Telugu for Tourists

A visitor to the city with a fair knowledge of Hindi or Urdu can easily manage through his stay. Yet knowing and using a little bit of native language Telugu, can prove a rewarding experience. Here are a few basic words and sentences in Telugu that you can use during your stay in Andhra.

English	Telugu
Welcome	Susvaagatam	Good morning	Supra bhetam
Hello	Aemandee	Good afternoon	Shubha dhina
How are you?	Meeru aelaa unnaaru?	Good night	Shubha raathri
I’m fine, thanks. And you?	Naenu baagunnaanu, dhanyavaadhamulu, mari meeru?	Goodbye	Shubha gaa vellira di
What’s your name? My name is …	Nee peru emiti?? naa paeru …	I love you	Naenu ninnu praemisthunnaanu
Long time no see	Chaalaa kaalamai?dhi mimmalni choosi	Sorry	Maa kshamaapanalu
Where are you from?I’m from …	Meeru ekkada nu?chi vachchaaru? naenu … nu chi vachchaanu	Help!	Sahaaya! sahaaya!
Pleased to meet you	Mimmalni kalavada chaalaa santhoashagaa undhi	Fire!	Ma talu! ma talu!
I don’t understand	Naaku ardha kaalaedhu	Stop!	Aapa di!
Please write it down	Dhayachaesi aadhi raaya di	Excuse me	Kshamicha di
Do you speak Telugu?Yes, a little	Meeru thelugu maatlaadathaaraa? aunu koncha maathra gaa)	Cheers/Good health	Shubha aaroagya
How do you say … in Telugu?	….. ni theluguloa elaa cheputhaaru?	Have a nice day	Shubha dhina
Please speak more slowly	Dhayachaesi nemmadhigaa matlaada di	Bon voyage	Shubha prayaana
Please say that again	Dhayachaesi mallee cheppa di	How much is this?	Dheeni dhara entha?
Thank you. Response	Dhanyavaadhamulu. maa santhoasha	Tell once more	Inka okka sari cheppu
Where’s the toilet?	Dhoddi gadhi ekkada unnadhi?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Ee pedhdha manishi annitikee dhara isthaaru
Would you like to dance with me?	Naathoa naatya chaesae kuthoohala? unnadhaa?
Get well soon	Mee aaroagya thvaraloa kudhuta padaalani koaruku tunnaanu
Leave me alone!	Nannu prashaa thathoa vadhili petta di
Call the police!	Rakshaka bhatulani pilava di!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	Santhoashakaramaina kristmas Mariyu noothana samvathsara shubhaakaakshalu
Happy Birthday	Janma dina Shubhakankshalu
Do you know telugu?	Neeku telugu vachchaa/thelusa?
I don’t know Telugu.	Naaku telugu raadhu/thelidhu
What are you doing?	Em chestunnav? (‘Emi chestunaru’ is more formal)

NUMBERS
0 Sunna	10 Padi
1 Oka	20 Iravai
2 Rendu	30 Muppai
3 Mudu	40 Nalabhai
4 Nalugu	50 Yabhai
5 Ayidu	60 Aravai
6 Aru	70 Debbai
7 Edu	80 Enabhai
8 Enimidi	90 Tombhai
9 Tommidi	100 Vanda
10 Padi	1000 Veyy