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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LEARNERS

Conversational Telugu

Prepared Specially for my Favt Actress SAMANTHA


INDEX

Topic Page No.Cycles and Drills 1-8 1-14Nouns 15-18Pronouns 15Possession 16the verb ‘to be’ 16Questions 18Fruit classification 18Cycles and Drills 9-15 19-27

Grammar Notes 28-29Post-positions 28Adjectives 28Use of ‘ma’ 29Use of ‘untundi’ 29

Supplements 30-37

Geography 30

Prepared specially for my Favt Actress “SAMANTHA” Page 2


CYCLE 1 – CYCLE 1 – ‘IDI’‘IDI’

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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishIdi aratipandu This is bananaIdi Aranji This is an OrangeIdi Mirapakaya This is a ChilliIdi Bangala dumpa This is a PotatoIdi Ullipaya This is an Onion

Using it in interrogative form

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishIdi emiti? What is this?Idi emiti? What is this?Idi aratipandu This is a bananaIdi emiti? What is this?Idi aranji This is an OrangeIdi emiti? What is this?idi mirapakaya This is chilli

CYCLE 2- CYCLE 2- ADI & KAADUADI & 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 Englishadi aratipandu kaadu That is not a bananaAranji kaadu That is not an OrangeMirapakaya kaadhu That is not ChilliBangala dumpa kaadu That is not a PotatoUllipaya kaadu That is not an Onion

M2. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English



Adi Mirapakaya That is ChilliAdi Bangala dumpa That is a potatoAdi Ullipaya That is an OnionAdi aratipandu That is a Banana

M3. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in EnglishAdi 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 EnglishAdi 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 & 2DRILL FOR CYCLES 1 & 2

Substitution Drill

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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english___ 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 USE OF WORD KAADHAAKAADHAA

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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishIdi 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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english

1Idi Aratipanda? Is that a Banana?Kaadu, idi Aratipandu kaadu. No, this isn’t a Banana.

2Idi emiti? What is this?Idi Aranji. This is an Orange.

3

Adi Aratipandu kaadhaa? That is a Banana, isn’t it?Kaadhu. No.Adi emiti? What is this?Adi Aranji That is an Orange.

CYCLE -3 USAGE OF CYCLE -3 USAGE OF ADI/ADI/ IDIIDI

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishAdi /Idi Magavadu That /This is a ManAdi /Idi Adadi That /This is a WomanAdi /Idi Pillavadu That /This is a BoyAdi /Idi Adapillla That /This is a GirlAdi /Idi Bidda That /This is a BabyAdi /Idi Ramudu That /This is RamuduAdi /Idi Sita That /This is SitaAdi /Idi Gopaludu That /This is Gopal

Adi /Idi Kamala That /This is Kamala



USAGE OF USAGE OF EVARUEVARU

Here the word “EVARU” means “WHO”

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in english Adi Evaru? Who is that? Idi Evaru? Who is this?

conversation

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishAdi evaru? Who is that?

Adi adadi. That is a Woman.

conversation

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishIdi Evaru? Who is this?

Idi magavadu. This is a man

DRILL FOR CYCLE 3: DRILL FOR CYCLE 3:

USAGE OFUSAGE OF ATHANU ATHANU & & ITHANUITHANU

Here Athanu means “ HE/THAT”. Athanu should be used for masculine

gender.

Here Ithanu means “ HE/ THIS”. Ithanu should be used for masculine

gender.

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishItanu 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 OFUSAGE OF AVIDA AVIDA & & IVIDAIVIDA

Here Avida means “ SHE/ THAT”. Athanu should be used for feminine

gender.

Here Ivida means “ SHE/ THIS”. Ithanu should be used for feminine

gender.

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishIvida 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?

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishItanu Magavadu Kaadhaa? Is he (this) not a man?Atanu Pillavadu That is a boyAtanu 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?

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishM1. 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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishM2. Itanu evaru? Who is he (this)?



In an interactive wayIn an interactive way

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in englishC1. Itanu evaru? Who is he (This) Itanu oka raitu. He is a farmer.

Substitution Drill

Statement in Telugu Fill in the blanksIvida 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 CYCLE 5-USAGE OF NENUNENU

Here Nenu means I AM

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in English Nenu raitu (ni) I am a farmer

Nenu Pantuluni I am a teacherNeu Amerikanni I am an American.Nenu Indiyanni I am an IndianNenu Magavadini I am a man

Nenu Adadani I am a woman

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishMiru 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 5Drill for cycle 5

Statement in Telugu Fill in the blanksMiru 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__________

Statement in Telugu Fill in the blanksNenu 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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishMiru 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 6CYCLE 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

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishNa 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 CYCLE 7- USAGE OF EVARIEVARI

Evaru means Who and “Evari” means “Whose”

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishIdi 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 drillConversational drill

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in Englishidi 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 DrillCompletion 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 8CYCLE 8

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishIdi na pnecil This is my pencilIdi mi pencil This is your pencil

Idi athani pencil This is his pencil



USAGE OF WORD USAGE OF WORD IVI & AVIIVI & AVI

IVI IVI means “means “thesethese” and “” and “AVI”AVI” means “means “thosethose”.”.

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishIvi Annee Naa pencils All these are my pencilsIvi mi pencils These pencils are yours

Ivi athani pencil These are his pencils Ivi avida pencils These are her pencils

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishIvi evari pencils? Whose pencils are these?

Ivi Na pencils These are my pencils

Statement in Telugu Respective phrase in EnglishIvi evari pencils? Whose pencils are these?

Ivi mi pencils These are your pencils

USAGE OF WORD USAGE OF WORD IKKADA & AKKADAIKKADA & 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

A

RENDU Pencils Unnai There are two Pencils.

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 myyou (fam) nuvvu ni your (fam)he itanu/atanu atani/atani hershe (ime/ame) ivida/avida ivida/avida (ime, ame) herit, she idi/adi dini/dani its, herwe (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 hisidi Ramudidi This is Ramudu’sIvi atanivi These are hisIvi 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 undiHere 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 kaadhuThis is not a man idi magavadu kaadhuThe pencil isn’t here ikkada pencil leduThe tomato isn’t red tomato erraga leduIt 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 amunnaavu you are (fam)unnaadu he isundi she it isunnaamu you (resp), they (m & f) areunnaa(y)i they are (n)

In Telugu the verb ‘to be’ usually comes at the end of the sentence.

CYCLE-9M2. 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______________

M2. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in EnglishMi 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 EnglishMagavaadu ikkada Vunnadu The man is hereAadadi ikkada undi The woman is hereMagavaadu Akkada vunnadu The man is there

Adadi Akkada undi The woman is there



USAGE OF USAGE OF EKKADAEKKADA

EKKADA means WHERE

Statement in Telugu Respective Phrase in EnglishMagavaadu ekkada Vunnadu? Where is the man?

Aadadi ekkada Undhi Where is the woman

ABOUT COLORS;ABOUT COLORS;

English TeluguRED ERUPUBLUE NEELAMGREEN PACCHAWHITE TELUPUYELLOW PASUPUBLACK NALUPU

1. Tomato is Red? Tomato pandu Erupu

2. Banana is yellow Aratipandu Pasupu

3. Onion is White Vullipaaya Telupu

CYCLE-10Ivvala means today

M2. Statement in telugu Respective Phrase in English Ivvala Vediga Vundi It’s HOT TODAY

Ivvala Challaga Vundi It’s Cool todayIvvala Mabbuga Vundi Its Cloudy todayIvvala Varhsham ga vundi Its Rainy Today

Telugu wordMeaning

Vediga HOTChallaga CoolMabbuga CLOUDY

Varshamga Rainy



SEASONS

Telugu wordMeaning

Endaa kaalam SummerVarshaa 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.

na- menu- you (fam)atan- himavid- herda- itma- (excl), man- (incl) usmi- you



valla- themami- thatime- this

Adjectives

When adjectives are used in ‘to be’ sentences of description and existence, /-ga/ is

usually added to them.

Eg:- nimmakaya pullaga undiThe lime is sourVediga undiIt 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 EnglishTellavaari Ramudu lestaadu In the MORNING Rama Gets upTellavaari Ramudu Coffee Taagutaadu In the Morning Rama Drinks Coffee

Tellavaari Ramudu Snaanam chestaadu In the Morning Rama takes Bath

Meanings

Telugu wordMeaning

Lestaadu Wake upTaagutaadu Drinks

Snaanam ChestaaduTakes 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 & 2Substitution Drill

I. Ramu Poddunne levadu I. He doesn’t get up in the morning

sita madhyanam ‘tea’ taagadu She Doesn’t drink tea afternoon

nenu ratri tiffin tinanu I Didn’t eat breakfast night

mem

u

ratri pani cheyamu we Didn’t work

varu ratri chadavaru they Doesn’t study

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

u

padakondnara 11 11:30

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 padakondumuppa

v

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 & 4Substitution 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

u

gopal Polamku veltadu

Ramudu, gopal kalasi Polamku veltaru

Poddunne Sita bajarku veltundi

appudappud

u

Kamala bajarku veltundi

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 NOTESA. 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:

Positivepresent verb + /-ta/ + personal endings

/-nu/ I/-vu/ you (fam)/-du/ he

/-a/ is dropped for /-undi/ shethis form /-mu/ we

/-ru/ you (resp) they/-yi/ they (n+pl)



Negativeinfinitive 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 actionfuture action

Eg:- ‘nenu snanam cestanu’ could meanI take a bothI 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 actionIn the second sentence, ‘repu’ denotes future action.

C. TimeIn 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 answereg:-‘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 endingsinfinitive 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) elltunnaduRamudu is going to the field.



Drill for 13 & 14Substitution Dril

I. Nenu charitra chadavali I. I have to study historyNenu bhasha chadavali _________ languageNenu bhojnam cheyali ________ eat dinnerNenu ‘tennis’ adali ________ play tennisNenu ‘tea’ tagali ________ drink teaNenu snehitulato matladali _________ talk with friends

II. naku charitra chadavalani undi II. I want to study historymiku _______ _____________ You______ __________

ayanaku _______ _____________ He_______ __________avidaku _______ _____________ She_______ __________vallaku _______ _____________ They_______ __________maku _______ _____________ We_________ __________


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