American Society For Learners

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LEARNERS
Conversational
Telugu
Prepared Specially for my Favt Actress SAMANTHA
Conversational Telugu
INDEX
Topic Page No.

Cycles and Drills 1-8 1-14
Nouns 15-18
Pronouns 15
Possession 16
the verb ‘to be’ 16
Questions 18
Fruit classification 18
Cycles and Drills 9-15 19-27
Grammar Notes 28-29

Post-positions 28
Adjectives 28
Use of ‘ma’ 29
Use of ‘untundi’ 29
Supplements 30-37
Geography 30
Prepared specially for my Favt Actress “SAMANTHA” Page 2

CYCLE 1 – ‘IDI’
‘IDI’ means this. It should be pronounced as “IDHI”
Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Idi aratipandu This is banana
Idi Aranji This is an Orange
Idi Mirapakaya This is a Chilli
Idi Bangala dumpa This is a Potato
Idi Ullipaya This is an Onion
Using it in interrogative form

Idi emiti? What is this?
Idi aratipandu This is a banana
Idi aranji This is an Orange
idi mirapakaya This is chilli
CYCLE 2- ADI & KAADU
“Adi” means “That” and it should be pronounced as “ADHI”
“Kaadu” means “not” and it should be pronounced as “KAADHU”
M1. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

adi aratipandu kaadu That is not a banana
Aranji kaadu That is not an Orange
Mirapakaya kaadhu That is not Chilli
Bangala dumpa kaadu That is not a Potato
Ullipaya kaadu That is not an Onion


Adi Mirapakaya That is Chilli
Adi Bangala dumpa That is a potato
Adi Ullipaya That is an Onion
Adi aratipandu That is a Banana

Adi aratipanda? Is that a banana?
Adi Aranjia? Is that an Orange?
Adi Mirapaka? Is that Chilli?
Adi Bangala dumpa? Is that a Potato?
Adi Ullipaya? Is that an Onion?
Usage of Adi & Kaadu in an interactive way
C1. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

Adi Aratipanda? Is that a Banana?
Kaadhu, adi Aratipandu kaadhu. No, that is not a Banana?
Adi Aratipanda? Is that a Banana?
Avunu Aratipandu Yes, that is a Banana
DRILL FOR CYCLES 1 & 2
Substitution Drill
Fill in the blanks under the column “statement in telugu”

___ Aratipanda? Is that a Banana?
___ Aranjia? Is that an Orange?
___ Mirapakaya? Is that chilli?
___ Bangala dumpa? Is that a Potato?
___Ullipaya? Is that an Onion?

USE OF WORD KAADHAA
Here the word “Kaadhaa?” means “Isn’t it?”

Idi Aratipandu Kaadhaaa? This is a Banana isn’t it?
Idi Aranji Kaadhaaa? This is an Orange isn’t it?
Idi Mirapakaya Kaadhaa? This is Chilli, isn't it?
Idi Ullipaya Kaadhaa? This is an Onion isn't it?
CONVERSATION DRILL

Idi Aratipanda? Is that a Banana?
1
Kaadu, idi Aratipandu kaadu. No, this isn’t a Banana.
2
Idi Aranji. This is an Orange.
Adi Aratipandu kaadhaa? That is a Banana, isn’t it?
Kaadhu. No.
3
Adi emiti? What is this?
Adi Aranji That is an Orange.
CYCLE -3 USAGE OF ADI/IDI

Adi /Idi Magavadu That /This is a Man
Adi /Idi Adadi That /This is a Woman
Adi /Idi Pillavadu That /This is a Boy
Adi /Idi Adapillla That /This is a Girl
Adi /Idi Bidda That /This is a Baby
Adi /Idi Ramudu That /This is Ramudu
Adi /Idi Sita That /This is Sita
Adi /Idi Gopaludu That /This is Gopal
Adi /Idi Kamala That /This is Kamala

USAGE OF EVARU
Here the word “EVARU” means “WHO”

Adi Evaru? Who is that?
Idi Evaru? Who is this?
conversation
Adi evaru? Who is that?
Adi adadi. That is a Woman.
conversation
Idi Evaru? Who is this?
Idi magavadu. This is a man
DRILL FOR CYCLE 3:

USAGE OF ATHANU & ITHANU
Here Athanu means “ HE/THAT”. Athanu should be used for masculine gender.
Here Ithanu means “ HE/ THIS”. Ithanu should be used for masculine gender.

Itanu Magavada? Is he ( is this) a man?
Atanu Pillavada? Is he (is that) a boy?
Atanu Ramuda? Is he (is that) Ramu?

Atanu Gopaluda? Is he (is that) Gopal?

USAGE OF AVIDA & IVIDA

Here Avida means “ SHE/ THAT”. Athanu should be used for feminine gender.
Here Ivida means “ SHE/ THIS”. Ithanu should be used for feminine gender.

Ivida Sita? Is she (is this) a Sita?
Avida Adada? Is she (is that) a Woman?
Idi Adapilla? Is she (is this) a girl?
Adi Kamala? Is she (is that) a Kamala?

Itanu Magavadu Kaadhaa? Is he (this) not a man?
Atanu Pillavadu That is a boy
Atanu Ramudu He is /That is Ramu
Atanu Gopaludu He is/ That is Gopal
Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Ivida Adadi Kaadhaa? Is she (this) not a woman?
Avida Adipilla kaadhaa? Is she (that) not a girl?

M1 Itanu Oka raitu He (this) is a farmer.
.
Itanu Oka Pantulu (Pantulamma) He (this) is a Teacher.
Itanu Oka Americanu He (this) is a American.
Itanu Oka Indiyanu He (this) is a Indian.
Itanu Oka P.C. Sevakudu He (this) is a P.C. trainee.
Itanu oka Vidyardhi He (this) is a Student

M2. Itanu evaru? Who is he (this)?

In an interactive way
C1. Itanu evaru? Who is he (This)
Itanu oka raitu. He is a farmer.
Substitution Drill
Statement in Telugu Fill in the blanks
Ivida raitu Kaadhu. She (this) is not a farmer.
Avida Pantulamma kaadhu ________ (this)____Teacher.

Sita American kaadhu Sita American.
Kamala Indian kaadhu Kamala Indian
Idi Vidyardhi kaadhu She Student.
CYCLE 5-USAGE OF NENU

Here Nenu means I AM
Nenu raitu (ni) I am a farmer
Nenu Pantuluni I am a teacher
Neu Amerikanni I am an American.
Nenu Indiyanni I am an Indian
Nenu Magavadini I am a man
Nenu Adadani I am a woman

Miru Evaru? Who are you?
Nenu oka raitu (ni) I am a farmer.
Nuvvu means “YOU”

MIRU means “YOU” or to refer “YOU PPL”.
MIRU will be used against single person to show respect and it can be used if you are addressing
two or more ppl

Drill for cycle 5

Miru raitulu Nuvvu Raituvi you are a__________
Miru Pantulu Nuvvu Pantuluvi you are a__________
Miru Amerikanu Nuvvu Amerikanvi you are a__________
Miru Magavallu Nuvvu Magavadivi you are a__________

Nenu Evaru? Who ami i?
Ivida Evaru? ________she (this)?
Avida Evaru? ___________she (that)?
Itanu Evaru? _________he (this)?
Atanu Evaru? _________he (that)?
Memu Evaru? _________we?
Manamu Evaru? __________we ?
Villu Evaru? __________they ?
Vallu Evaru? _________they (that)?
Nuvvu Evaru? __________you ?
Miru Evaru? __________You ?
Conservation Drill
Miru pantulu gara? Are you a teacher?
Kaadhu. Nenu pantuluni kaadhu No, I am not a teacher.
Miru evaru? Who are you?
Nenu oka raituni I am a farmer.

CYCLE 6
USAGE OF MI, NI & NA
NI means YOURS, NA means MY/MINE based on the situation.
MI is exactly like “NEENGAL/UNGAL” in tamil

Na peru_______________________ My name is _______________________
Mi peru _______________________ Your (honour) name is _______________
Ni peru_______________________ Your name is___________________

Mi (ni) peru emiti? What is your name?
Na peru emiti? What is my name?
Mi (ni) peru emiti? What is your name?
Na peru_______________________ My name is_______________________
Na peru emiti? What is my name?
Mi (ni) peru_____________________ Your name is_______________________
CYCLE 7- USAGE OF EVARI

Evaru means Who and “Evari” means “Whose”
Idi evari Kutumbham? Whose Family is this?
Idi Evari Illu? Whose House is this?
Itanu Evari Koduku? whose Son is this/he?
Itanu Evari Naanna? Whose father is this/He?
Ime Evari Amma? Whose mother is this/She?
Ivida Evari Kuthuru? Whose Daughter is she/ This?
Ime Evari Bhaarya Whose Wife is she/ This?
Conversational drill

idi evari kutumbam? Whose family is this?

Idi Raamudi kutumbham This is Ramudu’s family.
itanu evari koduku? (idi; kuturu) Whose son is this?
itanu Ramudi Koduku This is Ramudu’s son.
Itani peru emiti? (dini) What’s his (this) name.
itani peru Gopaludu (dini; Kamala) His name is Gopaludu.

Completion Drill
Ramudi koduku gopaludu 1. Ramayya’s son is Gopaludu

Ramudi kuturu Kamala _______ daughter Kamala
Ramudi amma Venkamma ________ mother Venkamma
Ramudi nanna Pullayya _______ father Pullayya
Ramudi Bhaarya Sita ________ wife Sita
Sita koduku Gopaludu 2. Sita’s son is Gopal

Sita kuturu Kamala daughter Kamala
Sita amma ____________ mother ____________
Sita nanna ____________ father ____________
Sita Bartha Ramudu husband Ram
CYCLE 8
Idi na pnecil This is my pencil
Idi mi pencil This is your pencil
Idi athani pencil This is his pencil
USAGE OF WORD IVI & AVI

IVI means “these
“these”” and “AVI”
“AVI” means “those
“those”.
”.
Ivi Annee Naa pencils All these are my pencils
Ivi mi pencils These pencils are yours
Ivi athani pencil These are his pencils

Ivi avida pencils These are her pencils

Ivi evari pencils? Whose pencils are these?
Ivi Na pencils These are my pencils


Ivi evari pencils? Whose pencils are these?
Ivi mi pencils These are your pencils

USAGE OF WORD IKKADA & AKKADA

IKKADA means HERE
AKKADA means THERE
Undi is used for singular and UNNAI is used for plural
IKKADA OKA Pencil Undi Here is one Pencil.
AKKAD RENDU Pencils Unnai There are two Pencils.
A
MOODU three
NAALUGU four
AIDU five
AARU six
AEDU seven
ENIMIDHI eight
TOMMIDHI nine
PADHI ten
GRAMMAR NOTES
Nouns :
Nouns are either masculine, feminine or neuter.
Eg:- magavadu (m) man
Adadi (f) woman
All other nouns both animate and inanimate are neuter.
Eg:- aratipandu (n) Banana

Peru (n) name

Aavu (n) cow.
Pronouns:
Personal pronouns ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ and ‘they’ have 2 forms:
Itanu
Ivida refer to persons and objects clots to the speaker
Idi eg:- this he (itanu), this she (ivida, ime)
Veellu
Ime
Where as
Atanu
Avida refer to persons and objects at a distance from the speaker
Adi eg:- that he (atanu), that she (avida, ame)
Vaallu
Ame
The personal pronoun ‘we’ has 2 forms:
‘memu’ is exclusive, i.e. it doesn’t include all persons spoken to.
‘manamu’ is inclusive, i.e. it includes all persons spoken to.
The personal pronoun ‘you’ has 2 forms:
‘nuvvu’ is used when talking to servants, children and very close friends. Initially should
be use even with friends. In the same way veera/vaara are often substituted for itanu/atanu or
ivida/avida (ime/ame) to show increased respect. Vaadu (he) and idi/adi. (she) are more
familiar forms of itanu/atanu and ivida/avida (ime/ame).
Possession:
Possession is expressed by adding /-i/ to singular nouns and /-a/ to plural nouns.
Eg:- Ramudi kutumbam, Ramudu’s family.
If a noun ends in /-a/ it is not changed.
Forms of the pronoun used to show possession are as follows:
I nenu na my

you (fam) nuvvu ni your (fam)

he itanu/atanu atani/atani her
she (ime/ame) ivida/avida ivida/avida (ime, ame) her
it, she idi/adi dini/dani its, her
we (excl) memu ma our (excl)
we (incl) manamu mana our (incl)
you (resp) miru mi you (resp)
they veellu/vaallu veella/vaalla their
Note:- possessive pronouns end in either /-a/ or /-i/

eg:- ‘itani peru/ his name
‘veella kutumbam’ their family.
In sentences of the type:

idi atanidi This is his
idi Ramudidi This is Ramudu’s
Ivi atanivi These are his
Ivi Ramudivi These are Ramudu’s
/--di/ is added to the possessive ending when the subject of the sentence is singular, and
/-vi/ is added to the possessive ending when the subject of the sentence is plural.
The verb ‘to be’

In the present tense, forms of the verb ‘to be’ are not used in positive sentences of
identification and description.
Eg:- idi aratipandu, This is Banana.
However some form of the verb ‘to be’ must be used in sentences of location and existence.
Eg:- Here is a pencil Ikkaadhaa pencil undi

Here are pencils ikkaadhaa pencils unnai
It is hot vediga undi
‘undi’ is the neuter singular form of the present tense of the verb ‘to be’
‘unnai’ s the neuter plural form of the present tense of the verb ‘to be’
Grammar Notes (cont’d)
Questions:-
Questions are formed in 2 ways”
1. Use of a question word.
Eg:- idi emiti? What is this?
Idi evaru? Who is this?

This question word usually comes at the end of the sentence but before the verb.
2. Without a question word.

Eg:- idi aratipanda? Is this a banana?
Aratipandu kaadhaa? This is a banana, isn’t it?
Note:- Intonation and stress also differentiate questions from statements. Be sure to carefully
mimic the stress and intonation of your instructor’s voice.
In Andhra Pradesh fruits and /-pandu/ when they are ripe and /-kaya/ when they are unripe
and cooked as vegetables.
In the following sentences:

Here is one person Ikkada okkadu unnadu.
Here are 2 people ikkada iddaru unnaru.
‘unnaadu’ is the masculine singular form of the present tense of the verb ‘to be’ ‘unnaru’ is the
masculine plural form of the present tense of the verb ‘to be’ ‘undi’ is the feminine singular
form.
‘unnaaru’ is the feminine plural form.
The verb ending must always agree with the gender (i.e. m, f, n) and number (i.e. sing, pl.) of
the subject of the sentence.
The negative form of the verb ‘to be’ does not change for gender and number in the present
tense but it is used differently in sentences of identification and in sentences of location,
description and existence.
Eg:- This is not a banana. Idi aratipandu kaadhu

This is not a man idi magavadu kaadhu
The pencil isn’t here ikkada pencil ledu
The tomato isn’t red tomato erraga ledu
It isn’t hot vediga ledu
Kaadhu is used in negative sentences of identification to negative the noun.

Ledu is used in negative sentences of location, description and existence to negate the verb.
The following are the forms of the positive present tense of the verb ‘to be’.
unnaanu I am
unnaavu you are (fam)
unnaadu he is
undi she it is
unnaamu you (resp), they (m & f) are
unnaa(y)i they are (n)

In Telugu the verb ‘to be’ usually comes at the end of the sentence.
CYCLE-9
M2. Statement in Telugu Respective Phrase in English
Na peru____________________ My name is____________________
Ma amma peru________________ My mother’s name is____________________
Ma nanna peru________________ My father’s name is____________________
Ma akka(yya) peru______________ my elder sister’s name is__________________
Ma chelli peru___________________ my younger sister’s name_________________
Ma anna peru_________________ my elder brother’s name is________________
Ma tammudu peru_______________ my younger brother’s name is______________

Mi peru emiti? What is your name?
Mi Amma peru emiti? What is your Mother’s name?
Mi naanna peru emiti? What is your father’s name?
Mi Akka peru emiti? What is your Sister’s name?
Mi Chelli peru emiti? What is your Sister’s name?
Mi Anna peru emiti? What is your elder brother’s name?
Mi Tammudi peru emiti? What is your Younger brother’s name?
M2. Statement in Telugu Respective Phrase in English

Magavaadu ikkada Vunnadu The man is here
Aadadi ikkada undi The woman is here
Magavaadu Akkada vunnadu The man is there
Adadi Akkada undi The woman is there
USAGE OF EKKADA
EKKADA means WHERE
Statement in Telugu Respective Phrase in English
Magavaadu ekkada Vunnadu? Where is the man?
Aadadi ekkada Undhi Where is the woman
ABOUT COLORS;
English Telugu

RED ERUPU
BLUE NEELAM
GREEN PACCHA
WHITE TELUPU
YELLOW PASUPU
BLACK NALUPU
1. Tomato is Red?  Tomato pandu Erupu

2. Banana is yellow  Aratipandu Pasupu
3. Onion is White Vullipaaya Telupu
CYCLE-10
Ivvala means today
Ivvala Vediga Vundi It’s HOT TODAY
Ivvala Challaga Vundi It’s Cool today
Ivvala Mabbuga Vundi Its Cloudy today
Ivvala Varhsham ga vundi Its Rainy Today
Meanin
Telugu word g
Vediga HOT
Challaga Cool
Mabbuga CLOUDY
Varshamga Rainy
SEASONS
Meanin
Telugu word g
Endaa kaalam Summer
Varshaa kaalam Rainy
Chali kaalam Winter

Grammar Notes
Post Positions:-
1. In English prepositions are used to describe possession location and time, but in Telugu,
postpositions are used to describe… ie. Words like ‘into’ ‘on’ ‘to’ follow the (pro)noun
rather than precede it.
Eg:- when we added /-a/ and /-i/ to pronouns and /-a/ to nouns to form the
possessive we were using one kind of postposition. ‘Ramayya kutumbam’
(Ramudu’s family), when translated as ‘the family of Ramudu’ illustrates
the difference in English prepositions and Telugu postpositions. ‘Of’
comes before Ramudu but /-a/ comes after Ramayy.
2. Postpositions are directly added to their related nouns
Eg:-
gudiseelo in the hut
gudiselopala inside the hut
gudiseeduruga in front of the hut
gudisekinda under the hut
3. When postpositions are added to pronouns the objective form of the pronoun is used.
name
nu- you (fam)
atan- him
avid- her
da- it
ma- (excl), man- (incl) us
mi- you
valla- them
ami- that
ime- this
Adjectives
When adjectives are used in ‘to be’ sentences of description and existence, /-ga/ is
usually added to them.
Eg:- nimmakaya pullaga undi
The lime is sour
Vediga undi
It is not.

C. In Cycle 9, note the use of ma in ‘ma amma peru’ (my mother’s name). It is the
custom in Andhra Pradesh to use ma (our) instead of na (my) to refer to
members of the joint family.
D. In cycle 14, ‘untundi’ is used instead of ‘undi’ to denote a general condition.
‘untundi’ is an habitual and future form of the verb ‘to be’.
Eg:- endaakaalamlo vediga untundi

It is (unusually) hot in the summer.
Section – B
Cycles and Drills 1-12 -------------------------------- 38-62
Grammar Notes -------------------------------- 63-65
Verb stems -------------------------------- 63
the present future tense -------------------------------- 63
time -------------------------------- 64
past participle -------------------------------- 64
postposition ‘gurinchi’ -------------------------------- 65
present progressive tense -------------------------------- 65
Cycles and Drills 13-15 -------------------------------- 66-72
Grammar Notes -------------------------------- 73-75
Verbal noun+ -------------------------------- 73
impersonal constructions -------------------------------- 73

want to …. -------------------------------- 74
should … ‘or’ I have to -------------------------------- 75
Supplements -------------------------------- 76-92
what Rama and Sita do all day -------------------------------- 76
addition to daily routine -------------------------------- 80
expansion drill and questions -------------------------------- 81-84
shaving -------------------------------- 81
working in the field -------------------------------- 82
going to the bazaar -------------------------------- 83
eating ‘lunch’ -------------------------------- 84
making rice -------------------------------- 85
on the day of a fair -------------------------------- 87
slides of the market -------------------------------- 89
bringing things from the bazaar -------------------------------- 91
CYCLE-1
TELLAVAARI means MORNING
M3. Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Tellavaari Ramudu lestaadu In the MORNING Rama Gets up
Tellavaari Ramudu Coffee Taagutaadu In the Morning Rama Drinks Coffee
Tellavaari Ramudu Snaanam chestaadu In the Morning Rama takes Bath
Meanings
Meanin
Telugu word g
Lestaadu Wake up
Taagutaadu Drinks
Takes
Snaanam Chestaadu bath
M2. Tellavaari Ramudu em chestadu? M2. What does Ramudu do in the morning?
C1. Tellavaari Ramudu em chestadu? C1. What does Ramudu do in the morning?
Tellavaari Ramudu lestadu? In the morning Ramudu gets up.

M1 Madhyanam Ramudu Bhojnam cestadu M1. In the afternoon Rama eats dinner.
.
taruvata atanu vishranti tisukuntaadu Then he takes rest
pani chestadu works
sayantram bhojnam cestadu In the evening eats dinner
taruvata snehitulato matladataadu then talks with friends
taruvata nidra potadu then goes to sleep
M2 Madhyanam Ramudu em cestaadu? M2. What does Rama do in the afternoon?
.
Sayantram? evening?
C1. Madhyanam Ramudu em chestaadu? C1. What does Rama do in the afternoon?
bhojnam chestadu In the afternoon Rama eats dinner.
C2. tarvata atanu em chestadu? C2. Then what does he do?
visranti tisukuntaadu Then he takes rest.
(Responses as above)
C3. Sayantram Ramudu em chestadu? C3. What does Rama do in the evening?
bhojnam cestadu In the evening Rama eats dinner.
tarvata atanu snehitulato matladataadu Then he talks with friends
Drills for Cycles 1 & 2

Substitution Drill
I Ramu Poddunne levadu I He doesn’t get up in the morning
. .
sita madhyana ‘tea’ taagadu She Doesn’t drink tea afternoon
m
nenu ratri tiffin tinanu I Didn’t eat breakfast night
mem ratri pani cheyamu we Didn’t work
u
varu ratri chadavaru the Doesn’t study
y
Expansion Drill
II. modata nenu lestanu II. First I get up
tarvata snanam chestanu Then I take a bath
tarvata bhojnam chestanu Then I eat breakfast
chirvara ‘class ki’ veltaanu Finally I go to class


M1. onti ganta okatinnara M1. It is 1 o’ clock 1:30

rendugantalu rendunnara 2 2:30
mudugantalu mudunnara 3 3:30
nalugugantalu nalgunnara 4 4:30
aidugantalu aidunnara 5 5:30
arugantalu arunnara 6 6:30
edugantalu edunnara 7 7:30
enimidigantalu enimidinnara 8 8:30
tommidigantalu tommidinnara 9 9:30
padigantalu padinnara 10 10:30
padakondugantal padakondnara 11 11:30
u
pannendugantalu pannendunnara 12 12:30
okatimpav okatimppav 1:15 1:45
rendumpav rendumuppav 2:15 2:45
mudumpav mudumuppav 3:15 3:45
nalugumpav nalugumuppav 4:15 4:45
aidumpav aidumuppav 5:15 5:45
arumpav arumuppav 6:15 6:45
edumpav edumuppav 7:15 7:45
enimidimpav enimidimuppav 8:15 8:45
tommidimpav tommidimuppav 9:15 9:45
padimpav padimuppav 10:15 10:45
padakondumpav padakondumuppav 11:15 11:45
pannendumpav pannendumuppav 12:15 12:45
C1. samayam enni gantalu? C1. samayam enni gantalu?

rendu gantalu It is 2 o’clock
Cycle 4
M1. Poddunne aru gantalki Sita ginnelu tomutundi

edu tiffinu cestundi
enimidi illu subhram cestundi
tommidi battalu utukutundi
padi snanam cestundi
padakondu vanta cestundi
madhyanam okati puja cestundi

rendu bhojnam cestundi

mudu pani modalu pedutundi
sayantram aidu pani purti cestundi
aru totaku nillu pedutundi
ratri padi nidra potundi
M2. Sita eppudu ginnelu tomutundi
C1. Sita eppudu ginnelu tomuntundi?

Sita poddune aru gantalki ginnelu tomutundi
Cycle 4
M1. In the Morning at 6 o’clock Sita Cleans vessels
7 Makes breakfast
8 cleans the house
9 washes clothes
10 takes bath
11 cooks
In the afternoon at 1 o’clok Sita does puja
2 eats lunch
3 starts work
5 finishes work
6 waters the garden
10 goes to sleep
M2. When does Sita clean Vessels?
C1. When does Sita clean vessels?

In the morning at 6 o’clock Sita cleans vessels.


Drill for Cycles 3 & 4

Substitution Drill
atanu ginnelu kaadhaagadu he doesn’t clean vessels

ame ‘tiffin’ cheyadu she make breakfast
miru illu subram cheyaru You clean the house
nenu battalu utakanu I wash clothes
memu snanam cheyamu We take bath
vaaru vanta cheyaru They cook
puja cheyaru do puja
bhojnam cheyaru eat lunch
pani modalu pettaru start work
pani purti cheyaru finish work
totaku nellu poyaru (pettaru) water the garden
nidra poru go to sleep
I. Nenu ginnelu kadgutanu I. I clean vessels

battalu utukutanu wash clothes
snanam cestanu take bath
illu subhram cestanu clean the house
vanta cestanu cook
puja cestanu do puja
bhojnam cestanu eat lunch
pani modalu pedtanu start work
pani purti cestanu finish work
totaku nillu pedtanu water the
garden
nidra potanu go to sleep
II. You patralu kaadhugutaru II. You clean vessels

battalu utukutaru wash clothes
snanam cestaru take bath
Cycle 5
M1. Poddunne Ramudu Polamku veltaru

appudappud gopal Polamku veltadu
u
Ramudu, gopal kalasi Polamku veltaru
Poddunne Sita bajarku veltundi
appudappud Kamala bajarku veltundi
u

Sita, Kamala kalasi bajarku veltundi

Madhyanam Ramudu Polam nundi vastadu
Gopal atanito polam nundi vastadu
Ramudu, Gopal Kalasi polam nundi vastaru
Madhyanam Sita bajar nundi vastundi
Kamala avidao bajar nundi vastundi
Sita, Kamala Kalasi bajar nundi vastaru
M2. Poddunne Ramudu ekkadiki veltadu?

Sita Veltundi?
C1. Poddunne Ramudu ekkadiki veltaadu?

Polamku
Cycle 5
M1. In the morning Ramudu goes to the field.
Sometimes Gopal goes to the field
Rama and Gopal go to the field together
In the morning Sita goes to the bazaar
Sometimes Kamala goes to the bazaar
Sita and Kamala go to the bazaar together
In the afternoon Rama comes from the field
In the afternoon Gopal comes from the field with him.
Ramudu and Gopal come from the field together
In the afternoon Sita comes from the bazaar
Kamala comes from the bazaar with her.

Sita and Kamala come from the bazaar together
M2. Where does Rama go in the morning

Sita
C1. where does Rama go in the morning

In the morning Rama goes to the field.
Cycle 6
M1. poddunne nenu Class ki veltanu
taruvata nenu polaniki veltanu
madhyanam nenu polam nundi intiki vastanu
taruvata bhojanam cesi nenu Class ki malli veltanu
M2. miru epudu Class ki veltaru?

polaniki veltaru?
polam nundi vastaru?
Class ki malli veltaru?
C1. miru epudu Class ki veltaru?

poddunne nenu Class ki veltanu
(Complete answers to ‘epudu’ as above)

Cycle 6
M1. In the morning I go to class
Afterwards, I go the field
In the afternoon I come home from the field.
Later, having finished lunch, I go to class again.
M2. When do you go to class?

go to the field?
come from the field?
go to class?
C1. When do you go to class?

In the morning I go to class.
(Complete answers to ‘when’ as above)
GRAMMAR NOTES
A. Verb stems
To from the various verb tenses of Telugu a tense ending is added to the stem of
the verb and is followed by a personal ending.
The verb chart lists verb stems for most of the verbs we will be using. Where
past and present stems differ they are listed separately.
Note:- Verb stems are sometimes slightly modified in sound when suffixes are added to
them; however, verb stem usually do not change and can easily be recognized.

B. The Present-future Tense.

1. formation:
Positive
present verb + /-ta/ + personal endings
/-nu/ I
/-vu/ you (fam)
/-du/ he
/-a/ is dropped for /-undi/ she
this form /-mu/ we
/-ru/ you (resp) they
/-yi/ they (n+pl)
Negative
infinitive form + personal endings
/-nu/
/-vu/ etc
2. agreement:
Personal endings of both positive and negative forms must agree in gender
and number with the subject of the sentence.
3. use:
To express;
habitual action
future action
Eg:- ‘nenu snanam cestanu’ could mean
I take a both
I will take a bath

The context of the sentence and/ or conversation will determine whether the verb implies
present or future action.
eg:- ‘nenu epudu ikkaadhaa pani cestanu’ I always work here
‘nenu repu ikkaadhaa pani cestanu’ I will work here tomorrow
In the first sentence, ‘eppudu’ denotes habitual action

In the second sentence, ‘repu’ denotes future action.
C. Time
In answer to the question, ‘enni gantalu’? (What time is it – how many hours are
there?) eg:- ‘rendu gantalu’ (It’s 2 o’clock – the hour is 2).
If however we want to answer the question ‘ enni gantalki’? (At what time – at how
many hours) we must use a postposition to express ‘at’ and so must answer
eg:-‘rendu gantalki’ (AT 2 o’clock – at 2 hours)
D. Past Participle
1. formation
past verb stem + /-i/
2. agreement:
one form
3. use:
To express an action completed before the main action of the sentence.
eg:- ‘intiki vacci ayana bhojnam cestadu’
Having arrived home, he will eat dinner.

E. Postposition ‘gurinchi
1. formation:
noun + gurinchi ‘about…..’
object pronoun + gurinchi….
eg:- ‘nenu india gurinchi matladatanu’
I will talk about India
‘nenu valla gurinchi matladatanu’
I will talk about them.
F. The Present Progressive Tense

1. formation:
Present + positive/verb stem + /-tunn/ + personal endings
infinitive negative/+ /-dam/+
2. agreement:
Personal endings must agree in gender and number with the subject of
the sentence.
3. Use:
To express action presently going on;
eg:- Ramudu polamki (v) elltunnadu
Ramudu is going to the field.

Drill for 13 & 14

Substitution Dril
I. Nenu charitra chadavali I. I have to study history

Nenu bhasha chadavali _________ language
Nenu bhojnam cheyali ________ eat dinner
Nenu ‘tennis’ adali ________ play tennis
Nenu ‘tea’ tagali ________ drink tea
Nenu snehitulato matladali _________ talk with friends
II. naku charitra chadavalani undi II. I want to study history

miku _______ _____________ You______ __________
ayanaku _______ _____________ He_______ __________
avidaku _______ _____________ She_______ __________
vallaku _______ _____________ They_______ __________
maku _______ _____________ We_________ __________

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Grammar Notes 28-29

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‘IDI’ means this. It should be pronounced as “IDHI”

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Using it in interrogative form

CYCLE 2- ADI & KAADU

“Adi” means “That” and it should be pronounced as “ADHI”

“Kaadu” means “not” and it should be pronounced as “KAADHU”

M1. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

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M2. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

M3. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

Usage of Adi & Kaadu in an interactive way

C1. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English

DRILL FOR CYCLES 1 & 2

Fill in the blanks under the column “statement in telugu”

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

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USE OF WORD KAADHAA

Here the word “Kaadhaa?” means “Isn’t it?”

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

CYCLE -3 USAGE OF ADI/IDI

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

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Here the word “EVARU” means “WHO”

DRILL FOR CYCLE 3:

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Atanu Ramuda? Is he (is that) Ramu?

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USAGE OF AVIDA & IVIDA

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Adi Kamala? Is she (is that) a Kamala?

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Atanu Gopaludu He is/ That is Gopal

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

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Avida Pantulamma kaadhu ________ (this)____Teacher.

CYCLE 5-USAGE OF NENU

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Nuvvu means “YOU”

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Drill for cycle 5

Statement in Telugu Fill in the blanks

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Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Ni peru_______________________ Your name is___________________

CYCLE 7- USAGE OF EVARI

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idi evari kutumbam? Whose family is this?

Ramudi koduku gopaludu 1. Ramayya’s son is Gopaludu

Sita koduku Gopaludu 2. Sita’s son is Gopal

USAGE OF WORD IVI & AVI

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Ivi avida pencils These are her pencils

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English

USAGE OF WORD IKKADA & AKKADA

Avida Pantulamma kaadhu ____ (this)Teacher.

Ni peru_____ Your name is_