| English Word/Phrase |
Phonetic |
Telugu |
| Relationships |
saMbaMdhaalu |
xqsLiÊÁLiµ³yÌÁV |
| aunt(maternal,elder) |
peddamma |
|msµôR¶ª«sVø |
| aunt(maternal,younger) |
chinnamma, pinni |
ÀÁ©«sõª«sVø, zms¬sõ |
| aunt(paternal) |
attamma, attayya, atta |
@»R½òª«sVø, @»R½ò¸R¶Vù, @»R½ò |
| brother |
sOdaruDu,sahOdaruDu |
r¡µR¶LRiV²R¶V,xqsx¤¦Ü[µR¶LRiV²R¶V |
| brother(young) |
tammuDu |
»R½ª«sVVø²R¶V |
| brother(elder) |
anna |
@©«sõ |
| daughter |
kuuturu,putrika |
NRPW»R½VLRiV,xmsoú¼½NRP |
| father |
naanna,taMDri |
©y©«sõ,»R½Liú²T¶ |
| grandma(maternal) |
ammamma |
@ª«sVøª«sVø |
| grandma(paternal) |
maamma |
ª«sWª«sVø |
| husband |
bharta,moguDu |
˳ÏÁLRiò,®ªsVVgRiV²R¶V |
| mother |
amma,talli |
@ª«sVø,»R½ÖýÁ |
| sister |
sOdari,sahOdari |
r¡µR¶Lji,xqsx¤¦Ü[µR¶Lji |
| sister(elder) |
akkayya,akka |
@NRPä¸R¶Vù,@NRPä |
| sister(young) |
chellelu,chelli |
¿ÁÛÍýÁÌÁV,¿ÁÖýÁ |
| son |
koDuku,putruDu |
N]²R¶VNRPV,xmsoú»R½V²R¶V |
| uncle(maternal) |
maamayya,maayya,maama |
ª«sWª«sV¸R¶Vù,ª«sW¸R¶Vù,ª«sWª«sV |
| uncle(paternal elder) |
peddanaanna |
|msµôR¶©y©«sõ |
| uncle(paternal younger) |
babaayi,chinnaanna |
ÊÁËØLiVV,ÀÁ©yõ©«sõ |
| wife |
bhaarya,peLlamu |
˳ØLRiù,|msÎýÏÁª«sVV |
Legend:
Unlike in "plain english", the capital letters in the "Phonetic english"
have special "phonetic" significance. Here is the (partial) quick reference:
| Lowercase/Uppercase | Usage |
| b/B(bh) | bombay/B |
| c(ch)/C(Ch) | check/Chest |
| d/D | d/Detroit,Denmark/ |
| l/L | learn,late,lame/L(no equivalent in english, sounds like "tounge twisted" 'l') |
| n/N | night,name/N(no equivalent in english) |
| p/P(Ph,ph,f) | pen,pencil/(Ph)foreign,father |
| s/S | save,same/S(more or less sounds like 's') |
| t/T | thing/Tree,Temper |
| m/M | mother,monkey,man/M(same as 'm' but sounding like 'n'!!) |
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