Learn Spoken Telugu for Absolute Beginners

Name: Learn Spoken Telugu for Absolute Beginners
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Learn Spoken Telugu through Sentences, Telugu Conversations, Role-play scenarios and Vocabulary through pictures.

Created byAswani Kopparapu

Last updated 8/2024

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What you'll learn

You will be able to have basic conversations with native Telugu speakers.
You will have a very good insight about the Telugu language and its pronunciations.
You would have learnt many sentences and vocabularies.
You can be proud of yourself, as you will be one among those who can speak this Ancient language.

Course content

4 sections • 48 lectures • 4h 51m total length

Greetings9:10
Learn Telugu greetings for absolute beginners, including namaskaram usage, how are you, and hello or goodbye, with cultural notes on hospitality and polite phrases like please and thank you.
Self Introduction13:41
Master basic Telugu self-introduction phrases to state your name, ask about others, and mention locations like Canada or Toronto in everyday conversation.
Family Introduction6:51
Introduce Telugu kinship terms and family roles, from Amma and Nanna to Akka and Chellelu, with common relationship phrases including Narco boyfriend and Pelli.
Family Male Members19:57
Learn Telugu for absolute beginners, focusing on male family members and age-based conjugations, using do for younger and rou for elder, with Nana garu examples.
Female Family Members24:36
Explore Telugu basics for female family members, including common terms for relatives and gender-specific verb conjugation, with emphasis on informal and singular usage for beginners.
Marriage & Kids11:48
Learn essential Telugu phrases for marriage and kids, including how to talk about spouses, children, and family events for absolute beginners.
Introducing Someone3:18
Learn to introduce someone in Telugu using maa instead of naa and garu as a respectful form, including phrases like nana garu, ma'am, for mother, sister, and father.
Travel20:32
Learn basic Telugu for travel by naming Hyderabad sights like Charminar and Golconda Fort, shopping in Koti, and routing to Vizag, Araku, Kailasagiri, and Vijayawada.
Asking for directions4:45
Learn how to ask for directions in Telugu by using phrases for go straight, left, right, and common landmarks like train platforms and bus stops such as ekkadiki.
Shopping5:02
Learn basic Telugu shopping vocabulary through fruits and vegetables, including apples and oranges, at the vegetable shop. Includes basic shopping phrases in rupaiya.
Restaurant16:23
Master essential Telugu phrases for restaurant interactions: ask for a menu card, order items like idli and pesarattu, request apple juice or ice water, and use utensils.
Learning Telugu14:22
Learn spoken Telugu for absolute beginners by practicing basic phrases, simple words, and Telugu spelling, including greetings like hello.
Eating and Drinking30:40
Learn Telugu food and drink basics, including dosa, chutney, bhojanam, coffee, and tea, and understand common phrases for eating and drinking.
Day to day Telugu sentences38:04
Practice day-to-day Telugu sentences to communicate in everyday life, from greetings to pani puri and other daily topics, including meetings and travel.
Weather2:59
Learn how Telugu speakers discuss weather, noting limited daily talk, tropical climate patterns, and how to use basic words like varsham in conversations about cyclones or heat in May.
Feelings7:33
Explore Telugu feelings and basic expressions, including 'santosham' (happiness), 'enduku' (why), and pronouns like 'nanu' and 'naru', through practical phrases for absolute beginners.
Taste3:05
Learn how to express this and that in Telugu based on distance, using idi for near objects and adi as a default for far objects.
Hobbies7:23
Learn spoken Telugu for absolute beginners by practicing phrases to discuss hobbies, such as books and cinema, and asking about favorite movies and actors.

Family2:39
Learn essential Telugu family vocabulary, starting with na kutumbam and amma, then practice terms like akka, mama, nana, alludu, kodalu, koduku, koothuru, and guru.
Pets and Farm Animals1:36
Teach beginner learners basic Telugu animal vocabulary for pets and farm animals, using the captioned terms and sounds.
Fruits2:14
Learn Telugu fruit vocabulary for beginners by exploring words like apple and other items listed in the caption. Apply these basic terms in simple phrases to reinforce recognition and usage.
Vegetables4:01
Learn Telugu vocabulary for vegetables, including capsicum, dosakaya, beans, and pudina, tailored for absolute beginners.
Human body parts3:50
Discover basic Telugu body parts vocabulary through repeated terms in the caption, such as tala, kanu, karlu, moo, padam, and related words for absolute beginners.
Colours1:27
Learn spoken Telugu for absolute beginners by practicing colors, including neelam blue, gulabi pink, orange, and other color words.
Numbers3:16
Learn Telugu numbers in this absolute beginner lesson, using okati, rendu, and moodu. Practice basic phrases from the caption like I do, you do, and other simple terms.
Telugu Dishes3:11
Learn spoken Telugu for absolute beginners by building food-related vocabulary through common Telugu dishes such as pulihora, dosa, idli, sambar, pachadi, upma, pesarattu, pulusu, avakaya, and mirchi bajji.

Scenario 1: Restaurant (slow speed)2:57
Practice spoken Telugu for a restaurant scene at slow speed, covering table reservations, ordering drinks and meals (orange juice, coffee, biryani, chilli chicken), and billing.
Scenario 2: Post office (slow speed)1:43
Explore essential Telugu for post office interactions, including postage, stamps, mail box, postcards, and letters. Practice slow-speed dialogues for post office scenarios.
Scenario 3: Shopping for clothes (slow speed)3:12
Practice shopping for clothes in Telugu by selecting blue shirts from light to dark blue in size large, with silk and cotton options, saris, and paying at the cash counter.
Scenario 4: Shopping for fruits (slow speed)1:59
Learn spoken Telugu for absolute beginners through a slow-paced scenario of shopping for fruits, covering apples and grapes, kilos, fixed prices, and paying with a debit card.
Scenario 5: Airport (slow speed)1:44
Learn essential airport interactions in Telugu, including declaring items, opening bags, presenting flight tickets and visas, and paying customs duties.
Scenario 6: Railway station (slow speed)1:35
Learn essential Telugu phrases for navigating a railway station, including buying a ticket, one-way trips, first or second class, requesting a window seat, seat number, and thanks.
Scenario 7: Doctor’s clinic (slow speed)1:44
Learn to navigate a doctor's clinic in Telugu at slow speed by asking for a doctor, discussing tablets, prescriptions, medicines, and fees.
Scenario 8: Asking for directions (slow speed)1:04
Learn to ask for directions in Telugu, using polite phrases such as 'excuse me' while navigating places like Castella hotel, Solomon Street, and Second Reiter Avenue.
Scenario 9: Random conversations part:1 (slow speed)0:32
Practice slow, random Telugu conversations introducing people and professions: doctor, dentist, and housewife, in everyday city life.
Scenario 10: Random Conversation part:2 (slow speed)1:19
Practice a slow-speed random conversation in Telugu about jewelry, mentioning gold, silver, nano diamond necklace, and Ganesh jewellers in a real-world scenario.
Scenario 11: Random Conversation part:3 (slow speed)0:54
Practice a slow-speed random conversation to reinforce beginner Telugu, focusing on market dialogue and everyday terms such as blue, garnish, and thanks.

Scenario 1: Restaurant (normal speed)1:35
Learn essential Telugu for dining out, including reserving a table, and ordering biryani, orange juice, coffee, and chili chicken, plus how to handle the bill.
Scenario 2: Post office (normal speed)1:18
Practice spoken telugu through a post office scenario, learning terms like post office, letters, mail, mailbox, postage stamps, and postcards in a real-life context.
Scenario 3: Shopping for clothes (normal speed)1:41
Learn spoken Telugu through a clothes shopping scenario, selecting shirts by blue shades and fabrics like cotton silk, noting large size, first floor, and cash counter interactions.
Scenario 4: Shopping for fruits (normal speed)1:05
Learn basic fruit shopping dialogues in Telugu, featuring apples and grapes by the kilo, and using a debit card at a fixed price.
Scenario 5: Airport (normal speed)0:46
Learn Telugu airport dialogues to handle passport procedures, flight tickets, visas, and customs duty forms. Practice scenarios for luggage, including perfume and items, and how to declare them at customs.
Scenario 6: Railway station (normal speed)1:05
Learn Telugu phrases at a railway station, including buying a ticket, finding the platform, choosing first or second class, and requesting a window seat with the seat number, thanks.
Scenario 7: Doctor’s clinic (normal speed)0:56
Learn essential Telugu phrases for a doctor's clinic scenario at normal speed, including medicines, tablets, and prescription. Practice patient–doctor interactions and vocabulary from the scenario to build confidence.
Scenario 8: Asking for directions (normal speed)0:33
Practice asking for directions in telugu at normal speed, using polite phrases such as excuse me and step-by-step directions to navigate streets and hotels.
Scenario 9: Random conversations part:1 (normal speed)0:16
Practice spoken Telugu through a scenario of random conversations at normal speed, introducing you and phrases like I am a doctor, housewife, or dentist.
Scenario 10: Random Conversation part:2 (normal speed)0:32
Practice a casual Telugu conversation about jewelry shopping, mentioning gold, silver, and diamond necklaces, jewelers logo, weekend plans, and shop key reminders.
Scenario 11: Random Conversation part:3 (normal speed)0:23
Engage in a random conversation set at the market and fruit market, featuring names like Nano, Bhartalu, Connolly, Ganesh, Konatsu, and Andy for practical Telugu language practice.

Requirements

No previous knowledge of Telugu language is required, This course is for Absolute beginners.
The language of instruction is English, so basic understanding of English is absolutely necessary.

Description

The first question you might have in your mind is "why should I choose this course to learn Telugu ?". The answer to this is as below.

1. Most of the people wants to learn Telugu in order to:

a) Communicate with their loved ones who are native Telugu speakers.

b) They belong to the Telugu diaspora and wants to connect with their roots.

c) They are planning to travel to Andhra pradesh or Telangana for a vacation.

d) They love Telugu language for the beauty of it and the ancient history that it holds.

This course has been designed specially for all these people. You will learn about the culture, usage of certain words and most importantly, you will be able to use what you learnt while you are learning. You don't have to wait until you finish the whole course to start speaking in Telugu. In fact, I would highly recommend that if possible, to practice with a Telugu native speaker while you do this course.

(Note: This course contains only spoken Telugu. So, if you are looking to learn old Telugu to read Telugu literature or poems then this course is not for you.)

2. I have 12 years of experience in teaching Telugu to people all around the world. I have trained more than 500 students to become fluent in Telugu. This course has been created through all the experiences that I have gained over the years.

3. There is no prerequisite for this course. Telugu Transliteration is provided instead of the actual Telugu script. So, those who can and cannot read in Telugu, they both can follow my course.

4. This course contains:

a) Useful Telugu sentences categorized based on the situations and circumstances that they are needed for.

b) Role play scenarios to improve your Telugu listening skills and practice along with.

c) Telugu vocabularies being taught through pictures like vegetables, fruits, wild animals, pet animals, relationship names etc.

5. This course does not contain any grammar details or explanation. This course is created for those who doesn't want to learn any grammar and they want to learn Telugu through absorption method just like a baby does by listening, visualizing and repeating the pronunciation and practicing them little by little. This course is also for those, who already knows Telugu grammar and they want to improve their conversational skills in Telugu.

6. I have created multiple "my little word land" course which will help you in memorizing the sentences and vocabularies that is being taught in this course.

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for Telugu learners, who is absolutely new to learning Telugu language.
Anybody who is curious and passionate about learning languages and interested in exploring the structures of languages.
Parents and grandparents, who wants to teach Telugu to their children.

Learn Spoken Telugu for Absolute Beginners

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Telugu sentences for conversations18 lectures • 4hr

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Role play scenarios - slow version11 lectures • 19min

Role play scenarios - normal version11 lectures • 10min

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