| English Word/Phrase |
Phonetic |
Telugu |
| Common Verbs |
saadhaaraNa kriyalu |
ryµ³yLRißá úNTP¸R¶VÌÁV |
| come |
raa |
LS |
| hear |
vinu |
%s©«sV |
| listen |
vinu |
%s©«sV |
| read |
chaduvu |
¿RÁµR¶Vª«so |
| see |
chuuDu |
¿RÁW²R¶V |
| sit |
kuurchonu |
NRPWL]è©«sV |
| speak |
maaTalaaDu |
ª«sWÈÁÍزR¶V |
| smell |
vaasanachuuDu |
ªyxqs©«s¿RÁW²R¶V |
| stand |
nilchonu,nilabaDu |
¬sÍÜè©«sV,¬sÌÁÊÁ²R¶V |
| talk |
maaTalaaDu |
ª«sWÈÁÍزR¶V |
| understand |
artham chEsikonu |
@LóRiLi ¿Á[zqsN]©«sV |
| watch |
pariikshimchu |
xmsLkiOTPLi¿RÁV |
| write |
vraayu,raayu |
úªy¸R¶VV,LS¸R¶VV |
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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