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All Tenses of some common Telugu verbs (Complete English version - Detailed)

2011-12-25T16:27:00.003+05:30

Here I'm listing all the possible uses of the verb (in terms of tenses) in our day to day conversations. If you feel I've missed something, please let me know, I'll add to this list. For people who already know Telugu, please let me know if I've made a mistake, I'll correct it.

Note: There is a similar post here that explains tenses in Telugu but contains some Telugu text. I fully encourage you to learn how to read Telugu text which should be very easy if your mother tongue is one of the Indian languages, so that, that post will also be of use to you. This post is completely in English and is in more detail (w.r.t. the explanation of tenses) though the number of verbs covered is less. I'll try to add more verbs to this page in due course of time.

First let's start with one verb say 'go' in very detailed manner.

1. Verb: go

1. Present tense (verb - go)
a. I - velthAnu
Usage: While referring to yourself: 'I go' - 'nEnu velthAnu'
b. We - velthAmu
Usage: While referring to ourselves: 'We go' - 'mEmu velthAmu'
c. Male/Female informal (You): vellu
Usage: While addressing (directly speaking to) male/female informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvu vellu (nuvvellu)'
c1. Male very informal (You): vellara (vellu + ra)
Usage: While addressing a male very informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvellara (nuvvu + vellara)'
c2. Female very informal (You): vellave (vellu + e)
Usage: While addressing a female/object very informally: 'You go' - 'nuvvellave (nuvvu + vellave)'
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): vellandi
Usage: While addressing a male/female respectfully OR addressing more than two persons: 'You go' - 'mIru vellandi'
e. Male informal (He): velthAdu
Usage: While referring to a male informally: 'He goes' - 'vAdu velthAdu'
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthundhi
Usage: While referring to a gender-less object or while referring to a female informally: 'She/It goes' - 'Ame/adhi velthundhi'
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They): velthAru
Usage: While referring to a male/female with respect OR more than two persons: 'He/She (respect) goes', 'They go', - 'vAru velthAru'

2. Present continuous tense (verb + ing - going)
a. I - velthunnAnu
Usage: I am going - nEnu velthunnAnu
b. We - velthunnAmu
Usage: We are going - mEmu velthunnAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthunnAvu
Usage: You are going - nuvvu velthunnAvu (nuvvelthunnAvu)
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthunnAru
Usage: You are going - mIru velthunnAru (mIrelthunnAru)
e. Male informal (He): velthunnAdu
Usage: He is going - vAdu velthunnAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthundhi
Usage: She/It is going - Ame/adhi velthundhi
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They): velthunnAru
Usage: They are going, He/She (respect) is going - vAru velthunnAru

3. Past tense (2nd form of verb - went)

*Note: The 'A' in these starred words should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bash' or 'bat' and NOT like 'a' in 'bar'.
a. I - vellAnu*
b. We - vellAmu*
c. Male/Female informal (You) - vellAvu*
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): vellAru*
e. Male informal (He): vellAdu*
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): vellindhi
g. Male/female with respect OR Plural (They): vellAru*

4. Past continuous tense (was/were + verb + ing - was/were going )

a. I - velthU unnAnu
b. We - velthU unnAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthU unnAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthU unnAru
e. Male informal (He): velthU unnAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthU undhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthU unnAru

5. Future tense (will + verb - will go)

a. I - velthAnu
b. We - velthAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthAru
e. Male informal (He): velthAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthundhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthAru

6. Future continuous tense (will be + verb + ing - will be going)

a. I - velthU untAnu
b. We - velthU untAmu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - velthU untAvu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): velthU untAru
e. Male informal (He): velthU untAdu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): velthU untundhi
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): velthU untAru

7. can (indicating capacity) + verb - can go

a. I - vellagalanu
b. We - vellagalamu
c. Male/Female informal (You) - vellagalavu
d. Plural OR male/female with respect (You): vellagalaru
e. Male informal (He): vellagaladu
f. Female/Neutral informal (She, It): vellagaladhu
g. Plural OR male/female with respect (They): vellagalaru

Other:
8. can(NOT indicating capacity)/might + verb: vellacchu
Usage: You/He can go: nuvvu/vAdu vellacchu
9. should + verb: vellAli
Usage: You/He should go: nuvvu/vAdu vellAli
10. should have + 3rd form of verb: velli undAlsindhi
Usage: You/He should have gone: nuvvu/vAdu vellundAlsindhi
11. might have + 3rd form of verb (gender insensitive): velli undacchu (vellundacchu)
Usage: You/He might have gone: nuvvu/vAdu vellundacchu

NOTE:
1. In day to day conversations, the individual words will not be pronounced separately, but will be combined (and in the process some letters can be omitted also) and pronounced like in 'nuvvellu' which is actually a combination of two words 'nuvvu' and 'vellu'.
2. In day to day conversations, the last letter (vowel) generally will not be pronounced like 'vellav' instead of 'vellavu'. Ex: ekkadiki vellavu (where did you go)? = ekkadiki vellav? (applying principle 2) = ekkadikellav? (applying principle 1) The last form is what is used in conversations.
3. Notice the similarity between 1a-5a, 1b-5b, 1e-5e, 1f-5f, 1g-5g. It's common in day to day conversations.
4. Notice the similarity between d-g in every set (2 to 7) except 1st. This is because in 1d (verb), if we use 'velthAru' instead of 'vellandi' it generally means 5d (i.e, will + verb). Ex1: vAlla tharuvAtha mIru velthAru : After them you will go. Ex2: vAlla tharuvAtha mIru vellandi: You go after them.
5. In many cases, in place of set 4, some times set 2 itself is used as you can see there is no much difference between them except for splitting set 1 verb forms in between and extending the sound of 'u' gives set 2.
6. Since writing this detail for every verb would be cumbersome, I will use the notation like 1e,8,3g, etc to refer to above and give only the corresponding verb forms.

2. Verb: Come

	1.Present come	2.Present continuous coming	3.Past came	4.Past continuous was/were coming	5.Future will come	6.Future continuous will be coming	7.can come	8 - 11
a. I	vasthAnu	vasthunnAnu	vacchAnu*	vasthU unnAnu	vasthAnu	vasthU untAnu	rAgalanu	8. can come: rAvacchu
b. We	vasthAmu	vasthunnAmu	vacchAmu*	vasthU unnAmu	vasthAmu	vasthU untAmu	rAgalamu	9. should come: rAvAli
c. You (Single)	rA,rAra,rAve	vasthunnAvu	vacchAvu*	vasthU unnAvu	vasthAvu	vasthU untAvu	rAgalavu	10. should have come: vacchi undAlsindhi OR rAvAlsindhi
d. You (Plural)	randi	vasthunnAru	vacchAru*	vasthU unnAru	vasthAru	vasthU untAru	rAgalaru	11. might have come: vacchi undacchu
e. He	vasthAdu	vasthunnAdu	vacchAdu*	vasthU unnAdu	vasthAdu	vasthU untAdu	rAgaladu
f. She/It	vasthundhi	vasthundhi	vacchindhi	vasthU undhi	vasthundhi	vasthU untundhi	rAgaladhu
g. They	vasthAru	vasthunnAru	vacchAru*	vasthU unnAru	vasthAru	vasthU untAru	rAgalaru

* - The 'A' in these starred words should be pronounced like 'a' in 'bash' or 'bat' and NOT like 'a' in

More verbs will be added in due course of time OR upon request by readers

Reader's Doubts/Questions (and my answers to them)

2011-11-26T18:32:00.013+05:30

Dear Readers/Visitors,
You can ask your doubts as a comment to this post. I'll try to answer them as early as possible depending on my time constraints and update this post with your comment and my answer to your doubt/question.

Questions/Doubts asked so far and my answers to them:

Q: pz giv meaning of chesave, choosttukonte,emaindi,gumma

Ans:
chesave - what you did (only while referring to girls/women in a very informal way)
example: While speaking to a girl if you say 'emi chesave' you are asking her what she did. If you want to ask the same thing in a respectful way say it 'emi chesaru'

chusukunte - if we see
(chusthe is more widely used)

emaindi - what happened

gumma - beauty (refers to ladies)

Q: whats the meaning of "pampichu"?

Ans:
'pampinchu' means to send (informal).
Example: naakadi pampinchu = naaku (to me) + adi(that one) + pampinchu(send) = send me that one.

To ask respectfully say it 'pampinchandi'

Q: How would you say hello?

Ans:
Informally (with our friends or very known ones) we will just use 'hai' or 'hai ra'(for close friends (male only)),'hai andi' (if you want to show some respect). If you want to show more respect (to unknown persons like some government officers,etc) then use 'namaskAramandi'

Actually 'hello' is also used in Telugu people's day to day conversations like we can also say 'hello andi' instead of 'hai andi', etc, but it's usage is less compared to 'hai' in day to day conversations.

Q: Please tell me the meaning of 'always'

Ans:
always = 'eppudU' - used in day to day conversations, ellappudU,nithyam,nirantharam,sadhA,sarvadhA - NOT used in day to day conversations, but used extensively in written form of Telugu.
Note that 'eppudu' also means 'when'. So the correct meaning of 'eppudu' is dependent on context in which it is used. Also note the prolonging of the last letter 'u' in eppudU(always) which is the only difference compared to eppudu(when). Since in spoken form such a distinction may not be clear, it has to be best understood from the context in which the word 'eppudu' is used. Study the examples below:
Example1: nuvveppudU correcte
Splitting and meaning: nuvvu (you) + eppudU (always) + correcte(correct only - the last 'e'(prounounced as english letter 'a') has same meaning of 'hi' in Hindi or 'thAn' in Tamil which generally has no equivalent in English).
Final translation: You are always correct.
Example2: adheppudU paine untundhi
Splitting and meaning: adhi(that one) + eppudU (always) + paina+e (top only) + untundhi(will be there).
Final translation: That will always be on top
Example3: eppudochav?
Splitting and meaning: eppudu (when) + vachav (did come).
Final translation: When did you come?

Q: 'have' ante

Ans:
The translation for 'have' is 'undhi'.
Example1: idhi nA deggara undhi.
Splitting: idhi (this one) + nA deggara (with me)(Note: Actual meaning of 'deggara' is 'near', but when used in this context it takes the meaning of 'with') + undhi(have/is there)
Full translation: I have this(one).
Example2: nI deggara idhi undhA ?
Splitting: nI deggara (with you) + idhi (this one) + undhA? (is it there? / have?)
Full translation: Do you have this(one)?

Q: please give me the meaning of:
go, went, gone, going
get, got
come, came, comming

Ans:
I've answered your question for verbs - 'go' and 'come' in this newly created page: http://learntelugufree.blogspot.com/2011/12/all-tenses-of-some-common-telugu-verbs.html

For 'get' - please specify the context. As you know 'get' has different meanings when used in different contexts. Best would be, give me a sentence that has 'get' in it, I'll infer the meaning of 'get' from it and post it here or in the above page.

Q: Know & don't know

Ans:
Know = thelusu, don't know = thelIdhu

Q: Telugu translation for 'don't'

Ans:
don't = vaddhu
Ex1: don't do = cheyyi (do) + vaddhu (don't) = cheyyaddhu (= cheyyaku)
Ex2: don't speak = mAtlAdu (speak) + vaddhu (don't) = mAtlAdaddhu (= mAtlAdaku)
Ex3: don't drink = thAgu (drink) + vaddhu (don't) = thAgaddhu (= thAgaku)
Ex4: don't eat = thinu (eat) + vaddhu (don't) = thinaddhu (= thinaku)

Q: Telugu translation for 'Read, Write, Stand, is, was, were, are'

Ans:
Read = chadhuvu
Write = rAyi
Stand = nilabadu
Note: These three Telugu translations are in Present tense and should be used when addressing someone informally, i.e., they correspond to 1c of this post.
is,was,etc : There is no direct equivalent to them in Telugu as with other Indian languages. In Telugu and in other Indian languages 'is, was, were, are' get mixed with verb at the end there by giving different verb form for each of one of them. To fully understand that go through this post

[Home Page]: Learn to speak/talk/converse in Telugu online free, Learn to read and write Telugu letters/words/script online free, Learn Telugu for Kids online free

2011-02-20T14:38:00.012+05:30

Dear Telugu learners,

Welcome to my site !!

This site is my humble attempt to teach Telugu (mostly which is spoken by native Telugu people in their day to day conversations or that which is used in Telugu movies) to everyone who is interested in learning it.

This page is the homepage which is like "Table of Contents" to the entire site and contains links to all the posts that I wrote. Go through the below "Table of Contents" completely and then decide where to start.

A. Early Posts:

These posts were written when I started the blog and didn't have much plan (though I had some rough one). but definitely worth going through !

B. Telugu Learning Kit from C.P.Brown Academy, Hyderabad

A set of four wonderful modules (Hard copy worth Rs 400 approx but free as soft copy i.e., available for free download)

C. Recent Posts (Nov-Dec 11):

Readers/Visitors doubts and my answers to them - All the readers' doubts will be answered in this post.
All (possible)Tenses of some common Telugu verbs in Detail (Complete English version) - Related post is A-5 (above)

Online Lessons to teach you Telugu in an ordered way

Can take some time...

[ Module 2 - Telugu SabDhamAla (Vocabulary) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

2011-02-19T16:21:00.044+05:30

Language, in a sense, is "man's culminating cultural instrument." It is a social institution. It is an expression of human spirit. Every language has its own set of vocabulary. And every word has its own sound. Indeed, words are more than sounds - they emote BhAva in the listener. For poets, words are vennelalo (in moonlight) Adukone (playing) andhamaina (beautiful) Adapillalu (girls) - "beauteous belles playing about under the moonlight."

Words are the accepted vehicles of new things, new ideas, new attitudes, or new points of view. Every practitioner of a language must acquire a fair understanding of words. No matter even if it is one's mother-tongue, one can enjoy it more, only if he or she could see it from the inside looking - at the words with a feeling for them. This becomes feasible only when one knows what the symbol, the sound, the word stands for.

And that is what this module aims at. It enables you to master the Telugu words through Roman script – all by yourself. This module launches you on the path of reading and writing Telugu words. It starts with two-lettered words graduating into multi-lettered words. This module is aimed at helping you learn to read Telugu words with an artist’s eye.

It is hoped that by going through the module you would cultivate a better appreciation for your language. This shall make words look more than mere sounds. Once you cultivate this art of looking at words from inside, they no longer remain as mere denotations of emotions. They will rather ‘voice’ emotions. It is only then that the language becomes yours. It then simply becomes innate. Talking in Telugu then becomes a jingling of the “beauteous belles”.

Once the taste is cultivated for your language – the sound and the feelings that the words emote – you are sure to be swayed by a newfound urge to learn more complex words and start conversation in Telugu – all with ease. If this happens, we shall feel that this initiative of C P Brown Academy has achieved its objective.

Nonetheless, a book, just as a good teacher, can at best, direct, aid and encourage a learner but it is his or her effort that alone can make learning happen.

Since the download file (.pdf) is more than 20 MB(maximum allowed limit of Google sites), it is split into two parts of 20 MB and 1 MB using a program called 'splitter'. After you download these two part files, you have to join them using splitter to get the full pdf. 'splitter'(Size:58 KB) can be downloaded below - Note that it is a file without extension (as Google doesn't allow uploading of .exe files, I removed the extension and uploaded). You need to add a .exe extension to it's name (Right click and 'Rename') to use it. To use it, you have to put all the part files in a single directory and give any part file as input and click on Unsplit button. It can be used for your own purposes also to split or unsplit large files.

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[ Module 3 - vAkya-nirmAnam (Sentence formation) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

2011-02-19T16:21:00.043+05:30

Essentially, language is used as a tool to communicate one’s ideas, emotions, and desires by means of a system of voluntarily produced symbols, which is “a purely human and non-instinctive method.” Therefore each language has its own set of sounds, words, recognized and distinguished by its speakers. And, these sounds, words – being the means to formulate and communicate thoughts – simply ask for a thorough comprehension of their right usage from the user.

However, words, by themselves, may mean very little. It is only when they are arranged in a particular order, they emote BhAva – feeling. In order to transform the words from a mere SabDha to BhAva, one needs to arrange them in a particular order. It is this arrangement of words in the required order that is called a vAkya, sentence.

Each language has built a convention of its own unique style of framing sentences – a word order of its own. Again, in a sentence, each word stands in a unique relationship with the association of other words. Interestingly, words have more than one meaning. Quite often, we witness the same word conveying different meanings in different contexts. Maybe, meanings are layered on words by their place in a sentence.

The great linguist of yore, Bhartrhari said: “The word is the very essence of all objects, and creation. It is indestructible.” The great Sanskrit poet, Kalidasa, said: word and its meaning are eternally united. It is precisely for this reason that each language demands a specific arrangement of words in a sentence for conveying the intended bhava. This is why language is often perceived as a transient integration of words.

A native speaker acquires command in integrating words into comprehensible sentences by mere practice. No wonder, he may not even be aware of the underlying ‘scheme’ – the science of grammar – of formulating such well meaning sentences. But, for a new learner it makes a great sense to learn a little about the established order of making sentences so that he could quickly master the art of framing sentences

Lastly, it is essential to remember that what is important in practicing a newly learnt language is ‘intelligibility’ in its usage rather than the ‘accuracy’ of a native speaker. The present module aims at providing the reader with the necessary wherewithal to frame simple but meaningful sentences in Telugu that are intelligible and thereby encourage a new learner to practice its usage with least hesitation.

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Learn to read, write, speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four elaborate and wonderful modules !

2011-02-19T16:21:00.042+05:30

Respected readers (Telugu learners),

A good news for you all ! I came across a wonderful collection of four modules that can help you to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu. As I said earlier I'll be coming up with my own set of lessons to teach you Telugu, but it can take time owing to (due to) my busy schedule. So mean while I suggest you all to go through these excellent modules and learn as much as possible. I personally feel it's a great collection that can definitely teach you Telugu to a great extent. By the way, these modules are not by me (not created by me). These are a product of C.P.Brown Academy, Hyderabad and are taken from their website. I must be very very thankful to them for coming up with these modules. Having been established to promote resurgence of Telugu language and culture, the Academy is most appropriately named after the renowned Indologist C.P. Brown (1798-1884) as a tribute to his legendary contribution towards preservation and promotion of Telugu language and literature.

The four modules are as below:

[ Module 4 - Telugulo mAtlAdukundhAm (Let us speak in Telugu) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

2011-02-19T16:21:00.035+05:30

This is the fourth module in the series that is being brought out by CP Brown Academy to facilitate self-learning of Telugu – reading and writing – through Roman script. The first module in the series, Varnamala, taught how to identify and write Telugu alphabet. The second module, Sabdamala, was about Telugu words. In the third module, Vakyanirmanamu, framing of sentences using the learnt words was discussed. Now, we are confronted with the most difficult
challenge – that of the practice of talking in Telugu. So, let us practice it, for nothing can ever be learned except by practice.

This module provides you with the basic approach and premise to converse in Telugu. It provides you a template, around which you can weave your dialogue that best suits the different contexts – talking to people from within the family, neighborhood, and perhaps, ultimately, from the society at large.

Learning is after all a personal experience. It can only be realised by one’s own effort – by one’s own practice. What this module can, at best, do is to provide you with the rudimentary nuances and etiquettes associated with the usage of language for maintaining beauty and grace in conversation.

Practicing conversation in Telugu, or for that matter in any language, essentially calls for ‘discipline’. It calls for regular practice – till at least the going gets good. But beware that we, the modern men, as Erich Fromm said, are little self-disciplined ‘outside of the sphere of work’.

‘Fear of making a joke of oneself’ by talking disjointedly is one syndrome that is more likely to make a learner of any language give it up half the way. That is where ‘patience’ and ‘perseverance’ become the deciding factors of learning. Imagine the joy that one gets in communicating with one’s kith and kin in a language that is innate to them – visualize the sense of belongingness that such communication engenders. It would be a sheer delight to practice a language that has most of its words ending in the sound ‘oo’, giving it a very sing-song like sound.

It is our earnest hope that the series would facilitate easy learning of Telugu on one’s own.

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Introduction - Table of Contents

[ Module 1 - Telugu varnamAla (Alphabet/Letters) ] Learn to read, write and speak/talk/converse in Telugu in four extensive/elaborate modules

2011-02-19T15:05:00.027+05:30

The Module-1, "Telugu Varnamala", is intended to help the Telugu speakers, who cannot read/write Telugu, to pick up a reasonable level of linguistic competence, through Roman script. The symbols used in this book are intended to facilitate the transliteration template of the vowels, consonants, gunintamulu and the vowel-consonant clusters, i.e., voththulu.

The relationship of the Roman character with the Telugu letter and its pronunciation have been clearly explained with examples to aid phonetics. For instance, the symbol 'a' stands for the Telugu letter that sounds like 'o' as in the word 'come'. Let us take another example. The symbol 'c' stands for the Telugu letter that sounds like 'ch' as in the word 'church'. The Module-1 is thus quite self-explanatory and is certain to help those who desire to learn Telugu through the medium of English. The workbook provided along with it is scientifically designed for practice to help the learners pickup reading and writing of Telugu, satisfactorily.

We know that some of the alphabet and their sounds are difficult to pronounce and quite a few are not in popular use. They do not even matter in the acquisition of linguistic skills. However, we have included all the
Telugu letters irrespective of their usage in order to introduce them all to the learners. Enjoy!

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Verbs of Telugu Language in Informal, Colloquial, Normal Day-to-Day Conversations - All Persons, All Tenses

2009-04-11T14:37:00.009+05:30

In this page, I am writing six columns ( Verb(English) - Present(You-singular) - Simple Present(He)/Simple Future(He) - Simple Past(He) - Simple Present(She,It)/Simple Future(She,It) - Simple Past(She,It) ) to illustrate verbs in the Telugu Language. Try to formulate the remaining forms from the illustration given below

Please note that the form of verbs in the first column(scroll down to find the three columns) is such that they are addressed to a second person singular(YOU), that is these can be used directly in sentences that have You(singular) as the main Subject. Like wise the other two columns.

With slight modifications to them they can be used in sentences that have I, We, You(plural), She, It, They as the main Subject and also for different tenses as illustrated below.

Illustration: For example, let us take the verb 'eat'

1) The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(singular) as main Subject - తిను

Simple Present: You(Singular) eat - నువ్వు తిను.

Present Continuous: You(Singular) are eating - నువ్వు తింటున్నావు.

Simple Past: You(Singular) ate - నువ్వు తిన్నావు.

Simple Future: You(Singular) will eat - నువ్వు తింటావు.

2)The form that can be used in a sentence that has I(singular) as main Subject:

I eat - నేను తింటాను.

I am eating - నేను తింటున్నాను.

I ate - నేను తిన్నాను.

I will eat - నేను తింటాను.

3)The form that can be used in a sentence that has We as main Subject:

We eat - మేము తింటాము.

We are eating - మేము తింటున్నాము.

We ate - మేము తిన్నాము.

We will eat - మేము తింటాము.

4)The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(Plural) as main Subject:

You(Plural) eat - మీరు తినండి.

You(Plural) are eating - మీరు తింటున్నారు.

You(Plural) ate -మీరు తిన్నారు.

You(Plural) will eat -మీరు తింటారు.

5) The form that can be used in a sentence that has He as main Subject:

He eats - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.

He is eating - వాడు/అతడు తింటున్నాడు.

He ate - వాడు/అతడు తిన్నాడు.

He will eat - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.

Note that Simple Present and Simple Future have same forms. This is true only in colloquial or informal or normal day-to-day life conversations. In formal or ancient scripts, they are different!
Like this you will find in other cases also...try to follow it.

6) The form that can be used in a sentence that has She as main Subject:

She eats - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.

She is eating - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.

She ate - ఆమె/తను తిన్నది.

She will eat - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.

7) The form that can be used in a sentence that has It as main Subject:

It eats - అది తింటుంది.

It is eating - అది తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.

It ate - అది తింది/తిన్నది.

It will eat - అది తింటుంది

8) The form that can be used in a sentence that has They as main Subject:

They eat - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.

They are eating - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటున్నారు.

They ate - వారు/వాళ్ళు తిన్నారు.

They will eat - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.

Below are 6 columns to illustrate some forms of verbs in terms of person and tense. Try to formulate all the remaining forms by studying the above example about the verb - eat.

Verb(English) - Present(You-singular) - Simple Present(He)/Simple Future(He) - Simple Past(He) - Simple Present(She,It)/Simple Future(She,It) - Simple Past(She,It)

come-రా-వస్తాడు-వచ్చాడు-వస్తుంది-వచ్చింది

go-వెళ్ళు-వెళ్తాడు-వెళ్ళాడు-వెళ్తుంది-వెళ్ళింది

do-చెయ్యి-చేస్తాడు-చేసాడు-చేస్తుంది-చేసింది

write-రాయి-రాస్తాడు-రాసాడు-రాస్తుంది-రాసింది.

lay down-పడుకో-పడుకుంటాడు-పడుకున్నాడు-పడుకుంటుంది-పడుకుంది.

study-చదువు-చదువుతాడు-చదివాడు-చదువుతుంది-చదివింది.

learn-నేర్చుకో-నేర్చుకుంటాడు-నేర్చుకున్నాడు-నేర్చుకుంటుంది-నేర్చుకుంది.

sleep-నిద్ర పో-నిద్ర పోతాడు-నిద్ర పొయ్యాడు-నిద్ర పోతుంది-నిద్ర పోయింది.

get up-లే-లేస్తాడు-లేచాడు-లేస్తుంది-లేచింది.

sit-కూర్చో-కూర్చుంటాడు-కూర్చున్నాడు-కూర్చుంటుంది-కూర్చుంది.

open-తెరువు-తెరుస్తాడు-తెరిచాడు-తెరుస్తుంది-తెరిచింది.

be there-ఉండు-ఉంటాడు-ఉన్నాడు-ఉంటుంది-ఉన్నది/ఉంది.

make happen-జరిపించు-జరిపిస్తాడు-జరిపించాడు-జరిపిస్తుంది-జరిపించింది.

walk-నడువు-నడుస్తాడు-నడిచాడు-నడుస్తుంది-నడిచింది.

run-పరిగెత్తు-పరిగెత్తుతాడు-పరిగెత్తాడు-పరిగెత్తుతుంది-పరిగెత్తింది.

climb-ఎక్కు-ఎక్కుతాడు-ఎక్కాడు-ఎక్కుతుంది-ఎక్కింది.

listen-విను-వింటాడు-విన్నాడు-వింటుంది-విన్నది/వింది.

speak-మాట్లాడు-మాట్లాడతాడు-మాట్లాడాడు-మాట్లాడుతుంది-మాట్లాడింది.

say/tell-చెప్పు-చెప్తాడు-చెప్పాడు-చెప్తుంది-చెప్పింది.

see-చూడు-చూస్తాడు-చూసాడు-చూస్తుంది-చూసింది.

play-ఆడు-ఆడతాడు-ఆడాడు-ఆడుతుంది-ఆడింది.

sing-పాడు-పాడతాడు-పాడాడు-పాడుతుంది-పాడింది.

fall-పడు-పడతాడు-పడ్డాడు-పడుతుంది-పడింది.

More will be added later...

All sentences - Second Person Singular ( 'You' ) - Informal Conversations

2009-04-03T23:20:00.007+05:30

Below I wrote some sentences concerning with second person singular that is 'You'. Observe them and learn how Telugu words form a sentence. Observe the modifications to certain words as they are used in the sentence.

Usually the last sounds of last words of certain sentences are left out while speaking(For example, 'emi chestunnav?' is used while speaking/talking to a friend instead of the actual 'emi chestunnavu?' for asking 'what are you doing?'. This(the presence of sound 'vu' at the end of actual sentences) is the major case whether you will observe this. Like this there are a few others also). This you might have observed in your own mother tongue too. The same is the case here. Below I am writing complete sentences, but the last sounds in some sentences may be left out while speaking. This you have to identify from listening to Telugu conversations.

Please note: The initial subject may be left out while speaking in most of the cases as is found in many languages while speaking to a person.

Please note: The English part has two lines. The first line is a word by word translation to English(It is almost correct, but not exactly correct, it only gives a rough idea, but the second line aptly conveys the exact meaning of the actual Telugu sentence). The second one is the usual complete sentence translation into English.

నీ పేరేంటి?

your name-what?

What is your name?

నువ్వెక్కడ ఉన్నావు?

you-where there/present?

Where are you?

నువ్వు ఏం చేస్తున్నావు?

you what doing?

What are you doing?

ఇటు రా / ఇట్రా

this-side come / come here

come here

అటు పో/వెళ్ళు

that-side go/go

go there/that side

చదువు

study

పడుకో

lay down on back

పడుకోకు / పడుకోవద్దు

Don't lay down

నిద్ర పో / నిద్ర పోవద్దు

sleep go / sleep don't-go

Go to sleep / Don't go to sleep

నీకు తెలీదా?

to-you don't-know?

Don't you know?

నీకు తెలుసు కదా

to-you know know

You know know/ you know, right...

ఈ మిగిలిన పని రేపు చేద్దు(వు) గానిలే

this remaining work tomorrow can-do -

You can do this remaining work tomorrow

నీకు ఎన్ని సార్లు చెప్పాలి?

to-you how-many times have-to-say?

How many times you have to be told?

నీ పని నువ్వు చూసుకో

your work you see

You do your work / you see your work

నువ్వు ఎక్కడున్నా/ ఏమి చేస్తున్నా నాకు తెలియాలి

you where-present(there)-also/what-doing-also to-me/I have-to-know

Wherever you are present or whatever you are doing, I should know.

ఏడువు/ఏడవకు

cry/don't-cry

నీ వల్ల కాదిది

your by this-cannot-happen

This is not possible by you

నువ్వు దీన్ని చెయ్యలేవు

you this cannot-do

You cannot do this

నీకేది నచ్చింది?

to-you-what liked?

What did you like?

నీకిది నచ్చలేదా?

to-you-this not-liked?

Didn't you like this?

నువ్వెళ్ళు/నువ్వెల్లకు

you-go/you-don't-go

నువ్వు ఇక్కడే ఉండు

you here-only stay

You stay here only

నీకేది ఇష్టమైతే అది చెయ్యి

to-you-what if-liking that do

What you like you do it

నీకేం కావాలన్నా నాతో చెప్పు

to-you-what want-also to-me say

Whatever you want, say it to me

నువ్వు నా దగ్గరికి రాకు

you my near don't-come

You don't come near me

నీ మనసులో ఉన్నది చెప్పు

your in-mind there/present say

Say what is in your mind

నువ్వు ఏ ఊరు నుంచి?

you which place(city,town,etc) from?

You are from which place?

నువ్వు 8 గంటల నుంచి 9 గంటల వరకు ఇక్కడే ఉండాలి

you 8 hours from 9 hours till/to here-only have-to-be-there

From 8'o clock to 9'o clock, you have to be here only

నువ్వేం చేసినా నాకు చెప్పి చెయ్యి

you-what if-do to-me having said/told do

Whatever you do, say me and do

నీకు నా సహాయం ఎప్పుడూ ఉంటుంది

to-you my help always will-be-there

My help will always be there to you

నీకేం కావాలో కోరుకో...

to-you-what want choose

Choose what you want...

నా మాట విను

my words listen

Listen to my words/Listen to what I am saying

నేను చెప్పేది విను

me that-saying listen

Listen to what I am saying

అందరు కష్టపడుతున్నారు కదా, మరి నువ్వెందుకు కష్టపడటం లేదు?

all working-hard know/right,then you-why hard-working not?

All are working hard know, then why are you not working hard?

నువ్విలా ఉంటే కష్టం, నీకు ప్రాక్టిస్ అవసరం బాగా!

you-like-this if-there/present difficult, to-you practice required very-much

Its difficult if you are like this, you need very much practice.

నువ్వేం చేస్తావో నాకు సంబంధం లేదు, రేపటికల్లా నాకీపని పూర్తవ్వాలి.

you-what will-do to-me relation not-there by-tomorrow to-me-this-work have-to-be-completed

I don't bother what you do, by tomorrow I want this work to be completed

నువ్వు ఆ రోజు చేసావు కదా, అలానే ఇప్పుడు చెయ్యి!

you that day did know/right, like-that-only now do

You did that day know/right, like that only do now

చూడు, నువ్వనుకున్నట్టు జరగాలంటే కష్టమయ్యా...

see, you-think-like has-to-happen-means difficult-man

See, its difficult to happen as you thought, man

All Sentences - First Person Singular ( 'I' ) - Informal Conversations

2009-03-28T23:12:00.023+05:30

Please learn to read Telugu text by learning how to read Telugu alphabet. It is very easy as it resembles Sanskrit in terms of sounds. I am not writing transcription in English as I did in my previous posts assuming that you know how to at least read Telugu text.

Below I wrote some sentences concerning with first person singular that is 'I'. Observe them and learn how Telugu words form a sentence. Observe the modifications to certain words as they are used in the sentence.

Usually the last sounds of last words of certain sentences are left out while speaking. This you might have observed in your own mother tongue too. The same is the case here. Below I am writing complete sentences, but the last sounds in some sentences may be left out while speaking. This you have to identify from listening to Telugu conversations. The sentences below are in random. They are not continuously related. I wrote them as they struck my mind. The below sentences are written arbitrarily, they don't necessarily describe me.

Please note: The English part has two lines. The first line is a word by word translation to English(It is almost correct, but not exactly correct, it only gives a rough idea, but the second line aptly conveys the exact meaning of the actual Telugu sentence). The second one is the usual complete sentence translation into English.

నా పేరు రామదాసు.

my name ramadasu

My name is Ramadasu.

నేను డిగ్రీ వరకు చదువుకున్నాను.

i degree till studied.

I studied till degree.

నేను ప్రస్తుతం ఒక కంపెనీ లో పని/ఉద్యోగం చేస్తున్నాను.

i presently one company in work/employment doing.

Presently I am working in a company.

నాకు ౨౦ (ఇరవై) ఏళ్ళు లేదా నా వయసు ౨౦ ఏళ్ళు.

to-me 20 (twenty) years or my age 20 years

I am 20 years old or My age is 20 years.

నాకు ఈ పండంటే చాలా ఇష్టం.

to-me this fruit-means very-much liking/favourite

I like this fruit very much.

నేను నిజమే చెప్తున్నాను, నన్ను నమ్ము.

i truth-only saying, me believe.

I am saying truth only, believe me.

రెండేళ్ళ తర్వాత నేనెక్కడ ఉంటానో నాకే తెలీదు!

two-years after i-where will-be-there i-only don't-know

After 2 years I only don't know where I will be!

నేను ఏ పని చేయాలన్నా దేవున్ని ప్రార్థించి చెయ్యాలనుకుంటాను.

i any work have-to-do-means to-god having-prayed have-to-do-i-think.

I think that any work I want to do, only after praying God OR I think that, if I want to do any work, I should do it only after praying God.

నేను రోజూ పూజ చేస్తాను.

i daily prayer will-do/do

I do prayer daily

నాకు బస్సు ప్రయాణం పడదు.

for/to-me bus journey not-healthy/not-acceptable

Bus journey is not healthy/not accepatable(like you may be allergic(not acceptable by your body/not healthy) to dust) to/for me.

నాకు బస్సు ప్రయాణమంటే/ప్రయాణం ఇష్టముండదు.

to/for-me bus journey-means/journey not-liking(don't like)

I don't like bus journey.

నేను మంచి వాళ్ళు చెప్పేది వింటాను.

i good people what-is-said will-hear

I listen to what good people say.

నేను సాధారణంగా ఎవరైనా ఏదైనా చెప్తే, దాన్లో ఉన్న మంచిని గ్రహించి, చెడును వదిలేస్తాను.

i generally any-one any-thing if-said, in-that there good absorb, bad will-leave

Generally if anyone says anything, I absorb the good in that, will leave the bad.

నాకు చాలా ఆటలు వచ్చు.

to-me many games know

I know many games.

నేను ఎన్నో వింతలు చూసాను నా జీవితంలో ఇప్పటివరకు.

i many wonders saw my in-life now-till.

I saw many wonders till now in my life.

నాకు ఏదైనా కావాలంటే దాని కోసం నేను కష్టపడతాను.

to-me anything if-want-means of-that for i will-work-hard

If I want anything I will work hard for that.

నేనెంత చెప్పినా నువ్వు వినలేదు.

i-how-much though-said you didn't-listen.

How much ever I said, you didn't listen.

నాకిది కావలి

to-me-this want

I want this.

నాకు ఇదొద్దు లేదా నాకిది వద్దు

to-me this-not-want or to-me-this not-want

I don't want this or I don't want this.

నేను ఏం చేసినా నీ కోసమే చేస్తున్నాను.

i anything if-done your for-only am-doing

What ever I do, I am doing that only for(the sake of) you.

నా పరిస్థితి అర్థం చేసుకో దయచేసి ప్లీజ్

my condition understand do please/please

Please understand my condition.

నేనెక్కడ ఉన్నా నువ్వు కనిపెట్టలేవు

i-where there you can't-find

Wherever I am, you can't find me.

నేనెక్కడ ఉన్నాననేది నువ్వు కనిపెట్టలేవు

i-where thing-that-there you cannot-find.

You cannot find the thing that where I am ( You cannot find me where I am ).

నాక్కావలసింది నీ దెగ్గర/దగ్గర ఉంది.

thing-i-want your near/near there.

What I want is with you.

నేనిలా చెప్తానని వాడు/ఆమె/వాళ్ళు ఊహించలేదు.

i-like-this that-will-say he/she/they didn't-expect

He/she/they didn't expect that I will say like this.

నేనింత కష్టపడినా ఫలితం దక్కకపోవచ్చు

i-this-much though-workedhard result may-not-get.

Though I workhard this much, I may not get the result.

నాకు ఆ ముగ్గురి/ఇద్దరి/నలుగురి/ పేర్లు తెలుసు.

to-me those/that threes'/twos'/fours' names know

I know the names of those three/two/four persons.

నాకింకా కొంచం కావాలి.

to-me-still little want.

I still want little more.

ఇంకా నా పని పూర్తికాలేదు.

still my work not-completed

Still my work is not completed.

నేనడిగింది తెచ్చావా?

that-i-asked brought?

Did you bring what i asked?

నాకింకా కొంచం సమయం కావాలి.

to-me-still little time want

I still want little/some more time

నాకైతే ఇదే కరెక్ట్ అనిపిస్తుంది.

to-me-means this-only correct feeling

According to me(to me means), I am feeling that this only is correct

నాకేం చెయ్యాలో అర్థం కావటంలేదు.

to-me-what have-to-do understand not

I am unable to understand what to do.

నేనెన్ని సార్లు ప్రయత్నించినా నాకది దక్క లేదు.

i-how-many times though-tried to-me-that not-got

Though I have tried for many times, I didn't get it.

నాకెన్నో చెయ్యాలనుంది.

to-me-many want-to-do

I want to do many.

నాకెన్నో చెయ్యాలనిపిస్తుంది.

to-me-many feel-to-do.

I am feeling that I want to do many.

నాకిది బాగా కష్టంగా అనిపిస్తుంది.

to-me-this very-much difficultly feeling.

I am feeling that this is very much difficult.

ఎందుకోగాని నేనేం చేసినా అది తప్పవుతుంది.

don't-know-why i-what if-done that turning-wrong

Don't know why, what ever I do, that is turning wrong.

నాకిది నచ్చలేదు.

to-me-this not-liked

I didn't like this.

నాకిది నచ్చింది.

to-me-this liked

I liked this.

నన్నందరూ రాము అని పిలుస్తారు.

me-all/everyone ramu as call

Everyone/all call me as Ramu.

నన్ను కూడా తీసుకెళ్ళు.

me also take

Take me also

నన్ను విడిచి వెళ్ళకు ప్లీజ్.

me having-left don't-go please

Please don't go leaving me.

ఈ బాధ్యత నా మీద పెట్టి వెళ్ళకు.

that responsibility my/me on/over having-put don't-go

Don't go putting that responsibility on me.

నా షర్టు కలర్ తెలుపు.

my shirt colour white.

My shirt colour is white.

నా కారు చాలా పెద్దది

my car very-much big-one

My car is very big.

నేనెన్ని సార్లు చెప్పినా నీకిది అర్థం కాదు.

i-how-many times though-said to-you-this not-understandable

How many ever times I say also, you will not understand this.

నా పని ఐపోయింది.

my work got-over.

My work got over.

నా పని ఇంకా అవ్వలేదు.

my work still not-done/completed

My work is not yet done/completed

నా పేరు బాగుందా?

my name nice/good?

Is my name nice/good?

నాకిది అర్థమైంది.

to-me-this understood

I understood this.

నాకిది అర్థం కాలేదు.

to-me-this understand not.

I didn't understand this.

Simple verbs- few illustrations- you(informal)

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Here are some verbs used generally in Telugu language.Learn them.Please observe how the word is getting changed as it is used to convey different actions.Telugu language can be learnt very easily.Watch Telugu movies,talk with Telugu people in Telugu language and if you are living in Andhra Pradesh,buy an FM radio and listen to it.This will increase your Telugu capabilities to a significant extent.Feel free to comment and I will try to help you.

Take a look at the below words. I have written Telugu script, its transcription in English and its meaning in English. For reading the transcription see the note below.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The letter 'i' stands for the sound 'i' in the word 'kick', or the short pronunciation of the alphabet letter 'e'
The letter 'I' stands for the sound 'ee' in the word 'cheek'
The letter 'e' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'a' as 'e' in the word 'bell'
The letter 'E' stands for the sound 'a' in the word 'base'
The letter 'o' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'o'
The letter 'O' stands for the sound 'o' in the word 'more' or the the long pronunciation of the letter 'o'

When talking to a person informally,let us label it as YOU(informal) we can use the following verb forms.For talking with elderly people or if you want to talk to some one with respect then we use another verb form which I will be posting shortly.

రా - rA- come

రాకు/రావాకు - rAku/rAvAku- don't come

రావద్దు - rAvaddhu- don't come

వస్తావా? - vasthAvA?- will you come?

రావా? - rAvA? -will you not come?

ఇవ్వు - ivvu- give

ఇవ్వకు - ivvaku- don't give

ఇవ్వద్దు - ivvaddhu- don't give

ఇస్తావా? - isthAvA?- will you give?

ఇవ్వవా? - ivvavA?- will you not give?

తా/తీసుకు రా - thA(pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)/ thIsuku rA - bring

తాకు/తావాకు - thAku/thAvAku(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- don't bring

తావద్దు - thAvaddhu(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- don't bring

తావా? - thAvA(with thA pronounced as 'tha' in 'thanks' but without stress)- will you not bring?

తెస్తావా? - thesthAva? -will you bring?

తాగు - thAgu- drink

తాగకు/తాక్కు - thAgaku/thAkku - don't drink

తాగద్దు - thAgaddhu- don't drink

తాగుతావా? - thAguthAvA?- will you drink?

తాగవా? - thAgavA?- will you not drink?

తాకు - thAku- touch

తాకకు/తాక్కు - thAkaku/thAkku- don't touch

తాకద్దు - thAkaddhu- don't touch

తాకుతావా? - thAkuthAva?- will you touch?

తాకవా? - thAkavA?- will you not touch?

I think you noticed the general structure of each word i.e., the changes in each word when it is used for conveying different actions.

Try communicating with someone using these.I will be posting more verbs shortly but I will not write different forms as was done for the verbs above.I will be only giving the main word.

Some simple words of Telugu Language

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In Telugu language most of the words resemble or are the same as the corresponding words of the divine Sanskrit language excepting some basic words like come, go, here, there, etc which are different from the corresponding Sanskrit words. I hope you already know the alphabet of Telugu language and its pronunciation too.They are similar to that of Sanskrit/Hindi languages. If you don't know them there are other websites that can help you in this regard.You can mail me or write a comment if you want me to include the alphabet too in this site.

Take a look at these words. I have written Telugu script, its transcription in English and its meaning in English. For reading the transcription see the note below.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The letter 'i' stands for the sound 'i' in the word 'kick', or the short pronunciation of the alphabet letter 'e'
The letter 'I' stands for the sound 'ee' in the word 'cheek'
The letter 'e' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'a' as 'e' in the word 'bell'
The letter 'E' stands for the sound 'a' in the word 'base'
The letter 'o' stands for the sound of the short pronunciation of the letter 'o'
The letter 'O' stands for the sound 'o' in the word 'more' or the the long pronunciation of the letter 'o'

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ఎక్కడ - ekkada - where

ఏమి/ఏంటి - Emi/Enti - what

ఎందుకు - endhuku - why

ఎలా - ela - how

అక్కడ - akkada - there

అందుకు - andhuku - for that

ఇందుకు - indhuku - for this

దేనికి - dhEniki - for what

అటు - atu - that side

ఇటు - itu - this side

అది - adhi - that

ఇది - idhi - this

కానీ-kAni-but/let it...

లేదు - lEdhu - not there/did not 'verb'

కాదు - kAdhu - is not, not correct

వద్దు - vaddhu - don't want

కావాలి - kAvAli - want

గురించి - gurinchi - about

ఎప్పుడు - eppudu - when

అప్పుడు - appudu - then/that time

ఇప్పుడు - ippudu - now

కింద - kindha - down

పైన - paina - up

మీద - mIdha - on top of/over

లో/లోపల - lo/lOpala - in/inside

అంటే - ante - means

అంతే - anthe - thats it

అయినా - ainA - 'but', 'though', 'having something happened,still....', etc

కొంచం - koncham - little, some

కనీసం - kanIsam - atleast

మరి - mari - so/then

మరింత - marintha - much

చాలా - chAla - many

కాబట్టి/కావున - kAbatti - hence/so

ఎక్కువ - ekkuva - more/extra/much

తక్కువ - thakkuva - less

అన్నీ - annI - all

అంతా - anthA - everything

ఈ - I ( don't pronounce it as the English 'I' ) - this

ఆ - A - that

కానివ్వు/కాని - kAnivvu/KAni - keep working/do it/complete it

చాలు - chAlu - enough

చాలదు - chAladhu - will not be enough

చాల్లేదు - chAllEdhu - is/was not enough

సరిపోదు - saripOdhu - will not be sufficient

సరిపోతుంది/చాలుతుంది - saripOthundhi - will be sufficient

సరిపోయింది - saripOindhi - is/was sufficient

సరిపోలా/సరిపోలేదు - saripOla/saripOlEdhu - is/was not sufficient

Some words may not be translated exactly or it happens to be difficult to translate into English.Such type of words are to be learnt by observing their use in the sentences. Even in the above you find some words having more than one meaning, ( e.g., 'kAni' , 'ainA' )which is to say that the meaning of that particular word is dependent on the context of the sentence where it is used. Also to express something in Telugu you can do it by means of one or more different words. Come back frequently as I will be updating the site explaining you more about learning Telugu Language.

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