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Lesson 3
Common Nouns
English
Phonetic Telugu
Word/Phrase
ryµ³yLRißá ©yª«sVª
saadhaaraNa
Common Nouns
naamavaachakamulu y¿RÁNRPª«sVVÌÁ
V
bed maMchhamu,beDDu
ª«sVLi¿>RÁª«sVV,
ÛËÁ²ïR¶V
book pustakamu
xmsoxqsòNRPª«sV
V
floor nEla ®©s[ÌÁ
glass glaasu gýSxqsV
house illu BÌýÁV
|
pen pennu,kalamu ms©«sVõ,NRPÌÁª«s
VV
pencil pensilu |ms¬s=ÌÁV
plate plETu }mýsÈÁV
room gadi,ruumu gRiµj¶,LRiWª«sVV
sofa sOfaa r¡Fny
student vidhyaarthi,sTuuDeMTu
%sµ³yùLóji,xqísW®
²¶LiÈÁV
table TEbulu,balla
ÛÉÁ[ÊÁVÌÁV,ÊÁÌ
ýÁ
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 4
Common Pronouns
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Common Pronouns
saadhaaraNa ryµ³yLRißá xqsLRi*
sarvanaamamulu
©yª«sVª«sVVÌÁV
he atanu @»R½©«sV
i nEnu ®©s[©«sV
she aame A®ªsV
this idi Bµj¶
that adi @µj¶
you nuvvu, miiru, tamaru
©«sVª«so*, %dsVL
RiV, »R½ª«sVLRiV
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 5
Common Colors
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Lesson 6
Body
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Body Sariiramu
aRPLkiLRiª«s
VV
cheek bugga,cheMpa
ÊÁVgæRi,¿
ÁLixms
bald head baTTa tala
ÊÁÈíÁ »R½Ì
Á
ear chevi ¿Á%s
elbow mOchEyi
®ªsW¿Á[Li
VV
eye kannu NRP©«sVõ
eyeball kanuguDDu
NRP©«sVgRi
V²ïR¶V
eyebrow kanubomma
NRP©«sVËܪ
«sVø
eyelid kanureppa
NRP©«sVlLix
msö
finger vElu ®ªs[ÌÁV
forehead nuduru
©«sVµR¶VLR
iV
hair juTTu ÇÁÙÈíÁV
hand chEyi ¿Á[LiVV
head tala »R½ÌÁ
knee mOkaalu ®ªsWNSÌÁV
leg kaalu NSÌÁV
|
lip(s) pedima(lu) msµj¶ª«sV(ÌÁ
V)
muscle kaMDa NRPLi²R¶
nail gOru g][LRiV
neck meDa ®ªsV²R¶
navel boDDu ËܲïR¶V
nose mukku ª«sVVNRPVä
shoulder bhujamu
˳ÏÁVÇÁª«sV
V
stomach poTTa F~ÈíÁ
teeth paLlu xmsÎýÏÁV
thigh toDa »]²R¶
thumb boTanavElu
ËÜÈÁ©«s®ªs[
ÌÁV
toe kaali vElu
NSÖÁ ®ªs[ÌÁ
V
litte finger chiTikina vElu
ÀÁÉÓÁNTP
©«s ®ªs[ÌÁV
skin charmamu
¿RÁLRiøª«sV
V
squint mella ®ªsVÌýÁ
sweat chemaTa ¿Áª«sVÈÁ
throat goMtu g]Li»R½V
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 7
Clothes/Apparel
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Lesson 8
Expressions
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Expressions vyaktiikaraNa
ª«sùNUPòN
RPLRißá
Under Construction tvaralO...
»R½*LRiÍÜ[
...
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 9
Greetings
English
Phonetic Telugu
Word/Phrase
Greetings saMbOdhanalu xqsLiËÜ[µ³R¶©«sÌÁV
Hello helO |¤¦¦¦ÍÜ[
How are you doing?
elaa unnaru?, FsÍØ D©«sõLRiV?, Ë
baavunnaaraa?
ت«so©yõLS?
Please come in lOpalaku raMDi.
ÍÜ[xmsÌÁNRPV LRiLi
²T¶.
Do you have children? miiku pillalu unnArA?
%dsVNRPV zmsÌýÁÌÁ
V D©yõLS?
How many kinds do you have? miiku pillalu eMtamamdi?
%dsVNRPV zmsÌýÁÌÁ
V FsLi»R½ª«sVLiµj¶?
Will you comeback again? maLli eppuDu raavaTaM?
ª«sV×ýÁ Fsxmsoö²R¶
V LSª«sÈÁLi?
I will see you again maLli kaluddaaM
ª«sV×ýÁ NRPÌÁVµôy
Li
Goodbye uMTaanu DLiÉØ©«sV
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 10
Kitchen
English
Phonetic Telugu
Word/Phrase
Kitchen vaMTa gadi ª«sLiÈÁ gRiµj¶
NRPWLRigS¸R¶V(
vegetable(s) kuuragaaya(lu),kuura(lu) ÌÁV),NRPWLRi(Ì
ÁV)
banaana(raw green plantain) araTi kaaya
@LRiÉÓÁ NS¸R¶
V
brinjal(egg plant) vaMkaaya ª«sLiNS¸R¶V
cabbage kyaabEji NSùÛËÁ[ÑÁ
chilli(green) pachchi mirapa
xmsÀÁè %sVLRix
ms
chilli(red) eMDu mirapa
FsLi²R¶V %sVLRi
xms
cucumber dOsakaaya µ][xqsNS¸R¶V
dal pappu xmsxmsoö
drum stick mulaga kaaDa, mulakkaaDa
ª«sVVÌÁgRi NS²R¶
, ª«sVVÌÁNSä²R¶
onion ullipaaya,ulli
DÖýÁFy¸R¶V,DÖý
Á
potato baMgaaLaa duMpa,aalugaDDa
ÊÁLigSÎØ µR¶VLi
xms,AÌÁVgRi²ïR¶
tomaato TomaaTo,TomETo
Éܪ«sWÉÜ,ÉÜ®ªs[
VÉÜ
Lesson 11
Language
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Language bhaasha ˳ØxtsQ
Under Construction tvaralO...
»R½*LRiÍÜ[
...
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 12
Relationships
English
Phonetic Telugu
Word/Phrase
Relationships saMbaMdhaalu xqsLiÊÁLiµ³yÌÁV
aunt(maternal,elder) peddamma |msµôR¶ª«sVø
aunt(maternal,younger) chinnamma, pinni
ÀÁ©«sõª«sVø, zms
¬sõ
@»R½òª«sVø, @»
aunt(paternal) attamma, attayya, atta R½ò¸R¶Vù, @»R½
ò
r¡µR¶LRiV²R¶V,xq
brother sOdaruDu,sahOdaruDu sx¤¦Ü[µR¶LRiV²R¶
V
brother(young) tammuDu »R½ª«sVVø²R¶V
brother(elder) anna @©«sõ
daughter kuuturu,putrika
NRPW»R½VLRiV,
xmsoú¼½NRP
father naanna,taMDri
©y©«sõ,»R½Liú²T
¶
grandma(maternal) ammamma @ª«sVøª«sVø
grandma(paternal) maamma ª«sWª«sVø
husband bharta,moguDu
˳ÏÁLRiò,®ªsVVg
RiV²R¶V
mother amma,talli @ª«sVø,»R½ÖýÁ
sister sOdari,sahOdari
r¡µR¶Lji,xqsx¤¦Ü[µ
R¶Lji
sister(elder) akkayya,akka
@NRPä¸R¶Vù,@N
RPä
sister(young) chellelu,chelli
¿ÁÛÍýÁÌÁV,¿Á
ÖýÁ
son koDuku,putruDu
N]²R¶VNRPV,xmso
ú»R½V²R¶V
uncle(maternal) maamayya,maayya,maama
ª«sWª«sV¸R¶Vù,ª«s
W¸R¶Vù,ª«sWª«sV
uncle(paternal elder) peddanaanna |msµôR¶©y©«sõ
uncle(paternal younger) babaayi,chinnaanna
ÊÁËØLiVV,ÀÁ©y
õ©«sõ
wife bhaarya,peLlamu
˳ØLRiù,|
msÎýÏÁª«sVV
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 13
Shopping
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Shopping shaapiMgu uyzmsLigRiV
kilo kilO NTPÍÜ[
buy konu N]©«sV
haggle bEramu ÛËÁ[LRiª«sVV
how much eMta FsLi»R½
price dhara µ³R¶LRi
rupee(s) ruupaayi(lu)
LRiWFyLiVV(Ì
ÁV)
sell ammu @ª«sVVø
value viluva %sÌÁVª«s
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)
Lesson 14
Time/Numbers
English
Phonetic Telugu
Word/Phrase
Lesson 15
Traveling/Directions
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Lesson 16
Business
English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu
Business vyaapaaramu ªyùFyLRiª«sVV
transaction laavaadEvi Íتy®µ¶[%s
price khariidu ÅÁLkiµR¶V
export egumati FsgRiVª«sV¼½
import digumati µj¶gRiVª«sV¼½
ups and downs hechchulu taggulu
|¤¦¦¦¿RÁVèÌÁV »R
½gæRiVÌÁV
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"
significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
Lowercase/Uppercase Usage
b/B(bh) bombay/B
c(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chest
d/D d/Detroit,Denmark/
learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge
l/L
twisted" 'l')
n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)
p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father
s/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')
t/T thing/Tree,Temper
m/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)