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Commonly used words - part 1

Lets see some commonly used words in our day to day life. English: Now Tamil: Ippo Telugu: Ippudu English: Today Tamil: Inniki Telugu: Ee roju English: Tomorrow Tamil: Naaliki Telugu: Raepu English: this Tamil: edhu Telugu: edhi English: you Tamil: nee Telugu: nuvvu English: a little Tamil: konjam Telugu: koncham English: name Tamil: peyar Telugu: peru English: you (with respect) Tamil: neenga Telugu: meeru English: house Tamil: veedu Telugu: illu English: day Tamil: naalu Telugu: roju English: night Tamil: raathiri Telugu: raathri English: work Tamil: velai Telugu: pani English: rain Tamil: mazlai Telugu: varsham English: cow Tamil: pasu maadu Telugu: aavu More words to come. Stay tuned.

Talking to the server in the restaurant

Lets consider some real time scenarios for learning these languages. Consider in a restaurant where one has to converse with the vendor over there. So here are commonly used phrases which are used during the conversation. Some of the phrases are listed below. In a restaurant: English: What and all do you have to eat ? Tamil: Saapida enna iruku? Telugu: Emmi undhi thinedhaniki? English: Will that take some time to prepare? Tamil: Idhai seivadharku evvalavu neram aagum? Telugu: Dheeni cheyadaaniki entha saepu paduthundhi? English: What is there hot to eat? Tamil: Saapida suuda enna iruku? Telugu: Thinadaaniki emmi undhi? English: Get me one dosa. Tamil: Oru dosa kudunga. Telugu: Okka dosa eeyandi. English: I dont want that. Tamil: Enakku adhu venaam. Telugu: Naaku adhi vaddhu. English: Bring it fast. Tamil: Konjum seekirama kudunga. Telugu: Koncham thondharaga eeyandi. English: Give some water. Tamil: Konjum thanni kudunga. Telugu: Koncham neelu eeyandi.

Commonly Used Phrases- part 2

Some more commonly used phrases English: How much is this? Tamil: Idhu evvalo ? Telugu: Idhi entha ? English: Can you please help me? Tamil: Enakku udhavi seiringala? Telugu: Naaku sahaayam chesthara? English: Yes Tamil: Aamam Telugu: Auvvunu English: No Tamil: Illai Telugu: Ledhu English: What is the time now ? Tamil:  Ippoluthu mani enna ? Telugu: Ippudu samayam  entha ayindhi ? English: Please lower the cost ? Tamil: Daivuseidhu velaya kurainga ? Telugu: Daichesi dharani thagichandi ? English: Thanks Tamil: Nanri Telugu:  Dhanyavadhamulu English: You are welcome. Tamil: Varaverkiren. Telugu:  meeku shubham kalugu gaaka English: Please come here. Tamil: Daivuseidhu inge varavum. Telugu: Daichesi ikkada randi. English: I am sorry Tamil: Enan manichidunga. Telugu: Nannu kshaminchandi. English: What to do now ? Tamil: Ippo enna seivadhu? Telugu: Ippudu emmi chesedhi? English: I don't understand. Tamil: Ennaku puriyavillai.

Commonly Used Phrases- part 1

To get started.. lets get started with commonly used phrases which one would use in day to day life. Given below are some phrases in English and its equivalent in Tamil and Telugu. English: Hello, how are you? Tamil: Vanakkam, eppadi irukinga? Telugu: Namaskaramu, ella unnaru ? English: Are you fine? Tamil: Eppadi Irukinga? Telugu: Kulasaga Unnaraa? English: I am fine. Tamil: Naan Nalla Iruken. Telugu: Nennu kulasaaga unnanu. English: Had your lunch? Tamil: Saapaadu aaiducha? Telugu: Bhojanam aiindha? English: Where are you going? Tamil: Enga poringa? Telugu: Ekkadiki velthunaaru? English: How is it? Tamil: Eppadi Iruku? Telugu: Ella Unndi? English: When did you come? Tamil: Eppo vandhinga? Telugu: Eppudu vachinaru? English: What is your name? Tamil: Unnga peyar enna? Telugu: Mee per enti ? English: Where is this address? Tamil: Indha address enga iruku? Telugu: Ee address ekkada undhi? English

Welcome to world of online tutorial for tamil and telugu

Telugu and tamil are dravidian languages in India. Telugu is predominantly spoken in Andhra Pradesh and in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. On the other hand Tamil is spoken predominantly in Tamil Nadu and some parts of Kerala, Andhra and Karnataka. These two languages are among the twenty two scheduled languages in India. Many people go to different states and if they know that language then there is no issue during communication but if they don't know much of that language then it will be very different. I have seen many people who struggle to speak tamil when they know telugu very fluently and vice versa. So here is this site created so that both these languages can be learned easily so that communication becomes easy.