Krishnamurti, Bh. and J.P.L. Gwynn. 1985. A 4.5.

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grammar of Modern Telugu (particularly Chapter in Telugu
5: The structure of Telugu Orthography: Problems
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of Reform). Delhi:OUP.
w Hello
krishnamurti, Bh. 1997. telugu lipi nirm¡¸aÆl° unna x¤¦¦¦ÍÜ[
niyam¡lu. Telugu, 4.1-5. Telugu Akademi.
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Narasimham, P.V.H.M.L., G.L. Narasimham, and hal°
G. Ramakrishna Rao.1981. Design Information on
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Text Composition in Telugu (a report of a joint
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Madras. w Good Afternoon
Uma Maheshwar Rao, G., Rajeev Sangal, P.V.H.M.L. ©«sª«sVryäLRiLi
Narasimham, S. C. Babu, J. Satyanarayana. 2001. xɨɺEòÉ®
Subcommittee report on Standards for the namask¡raÆ
Implementation of Telugu in Information w Good Night
Technology. Govt of Andhra Pradesh. ©«sª«sV}qsò
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w Good Bye
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w How are you
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w I am fine thank you
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w Sorry
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w It is cold A NRPÈíÁ²R¶Li Fs»R½Vò.
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Sɱ±ÉMÉÉ =ÆÊnù ¡ ka¶¶a·aÆ ettu.
callag¡ uÆdi w She is beautiful
w It is cool outside A®ªsV @LiµR¶gRi¾»½ò.
ÊÁ¸R¶VÈÁ ¿RÁÌýÁgS DLiµj¶. +ɨÉà +ÆnùMÉkÉà.
¤ÉªÉ]õ Sɱ±ÉMÉÉ =ÆÊnù. ¡me aÆdagatte.
baya¶a callag¡ uÆdi. w I like Bengali sweets
w It is hot Zªs[©s« V ÛËÁLigSÖÁ ­sVhSLiVVÌÁV BiVVxtsí Qxms²R¶»y©«sV.
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´ÉäÊb÷MÉÉ =ÆÊnù. n®nu be´g¡li mi¶h¡yilu iÀ¶apa·at¡nu.
v®·ig¡ uÆdi. w I love birds
w It is raining Zªs[©s« V xmsORPVÖÁõ ú}ms­sVryò©s« V.
ª«sL<iR Li NRPVLRiVr¡òLiµj¶. xÉäxÉÖ {ÉIÉÖαxÉ |ÉäʨɺiÉÉxÉÖ.
´É¹ÉÈ EÖò¯ûºiÉÉåÊnù. n®nu pakÀulni pr®mist¡nu.
varÀaÆ kurust°ndi. w Where is Railway station?
GENERAL lLiÛÍÁ[* }qísxtsQ©s± FsNRPä²R¶ DLiµj¶.
w What is your name? ®èú±´Éä º]äõ¹ÉxÉ BàCEòb÷ =ÆÊnù.
­dsV }msLRiV G­sVÉÓÁ? railv® s¶®Àan ekka·a uÆdi.
¨ÉÒ {Éä¯û BʨÉÊ]õ? w How far is the Bus Terminal from here?
m¢ p®ru ®mi¶i? BNRPä²T¶NTP ÊÁ£qs ríyLi²R¶V FsLi»R½ µR¶WLRiLi?
w My name is Ranjan <CEòÊb÷ÊEò ¤ÉºÉ º]õÉbÆ ÷Ö BáiÉ nÚù®úÆ?
©y }msLRiV LRiLiÇÁ©±s ikka·iki bas s¶¡¸·u eÆta d£raÆ?
xÉÉ {Éä¯û ®ÆúVÉxÉ w How long will it take to reach the Airport?
n¡ p®ru raµjan ­sª«sW©yúaRP¸R¶W¬sNTP ®ªsÎÏÁþ²y¬sNTP FsLi»R½}qsxmso xms²R¶V»R½VLiµj¶?
w Where do you live? ʴɨÉÉxÉɸɪÉÉÊxÉÊEò ´Éಳýb÷ÉÊxÉÊEò BáiɺÉä{ÉÖ {ÉbÖ÷iÉÖÊÆ nù?
­dsVLRiV FsNRPä²R¶ DLiÈÁV©yõLRiV? vim¡n¡¿ray¡niki ve½½a·¡niki eÆtas®pu
¨ÉÒ¯û BàCEòb÷ =Æ]õÖzÉɯû? pa·utundi?
m¢ru ekka·a uƶunn¡ru? w Is Mr. Raghunath there?
w I live near Ghantaghar $ LRixmsn VV©y´`¶¶@NRPä²R¶ D©yõLS?
Zªs[©s« V xmsn VLiÈÁxmsn VL`i µR¶gæiR LRi DLiÈÁV©yõ©«sV. ¸ÉÒ ®úPÉÖxÉÉlÉ +CEòb÷ =zÉÉ®úÉ?
xÉäxÉÖ PÉÆ]õPÉ®Âú nùMMÉ®ú =Æ]õÖzÉÉxÉÖ. ¿r¢ raghun¡th akka·a unn¡r¡?
n®nu gha¸¶aghar daggara uƶunn¡nu. w Please tell him to call back as soon as he is free
w How old are you? @»R½©«sV ÆØ×dÁÁ @ª«s*gS®©s[ ©«s©«sVõ zmsÌÁª«sª«sV¬s ¿ÁxmsöV.
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¨ÉÒEÖò BàÊzÉ B²³Öý? atanu kh¡½¢ avvag¡n® nannu pilavamani
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w How much will it cost? w Wish you happy new year
Bµj¶ FsLi»R½ µ³¶R LRi DLiÈÁVLiµj¶? ­dsVNRPV ©«sW»R½©«s xqsLiª«s»R½=LRi aRPV˳ØNSLiORPQÌÁV.
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w Excuse me w I wish you all the happiness
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kÀamiµca¸·i.
m¢ku aÆt¡ sant°ÀaÆ kalag¡lani
w From which Platform can I get the train for
¡¿istunn¡nu.
Chandigarh?
¿³ÁR Li²U¶xmsn VL`¶i NRPV G FýyÉÞFnyª±sV ©«sVLi²T¶ úÛÉÁLiVV©±s µ] ¶NRPV»R½VLiµj¶? w Congratulations on your marriage
UÆôb÷ÒPÉ®Âú EÖò B {±ÉÉ]Âõ¡òɨÉ xÉÖÆÊb÷ ]ÅàõʪÉxÉ nùÉà¯ûEÖòiÉÖÆÊnù? ­dsVNRPV ­sªyx¤¦¦¦ aRPV˳ØNSLiORPQÌÁV.
cha¸·¢ghar ku ® pl¡¶ph¡m nu¸·i ¶reyin ¨ÉÒEÖò Ê´É´Éɽþ ¶ÉÖ¦ÉÉEÆòIɱÉÖ
dorukutundi? m¢ku viv¡ha ¿ubh¡k¡´kÀalu.
w Does this train stop at Aligarh? w Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and
C úÛÉÁLiVV©±s AÖdÁxmsn VL`¶iÍÜ[ AgRiV»R½VLiµy? half- shut afterwards
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¢ ¶reyin ¡l¢gharl° ¡gutund¡? ª«sVW¸R¶VLi²T¶.
w How many kids do you have? {Éàβ³ýÊEò ¨ÉÖnÆ ùÖ Eò²³Öý iÉà®ú´ÉÆÊb÷ +É iÉ®ú´ÉÉiÉ ºÉMÉÆ ¨ÉÚªÉÆÊb÷.
¬dsNRPV/­dsVNRPV FsLi»R½ª«sVLiµj¶ zmsÌýÁÌÁV? pe½½iki mundu ka½½u terava¸·i ¡ tarav¡ta
xÉÒEÖò/¨ÉÒEÖò BáiɨÉÆÊnù Ê{ɱ±É±ÉÖ? sagaÆ m£ya¸·i.
n¢ku/m¢ku eÆtamandi pillalu?
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w This gift is wonderful Reader,
C ÊÁx¤¦¦¦§ª«sV¼½ ¿yÍØ ËØgRiVLiµj¶. Centre for Applied Linguistics
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¢ bahumati c¡l¡ b¡gundi. University of Hyderabad.
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Bµj¶ ¬sÇÁLigS @LiµR¶LigS DLiµj¶.
<Ênù ÊxÉVÉÆMÉÉ +ÆnùÆMÉÉ =ÆÊnù.
idi nija´g¡ aÆda´g¡ uÆdi.
w Food is delicious
A¥¦¦¦LRiLi xmsxqsLiµR¶VgS DLiµj¶.
+ɽþÉ®Æú {ɺÉÆnùÖMÉÉ =ÆÊnù.
¡h¡raÆ pasandug¡ uÆdi.
w Congratulations
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+ʦÉxÉÆnùxɱÉÖ.
abhinandanalu.
w You look lovely
©«sVª«so* ¿RÁNRPägS D©yõª«so.
xÉÖ´´ÉÖ SÉCEòMÉÉ =zÉÉ´ÉÖ.
nuvvu cakkag¡ unn¡vu.

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