Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Portugal
Second Language
Karnataka
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Tamil
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
obrigado
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Como você está?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
boa noite
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
bom Dia
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Por Favor
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
pesaroso
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Waddar
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Brazil
Dialect 2
Chenchu
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Portugal
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Daman and Diu
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Português
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Português
French Name
télougou
portugais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 575
3rd Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Telugu
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Portuguese 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 Telugu and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Portuguese language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Telugu vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Telugu and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.