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Common phrases in Telugu
Sometimes you don't need to translate a whole sentence, you just want to know what a single word or short phrase means in Telugu, or how to say a handful of everyday words correctly. This page collects common English words and phrases with their Telugu meaning and pronunciation, organized by category and searchable directly on the page. Type into the search box below to filter across every category at once.
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Greetings
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | నమస్కారం | namaskaram |
| Good morning | శుభోదయం | shubhodayam |
| Good afternoon | శుభ మధ్యాహ్నం | subha madhyahnam |
| Good evening | శుభ సాయంత్రం | subha sayantram |
| Good night | శుభరాత్రి | subharatri |
| Welcome | స్వాగతం | swagatam |
| Goodbye | వీడ్కోలు | veedkolu |
| See you later | తర్వాత కలుద్దాం | tarvata kaluddam |
| How are you? | మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు? | meru elaa unnaru? |
| I am fine, thank you | నేను బాగున్నాను, ధన్యవాదాలు | nenu bagunnanu, dhanyavadalu |
Politeness
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Please | దయచేసి | dayachesi |
| Thank you | ధన్యవాదాలు | dhanyavadalu |
| Thank you very much | చాలా ధన్యవాదాలు | chala dhanyavadalu |
| You are welcome | మీకు స్వాగతం | meeku swagatam |
| Sorry | క్షమించండి | kshaminchandi |
| Excuse me | నన్ను క్షమించు | nannu kshaminchu |
| No problem | సమస్య లేదు | samasya ledu |
| Yes | అవును | avunu |
| No | నం | nam |
| Okay | సరే | sare |
Everyday questions
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| What is your name? | మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? | mee peru emity? |
| My name is Anna | నా పేరు అన్నా | naa peru anna |
| Where are you from? | మీరు ఎక్కడ నుండి వచ్చారు? | meru ekkada nundi vacharu? |
| How much does this cost? | దీని ధర ఎంత? | deeni dhara enta? |
| Where is the bathroom? | బాత్రూమ్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది? | bathroom ekkada undi? |
| What time is it? | సమయం ఎంత? | samayam enta? |
| I don't understand | నాకు అర్థం కాలేదు | naaku ardham kaaledu |
| Can you help me? | మీరు నాకు సహాయం చేయగలరా? | meru naaku sahayam cheyagalaraa? |
| Do you speak English? | మీరు ఇంగ్లీష్ మాట్లాడతారా? | meru english matladatharaa? |
| I am learning Telugu | నేను తెలుగు నేర్చుకుంటున్నాను | nenu telugu neerchukuntunnaanu |
Family
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Mother | తల్లి | talli |
| Father | తండ్రి | thandri |
| Brother | సోదరుడు | sodarudu |
| Sister | సోదరి | sodari |
| Son | కొడుకు | koduku |
| Daughter | కూతురు | kuturu |
| Grandmother | అమ్మమ్మ | ammamma |
| Grandfather | తాతయ్య | tatayya |
| Friend | స్నేహితుడు | snehithudu |
| Family | కుటుంబం | kutumbam |
Food and travel
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Water | నీరు | neeru |
| Food | ఆహారం | aaharam |
| I am hungry | నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉంది | naaku aakaligaa undi |
| I am thirsty | నాకు దాహం వేస్తోంది | naaku dhaaham vestondi |
| Delicious | రుచికరమైన | ruchikaramaina |
| Where is the hotel? | హోటల్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది? | hotel ekkada undi? |
| How do I get to the airport? | నేను విమానాశ్రయానికి ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి? | nenu vimanasrayaniki elaa cherukovaali? |
| Train station | రైలు స్టేషన్ | railu station |
| Bus stop | బస్ స్టాప్ | bus stop |
| Left | ఎడమ | edama |
| Right | కుడి | kudi |
| Straight ahead | నేరుగా ముందుకు | nerugaa munduku |
Common words
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Love | ప్రేమ | prema |
| Happy | సంతోషం | santhosham |
| Beautiful | అందమైన | andamaina |
| Good | బాగుంది | bagundi |
| Bad | చెడ్డది | cheddadi |
| Big | పెద్దది | peddadi |
| Small | చిన్నది | chinnadi |
| Today | ఈరోజు | eeroju |
| Tomorrow | రేపు | repu |
| Yesterday | నిన్న | ninna |
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Type any English word, Telugu word, or pronunciation guide into the search box above the table, and the list narrows to matching rows as you type. Clear the box to see every phrase again. If a word you're looking for isn't in this list, the full translator handles any word or sentence, not just the ones collected here; this page is meant as a quick-reference shortlist of the phrases people ask about most, not a complete Telugu dictionary.
What's included
The list is organized into six everyday categories: greetings, polite expressions, common questions, family words, food and travel terms, and a handful of frequently used descriptive words. Each entry shows the English word, the Telugu script, and a romanized pronunciation guide, generated through the same live translation technology as the rest of this site, so the spelling here matches what you'd get by typing the same word into the translator directly.
Why start with these particular words
The categories here were chosen for how often they come up in real conversation rather than how easy they are to translate. Greetings and polite expressions cover the words you'll use in almost any interaction. Family words matter because Telugu, like other Dravidian languages, often uses separate terms for an older sibling and a younger one rather than one generic word for "brother" or "sister", a distinction a generic phrasebook can easily miss. Everyday questions, food and travel terms, and common descriptive words round out a small but genuinely useful starting vocabulary, the kind of words that show up in a normal conversation within the first few minutes.
A note on pronunciation
The pronunciation column is a rough guide meant to help you say a word out loud, not a strict linguistic transcription. Telugu has vowel and consonant sounds that don't map perfectly onto English spelling, so treat these as a starting point. If you want to understand exactly which Telugu letter corresponds to which sound, the Telugu alphabet chart breaks down every vowel and consonant individually.
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