnu

i good people what-is-said will-hear

I listen to what good people say.


నేను సాధారణంగా ఎవరైనా ఏదైనా చెప్తే, దాన్లో ఉన్న మంచిని గ్రహించి, చెడును వదిలేస్తాను.

nEnu sADhAranangA evarainA(evaru+ainA) EdhainA(Edhi+ainA) chepthE, dhAnlO(dhAni+lO) unna manchini grahinchi, chedunu vadhilEsthAnu

i generally any-one any-thing if-said, in-that there good absorb, bad will-leave

Generally if anyone says anything, I absorb the good in that, will leave the bad.


నాకు చాలా ఆటలు వచ్చు.

nAku chAlA Atalu vacchu

to-me many games know

I know many games.


నేను ఎన్నో వింతలు చూసాను నా జీవితంలో ఇప్పటివరకు.

nEnu ennO vinthalu chUSAnu(pronounce 'SA' here as 'sa' in 'sad') nA jIvithamlO ippativaraku

i many wonders saw my in-life now-till.

I saw many wonders till now in my life.


నాకు ఏదైనా కావాలంటే దాని కోసం నేను కష్టపడతాను.

nAku EdhainA(Edhi+ainA) kAvAlantE(kAvAli+antE) dhAni kOsam nEnu kashta padathAnu

to-me anything if-want-means of-that for i will-work-hard

If I want anything I will work hard for that.


నేనెంత చెప్పినా నువ్వు వినలేదు.

nEnentha(nEnu+entha) cheppinA nuvvu vinalEdhu

i-how-much though-said you didn't-listen.

How much ever I said, you didn't listen.


నాకిది కావలి

nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) kAvAli

to-me-this want

I want this.


నాకు ఇదొద్దు లేదా నాకిది వద్దు

nAku idhoddhu(idhi+vaddhu) lEdhA nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) vaddhu

to-me this-not-want or to-me-this not-want

I don't want this or I don't want this.


నేను ఏం చేసినా నీ కోసమే చేస్తున్నాను.

nEnu Em chEsinA nI kOsamE chEsthunnAnu

i anything if-done your for-only am-doing

What ever I do, I am doing that only for(the sake of) you.


నా పరిస్థితి అర్థం చేసుకో దయచేసి ప్లీజ్

nA parisThithi arTham chEsukO dhayachEsi plIz

my condition understand do please/please

Please understand my condition.


నేనెక్కడ ఉన్నా నువ్వు కనిపెట్టలేవు

nEnekkada(nEnu+ekkada) unnA nuvvu kanipettalEvu

i-where there you can't-find

Wherever I am, you can't find me.


నేనెక్కడ ఉన్నాననేది నువ్వు కనిపెట్టలేవు

nEnekkada unnAnanEdhi(unnAnu+anEdhi) nuvvu kanipettalEvu

i-where thing-that-there you cannot-find.

You cannot find the thing that where I am ( You cannot find me where I am ).

నాక్కావలసింది నీ దెగ్గర/దగ్గర ఉంది.

nAkkAvalasindhi(nAku+kAvalasindhi) nI dheggara/dhaggara undhi

thing-i-want your near/near there.

What I want is with you.

నేనిలా చెప్తానని వాడు/ఆమె/వాళ్ళు ఊహించలేదు.

nEnilA(nEnu+ilA) chepthAnani vAdu/Ame/vAllu UhinchalEdhu

i-like-this that-will-say he/she/they didn't-expect

He/she/they didn't expect that I will say like this.

నేనింత కష్టపడినా ఫలితం దక్కకపోవచ్చు

nEnintha(nEnu+intha) kashtapadinA phalitham dhakkakapOvacchu

i-this-much though-workedhard result may-not-get.

Though I workhard this much, I may not get the result.


నాకు ఆ ముగ్గురి/ఇద్దరి/నలుగురి/ పేర్లు తెలుసు.

nAku A mugguri/iddhari/naluguri pErlu thelusu

to-me those/that threes'/twos'/fours' names know

I know the names of those three/two/four persons.


నాకింకా కొంచం కావాలి.

nAkinkA(nAku+inkA) koncham kAvAli

to-me-still little want.

I still want little more.


ఇంకా నా పని పూర్తికాలేదు.

inkA nA pani pUrthikAlEdhu

still my work not-completed

Still my work is not completed.


నేనడిగింది తెచ్చావా?

nEnadigindhi(nEnu+adigindhi) thecchAva(pronounce 'cchA' as 'cha' in 'chat')

that-i-asked brought?

Did you bring what i asked?


నాకింకా కొంచం సమయం కావాలి.

nAkinkA(nAku+inkA) koncham samayam kAvAli

to-me-still little time want

I still want little/some more time


నాకైతే ఇదే కరెక్ట్ అనిపిస్తుంది.

nAkaithE(nAku+aithE) idhE karekt anipisthundhi

to-me-means this-only correct feeling

According to me(to me means), I am feeling that this only is correct


నాకేం చెయ్యాలో అర్థం కావటంలేదు.

nAkEm cheyyAlO arTham kAvatamlEdhu

to-me-what have-to-do understand not

I am unable to understand what to do.


నేనెన్ని సార్లు ప్రయత్నించినా నాకది దక్క లేదు.

nEnenni(nEnu+enni) sArlu prayathninchinA nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) dhakkalEdhu

i-how-many times though-tried to-me-that not-got

Though I have tried for many times, I didn't get it.


నాకెన్నో చెయ్యాలనుంది.

nAkennO(nAku+ennO) cheyyAlanundhi(cheyyAli+anundhi)

to-me-many want-to-do

I want to do many.


నాకెన్నో చెయ్యాలనిపిస్తుంది.

nAkennO(nAku+ennO) cheyyAlanipisthundhi(cheyyAli+anipisthundhi)

to-me-many feel-to-do.

I am feeling that I want to do many.


నాకిది బాగా కష్టంగా అనిపిస్తుంది.

nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) bAgA kashtamgA anipisthundhi

to-me-this very-much difficultly feeling.

I am feeling that this is very much difficult.


ఎందుకోగాని నేనేం చేసినా అది తప్పవుతుంది.

endhukOgAni nEnEm chEsinA adhi thappavuthundhi(thappu+avuthundhi)

don't-know-why i-what if-done that turning-wrong

Don't know why, what ever I do, that is turning wrong.


నాకిది నచ్చలేదు.

nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) nacchalEdhu

to-me-this not-liked

I didn't like this.


నాకిది నచ్చింది.

nAkidhi(nAku+idhi) nacchindhi

to-me-this liked

I liked this.


నన్నందరూ రాము అని పిలుస్తారు.

nannandharU(nannu+andharU) rAmu ani pilusthAru

me-all/everyone ramu as call

Everyone/all call me as Ramu.


నన్ను కూడా తీసుకెళ్ళు.

nannu kUdA thIsukellu

me also take

Take me also


నన్ను విడిచి వెళ్ళకు ప్లీజ్.

nannu vidichi vellaku plIz

me having-left don't-go please

Please don't go leaving me.


ఈ బాధ్యత నా మీద పెట్టి వెళ్ళకు.

I bADhyatha nA mIdha petti vellaku

that responsibility my/me on/over having-put don't-go

Don't go putting that responsibility on me.


నా చొక్కా రంగు తెలుపు.

nA chokkA rangu thelupu

my shirt colour white.

My shirt colour is white.


నా కారు చాలా పెద్దది

nA kAru chAlA peddhadhi

my car very-much big-one

My car is very big.


నేనెన్ని సార్లు చెప్పినా నీకిది అర్థం కాదు.

nEnenni(nEnu+enni) sArlu cheppinA nIkidhi(nIku+idhi) arTham kAdhu

i-how-many times though-said to-you-this not-understandable

How many ever times I say also, you will not understand this.


నా పని అయిపోయింది.

nA pani ayipOindhi

my work got-over.

My work got over.


నా పని ఇంకా అవ్వలేదు.

nA pani inkA avvalEdhu

my work still not-done/completed

My work is not yet done/completed

నా పేరు బాగుందా?

nA pEru bAgundhA(bAgA+undhA)?

my name nice/good?

Is my name nice/good?


నాకిది అర్థమైంది.

nAkidhi arThamaindhi(arTham+ayyindhi)

to-me-this understood

I understood this.


నాకిది అర్థం కాలేదు.

nAkidhi arTham kAlEdhu

to-me-this understand not.

I didn't understand this.

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Simple verbs- few illustrations- you(informal)

Here are some verbs used generally in Telugu language.Learn them.Please observe how the word is getting changed as it is used to convey different actions.Telugu language can be learnt very easily.Watch Telugu movies,talk with Telugu people in Telugu language and if you are living in Andhra Pradesh,buy an FM radio and listen to it.This will increase your Telugu capabilities to a significant extent.Feel free to comment and I will try to help you.

Take a look at the below words. I have written Telugu script, its transcription in English and its meaning in English. For reading the transcription see the note below.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The letter 'i' stands for the sound 'i' in the word 'kick', or the short pronunciation of the alphabet letter 'e'
The letter 'I' stands for the sound 'ee' in the word 'cheek'
The letter 'e' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'a' as 'e' in the word 'bell'
The letter 'E' stands for the sound 'a' in the word 'base'
The letter 'o' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'o'
The letter 'O' stands for the sound 'o' in the word 'more' or the the long pronunciation of the letter 'o'

When talking to a person informally,let us label it as YOU(informal) we can use the following verb forms.For talking with elderly people or if you want to talk to some one with respect then we use another verb form which I will be posting shortly.

రా - rA- come


రాకు/రావాకు - rAku/rAvAku- don't come


రావద్దు - rAvaddhu- don't come


వస్తావా? - vasthAvA?- will you come?


రావా? - rAvA? -will you not come?


ఇవ్వు - ivvu- give


ఇవ్వకు - ivvaku- don't give


ఇవ్వద్దు - ivvaddhu- don't give


ఇస్తావా? - isthAvA?- will you give?


ఇవ్వవా? - ivvavA?- will you not give?


తా/తీసుకు రా - thA(pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)/ thIsuku rA - bring


తాకు/తావాకు - thAku/thAvAku(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- don't bring


తావద్దు - thAvaddhu(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- don't bring


తావా? - thAvA(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- will you not bring?


తెస్తావా? - thesthAva? -will you bring?


తాగు - thAgu- drink


తాగకు/తాక్కు - thAgaku/thAkku - don't drink


తాగద్దు - thAgaddhu- don't drink


తాగుతావా? - thAguthAvA?- will you drink?


తాగవా? - thAgavA?- will you not drink?


తాకు - thAku- touch


తాకకు/తాక్కు - thAkaku/thAkku- don't touch


తాకద్దు - thAkaddhu- don't touch


తాకుతావా? - thAkuthAva?- will you touch?


తాకవా? - thAkavA?- will you not touch?

I think you noticed the general structure of each word i.e., the changes in each word when it is used for conveying different actions.

Try communicating with someone using these.I will be posting more verbs shortly but I will not write different forms as was done for the verbs above.I will be only giving the main word.

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Some simple words of Telugu Language

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In Telugu language most of the words resemble or are the same as the corresponding words of the divine Sanskrit language excepting some basic words like come, go, here, there, etc which are different from the corresponding Sanskrit words. I hope you already know the alphabet of Telugu language and its pronunciation too.They are similar to that of Sanskrit/Hindi languages. If you don't know them there are other websites that can help you in this regard.You can mail me or write a comment if you want me to include the alphabet too in this site.

Take a look at these words. I have written Telugu script, its transcription/transliteration in English and its meaning in English. For reading the transliteration see the guidelines below.

GUIDELINES FOR PRONOUNCING THE TRANSLITERATED TEXT:

• The letter 'i' stands for the sound 'i' in the word 'kick', or the short pronunciation of the alphabet letter 'e'
• The letter 'I' stands for the sound 'ee' in the word 'cheek'
• The letter 'e' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'a' as the first 'e' in the word 'elephant'
• The letter 'E' stands for the sound 'a' in the word 'base'
• The letter 'o' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'o'
• The letter 'O' stands for the sound 'o' in the word 'more' or the the long pronunciation of the letter 'o'
• Pronounce consonants like 'k', 't', 'd', etc as their sound indicates. Addition of 'h' to them: Pronounce 'th' as 'th' in 'thumb', 'dh' as 'th' in 'that'/'this' and so on.
• Simplifications for simplicity: thth = tth, dhdh=ddh and so on. For example kaththi (knife) = katthi, vadhdhu (don't want) = vaddhu, etc
• For consonants, lower case letter indicates normal pronunciation and capital letter indicates pronunciation with stress e.g., katthi(knife), Kadgam(sword) - observe the case of 'k' in both.
• For the sound of 'j' in 'junk' I use 'j', for the sound of 'g' in 'gum' I use 'g'. For example ginger will be transliterated to jinjar according to this rule. 
• 's' indicates normal pronunciation as in 'sum'. 'S' indicates pronunciation of 's' as in 'sat', 'sad',etc. In Hindi/Sanskrit also there are these two different versions of 'sa' as you all know.
• Apply same thing to letter 'v' also. 'v' indicates normal pronunciation like 'v' in 'vault' and 'V' indicates pronunciation of 'v' as in 'van'. Note that both are two very different pronunciations and if one is used instead of other, it won't sound good!. But one thing to note is in written Telugu there is only one letter 'va' which will be used for both and its pronunciation depends on the word in which it is used. Only in some Telugu verb forms and when English words like 'van' are transliterated into Telugu, the 'V' sound is pronounced and mostly in all others, 'v' sound is pronounced. You will find this (the above two different ways of pronouncing the same Telugu letter) happening in few more cases like 'kA', 'chA', 'dA', 'thA', 'pA' when these are used in Telugu verb forms corresponding to 'Past tense'. Some examples for these can be found towards the end of this post in the table with references below it

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ఎక్కడ - ekkada - where

ఏమి/ఏంటి - Emi/Enti - what

ఎందుకు - endhuku - why

ఎలా - elA - how

అక్కడ - akkada - there

అందుకు - andhuku - for that

ఇందుకు - indhuku - for this

దేనికి - dhEniki - for what

అటు - atu - that side

ఇటు - itu - this side

అది - adhi - that

ఇది - idhi - this

కానీ-kAni-but/let it...

లేదు - lEdhu - not there/did not 'verb'

కాదు - kAdhu - is not, not correct

వద్దు - vaddhu - don't want

కావాలి - kAvAli - want

గురించి - gurinchi - about

ఎప్పుడు - eppudu - when

అప్పుడు - appudu - then/that time

ఇప్పుడు - ippudu - now

కింద - kindha - down

పైన - paina - up

మీద - mIdha - on top of/over

లో/లోపల - lO/lOpala - in/inside

అంటే - antE - means

అంతే - anthE - thats it

అయినా - ayinA - 'but', 'though', 'having something happened,still....', etc

కొంచం - koncham - little, some

కనీసం - kanIsam - atleast

మరి - mari - so/then

మరింత - marintha - much

చాలా - chAlA - many

కాబట్టి/కావున - kAbatti - hence/so

అలాగే - alAgE - ok (that's fine)

ఎక్కువ - ekkuva - more/extra/much

తక్కువ - thakkuva - less

అన్నీ - annI - all

అంతా - anthA - everything

ఈ - I ( don't pronounce it as the English 'I' ) - this

ఆ - A - that

కానివ్వు/కాని - kAnivvu/KAni - keep working/do it/complete it

చాలు - chAlu - enough

చాలదు - chAladhu - will not be enough

చాల్లేదు - chAllEdhu - is/was not enough

సరిపోదు - saripOdhu - will not be sufficient

సరిపోతుంది/చాలుతుంది - saripOthundhi - will be sufficient

సరిపోయింది - saripOyindhi - is/was sufficient

సరిపోలా/సరిపోలేదు - saripOlA/saripOlEdhu - is/was not sufficient

Some words may not be translated exactly or it happens to be difficult to translate into English.Such type of words are to be learnt by observing their use in the sentences. Even in the above you find some words having more than one meaning, ( e.g., 'kAni' , 'ainA' )which is to say that the meaning of that particular word is dependent on the context of the sentence where it is used. Also to express something in Telugu you can do it by means of one or more different words. Come back frequently as I will be updating the site explaining you more about learning Telugu Language.


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