Spoken Telugu Lesson 1

‘HELLO’ is a word that we often use when we meet a person.

In the same way, the word used to greet a person in Telugu is

Na-mas-kaa-raam

నమస్కారం

Usually a joining of hands is accompanied with the word ‘Namskaaram’

(నమస్కారం), just like when you shake hands to say ‘Hello’.

Points To Remember:
Gurthupettukovalasina Vakyalu.
గుర్తుపెట్టుకోవలసిన వాక్యాలు .

1.In English, the greeting depends on the time we meet a person. i.e., Good Morning, Good Afternoon and so on, but in ‘Telugu’, a simple ‘Namskaaram’(నమస్కారం) is all you need to say, be it any time of the day or night.

You can say ‘Namskaaram’(నమస్కారం) even when you take leave of the person.
The word ‘Namskaaram’ (నమస్కారం) can be followed by the name of the person you have met.

Example: Namaskaaram Sir/ Namaskaaram Raj. ( నమస్కారం సర్ / నమస్కారం రాజ్)
2.If you are greeting a relative you can use the name of the relationship too. Example: Namaskaaram Uncle/ Namaskaaram Mavayya (నమస్కారం అంకుల్ / నమస్కారం మావయ్య )(Mavayya (మావయ్య )is uncle in Telugu). Before we learn how to introduce ourselves, Let us learn about common relationships in TELUGU.

 Hint- (Wakes up – melukovadam, Brushes – paLLu thoamukovadam, Eats – tinatam, Goes – veLLadam)

Prem	08:00	08:15	08:30	09:00
Raj	06:00	06:20	07:00	07:50
Ravi	07:45	08:15	09:00	09:30

1. Raj aarunnara gantalu ki nidhra leachadu – Avunu/Kaadhu
2. Prem eadu nalabhayi aidhu gantalu ki paLLu thomukuntaadu – Avunu/Kaadhu
3. Ravi thomidhi gantalu ki bhojanam cheasthaadu – Avunu/Kaadhu
4. Prem aaru gantalu ki school ku velathaadu – Avunu/Kaadhu