Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Karnataka
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- 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.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
télougou
télougou
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Telugu people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Telugu
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu 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 Telugu and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Telugu language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Telugu Difficulty
The Telugu vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.