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Telugu Letters & Alphabet Guide
Complete reference for Telugu vowels, consonants and special characters with English pronunciation
About Telugu Script: Telugu is written in the Telugu script, an abugida belonging to the Brahmic family. It has 16 vowels (Achulu), 36 consonants (Hallulu), and special characters. Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, spoken by over 80 million people worldwide.
Telugu Vowels — అచ్చులు (Achulu)
Telugu Transliteration Pronunciation Example Word
అ a as in "ab out" అమ్మ (amma - mother) ఆ aa / A as in "fa ther" ఆకాశం (aakaasham - sky) ఇ i as in "si t" ఇల్లు (illu - house) ఈ ee / I as in "see " ఈత (eeta - swimming) ఉ u as in "pu t" ఉప్పు (uppu - salt) ఊ oo / U as in "foo d" ఊరు (ooru - village) ఎ e as in "be d" ఎండ (enda - sunshine) ఏ E as in "they " ఏనుగు (eenugu - elephant) ఐ ai as in "kite " ఐదు (aidu - five) ఒ o as in "ho t" ఒంట్లు (ontlu - body) ఓ O as in "go " ఓడ (ooda - ship) ఔ au as in "cow " ఔషధం (aushadham - medicine) అం am nasal ending అంత (anta - all) అః aha aspirated ending నమః (namaha)
Telugu Consonants — హల్లులు (Hallulu)
Telugu Type to get Pronunciation Example Word
క ka k as in "kit" కాలు (kaalu - leg) ఖ kha kh aspirated ఖర్చు (kharchu - expense) గ ga g as in "go" గుండె (gunde - heart) ఘ gha gh aspirated ఘంట (ghanta - bell) చ cha ch as in "chair" చేయి (cheyi - hand) ఛ chha chh aspirated ఛత్రం (chhatram - umbrella) జ ja j as in "jar" జలం (jalam - water) ఝ jha jh aspirated ఝరి (jhari - stream) ట Ta retroflex t టోపీ (topi - hat) డ Da retroflex d డబ్బు (dabbu - money) ణ Na retroflex n గణితం (ganitam - maths) త ta t (soft) తల్లి (talli - mother) థ tha th aspirated థాలీ (thaali - plate) ద da d (soft) దారి (daari - path) ధ dha dh aspirated ధనం (dhanam - wealth) న na n as in "not" నీళ్ళు (neellu - water) ప pa p as in "pen" పాల (paala - milk) ఫ pha ph aspirated ఫలం (phalam - fruit) బ ba b as in "bat" బంగారు (bangaaru - gold) భ bha bh aspirated భాష (bhaasha - language) మ ma m as in "man" మనిషి (manishi - person) య ya y as in "yes" యువకుడు (yuvakudu - youth) ర ra r (rolled) రాత్రి (raatri - night) ల la l as in "lip" లోపల (lopala - inside) వ va v as in "van" వంట (vanta - cooking) శ sha sh as in "ship" శక్తి (shakti - power) స sa s as in "sun" సమయం (samayam - time) హ ha h as in "hat" హృదయం (hrudayam - heart) ళ La retroflex l వేళ్ళు (veLLu - fingers) క్ష ksha ksh క్షమించు (kshamimchu - forgive)
Telugu Numbers — సంఖ్యలు
Number Telugu Pronunciation
0 సున్న sunna 1 ఒకటి okati 2 రెండు rendu 3 మూడు muudu 4 నాలుగు naalugu 5 ఐదు aidu 6 ఆరు aaru 7 ఏడు eedu 8 ఎనిమిది enimidi 9 తొమ్మిది tommidi 10 పది padi 100 వంద vanda 1000 వెయ్యి veyyi
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