Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
China, Guangdong
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Hawaii
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Tamil
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
谢谢
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
你好吗？
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
晚安
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
晚上好
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
下午好
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
早上好
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
请
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
遗憾
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
我爱你
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
原谅我
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Guangzhou
Waddar
Where They Speak
outside mainland China
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hong Kong
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kwang Tung Wa
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
Not Available
télougou
German Name
Not Available
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Telugu people
Origin
17th century
c. 575
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Cantonese
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
te
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
tel
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
tel
ISO 639 3
No data available
tel
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cant1236
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Cantonese and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Cantonese and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cantonese and Telugu language. Cantonese word for "Hello" is 您好 or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Cantonese Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cantonese vs Telugu Difficulty
The Cantonese vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cantonese Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Cantonese and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cantonese and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cantonese is 88 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.