1.5 Complicated Secondary Symbols

In this part, we learn about the complicated secondary symbols such as క, త etc., and read and write these words. Notice the secondary symbols next to the primary letters. For example: అక్క “akka”: the secondary symbol next to the primary letter క is the symbol of ka.

When you use these secondary symbols, you need to stress that primary letter. For example: అక is pronounced as aka. With the secondary symbol of ka, you pronounce it as అక్క “akka”.

Working with Complicated Secondary Symbols

Writing Activity 1

Please write down these letters and words.

Speaking Activity 1

Please record yourself reading the above words.

Writing Activity 2

Please write these sentences in Telugu script and translate them into English.

1. మా అక్క పేరు రాజి.
2. మా నాన్న పేరు రవి.
3. మా అమ్మ పేరు సునీత.
4. మా తాతయ్య పేరు రాజు.
5. మా మామయ్య పేరు సూరి.
6. మా తోటలో గువ్వలు.
7. లావు కర్ర. (Notice the use of వు “vu” the secondary symbol of ఉ “vu” is an exception here. It should be written: వు).
8. అన్నయ్య కి సెలవు లేదు.
9. మా చెల్లి పేరు వర్ష.
10. అందరికీ ఆ సినిమా నచ్చింది.
11. అమ్మతో నిన్న మాట్లాడాను.

Writing Activity 3

Please note these different uses of the above secondary symbols and write these words three times.

Speaking Activity 2

Please record yourself reading the above words.

Reading and Writing Practice

Here are other consonants and their use of the secondary symbols.

Please write these words three times, focusing particularly on the shapes of each secondary symbol.

సురేష్ (notice the conjunct here for the letter ష్ Since many names are now westernized, we need this conjunct to write those names).

For instance: Ram should be written as రామ్.

Writing Activity 4: Simple Sentences

Let’s practice writing simple sentences using these secondary symbols and write these sentences at least twice.

Speaking Activity 3

Please record yourself reading the above sentences.