Basic Conversations మౌలిక సంభాషణలు

Front yard with many plants and a sunset in the background
Front yard of the Traditional houses in the Telugu-speaking states usually have a “Tulasi” తులసి (basil) plant in front of their doorways. Image: Dandamudi Seetharam, licensed under CC BY-NC

Goals of This Chapter

  • You will learn basic greetings in Telugu.
  • You will learn how to exchange introductions.
  • You will learn vocabulary related to household items, numbers 1-10, and names of fruits and vegetables.
  • You will learn some useful vocabulary related to introductions.
  • You will learn gender of nouns, and how to change nouns from singular to plural form.
  • You will learn the verb “to be” with pronouns.
  • You will learn to form simple positive, negative, yes/no questions, and yes/no + negative question sentences.

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