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Please mail us you comments. Every suggestion is valuable to us. Lesson 1: Introduction Lesson 2: Common Verbs Lesson 3: Common Nouns Lesson 4: Common Pronouns Lesson 5: Common Colors Lesson 6: Body Lesson 7: Clothes/Apparel Lesson 8: Expressions Lesson 9: Greetings Lesson 10: Kitchen Lesson 11: Language Lesson 12: Relationships Lesson 13: Shopping Lesson 14: Time/Numbers Lesson 15: Traveling/Directions Lesson 16: Business

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Lesson 3Common Nouns

English Word/Phrase

Phonetic Telugu

Common NounssaadhaaraNa naamavaachakamulu

ryµ³yLRißá ©yª«sVªy¿RÁNRPª«sVVÌÁV

bed maMchhamu,beDDuª«sVLi¿>RÁª«sVV,ÛËÁ²ïR¶V

book pustakamu xmsoxqsòNRPª«

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sVVfloor nEla ®©s[ÌÁglass glaasu gýSxqsVhouse illu BÌýÁV

pen pennu,kalamu

|ms©«sVõ,NRPÌÁª«sVV

pencil pensilu |ms¬s=ÌÁVplate plETu }mýsÈÁV

room gadi,ruumugRiµj¶,LRiWª«sVV

sofa sOfaa r¡Fny

student vidhyaarthi,sTuuDeMTu%sµ³yùLóji,xqísW®²¶LiÈÁV

table TEbulu,ballaÛÉÁ[ÊÁVÌÁV,ÊÁÌýÁ

Legend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/

l/Llearn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge twisted" 'l')

n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,fathers/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')t/T thing/Tree,Temperm/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)

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Lesson 4Common Pronouns

English Word/Phrase Phonetic Telugu

Common PronounssaadhaaraNa sarvanaamamulu

ryµ³yLRißá xqsLRi*©yª«sVª«sVVÌÁV




he atanu @»R½©«sVi nEnu ®©s[©«sVshe aame A®ªsVthis idi Bµj¶that adi @µj¶

you nuvvu, miiru, tamaru

©«sVª«so*, %dsVLRiV, »R½ª«sVLRiV




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Lesson 5Common Colors


Common Colors saadhaaraNa raMguluryµ³yLRißá LRiLigRiVÌÁV

black nalupu ©«sÌÁVxmsoblue niilamu ¬dsÌÁª«sVVbrown braunu úËÝ©«sV

green aakupachchaANRPVxms¿RÁè

red erupu FsLRiVxmsowhite telupu ¾»½ÌÁVxmso

yellow pasupupachchaxmsxqsVxmsoxms¿RÁè

Legend:




Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 6Body


Body SariiramuaRPLkiLRiª«sVV

cheek bugga,cheMpaÊÁVgæRi,Â¿ÁLixms

bald head baTTa talaÊÁÈíÁ »R½ÌÁ

ear chevi Â¿Á%s

elbow mOchEyi®ªsWÂ¿Á[LiVV

eye kannu NRP©«sVõ

eyeball kanuguDDuNRP©«sVgRiV²ïR¶V

eyebrow kanubommaNRP©«sVËÜª«sVø

eyelid kanureppaNRP©«sVlLixmsö

finger vElu ®ªs[ÌÁV

forehead nuduru©«sVµR¶VLRiV

hair juTTu ÇÁÙÈíÁV




hand chEyi Â¿Á[LiVVhead tala »R½ÌÁknee mOkaalu ®ªsWNSÌÁVleg kaalu NSÌÁV

lip(s) pedima(lu)

|msµj¶ª«sV(ÌÁV)

muscle kaMDa NRPLi²R¶nail gOru g][LRiVneck meDa ®ªsV²R¶navel boDDu ËÜ²ïR¶V

nose mukkuª«sVVNRPVä

shoulder bhujamuË³ÏÁVÇÁª«sVV

stomach poTTa F~ÈíÁteeth paLlu xmsÎýÏÁVthigh toDa »]²R¶

thumb boTanavEluËÜÈÁ©«s®ªs[ÌÁV

toe kaali vEluNSÖÁ ®ªs[ÌÁV

litte finger chiTikina vElu

ÀÁÉÓÁNTP©«s ®ªs[ÌÁV

skin charmamu¿RÁLRiøª«sVV

squint mella ®ªsVÌýÁsweat chemaTa Â¿Áª«sVÈÁthroat goMtu g]Li»R½VLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic"

significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 7Clothes/Apparel


Clothes/Apparel kaTTu baTTaluNRPÈíÁV ÊÁÈíÁÌÁV

bindi boTTu ËÜÈíÁVblouse ravika LRi%sNRP

glasses(spectacles) kaLlajODuNRPÎýÏÁÇÜ[²R¶V

saree chiira ÀdÁLRishirt chokkaa ¿]NSäshoe(s) buuTu(lu) ÊÁWÈÁV(ÌÁV)

slipper(s) cheppu(lu),jOLluÂ¿Áxmsoö(ÌÁV),ÇÜ[ÎýÏÁV




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Lesson 8Expressions


Expressions vyaktiikaraNaª«sùNUPòNRPLRißá

Under Construction tvaralO...»R½*LRiÍÜ[...




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Lesson 9Greetings


Greetings saMbOdhanaluxqsLiËÜ[µ³R¶©«sÌÁV

Hello helO |¤¦¦¦ÍÜ[

How are you doing?elaa unnaru?, baavunnaaraa?

FsÍØ D©«sõLRiV?, ËØª«so©yõLS?

Please come in lOpalaku raMDi.ÍÜ[xmsÌÁNRPV LRiLi²T¶.

Do you have children? miiku pillalu unnArA?%dsVNRPV zmsÌýÁÌÁV D©yõLS?

How many kinds do you have? miiku pillalu eMtamamdi?

%dsVNRPV zmsÌýÁÌÁV FsLi»R½ª«sVLiµj¶?

Will you comeback again? maLli eppuDu raavaTaM? ª«sV×ýÁ Fsxmsoö²




R¶V LSª«sÈÁLi?

I will see you again maLli kaluddaaMª«sV×ýÁ NRPÌÁVµôyLi

Goodbye uMTaanu DLiÉØ©«sVLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 10Kitchen

English Word/Phrase

Phonetic Telugu

Kitchen vaMTa gadi ª«sLiÈÁ gRiµj¶

vegetable(s) kuuragaaya(lu),kuura(lu)

NRPWLRigS¸R¶V(ÌÁV),NRPWLRi(ÌÁV)

banaana(raw green plantain) araTi kaaya@LRiÉÓÁ NS¸R¶V

brinjal(egg plant) vaMkaaya ª«sLiNS¸R¶Vcabbage kyaabEji NSùÛËÁ[ÑÁ

chilli(green) pachchi mirapaxmsÀÁè %sVLRixms

chilli(red) eMDu mirapaFsLi²R¶V %sVLRixms

cucumber dOsakaaya µ][xqsNS¸R¶Vdal pappu xmsxmsoö




drum stick mulaga kaaDa, mulakkaaDa

ª«sVVÌÁgRi NS²R¶, ª«sVVÌÁNSä²R¶

onion ullipaaya,ulliDÖýÁFy¸R¶V,DÖýÁ

potato baMgaaLaa duMpa,aalugaDDa

ÊÁLigSÎØ µR¶VLixms,AÌÁVgRi²ïR¶

tomaato TomaaTo,TomEToÉÜª«sWÉÜ,ÉÜ®ªs[VÉÜ

bengal gram Senagalu ZaP©«sgRiÌÁV

black gram minapa pappu%sV©«sxms xmsxmsoö

flour(powder) piMDi zmsLi²T¶flour(granulated) ravva LRiª«s*rice(uncooked) biyyamu ÕÁ¸R¶Vùª«sVVrice(cooked) annamu @©«sõª«sVVpepper(red) kaaramu NSLRiª«sVV

pepper(black) miriyAla poDi%sVLji¸R¶WÌÁ F~²T¶

salt uppu Dxmsoö

sugar paMchadaara, chakkeraxmsLi¿RÁµyLRi, ¿RÁZNPäLRi

tea Tee ÉÔÁ

tea leaves tEyaaku¾»½[¸R¶WNRPV

toor dal kaMdi pappuNRPLiµj¶ xmsxmsoö

turmeric pasupu xmsxqsVxmsocoffee kaafii NS{mns

apple yaapilu, aapilu¸R¶WzmsÌÁV, AzmsÌÁV

banaana(ripe yellow) araTi paMDu@LRiÉÓÁ xmsLi²R¶V

grapes draaksha úµyORP

orange kamalaa,naariMjaNRPª«sVÍØ,©yLjiLiÇÁ

guava jaama ÇØª«sV

mustard seeds aavaalu AªyÌÁVsesame seeds nuvvulu ©«sVª«so*ÌÁVfry vEyiMchu ®ªs[LiVVLi¿RÁVoil nUne ©«sW®©s

boil maragapeTTuª«sVLRigRi|msÈíÁV

deep fry nuunelO vEyiMchu©«sW®©sÍÜ[ ®ªs[LiVVLi¿RÁV

seasoning tiragamOta,taaliMpu

¼½LRigRi®ªsW»R½,»yÖÁLixmso

curry kuura NRPWLRiLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 11




Language


Language bhaasha Ë³ØxtsQ

Under Construction tvaralO...»R½*LRiÍÜ[...




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Lesson 12Relationships


Relationships saMbaMdhaalu xqsLiÊÁLiµ³yÌÁVaunt(maternal,elder) peddamma |msµôR¶ª«sVø

aunt(maternal,younger) chinnamma, pinniÀÁ©«sõª«sVø, zms¬sõ

aunt(paternal) attamma, attayya, atta

@»R½òª«sVø, @»R½ò¸R¶Vù, @»R½ò

brother sOdaruDu,sahOdaruDu

r¡µR¶LRiV²R¶V,xqsx¤¦Ü[µR¶LRiV²R¶V

brother(young) tammuDu »R½ª«sVVø²R¶Vbrother(elder) anna @©«sõ

daughter kuuturu,putrikaNRPW»R½VLRiV,xmsoú¼½NRP

father naanna,taMDri ©y©«sõ,»R½Li




ú²T¶grandma(maternal) ammamma @ª«sVøª«sVøgrandma(paternal) maamma ª«sWª«sVø

husband bharta,moguDuË³ÏÁLRiò,®ªsVVgRiV²R¶V

mother amma,talli@ª«sVø,»R½ÖýÁ

sister sOdari,sahOdarir¡µR¶Lji,xqsx¤¦Ü[µR¶Lji

sister(elder) akkayya,akka@NRPä¸R¶Vù,@NRPä

sister(young) chellelu,chelliÂ¿ÁÛÍýÁÌÁV,Â¿ÁÖýÁ

son koDuku,putruDuN]²R¶VNRPV,xmsoú»R½V²R¶V

uncle(maternal) maamayya,maayya,maama

ª«sWª«sV¸R¶Vù,ª«sW¸R¶Vù,ª«sWª«sV

uncle(paternal elder) peddanaanna

|msµôR¶©y©«sõ

uncle(paternal younger) babaayi,chinnaannaÊÁËØLiVV,ÀÁ©yõ©«sõ

wife bhaarya,peLlamuË³ØLRiù,|msÎýÏÁª«sVV



n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,fathers/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')

t/T thing/Tree,Temperm/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)

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Lesson 13Shopping


Shopping shaapiMgu uyzmsLigRiVkilo kilO NTPÍÜ[buy konu N]©«sV

haggle bEramuÛËÁ[LRiª«sVV

how much eMta FsLi»R½price dhara µ³R¶LRi

rupee(s) ruupaayi(lu)LRiWFyLiVV(ÌÁV)

sell ammu @ª«sVVøvalue viluva %sÌÁVª«sLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 14Time/Numbers

English Word/Phrase

Phonetic Telugu

Time/Numbers samayamu saMkhyaluxqsª«sV¸R¶Vª«sVV xqsLiÅÁùÌÁV







today ii rOju C L][ÇÁÙ

day rOju,pagaluL][ÇÁÙ,xmsgRiÌÁV

morning pagalu xmsgRiÌÁV

early morning podduna,vEkuva jaamuna

F~µôR¶V©«s,®ªs[NRPVª«s ÇØª«sVV©«s

night raatri LSú¼½noon madhyaahnaM ª«sVµ³yùx¤¦¦¦õLi

evening saayaMtraM,saayaMkaalaMry¸R¶VLiú»R½Li,ry¸R¶VLiNSÌÁLi

yesterday ninna ¬s©«sõday before yesterday monna ®ªsVV©«sõtommorrow rEpu lLi[xmsoday after tommorrow elluMDi FsÌýÁVLi²T¶

previous pidapa,kritaMzmsµR¶xms,úNTP»R½Li

next taruvaata »R½LRiVªy»R½

one oka,okaTi INRP,INRPÉÓÁtwo reMDu lLiLi²R¶Vthree muuDu ª«sVW²R¶Vfour naalugu ©yÌÁVgRiVfive aidu HµR¶Vsix aaru ALRiVseven EDu G²R¶Veight enimidi Fs¬s%sVµj¶nine tommidi »]%sVøµj¶ten padi xmsµj¶

eleven padakoMDuxmsµR¶N]Li²R¶V

twelve panneMDuxms®©sõLi²R¶V

thirteen padamuuDuxmsµR¶ª«sVW²R¶V

fourteen padhnaalugu xmsµ³yõÌÁVgRiV

fifteen padihEnuxmsµj¶}¤¦¦¦©«sV

sixteen padahaaru xmsµR¶¥¦¦¦LRiV

seventeen padihEDuxmsµj¶}¤¦¦¦²R¶V

eighteen paddenimidixms®µô¶¬s%sVµj¶

nineteen paMthommidi xmsLi´]%sVøµj¶twenty iravai BLRi\®ªsthirty muppai ª«sVV\|msöforty nalabhai ©«sÌÁ\ÛË³Áfifty yaabhai ¸R¶W\ÛË³Ásixty aravai @LRi\®ªsseventy Debhai ®²¶\ÛË³Áeighty enabhai Fs©«s\ÛË³Áninety tombhai »]Li\ÛË³Á

hundred vaMda,nuuruª«sLiµR¶,©«sWLRiV

thousand vEyi ®ªs[LiVVlakh laksha ÌÁORPcrore kOTi N][ÉÓÁLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/l/L learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge twisted"

'l')n/N night,name/N(no equivalent in english)p/P(Ph,ph,f) pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,fathers/S save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's')t/T thing/Tree,Temperm/M mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!)

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Lesson 15Traveling/Directions


Traveling/Directions prayaaNamu, dikkulu

úxms¸R¶Wßáª«sVV, µj¶NRPVäÌÁV

arrive raaka LSNRPbus bassu ÊÁxqsV=charge dhara,chaarji µ³R¶LRi,¿yLêjidepart pOka F¡NRPdetails vivaraalu %sª«sLSÌÁVfar duuramu µR¶WLRiª«sVVleft eDama Fs²R¶ª«sVnear daggara µR¶gæRiLRireturn tirugu ¼½LRiVgRiVright kuDi NRPV²T¶station sTEshanu }qísxtsQ©«sV

straight tinnagaa,nErugaa¼½©«sõgS,®©s[LRiVgS

train railu,Trainu\lLiÌÁV,ú\ÛÉÁ©«sV

travel prayaaNamuúxms¸R¶Wßáª«sVV

east tuurpu »R½WLRiVöwest paDamara xms²R¶ª«sVLRisouth dakshiNa µR¶OTPßá




north uttaramu D»R½òLRiª«sVVLegend: Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english" have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference: Lowercase/Uppercase Usageb/B(bh) bombay/Bc(ch)/C(Ch) check/Chestd/D d/Detroit,Denmark/



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Lesson 16Business


Business vyaapaaramu ªyùFyLRiª«sVVtransaction laavaadEvi ÍØªy®µ¶[%sprice khariidu ÅÁLkiµR¶Vexport egumati FsgRiVª«sV¼½

import digumatiµj¶gRiVª«sV¼½

ups and downs hechchulu taggulu|¤¦¦¦¿RÁVèÌÁV »R½gæRiVÌÁV




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