Telugu Letters

Let's now learn the Telugu letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

క	[k] as in kit
చ	[c] as in cat
ట	[ṭ] as in top
త	[t] as in task
ప	[p] as in pen
య	[y] as in yes
శ	[ś] as in sea
ఖ	[kh] as in Bach
ఛ	[ch] as in chat
ఠ	[ṭh] as in that
థ	[th] as in thin
ఫ	[ph] as in PH
ర	[r] as in ring
ష	[ṣ] as in see
గ	[g] as in gold
జ	[j] as in vision
డ	[ḍ] as in day
ద	[d] as in day
బ	[b] as in Bali
ల	[l] as in life
స	[s] as in sweet
ఘ	[gh] as in Ghana
ఝ	[jh] as in Bridge hop
ఢ	[ḍh] as in speed hump
ధ	[dh] as in speed hump
భ	[bh] as in bulb holder
వ	[v] as in van
ఱ	[ṛ] as in Roma
ఙ	[ṅ] as in nice
ఞ	[ñ] as in new
ణ	[ṇ] as in neat
న	[n] as in noon
మ	[m] as in mass
ళ	[ḷ] as in love
హ	[h] as in hi

Here are the vowels in Telugu:

అ	[a] as in Alabama
ఇ	[i] as in ink
ఉ	[u] as in put
ఋ	[r̥] as in rabbit
ఌ	[l̥] as in line
ఎ	[e] as in egg
ఐ	[ai] as in hi
ఓ	[ō] as in tool
అం	['] as in Alabama
ఆ	[ā] as in mat
ఈ	[ī] as in tea
ఊ	[ū] as in wool
ౠ	[r̥̄] as in ring
ౡ	[l̥̄] as in last
ఏ	[ē] as in rest
ఒ	[o] as in pot
ఔ	[au] as in how

The above letters in Telugu should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Telugu, Telugu homepage, or Telugu Grammar. Telugu quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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