Telugu Alphabet Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
అ
A
a
ex. Amma (mother), annaya (brother), Akka (older sister), akkada (there), alavaatu (habit), avasaram (need), adhi( that), appudu (then)
2
Q
ఆ
A
A (long)
3
Q
ఇ
A
E/I (Like the vowel in India or tin)
4
Q
ఈ
A
ee (Like the vowel in eat or sleep)
5
Q
ఉ
A
u (Like the vowel in bull or book)
6
Q
ఊ
A
oo
7
Q
ఋ
A
Ru (Like ru in rude)
8
Q
ౠ
A
Ruu
9
Q
ఎ
A
e (Like the vowel a in May)
10
Q
ఏ
A
Aa (long, like in May but long)
11
Q
ఐ
A
I (ai)
12
Q
ఒ
A
O
13
Q
ఓ
A
Ohh
14
Q
ఔ
A
Au/ow (as in ouch)
15
Q
అం
A
um
16
Q
అః
A
aha
17
Q
క
A
ka
18
Q
గ
A
gaa
19
Q
చ
A
chaa
20
Q
జ
A
jaa
21
Q
ట
A
taaa (light. Put tongue on roof)
22
Q
డ
A
DAh (Put tongue on roof)
23
Q
ణ
A
NAh
24
Q
త
A
THAAh (put tongue btwn top n bottom teeth)
25
ద
DAh (put tongue btwn top n bottom teeth)
26
న
NA
27
ప
Pa (hold lips together)
28
బ
Ba (hold lips together)
29
మ
Ma
30
య
Ya
31
ర
Ra
32
ల
La
33
వ
Wa/ Va
34
శ
Saah
35
ష
Shaa
36
స
Saah (no real diff from other letter)
37
హ
Haa
38
ళ
Laa
39
క్ష
kṣha (k is almost silent)
40
ా
long a (combining consonant w/ vowel)
41
ిిి
I [really the letter E] (combining consonant w/ vowel)
42
ీ
long I [really more like long E] (combining consonant w/ vowel)
43
ు
u ( combining consonant w/ vowel)
44
ూ
long u (combining consonant w/ vowel)
45
ృ
ru (combining consonant w/ vowel)
46
ౄ
long ru (combining consonant w/ vowel)
47
ె
e (really like a as in ate) (combining consonant w/ vowel)
48
ే
long E [really more like long A as in Ate] (combining consonant w/ vowel)
49
ై
I (combining consonant w/ vowel)
50
ొ
O (combining consonant w/ vowel)
51
ో
long O (combining consonant w/ vowel)
52
ౌ
Au (combining consonant w/ vowel)
53
్
cutting off the vowel. ex. letter for Ka becomes K.
