Everyday spoken forms, with how to say them in English letters.
| English | Telugu | Tamil |
|---|---|---|
| Good morning. | శుభోదయం. śubhōdayam. | காலை வணக்கம். kālai vaṇakkam. |
| See you tomorrow. | రేపు కలుద్దాం. rēpu kaluddām. | நாளைக்குப் பார்க்கலாம். nāḷaikkup pārkkalām. |
| What time is it? | టైమ్ ఎంత అయింది? ṭaim enta ayindi? | மணி என்ன? maṇi enna? |
| I live in Chennai. | నేను చెన్నైలో ఉంటాను. nēnu Chennailō uṇṭānu. | நான் சென்னையில இருக்கேன். nān Chennaiyila irukkēn. |
| I work in Hyderabad. | నేను హైదరాబాద్లో పని చేస్తాను. nēnu Haidarābādlō pani cēstānu. | நான் ஹைதராபாத்ல வேலை செய்யறேன். nān Haidarābādla vēlai seyyaṟēn. |
| Can you help me? | నాకు సహాయం చేయగలరా? nāku sahāyam cēyagalarā? | எனக்கு உதவ முடியுமா? enakku udava muḍiyumā? |
| Do you speak Telugu? | మీరు తెలుగు మాట్లాడతారా? mīru telugu māṭlāḍatārā? | நீங்க தெலுங்கு பேசுவீங்களா? nīnga telungu pēsuvīngaḷā? |
| I know a little Tamil. | నాకు కొంచెం తమిళం వచ్చు. nāku koñcem tamiḷam vaccu. | எனக்குக் கொஞ்சம் தமிழ் தெரியும். enakkuk konjam tamiḻ teriyum. |
| The food is very tasty. | భోజనం చాలా రుచిగా ఉంది. bhōjanam cālā rucigā undi. | சாப்பாடு ரொம்ப ருசியா இருக்கு. sāppāḍu romba rusiyā irukku. |
| Where is the toilet? | టాయిలెట్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది? ṭāyileṭ ekkaḍa undi? | டாய்லெட் எங்கே இருக்கு? ṭāyleṭ engē irukku? |
| Sorry. | క్షమించండి. kṣamin̄caṇḍi. | மன்னிச்சிடுங்க. manniccīḍunga. |
| Come in, please sit. | లోపలికి రండి, కూర్చోండి. lōpaliki raṇḍi, kūrcōṇḍi. | உள்ளே வாங்க, உட்காருங்க. uḷḷē vānga, uṭkārunga. |
| Have you eaten? | భోజనం చేశారా? bhōjanam cēśārā? | சாப்பிட்டீங்களா? sāppiṭṭīngaḷā? |
| When should I pay the rent? | అద్దె ఎప్పుడు కట్టాలి? adde eppuḍu kaṭṭāli? | வாடகை எப்போ கட்டணும்? vāḍagai eppō kaṭṭaṇum? |
| I will come tomorrow. | నేను రేపు వస్తాను. nēnu rēpu vastānu. | நான் நாளைக்கு வருவேன். nān nāḷaikku varuvēn. |
| Please call me. | నాకు ఫోన్ చేయండి. nāku phōn cēyaṇḍi. | எனக்கு போன் பண்ணுங்க. enakku pōn paṇṇunga. |
| How far is it? | ఎంత దూరం? enta dūram? | எவ்வளவு தூரம்? evvaḷavu dūram? |
| Very good. | చాలా బాగుంది. cālā bāgundi. | ரொம்ப நல்லது. romba nalladu. |
| I don't know. | నాకు తెలియదు. nāku teliyadu. | எனக்குத் தெரியாது. enakkut teriyādu. |
| Okay, no problem. | సరే, పర్వాలేదు. sarē, parvālēdu. | சரி, பரவாயில்லை. sari, paravāyillai. |
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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