[ Module 4 - Telugulo mAtlAdukundhAm (Let us speak in Telugu) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

This is the fourth module in the series that is being brought out by CP Brown Academy to facilitate self-learning of Telugu – reading and writing – through Roman script. The first module in the series, Varnamala, taught how to identify and write Telugu alphabet. The second module, Sabdamala, was about Telugu words. In the third module, Vakyanirmanamu, framing of sentences using the learnt words was discussed. Now, we are confronted with the most difficult
challenge – that of the practice of talking in Telugu. So, let us practice it, for nothing can ever be learned except by practice.

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.

Learning is after all a personal experience. It can only be realised by one’s own effort – by one’s own practice. What this module can, at best, do is to provide you with the rudimentary nuances and etiquettes associated with the usage of language for maintaining beauty and grace in conversation.

Practicing conversation in Telugu, or for that matter in any language, essentially calls for ‘discipline’. It calls for regular practice – till at least the going gets good. But beware that we, the modern men, as Erich Fromm said, are little self-disciplined ‘outside of the sphere of work’.

‘Fear of making a joke of oneself’ by talking disjointedly is one syndrome that is more likely to make a learner of any language give it up half the way. That is where ‘patience’ and ‘perseverance’ become the deciding factors of learning. Imagine the joy that one gets in communicating with one’s kith and kin in a language that is innate to them – visualize the sense of belongingness that such communication engenders. It would be a sheer delight to practice a language that has most of its words ending in the sound ‘oo’, giving it a very sing-song like sound.

It is our earnest hope that the series would facilitate easy learning of Telugu on one’s own.

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[ Module 3 - vAkya-nirmAnam (Sentence formation) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

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

Lastly, it is essential to remember that what is important in practicing a newly learnt language is ‘intelligibility’ in its usage rather than the ‘accuracy’ of a native speaker. The present module aims at providing the reader with the necessary wherewithal to frame simple but meaningful sentences in Telugu that are intelligible and thereby encourage a new learner to practice its usage with least hesitation.

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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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[ 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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