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Telugu Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...

Hello Polyglots,

Telugu is a language spoken in India alongside with Hindi and Bengali.

In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Telugu alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.

You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.

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Telugu Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Vowels[edit | edit source]

Letter
Diacritic ి
ISO a ā i ī u ū r̥̄ e ē o ō ai au
IPA /a/ /aː/ /i/ /iː/ /u/ /uː/ /ru/ /ruː/ /e/ /eː/ /o/ /oː/ /aj/ /aw/

Other diacritics[edit | edit source]

Diacritic
ISO aṁ an̆ aḥ (omit vowel)
IPA /ṁ/ /n̆/ /ḥ/

Consonants[edit | edit source]

Letter
ISO ka kha ga gha ṅa ca cha ja jha ña ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la va ḷa śa ṣa sa ha ṛa
IPA /kʌ/ /kʰʌ/ /ɡʌ/ /ɡʱʌ/ /ŋʌ/ /tʃʌ/ /tʃʰʌ/ /dʒʌ/ /dʒʱʌ/ /ɲʌ/ /ʈʌ/ /ʈʰʌ/ /ɖʌ/ /ɖʱʌ/ /ɳʌ/ /tʌ/ /tʰʌ/ /dʌ/ /dʱʌ/ /nʌ/ /pʌ/ /pʰʌ/ /bʌ/ /bʱʌ/ /mʌ/ /jʌ/ /rʌ/ /lʌ/ /ʋʌ/ /ɭʌ/ /ʃʌ/ /ʂʌ/ /sʌ/ /hʌ/ /ɽʌ/

English Approximant[edit | edit source]

Below is a table showing the Telugu alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

Telugu Alphabet English Sound Approximant Pronunciation Example
k as in kiss
c as in cat
as in tool
t as in task
p as in pool
y as in you
ś as in sweet
kh as in Scottish Loch
ch as in charm
ṭh as in that
th as in think
ph as in stop her
r as in rooster
as in sold
g as in game
j as in pleasure
as in door
d as in day
b as in baby
l as in life
s as in sweet
gh as in Ghana
jh as in Bridge hop
ḍh as in speed hump
dh as in speed hump
bh as in bulb holder
v as in vast
as in rainbow
as in noon
ñ as in New York
as in nice
n as in night
m as in map
as in life
h as in home
Vowels (when independent) With క (k) Sound
a
కి 
i
కు 
u
కృ 
కె 
e
కై 
ai
కో 
ō
అం 
కం 
కా 
ā
కీ 
ī
కూ 
ū
కౄ 
r̥̄
l̥̄
కే 
ē
కొ 
o
కౌ 
au
అః 
కః 

Video - Telugu Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker[edit | edit source]

Telugu Letters And Pronunciation In English || తెలుగు అక్షరాలు[edit | edit source]

Telugu alphabet pronunciation[edit | edit source]

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Telugu Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]

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