Telugu Common Words (Beginner)

English-Telugu

I	Nenu
He	Atanu
She	Aame
You	Nuvvu
It	Adi
A	Oka
Come(You come)	Ra
Came	Vachaaru
Will come	Vasthaanu
Open	Theruvu
Opened	Therichinadi
Will open	Therusthaadu
Sit	Kurcho
Walk	Nadavu
Eat	Thinu
Drink	Tragatam
Win	Gelavatam
Go	Vellu
Run	Parigettu
I go	Nenu velthanu
He goes	Athanu velthadu
He eats an apple	Athanu apple thintadu
He is eating an apple	Athanu apple thintunaadu
He ate an apple	Athanu apple thinnaadu
I saw the film last week	Nenu poina varam chitram choosaanu
She came by bus yesterday	Aame ninna buslo vachindhi
They went to the temple	Vaaru gudiki vellaru
He slept the whole night	Athanu raathri antha padukunnadu
He wrote well in the examination	Athanu pariksha baaga vraasaadu
He has eaten	Athanu thinesadu
He had eaten	Athanu tinaadu
He had gone	Athanu vellaadu
He had come	Athanu vachaadu
He will eat	Athanu thintaadu
He will go	Athanu velthaadu
He will come	Athanu vasthaadu
What is your name?	Nee peru enti?
What	Enti
Your	Needi
Name	Peru
What did you do?	Meeru emi chesthaaaru?
What should I do?	Nenu emi cheyyali?
What can I do?	Nenu emi cheyyagalanu?
What are the questions?	Prasnalu enti?
What were the questions?	Prasnalu enti?
What is the last question?	Chivari prasna enti?
What is written in the letter?	Uttaramlo emi vrasi undhi?
What you had been told?	Neeku emi cheppabadinadhi?
What will be the answer?	Javabu enti?
Why did you come?	Neevu enduku vachaavu?
Why did you sleep?	Neevu enduku padukunaavu?
Why did you tell him to go?	Neevu athaniki vellamani enduku cheppaavu?
Why did he bring the bag?	Athanu sanchi enduku techaadu?
Why did she pay the money?	Aame dabbu enduku ichaaru?
Why did they sit there?	Vaaru akkada enduku kurchunnaaru?
Why do you drive the car?	Neevu car endhuku nadipaavu?
Why are they late for the meeting?	Vaaru sabhaku enduku aalasyamga vachaaru?
How did you come?	Neevu ela vachaavu?
How did you sleep?	Neevu ela padukunnaavu?
How did you drive?	Neevu ela nadipaavu?
How did you write?	Neevu ela wrasaavu?
How many apples are there in my hand?	Naa chetilo enni apples unnaai?
How many did you take?	Neevu enni theesukunnaavu?
How much did he pay you?	Athanu neeku entha dabbu ichaadu?
How much distance to go?	Entha dooram vellali?
How was the journey yesterday?	Ninna prayanam ela jarigindhi?
Which way did you come?	Neevu ee daarilo vachaavu?
Which is your favourite colour?	Neeku istamaina rangu enti?
In which room did you sleep?	Neevu ee roomlo padukunnaavu?
Which story did you tell?	Neevu ee kadha cheppaavu?
Which is the sweetest fruit?	Thiyyanaina phalamu enti?
Which is the best newspaper in Hindi?	Hindilo manchi vaartha patrika enti?
Which Indian state has the largest population?	Baratha desamlo atyadhika janaaba unna rastram enti?
Where did you come from?	Neevu ekkadinunchi vachaavu?
Where did you sleep?	Neevuekkada padukunnaavu?
Where is the manager’s cabin?	Manager gadhi ekkada?
Where should I go?	Nenu ekkadiki vellaali?
Whom should I contact?	Nenu evarini sampradinchaali?
Is it a book?	Idhi pusthakama?
It is a book	Idhi pusthakamu
Is it the answer?	Idhi javaaba?
It is the answer	Idhi javaabu
Will you come with me?	Neevu ikkadiki vasthaava?
I shall come with you.	Nenu neetho vasthaanu
Will you give me your pen?	Neevu nee kalamu naaku isthaava?
Yes, of course.	Sare,thappakunda
Do you love me?	Nuvvu nannu premisthunnaava?
Yes, I love you.	Avunu nenu ninnu premisthunnaanu
Can you give me your pen?	Neevu nee kalamu ivvagalava?
Can you lift the box?	Neevu  ee pette yethagalava?
Can you write the exam?	Neevu pariksha vraayagalava?
Did you have your lunch?	Neevu bojhanam chesava?
How are you?	Neevu ela unnaavu?
I am fine	Nenu kshemamgaa unnaanu.

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"MALAYSIAN FIRST EVER TELUGU HIP-HOP CREW A JOIN COLABO WITH THE DRAVIDA GANG TO IMPROVISE AND EDUCATE A BEAUTY AND POWER OF TELUGU LANGUAGE IN MALAYSIA WITH MIXTURE OFF NEW ERA MUSIC SUCH AS HIP-HOP DANCE AND EXTRA."

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Telegu Kindies In The Offing

The Malay Mail, 6th Feb 2012 -reported that the MIC is mulling over setting up Telugu-based kindergartens to spruce up the language, the article was published on 

"MIC deputy president Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam (pic) said a grant amounting to RM350,000 to conduct Telugu kindergartens and language classes was being mulled over by MIC.

“I want the Telugus to know the MIC is not only a party for the Tamils but for the whole Indian community, which includes the Telugus, Malayalees and Punjabis,” he said.

"The pre-schools, the association said, would be able to nurture Telugu speaking and writing skills among Telugu children while they were young. A large majority of Telugus in the country have little or no literary knowledge of the language, which originated from Andhra Pradesh in India."

"The association’s president, Dr Achaiah Kumar Rao, had also demanded official representation for the Telugu community within MIC ranks."

“A representative for our community should be among the MIC leaders. We are done waiting on the sidelines for our demands to be fulfilled,” said Achaiah. TAM has been increasingly vocal in being heard."

Source - The  Malay Mail

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Telugu Population Around The World

Places	Population	Remarks
Andhra Pradesh	~ 85 million	2011 Census
Karnataka	~6 million	8 to 10 % of Karnataka’s population is Telugu speaking /  origin.  Migration over a period of 100 years. Largely concentrated in Bellary / Bangalore / Kolar / Border areas. Telugu movies popular in Karnataka. Department of Telugu in Mysore and Bangalore Universities. Sir Mokshagundam was Diwan of Mysore State
Tamilnadu	~6 milion	8 to 10 % of Tamilnadu’s  population is Telugu speaking  / origin. Migration over a period of 200 years. During reign of British Rule / Madras presidency, movement of  people took place before state reorganization as TN / AP. Krishnadevarraya’ empire extended up to Tanjore.  Major Telugu / Sanskrit Library – Saraswathi  Mahal is at Tanjore Saint Thyagaraja lived in Tanjore and Telugu scholars were part of Royal court of Maratha rulers in Tanjore. Major Telugu populations in Chennai /Coimbatore
Orissa	4 million	Significant Telugu population in border areas like Berhampur / Cuttack regions. Krishnadevarraya’ empire extended up to Cuttack due to his conquest over Gajapathis. All India Telugu Conference held in Orissa recently
Maharashtra	~7 million	Statistics  from Maharashtra Telugu Manch
Chhattisgarh / Madhya Pradesh	~ 1 million	Significant  population in border areas
Rest of India: Delhi / Gujarat / Bengal / Assam / Bihar / Kerala etc.,		Migration in search of jobs / business / labor
International	Telugu speaking / origin	About 2 Million
USA  / Canada	~ 750,000	Migration over 75 years
UK / Europe / Ireland etc.,	< 100,000  ?	Migration to UK / Germany and other locations
Malaysia	~ 500,000	Telugu Association of Malaysia
Singapore	< 100,000 ?	Migration in recent times.
Mauritius / South Africa	> 60,000	Migration over 150 years – 5 generations
Australia / New Zealand	< 100,000  ?	Migration in recent times
Gulf	500,000 ?	UAE  alone has 100,000. The remaining are spread over Kuwait / Bahrain / Saudi etc.,
Total	~ 110 million	Global  and  National Telugu Diaspora

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 July 2011 01:07 Source - Friends of Telugu

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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania

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Provides a reference to the peoples of the Asia-Pacific region east of the Caspian Sea, not including the countries of the Middle East. Covers the major peoples that for a time maintained a cultural identity in the area, from ancient to modern times, describing their history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to other peoples.

Infobase Publishing, Jan 1, 2009 - Ethnology - 1002 pages

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Deepavali -Celebrating the Telugu way [The Star]

"Celebrating the Telugu way

By DERRICK VINESH

FOR the Telugu Hindu community, Deepavali or the Festival of Light is the most important celebration after Ugadi, which is the Telegu New Year, and Makar Sakranthri, also known as Ponggal in Tamil Nadu.

Deepavali, which is traditionally an occasion for the south and north Indian communities to celebrate the victory of good over evil, is however observed a bit differently by the Telugus from the south.

Couple S. Vengkataramana, 55, and G. Letchmy, 52, and their children Shudarshan Rao, 23, Soban Rao, 22, and Hari Kirthini, 17, of Taman Dahlia in Kulim will begin the day by waking up at 5am for morning prayers.

Joint effort: Children getting the kolam ready for Deepavali at Vengkataramana's home in Kulim.

While most Hindus take oil baths and offer prayers to deceased family members on Deepavali, Telugus will only do so during Makar Sakranthri in January.

“A day before Makar Sakranthri, called Boghi, we will usually apply a mixture of tumeric powder, green bean paste and sesame oil on our bodies to symbolically remove impurities before warming ourselves at a campfire,” says Vengkataramana, a businessman.

On Deepavali after the morning baths, his family members will wear new clothes that are earlier placed at the feet of deity Lord Vishnu on the prayer altar.

The men will don silk jippa shirts and veshti tied in kattupanchi style where the cloth is wrapped around the legs (like a pair of trousers) with the ends pleated and folded at the back of their waist.

As for the women, their sarees are usually tied in a kuddupaita style, where the pallu or the decorative end of the saree is draped over the right shoulder rather than the left shoulder.

The womenfolk will draw the kolam, called muggulu in Telugu, at the house entrance using coloured rice or desiccated coconut.

“They will also light up nanda deepa (earthen oil lamps) and deepappu semmelu (kuttuvilakku in Tamil),” he said.

Vengkataramana (seated right) and Letchmy (on his right) looking at the children lighting oil lamps in preparation for Deepavali.

Vengkataramana, who is also the Penang/Seberang Prai branch chairman of the Telugu Association of Malaysia says soon after blessing his children at home, the family will offer prayers at the Krishna Temple in Seberang Jaya.

As for Letchmy, she will prepare several unique Telugu dishes such as gonggoraa (sour vegetables), guttuvongkai (spicy brinjals) and muthaapappu (steamed dhall paste) along with other vegetarian items for lunch.

“My relatives and I will also prepare Telugu sweetmeats such as burulu, arusulu and thee-pugarulu, apart from the usual laddu, halwa and mysore pak,” she says.

The couple’s nephew P. Ramaraoo, 35, says the Telugus, whose ancestors originated from Andhra Pradesh in South India, formed the second largest Indian community in Malaysia after the Tamils from Tamil Nadu."

There are about 3,000 Telugus in Penang out of a population of 300,000 Telugus nationwide.

“The Telugu Association of Malaysia conducts programmes in all 30 branches in the country to preserve the rich Telugu culture and language,” he says..

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Exploring trajectories of migration and theory

"Global Indian Diasporas discusses the relationship between South Asian emigrants and their homeland, the reproduction of Indian culture abroad, and the role of the Indian state in reconnecting emigrants to India. Focusing on the limits of the diaspora concept, rather than its possibilities, this volume presents new historical and anthropological research on South Asian emigrants worldwide. From a comparative perspective, examples of South Asian emigrants in Suriname, Mauritius, East Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom are deployed in order to show that in each of these regions there are South Asian emigrants who do not fit into the Indian diaspora concept—raising questions about the effectiveness of the diaspora as an academic and sociological index, and presenting new and controversial insights in diaspora issues."
Amsterdam University Press, 2007 - History - 294 pages

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