TELUGU SIMPLE ALPHABET
Achchulu (Vowels) -
◌ ◌ ◌ ◌ ◌ ృ ౄ
a aa i ee u oo Ru Roo
ె ే ై ొ ో ౌ ం ః
e E ai o O au aM aH
Hallulu (Consonants) -
! "
ka kha ga gha nya
# я % &
cha Cha ja jha ini
' ( ) * +
Ta Tha Da Dha Na
, - . / 0
ta tha da dha na
1 2 3 4 5
pa pha ba bha ma
6 7 8 9
ya ra la va Sa
: ; < =
Sha sa ha La ksha
> я?
Ra gna
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Achchulu (Vowels)
Telugu vowel Says Telugu word Sounds Like
amma (mother)
a 5@ uncle
aavu (cow)
aa 8A father
illu (home)
i India, picnic
eega (fly)
ee
seem
uDuta (squirrel)
u )B, full, put
ooyala (cradle)
oo 6 bloom, school
RuShi (sage)
Ru
C rude
Roo -- root
eluka (rat)
e egg, elevator
Enugu (elephant)
E 0 D aerial
aidu (five)
ai . ice
onTe (camel)
o 'E old, go
ODa (ship)
O ) oat
auShadhamu (medicine)
au :/5D owl
ambaramu (sky)
aM 375D umbrella,
duHkhamu (sorrow)
aH . 5D --
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Hallulu (consonants)
Telugu
Says Telugu word Sounds Like
Letter
kalamu (pen)
ka bake, back
5D
khareedu (price)
kha khaki
FG.
gadi (room)
ga goat, game
HI
! mEghaM (cloud)
gha ghost
JK!
chakramu (wheel)
cha bench
L5D
# Chatramu (umbrella)
Cha -
#,M5D
я jagamu (earth)
ja Jersey, Jamaica
я 5D
% jhankaaramu (humming)
jha -
%N75D
' TamaaTa (tomato)
Ta tub, bottom, foot
'5O'
( kanThamu (throat)
Tha -
(5D
) Dabbu (money)
Da dime, drum
)3DP
* Dhanka (drum)
Dha Dhaka
*
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Telugu
Says Telugu word Sounds Like
Letter
+ baaNamu (arrow)
Na -
3Q+5D
, talli (mother)
ta tamale, bathroom
,R
- katha (story)
tha thyroid, thick
-
. daggu (cough)
da they, mother
. SD
/ dhanamu (wealth)
dha adhere
/05D
0 na nadi (0HI) nine, night
river
1 paDava (boat)
pa people, loop
1)8
2 phalitamu (results)
pha fish, phone
2R,5D
3 baDi (school)
ba bull, book
3TU
4 bhayamu (fear)
bha Bharat
465D
5 maniShi (person)
ma man, myself
5VC
6 yantramu (machine)
ya Yellow
6,M5D
7 rangu (color)
ra red, road
7 D
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Telugu
Says Telugu word Sounds Like
Letter
laya (rhythm)
la lamp
6
8 vanTa (cooking)
va van, vehicle
8'
9 Sanivaaramu (Saturday)
Sa -
9VW75D
: ShaShTi (sixty)
Sha shirt
:CX
; samayamu (time)
sa see, same
;565D
haMsa (swan)
ha hot
;
< bangaLa dumpa (potato)
La -
3Y< .1
= kshaNamu (moment)
ksha
=+5D
> Rampamu (saw)
Ra root
> 15D
yagnamu (holy fire)
я? gna 6я? 5D -
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TELUGU NUMBERS
Number System
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
sunna okaTi renDu mooDu naalugu aidu aaru EDu enimidi tommidi padi
;0Z '[ F\)B 5])B ^_ D . 7` )B VaHI bca@HI 1HI
Numbers
Word Number Name
how many? enni? (VZ)
ten padi ( 1HI)
eleven padakonDu ( 1.Nd)Be
twelve pannenDu ( 1^fZ)Be
thirteen padamooDu ( 1.5])Be
fourteen padnaalugu ( 1H_Z De
fifteen padihEnu ( 1HIg0
h e
sixteen padahaaru ( 1.i7`e
seventeen padiheDu ( 1HIg)
h Be
eighteen paddenimidi ( 1HjkVaHIe
nineteen pandommidi ( 1Hl a@HIe
twenty iravai ( 7Wfme
thirty muppai s5Dtumve
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forty nalabhai s0wxme
fifty yabhai (6Owx)m
sixty aravai ( 7Wfme
seventy Debbai( Tj3xmPe
eighty enabhai( 0wxme
ninety tombhai( bcwxme
hundred vanda( 8.e
one thousand veyyisWfe
one hundred thousand lakshas=e
one million padi lakshalus1HI =e
ten million kOTi (N'[e
Examples:
Number Number Name
150 nooTa yaabhai (0' 6Owxm)
177 nooTa Debbai EDu (0' Tj3xP )B)
380 mooDu vandala enabhai (5])B 8. 0wxme
2006 renDu vEla aaru (F\)B Wy 7`e
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