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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Telugu
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?MEE-ru e-LAA un-NAA-ru
- How are you?
- నేను బాగున్నానుNAY-nu BAA-gun-NAA-nu
- I'm fine, thanks
- మీరు?MEE-ru
- And you?
- మీ పేరు ఏమిటి?mee PAE-ru AE-mi-ti
- What's your name?
- నా పేరు ...naa PAE-ru
- My name is...
- మీరు ఎక్కడి నుండి వచ్చారు?MEE-ru EK-ka-di nun-di vach-CHAA-ru
- Where are you from?
- నేను ... నుండి వచ్చానుNAE-nu ... nun-di vach-CHAA-nu
- I'm from...
- నాకు నచ్చిందిNAA-ku NACH-chin-di
- I like it
- చాలా అందంగా ఉందిCHAA-laa AN-dam-gaa UN-di
- It's beautiful
- స్వాగతంSWAA-ga-tam
- Welcome
Use with elders, strangers, or anyone you wish to show respect. "Meeru" is the respectful second-person pronoun in Telugu.
The standard reply to any "how are you." Short form "baagunnaa" (బాగున్నా) is common in casual speech.
Simply echo back "meeru?" with a rising tone for "and you?" in formal conversation. With a friend use "neev" (నీవ్) informally.