Countries
India, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
براہ مہربانی
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Chenchu
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
South Asia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Bihari
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
ourdou
télougou
German Name
Urdu
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Telugu people
Origin
12th Century CE
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Telugu
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
telu1262
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Urdu 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 Urdu and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Urdu and Telugu language. Urdu word for "Hello" is خوش آمديد or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Urdu Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Urdu vs Telugu Difficulty
The Urdu vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu 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 Urdu and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.