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Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around in Telugu
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Telugu words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Telugu phrases in this lesson
- టాయిలెట్ ఎక్కడ?TOY-let EK-ka-da
- Where is the toilet?
- ...కి ఎలా వెళ్ళాలి?-ki E-laa vel-LAA-li
- How do I get to...?
- ఎడమ వైపుE-da-ma VAI-pu
- To the left
- కుడి వైపుKU-di VAI-pu
- To the right
- నేరుగా వెళ్ళండిNAY-ru-gaa vel-LAN-di
- Straight ahead
- ఇక్కడIK-ka-da
- Here
- రైల్వే స్టేషన్RAIL-way STAY-shan
- Train station
- బస్సుBAS-su
- Bus
- విమానాశ్రయంvi-maa-NAA-shra-yam
- Airport
- ఒక టికెట్O-ka TI-ket
- One ticket, please
Literally "the left side".
Literally "go straight." Essential direction for auto-rickshaw and cab rides. Combine with "ikkade" (ఇక్కడే, here) to stop.
Secunderabad and Hyderabad Deccan are the main stations in Hyderabad. For Vizag the main station is Visakhapatnam. Train travel is excellent value.
Used at bus counters, metro stations, and local trains. Metro Hyderabad (Hyderabad Metro Rail) also has touch-and-go cards for regular commuters.