| English Word/Phrase |
Phonetic |
Telugu |
| Common Nouns |
saadhaaraNa naamavaachakamulu |
ryµ³yLRißá ©yª«sVªy¿RÁNRPª«sVVÌÁV |
| bed |
maMchhamu,beDDu |
ª«sVLi¿>RÁª«sVV,ÛËÁ²ïR¶V |
| book |
pustakamu |
xmsoxqsòNRPª«sVV |
| floor |
nEla |
®©s[ÌÁ |
| glass |
glaasu |
gýSxqsV |
| house |
illu |
BÌýÁV |
| pen |
pennu,kalamu |
|ms©«sVõ,NRPÌÁª«sVV |
| pencil |
pensilu |
|ms¬s=ÌÁV |
| plate |
plETu |
}mýsÈÁV |
| room |
gadi,ruumu |
gRiµj¶,LRiWª«sVV |
| sofa |
sOfaa |
r¡Fny |
| student |
vidhyaarthi,sTuuDeMTu |
%sµ³yùLóji,xqísW®²¶LiÈÁV |
| table |
TEbulu,balla |
ÛÉÁ[ÊÁVÌÁV,ÊÁÌýÁ |
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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