Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Pakistan
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Karnataka
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Not Available
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Tamil
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
బై (Bai)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Doabi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
télougou
pendjabi
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Punjabis
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Telugu and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Punjabi language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Telugu vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.