Everyday spoken forms, with how to say them in English letters.
| English | Tamil | Telugu |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | வணக்கம் vaṇakkam | నమస్కారం namaskāram |
| How are you? | எப்படி இருக்கீங்க? eppaḍi irukkīnga? | ఎలా ఉన్నారు? elā unnāru? |
| I am fine. | நான் நல்லா இருக்கேன். nān nallā irukkēn. | నేను బాగున్నాను. nēnu bāgunnānu. |
| What is your name? | உங்க பேர் என்ன? unga pēr enna? | మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? mī pēru ēmiṭi? |
| My name is Ravi. | என் பேர் ரவி. en pēr Ravi. | నా పేరు రవి. nā pēru Ravi. |
| Thank you. | நன்றி. nandri. | ధన్యవాదాలు. dhanyavādālu. |
| Yes / No | ஆமா / இல்லை āmā / illai | అవును / కాదు avunu / kādu |
| Please speak slowly. | கொஞ்சம் மெதுவா பேசுங்க. konjam meduvā pēsunga. | కొంచెం నెమ్మదిగా మాట్లాడండి. koñcem nemmadigā māṭlāḍaṇḍi. |
| I don't understand. | எனக்குப் புரியலை. enakku puriyalai. | నాకు అర్థం కాలేదు. nāku artham kālēdu. |
| Where is the bus stand? | பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் எங்கே இருக்கு? bas sṭāṇḍ engē irukku? | బస్ స్టాండ్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది? bas sṭāṇḍ ekkaḍa undi? |
| How much is this? | இது எவ்வளவு? idu evvaḷavu? | ఇది ఎంత? idi enta? |
| It's too expensive. | ரொம்ப விலை அதிகம். romba vilai adhigam. | చాలా ఖరీదు. cālā kharīdu. |
| Water, please. | தண்ணீர் கொடுங்க. taṇṇīr koḍunga. | నీళ్ళు ఇవ్వండి. nīḷḷu ivvaṇḍi. |
| I am hungry. | எனக்குப் பசிக்குது. enakku pasikkudu. | నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉంది. nāku ākaligā undi. |
| Let's go. | போகலாம். pōgalām. | వెళ్దాం. veḷdām. |
| Wait a minute. | ஒரு நிமிஷம் இருங்க. oru nimiṣam irunga. | ఒక్క నిమిషం ఆగండి. okka nimiṣam āgaṇḍi. |
| Turn right / Turn left. | வலது பக்கம் திரும்புங்க / இடது பக்கம் திரும்புங்க. valadu pakkam tirumbunga / iḍadu pakkam tirumbunga. | కుడి వైపు తిరగండి / ఎడమ వైపు తిరగండి. kuḍi vaipu tiragaṇḍi / eḍama vaipu tiragaṇḍi. |
| Stop here. | இங்கே நிறுத்துங்க. ingē niṟuttunga. | ఇక్కడ ఆపండి. ikkaḍa āpaṇḍi. |
| Where is the hospital? | மருத்துவமனை எங்கே? maruttuvamanai engē? | ఆసుపత్రి ఎక్కడ? āsupatri ekkaḍa? |
| Please call a doctor. | டாக்டரைக் கூப்பிடுங்க. ḍākṭaraik kūppiḍunga. | డాక్టర్ని పిలవండి. ḍākṭarni pilavaṇḍi. |
Tamil and Telugu are both Dravidian languages of South India. Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and is also spoken in Sri Lanka and Singapore. Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Each language has its own script, and both are written from left to right. A Tamil reader cannot read Telugu script, and the other way round, so a phrase has to be translated or transliterated before the other person can read it.
Because they come from the same family, some everyday words sound related. For example, Tamil uses நீர் (nīr) for water in formal speech, and the everyday Telugu word is నీళ్ళు (nīḷḷu).
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No. They are related Dravidian languages, but they have different scripts and most everyday words are different. A Tamil speaker usually can't follow spoken Telugu without learning it, and the other way round.
Yes. In the box above you can type Tamil words in English letters (for example vanakkam) and choose the Tamil word from the suggestions.
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