How to Learn Telugu 1

1. Learn Some Telugu Verbs

TeluguPronunciationTamil / English Meaning
ఇవ్వుஇவ்வு / ivvuகொடு / give
తీసుకోதீஸூகோ / teesukoஎடு / take
తాగుதாகு / taaguகுடி / drink
Simple Verbs – non polite
ఇవ్వండిஇவ்வண்டிகொடுங்க / give
తీసుకోండిதீஸூகொண்டிஎடுங்க / take
త్రాగండిத்ராகண்டிகுடிங்க / drink
Add అండి  /andi / to make a verb polite.

2. Learn Some Telugu Nouns

TeluguPronunciationTamil / English Meaning
డబ్బుடப்பு / dabbuபணம் / money
ఫోటో / చిత్రంபோட்டோ / சித்ரம் /
photo / chitram
படம் / photo
నీరు / నీళ్లుநீரு / நீள்லு
neeru / nee+llu
தண்ணீர் / water
Simple nouns

3. Combine Verbs and Nouns to Make Meaningful Sentences.

TeluguPronunciationTamil Meaning
డబ్బు ఇవ్వు.டப்பு இவ்வு / dabbu ivvuபணம் கொடு. / give money
డబ్బు ఇవ్వండి.டப்பு இவ்வண்டி / dabbu ivvandiபணம் கொடுங்க. / give money
నాకు డబ్బు ఇవ్వు.நாகு டப்பு இவ்வு / naaku dabbu ivvu
எனக்கு பணம் கொடுங்க.
Give me money.

In the same way we can make sentences such as:

ఫోటో తీసుకో / ఫోటో తీసుకోండి – take photo

photo teesuko / photo teesukondi

నా ఫోటో తీసుకో / నా ఫోటో తీసుకోండి – Take my photo.

naa photo teesuko / naa photo teesukondi

నీరు / నీళ్లు తాగు / త్రాగండి – drink water

neeru / nee+llu taagu / traagandi

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