Translate English to Telugu
Telugu is spoken by about 82 million people, making it one of the most spoken Dravidian languages. It is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. Telugu has a rich literary heritage and a booming film industry (Tollywood). Paste your English text above for a Telugu translation.
Common English to Telugu translations
| English | Telugu | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | హలో | hah-LOH | ||
| Good morning | శుభ ుద్ధారం | SHOO-bah oo-DAH-yam | ||
| Thank you | ధన్యాథాద్ఆలు | dahn-yah-VAH-dah-loo | ||
| Please | టయారుచేన్త్ | DAH-yah roo-CHEN-tuh | ||
| How much is this? | గటి ఆల ? | ee-DHEE EN-tah | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | బాత్రూం ఆక్కడ? | BAHT-room EK-kah-dah | ||
| I do not understand | నాకు అర్థం కాలేటు | NAH-koo ar-THAHM kah-LEH-doo | ||
| Can you help me? | నాకు సాయం చేయ్యగలరా? | NAH-koo SAH-yahm CHAY-yah-gah-lah-RAH | ||
| I would like tea | నాకు జాయ్ కాదాలి | NAH-koo TEE KAH-vah-lee | ||
| The bill, please | బిల్లు గథ్థండి | bil-LOO ee-VAHM-dee | ||
| Nice to meet you | మిమ్మ్ాల్ని కలుసుకున్నాను | mee-MAHL-nee kah-loo-soo-koo-NAH-noo | ||
| Goodbye | దేఎకి | day-NEE-kee | ||
| I need a doctor | నాకు డాక్టర్ కాదాలి | NAH-koo DAHK-tar KAH-vah-lee | ||
| Excuse me | క్షమించండి | kshah-meen-CHAHM-dee |
Tips for English to Telugu translation
Telugu has its own script with a rounded, curving style similar to Kannada. It has 16 vowels, 36 consonants, and hundreds of combination characters. The script is syllabic: each consonant symbol includes an inherent “a” vowel that changes with diacritical marks.
Telugu is an agglutinative, SOV (subject-object-verb) language. “I read a book” becomes “I book read” in Telugu word order. Postpositions replace English prepositions. The translator rearranges these to natural English order.
Telugu has formal and informal registers. Meeru is formal “you” and nuvvu is informal. Verb endings change based on formality, gender, and number. Professional text should use the formal register.
Telugu has borrowed heavily from Sanskrit and increasingly from English. Technical and business vocabulary often uses English loanwords transliterated into Telugu script. These words are recognized by the translator and converted back to English.
About the Telugu language
Telugu is a Dravidian language and the most spoken member of the South-Central Dravidian branch. It has official status in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu script evolved from the Brahmi script and shares ancestry with Kannada script, though the two are not interchangeable.
Telugu cinema (Tollywood) is one of the largest film industries in India by number of films produced and revenue. Telugu literature has a history spanning over a thousand years, with the Mahabharata translation by Nannaya (11th century) considered a cornerstone of Telugu literary tradition. The Telugu diaspora, especially in the United States, maintains active cultural and language preservation efforts.
Frequently asked questions
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No. Both are Dravidian but separate languages with different scripts.
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The script has many characters but follows systematic patterns. Grammar is agglutinative, similar to other Dravidian languages.
Yes.
Written Telugu is standardized. Regional pronunciation differences exist but do not affect the written translation.
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